Publications John Langan (English) has a story, “Technicolor,” appear in the new anthology “Poe: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe,” which was edited by Ellen Datlow and published by Solaris Books. The Publisher’s Weekly review of the collection identified Langan’s story as “one of the three best” in it.
Campus News
- New Paltz selects Interim Dean of the School of Business
- SUNY New Paltz picked as site for Governor Cuomo’s NYS Master Teacher Program
- Dr. Hamilton Stapell Named 2012-13 Teacher of the Year for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- New Paltz ranked second in list of top 50 affordable colleges
- New Paltz names Nicolette Glebatis as class of 2013 valedictorian
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Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition Gerald Benjamin, associate vice president for regional engagement and director of the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), has been awarded a $5,000 grant by the Netherlands-America Foundation for his project, “The Worlds of Henry Hudson: Teaching and Understanding New Netherlands from a Transatlantic Perspective.” This intellectual event will be held in connection with the quadricentennial celebration of Henry Hudson’s exploration of the Hudson River and will explore the four “worlds” related to Hudson and his voyage: early modern overseas empires; the contacts between European and non-European people; colonial societies; and transatlantic...
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Publications Eddie Bell, retired faculty member, has written a book “Eeny Meeny Miney Mo / Time to Lynch a Negro” by Royal Fireworks Press of Unionville. The author will give a reading and book signing at the Unison Arts and Learning Center in New Paltz at 2 p.m. on April 26. Bell retired from New Paltz in 1987 as associate dean of admissions in Student Affairs and from the State University of New York in 1994 as assistant vice chancellor for student affairs and director of the SUNY New York City Office of Student Recruitment. Copies of the book...
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Students in the News The following students each received a $575 Jim Fredericks Student Employee Scholarship from Campus Auxiliary Services: Julie Caputo ’09 (Childhood Education, 1-6 English) Cynthia Carangelo ’09g (Music Therapy) Chris Cirincione ’09g (Business Administration) Paula Clay ’10 (Childhood Education, 1-6 English) Vixon Johns ’09 (Journalism) Melissa Mizerak ’10 (Pre-Art Education) Sriharsha Neelamraju ’11 (Electrical Engineering) Amber Orsino ’11 (Pre-Art) Viviana Quinones ’09 (Psychology) Allison Zaleznick ’09 (Childhood Education, 1-6 English) Each applicant had to write a statement about why working in auxiliary services has been a positive experience. All full-time, New Paltz students who receive paychecks...
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Other Interesting Endeavors The Facilities Management staff attended a health and safety training during the week of Jan. 12. The training was held in conjunction with the Human Resources Department’s HR Connections Now Quality Programs, a customer service program. Sue Boyer (Facilities Operations), Gary Buckman (Facilities Operations), Pat Dewitt (Custodial), Kim Nelson (Facilities Operations), Heather Puchaliski (Facilities Operations) and Jen Wait (Human Resources) were instrumental in organizing and facilitating the event, which was held in the Coykendall Science Building and the Lecture Center.
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AWARDS, HONORS, APPOINTMENTS AND RECOGNITION Gregory Bray (Communication and Media) received the CINE Golden Eagle Award for “A Horse Connection,” a documentary film he wrote, produced and directed. The film focuses on a therapeutic horse riding program for persons with special needs. Students and alumni from the Communication and Media Department assisted in the project over the two-year production period. Those students were: Rob Jameson ’06 and Jae Verner ’06, directors of photography; Bryan Neilon ’07, editor; Joshua Farina ’06, Ryan Conner ’06 and Stephanie Man ’07, videographers; and Yolan Baker ’07, Mary Hall ’07 and Daniel Asis ’07,...
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PUBLICATIONS Giordana Grossi (Psychology), Jeremy Murphy ’06 (Psychology) and Josh Boggan ’04 (Psychology) published “Word and Pseudoword Superiority Effects in Native Italian-English Bilinguals” in Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. Eugene Heath (Philosophy) co-edited a collection of essays, “Adam Ferguson: Philosophy, Politics and Society,” which was recently published by Pickering and Chatto (London, 2009). This is Heath’s second collection on Ferguson, an 18th-century philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment. Gerald Sorin (History/Jewish Studies) has an essay, “American Jews and Radicalism,” appear in The Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora. His review essay on A.B. Yehoshua’s latest novel, “Friendly Fire,” was published in...
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PRESENTATIONS, EXHIBITIONS Jacqueline Ahl (Special Programs) had a poem, “What the Night Said,” chosen as one of 14 poems and 14 photographs to appear in “Be Mine,” a juried exhibition held in the Alliance Gallery at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance in Narrowsburg, N.Y. The opening reception takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31. The exhibit runs until Feb. 14. For exhibit hours and more information, contact the Alliance Gallery at (645) 252-7576 or visit www.artsalliancesite.org. Psychology Department members James Halpern, Phyllis Freeman, Tabitha Holmes and David Anchin ’09g presented “Treating Veterans and Their Families:...
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ALUMNI IN THE NEWS Tamara Flanders ’98 (Women’s Studies), a holistic health counselor, has a new book out, “Farm Fed: Healthy and Hearty Feasts from the winter Farmers Market,” which includes healthy whole food recipes, including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free recipes. Also included in the volume are stories about some of the farmers who participate in farmers’ markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) groups. For more information, contact tamaraflanders@yourbodyawake.com. Denis Fred Simon ’74 (Asian Studies, Political Science), who now teaches at Penn State University’s School of International Affairs, was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Dalian (Rongyu Gongmin),...