The Mid-Hudson Human Resources Association and the State University of New York at New Paltz are pleased to announce that Emma Lynch ’12 (Management/International Business) has been selected as the recipient of the 2011-2012 HR Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 2006 by the Association to recognize and encourage New Paltz students who are interested in pursuing a career in the profession of human resource (HR) management. In addition to Lynch’s volunteer and work experience on-campus and off-campus, Lynch is an active member of the campus community and in extracurricular activities for the New Paltz School...
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
Students in the News
Four New Paltz seniors receive Chancellor’s Award for academic and extracurricular excellence
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher honored New Paltz seniors, Hope Dobrzynski, Alyssa Finck, Jennifer Sánchez and Robb Webb with 2011 Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence at a ceremony on April 5 held in the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. The Chancellor’s Awards, inaugurated in 1997, highlight students who distinguish themselves most prominently by integrating excellence in academic achievement in combination with accomplishments in leadership, athletics, community service, creative and performing arts or career achievement. The grade point average this year for all 249 Chancellor’s Award recipients across the 64 SUNY campuses was 3.8. “The students we honor today...
Educational Opportunity Program students receive high honors
The academic achievements of 47 Economic Opportunity Program (EOP) undergraduates and a further 28 students, who earned an upgrade distinction for continued pursuit of academic excellence, were publicly acknowledged in front of peers, faculty, EOP staff and family at the EOP’s ninth Annual Chi Alpha Epsilon Induction Ceremony on Friday, April 29. It was followed by a pinning ceremony, an affirmative event for the students and their families. “The Educational Opportunity Program induction ceremony was a very sweet and impressive event,” Jacqueline Andrews, assistant vice president for institutional research and planning, said. “It showcases youthful striving, energy, focus, hard work...
The New Paltz Oracle Online Edition secures second place in national journalism competition
The State University of New York at New Paltz’s independent student newspaper, The New Paltz Oracle Online Edition, secured an impressive National Finalist title in the 2010 Mark of Excellence for “Best Affiliated Web site.” This annual national competition is organized by the Society of Professional Journalists. The New Paltz Oracle Online Edition shared the spoils with Southern Utah University “SUU News” with the top position going to Western Kentucky University’s “wkuherald.com.” Fellow competitors within this category were George Washington University, University of California, Los Angeles, Florida A&M University, Central Michigan University, Western Kentucky University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa...
Team of 35 New Paltz students win silver at American Marketing Association
The Student Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) received a silver trophy for its achievement in marketing at the 33rd Annual AMA’s International Collegiate Conference held in New Orleans from March 24-26. “I am so proud of this group because it is an entirely new Board who established a very ambitious agenda for entering all these competitions and then did extraordinarily well,” said Professor Ted Clark (Business), the chapter’s adviser. More than 1,300 students and 200 faculty advisers from chapters across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Hawaii attended this year’s conference. New Paltz students succeeded across...
New Paltz chemistry students win first place in scientific research poster competition
Miles Marnell (Chemistry, ’11) and Yan Li (Chemistry, ’11), secured first place in the research poster competition (natural sciences section) at the 19th Annual Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program Student Conference held in Bolton Landing on April 2. Their poster’s title was “The Insecticidal Properties of Terminalia arjuna against Drosophila melanogaster” (Miles Marnell, Yan Li, Preeti Dhar (Chemistry), Aaron Haselton (Biology)). A few weeks earlier, March 27, Marnell was one of six undergraduate students nationwide to be awarded a $1,000 travel grant to present the research findings of his work and poster at the 241st American Chemical...
New Paltz hosts SUNY Model European Union
The State University of New York at New Paltz hosted the annual SUNY Model European Union April 14-16. This is a transatlantic collegiate simulation that brings together more than 150 students and faculty from across the SUNY system and its European partner campuses. Associate Professor Kathleen Dowley (Political Science and International Relations) has been the director of the Model EU for the past four years. Fifteen New Paltz students participated in the 2011 Model EU, including seniors Aruba Iqbal, ’11 (Political Science and International Relations) playing EU Council President; Herman von Rompuy ’11 (Political Science and International Relations) and...
Students in the news
Michelle Flotard was selected as the recipient of the 2010-2011 HR Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 2006 by MHHRA to recognize and encourage New Paltz students who are interested in pursuing a career in the profession of human resource (HR) management. Flotard (Business/Management ’10) is currently pursuing a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Her career goal is to be employed at a human resources consulting firm and to pursue a doctorate degree to become a professor at a state university. MFA candidate Keith Hoyt (Sculpture), has been awarded the International Sculpture Center’s 2010 Outstanding Student...