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Campus Dining Services opens two late-night eatery destinations in Hasbrouck

September 7, 2009
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Campus Dining Services opens two late-night eatery destinations in Hasbrouck

By repurposing counters and equipment and renovating existing space, Campus Dining Services has created two new late-night retail operations this fall. The Hawk Station and the S-Stop opened in the lobby of the Hasbrouck Dining Hall on Aug. 23. The two stores each have a subway theme complete with new stainless steel counters and faux I-beams. Ralph Perez-Rogers, general manager of Campus Dining Services, said the projects were done in green fashion. The majority of the equipment and counters from Oscar’s, the DVD store and even the deli in the Student Union have been repurposed in either Hawk Station...

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Fine and Performing Arts welcomes new students

September 7, 2009
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Fine and Performing Arts welcomes new students

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New students, faculty join the campus community

August 20, 2009
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New students, faculty join the campus community

There will be more than 1,800 new faces on campus when the 2009-2010 semester begins next week. On Aug. 20, first-year students living on campus moved into the college’s 14 residence halls. Transfer and returning students arrive on campus over the weekend before classes start on Monday, Aug. 24. The Class of 2013 is comprised of 1,100 first-year students selected from a record-breaking applicant pool of 15,426. They will be joined by 675 transfer students. David Eaton, vice president for enrollment management, said the college continues to draw a large number of the very best applicants. This fall, the...

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Campus to kick off 2009-2010 academic year on Aug. 21

August 17, 2009
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The campus community will mark the start of the academic year with its 23rd annual Fall Convocation ceremony. This year’s event takes place at noon on Friday, Aug. 21, in the Athletic and Wellness Center. President Steven Poskanzer will open the ceremony. The program features remarks from Provost Donald Christian, the college’s new academic leader. He will be speaking to the new students about what matters in a college education. Faculty members also play a prominent role in the first official event of the academic year. More than 40 professors and instructors from across the disciplines are encouraged to...

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Campus continues to build toward the future

August 17, 2009
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Campus continues to build toward the future

Over the summer, the Facilities Design and Construction staff worked on more than $30 million worth of projects all across campus. “I am very pleased with the exceptional effort our staff put forth completing an extraordinary amount of projects this summer under very tight time constraints,” said John Shupe, assistant vice president for facilities management. Highlights of the construction taking place include: New dining destinations Oscar’s, the late-night eatery in Hasbrouck Dining Hall, will reopen this fall as the Hawk Street Station, a subway-inspired eatery featuring items, such as burgers, wings and pasta entrees. The shop will also sell...

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Campus Safety feature resumes Sept. 21

August 17, 2009
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Campus Safety with University Police Officer Johnny Coxum will not be published this month. It will return in the Sept. 21 issue of News Pulse. Videos from previous Campus Safety articles can be viewed at the college’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/sunynewpaltz.

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Congressman Hinchey honored at The Dorsky Museum for support of Hudson River exhibit

August 14, 2009
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Congressman Hinchey honored at The Dorsky Museum for support of Hudson River exhibit

Congressman Maurice Hinchey ’68, ’70g (D-NY) was the guest of honor at an Aug. 13 reception at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. Hinchey was recognized for his contributions to the museum’s “Hudson River to Niagara Falls: 19th-century American Landscape Paintings from the New-York Historical Society” exhibition, which is on display through Dec. 13. The congressman and New Paltz alumnus secured $143,449 in federal funding to support the exhibition, which is the college’s contribution to the Hudson River Quadricentennial taking place through the region this year. The 45 paintings come from the New-York Historical Society’s permanent collection. The funds...

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Welcome, Provost Christian

August 3, 2009
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Welcome, Provost Christian

Provost Donald Christian began his work at the college on Aug. 1. Christian said, “After many months of transition, I am excited to be on campus, beginning my work as Provost and learning all the things I need to help make a great college be even better. I look forward to meeting and working with faculty, staff, and students here, and hope that people will introduce themselves to me as we cross paths on campus or in town in the coming months.” As provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, he is the chief academic office of the college...

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Hafeli rejoins campus community as leader of the School of Fine and Performing Arts

August 3, 2009
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Hafeli rejoins campus community as leader of the School of Fine and Performing Arts

Mary Hafeli, dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts, is getting to know New Paltz in a new way. Hafeli, who worked for the college from 1999 to 2005, has been at the helm of the School of Fine and Performing Arts for a month. “I am excited to come into work every day and seeing what the day brings,” she said, sitting in her office in College Theater. Her July 1 arrival on campus coincided with a number of fine and performing art events on campus, including the opening of the “Hudson River to Niagara Falls:...

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