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Gerald Benjamin’s study of New York State government and politics published

September 25, 2012
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Oxford University Press has published “The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government,” edited by Gerald Benjamin, director of the Center for Research, Regional Engagement and Outreach (CRREO) and distinguished professor of political science. Sam Roberts remarked in The New York Times on the book’s “keen insights from…academicians and pragmatic practitioners of politics and policy in the Empire State.” Roberts also stated, “This is a book meant for people who take state government very seriously.” The full article can be read here. It is a wide-ranging collection of new scholarship considering key areas of governance in New York with...

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UPD launches new Facebook Page and new telephone tip line

September 25, 2012
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The University Police Department (UPD) has launched a new Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/newpaltzuniversitypolice. The page is regularly updated with UPD-relevant information, including crime prevention tips and information regarding upcoming Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) and other training sessions offered by UPD. “We’re trying to utilize the technology that is out there to enhance our communication with the campus and the local community,” said Chief of University Police David Dugatkin. “We hope people will go to the page and ‘like’ us so that they can receive notifications when we send out any information. The page is also open for comments, and...

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A new year at New Paltz

September 4, 2012
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Move-in Day 2012

The 2012-13 academic year is off to an exciting start, with 1,850 new first-year and transfer students and approximately 1,200 graduate students joining the campus community. Students arrived on campus on Thursday, Aug. 23. They were greeted by President Christian, his wife, Sandy, and members of the College’s athletics teams and other clubs and organizations who assisted them as they moved into the residence halls. “The freshman class is academically very strong and diverse ethnically, geographically, and by the wide variety of academic interests they represent. Our transfer class is equally impressive, having been admitted through a highly selective...

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State of the College address

September 4, 2012
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President Christian presents State of the College address

Faculty, staff, and administrators gathered in LC 100 on Friday, Aug. 24, to hear President Christian’s State of the College address, his first since his inauguration as New Paltz’s eighth president—and also the first presented to all faculty and staff, together, as a single community. Christian expressed his gratitude for the dedication and care of all present in a year that brought significant budget cuts, flooding, and other challenges. “I am glad to be in this leadership role, at this institution, and that is primarily because of the caliber and character of the people who are this College.” he...

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Meet our new faculty

September 4, 2012
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New faculty at orientation on Aug. 22

New faculty were greeted by President Christian, Provost Mauceri, the College’s deans, and other administrators at an all-day orientation on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Shown here, new faculty members include, from top to bottom and left to right: Erika Chin (Geography), Huanglin Wang (Business), Eric Keeling (Biology), Alexandra Cox (Sociology), Yuan Wen (Business), Michael Machczynski (Chemistry), Cesar Barros (Languages, Literatures & Cultures), Nkeiru Okoye (Music), Nataly Chesky (Elementary Education), Michael Sheridan (Business), Andrea Frank (Art), Kerianne Quick (Art), Jannett Dinsmore (Biology), Karla Vermeulen (Psychology/Institute for Disaster Mental Health), Chris Albi (History), Michael Chuang (Business), Lisa Barker (Secondary Education), Rajeev Narayanan...

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Students study Esopus Creek watershed

August 1, 2012
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REU students gather and analyze water and sediments from the Esopus Creek

The 2012 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program is underway this summer. Funded by the National Science Foundation, REU sponsors 12 students from New Paltz and nine other highly reputable campuses to participate in a challenging eight-week research project. This is a unique opportunity for students to study a comprehensive Watershed Characterization approach at SUNY New Paltz in collaboration with the New York State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The REU program involves an interdisciplinary investigation of watershed and stream characterization on the upper Esopus Creek watershed, which is currently being studied by the DEP. Each REU student has...

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Center for International Programs and School of Business host summer certificate program

August 1, 2012
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Students at site visit to the International Institute for Learning in NYC

A new, three-week summer program run by International Programs and the School of Business has brought more than 100 students to campus from Latin America. The program consists of seminars in marketing, finance, project management, and strategic thinking with faculty from the School of Business, coupled with English for business purposes classes with faculty from the Haggerty English Language Program. The week is capped off with site visits at New York City organizations related to the students area of interest every Friday. Sites have ranged from a top marketing firm to an organ donor center to the New York...

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New dean of Sojourner Truth Library appointed

June 27, 2012
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W. Mark Colvson

W. Mark Colvson, associate director of the James A. Cannavino Library at Marist College, has been named as the new dean of New Paltz’s Sojourner Truth Library. His appointment will be effective July 9. “I am humbled to have been given the opportunity to join and serve this vibrant community,” said Colson, commenting on his appointment. He added, “ I look forward with great optimism to addressing the challenges facing Sojourner Truth Library and all academic libraries in the 21st century: the rapidly evolving ecosystem of academic publishing and research and the resulting demands to rethink traditional library space....

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CRREO conference explores Hudson Valley regional agenda

June 27, 2012
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Dr. Gerald Benjamin, CRREO Director & Associate VP for Regional Engagement

“Is There a Hudson Valley Regional Agenda?” was the topic for discussion among 135 attendees at a conference held on June 15 at the Student Union Building. This conference engaged a broad range of groups and individuals in the valley, with a variety of strongly held interests and priorities, to consider whether this region, like other key regions in the state, can annually generate and advance a shared regional agenda for legislative action by state government. Speakers and participants included SUNY New Paltz President Donald Christian, Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro; Elizabeth Lynam, vice...

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