Invitations to the annual Holiday Open House for academic and professional faculty and the Awards Luncheon for classified staff, including Research Foundation grants recipients and University Police, will be sent via e-mail in the coming weeks. The Open House, hosted by President Steven Poskanzer and his wife, Jane, will be held at their home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. The 24th Annual Awards Luncheon, sponsored by Sodexo, will take place at noon on Friday, Dec. 11, in the Athletic and Wellness Center.

GUESS THE LOCATION: Classified Staff members can enter to win New Paltz-themed prizes at the State of the College address on Friday, Oct. 9, by guessing where the above photo was taken.

College President Steven Poskanzer will deliver the State of the College address to the Classified Staff from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, in Lecture Center 102.

The report of the college’s major accomplishments and plans for the future will be followed by introductions of new and transferred staff members and a reception.

Release time will be granted for those who attend.

Call for Classified Staff Presidential Award nominations

Nominations for the 2009 Classified Staff Presidential Awards are being accepted until April 24.

Now in its third year, the awards program recognizes exemplary service to the college by employees represented by CSEA (Civil Service Employee Union), PEF (Public Employees Federation) and ALES (Agency Law Enforcement Services).

Exemplary service may be in the form of:

• Exceptional service in meeting student needs
• Submission and/or implementation of an innovative idea that saves resources or generates new dollars
• Excellence in overall service, supported by specific examples
• An exceptional act of volunteerism for the campus.

Nominations can be made by a supervisor, fellow employee, student or other campus community member. Forms are also available in the Office of Human Resources, Haggerty Administration Building room 203.

The winners will be announced at the Faculty/Staff Appreciation Barbecue in May.

For more information or to download a nomination form, visit www.newpaltz.edu/hr/forms.html.

NEWS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES

The Office of Human Resources has announced the college’s new hires, promotions and transfers for November. New hires – Classified Staff: Brian Arvanetes (Custodial), cleaner; Elizabeth Bell (Library), clerk; Roseanna Bruno (Custodial), cleaner; Diana Cunningham (Education), secretary; Albert DiBella (Custodial), cleaner; Hush Elworth (Custodial), cleaner; Steven Lettis (Mail Services), supply assistant; Luis Morales (Custodial), cleaner; Alfred Pantojas (Custodial), cleaner; and Steven Rider Jr. (Heating Plant), plant utility helper. Professional Faculty: Catherine Davis (Psychological Counseling Center), senior counselor; Christina Landeta (Residence Life), complex director. Promotions – Classified Staff: Donna Provenzano (Library), clerk; Marie Dunne (Enrollment Management), administrative aide. Transfers – Classified Staff: Susan Buckbee (Anthropology), clerk (on-campus transfer from Psychology); Grace Vernooy (Payroll), calculation clerk (Albany transfer).

The Classified Service Awards were presented at the 23rd Annual Holiday Luncheon and Awards Ceremony on Dec. 16. Staff who have worked at the college for 20, 25, 30 and 35 years were recognized. The following people received awards: (Front row, l-r): June Koenig (Biology), 20 years; Donald Hawrylak (Custodial Services), 30 years; Judy DePuy (Engineering), 20 years; Eleanor Brodhead (Custodial Services), 20 years; College President Steven Poskanzer; Kirk Timperio (Facilities Operations), 20 years; James Coddington (Facilities Operations), 20 years; (back row, l-r): Micky Avery (Facilities Operations), 30 years; Ronald Mironchik (Facilities Operations), 25 years; Alan Mingen (Computer Services), 25 years; Darlene Alessi (Sojourner Truth Library), 20 years; Chris Rolls (Computer Services), 20 years; Jeffrey Kavanaugh (Facilities Operations), 20 years; Jeffrey Rafferty (Facilities Operations), 25 years; and James Klosterman (Facilities Operations), 20 years. Award recipients not pictured: Kevin Keplinger (Facilities Operations), 20 years; Ronald Crans (Facilities Operations), 25 years; Nancy Corrado (Custodial Services), 25 years; James DePuy (Facilities Operations), 25 years; Carl Tyler (Facilities Operations), 25 years; Gino Russo (Facilities Operations), 30 years; and Dale Levin (Chemistry), 35 years.

Right: Elizabeth Ruger (Custodial) and her son John (Facilities Operations) attended the holiday luncheon with food provided by Sodexo.

For more photos and a holiday video from the awards ceremony, visit www.newpaltz.edu/events/csluncheon08.

Staff invited to hear college address

President Steven Poskanzer will present the State of the College address to Classified Staff for the second year on Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. in Lecture Center 102.

In his annual report of the college’s operations, Poskanzer will speak about the campus’s progress toward its eight vision points, which also serve as goals for the new academic year.

Introductions of new staff and the announcement of transferred and promoted staff will also be made at the meeting.