The Office of Sponsored Programs is pleased to announce that Dr. Gerald Benjamin (CRREO) has been awarded a grant by Ulster County for his project entitled, “Quarterly Reports on Ulster County Government Performance.”
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Community values are focus of CRREO research group
Through its Regional Well-Being Project, the college’s Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) is seeking to identify shared community values in the Mid-Hudson region. The project, a major effort of the center, is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, obtained with the assistance of New York’s U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. Since January 2009, a research team of CRREO staff, faculty and students – working with a diverse group of community leaders in facilitated meetings – has been determining key measures of the desired economic, environmental and social character of Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and...
Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach offers public-service scholarship
The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) has established a year-long, full-tuition scholarship and internship for New Paltz juniors who are interested in a career in public service. The Cetrino Family Scholarship covers tuition and fees (totaling $5,141) and an annual living stipend of $7,400, in addition to the paid internship. The scholarship was established by Tom Cetrino ’73 (Political Science) in honor of his parents and in collaboration with the SUNY New Paltz Foundation. Applicants should be entering their junior year at the college, have financial need, and be willing to accept a paid internship at...
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CRREO discusses regional jailing in second study brief The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) released a discussion brief titled “A Collaborative, Regional Approach to Jailing in the Hudson Valley.” This is the second publication in a planned series of discussion briefs on regional issues. The study, performed by CRREO Director and Associate Vice President for Regional Engagement Gerald Benjamin, and Research Associate Joshua Simons, suggests that at a time when there is still significant pressure to expand upon and build new jails, there is already enough jail capacity in the eight Hudson Valley counties considered in...
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Author and conservationist to speak about Hudson River on April 16 The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) will host an event at 7 p.m. on April 16, in Parker Theatre with author and conservationist Frances Dunwell. Drawing on the material in her recently published book, “The Hudson: America’s River,” Dunwell will present a one-hour slide show and discussion. Her presentation brings to life the stories of the visionary people who, inspired by their deep relationship with the river, impact American history even today. “Her work contributes greatly to sustaining our great river, in all its strengths...
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CRREO moves to Haggerty Administration Building The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) has found a new home on the seventh floor of the Haggerty Administration Building (HAB). The center was previously located in Grimm House, where the Regional Education staff is still housed. Assistant Director Kathleen Tobin Flusser said, “We’re really excited about our new space.” Gerald Benjamin, director of the center and associate vice president for regional engagement, said the department now has the necessary space in order for the staff to fulfill its mission to bring visibility and focus to the important matters they...
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CRREO publishes discussion brief The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) released its first in a planned series of discussion briefs on regional issues such as property taxes. The series is designed to help citizens and policy makers come to informed decisions. The paper was written by Gerald Benjamin, associate vice president for regional engagement and CRREO director, and Rachel John ’08 (Political Science). In the paper, “Equity and the Property Tax Burden for Citizens in Ulster County,” the organization takes a close look at property taxes in Ulster County and, in the process, highlights valuable data...
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CRREO receives federal grant The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) was awarded a $286,899 grant by the U.S. Department of Education. Gerald Benjamin, associate vice president for regional engagement and CRREO director, said the Congressionally directed grant, secured by Sen. Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton, will be used to develop measures of Hudson Valley communities’ social, economic and environmental character that are broadly accepted and allow for the tracking of change. “This is a great early initiative for CRREO and a project that could be of central importance for the future of the Hudson Valley,”...