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The SUNY New Paltz department of digital media and journalism annually hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and best-selling authors to teach classes through the James A. Ottaway Sr. Visiting Professorship.

The Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center at SUNY New Paltz draws on unique collaborations between art and engineering experts to provide digital design and fabrication expertise to over 50 regional businesses and entrepreneurs.

The SUNY New Paltz Political Science and International Relations department is home to the SUNY Global Engagement Program, which provides students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the extensive global affairs conducted in New York City.

Notable alumni of the SUNY New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts include noted actors John Turturro, Michael Badalucco and Joan Chen.

The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz is the only museum in the region with a special focus on the art and artists of the Hudson Valley; each December and May it showcases the work of BFA and MFA student artists.

20 percent of SUNY New Paltz students graduated with credit-bearing study abroad experience in 2014, exceeding the national average of 9.5 percent.

For every year since 2011, The Princeton Review’s “Guide to 311 Green Colleges” has applauded SUNY New Paltz’s commitment to sustainability and green issues.