IN THIS ISSUE

• More Return-to-Campus employee trainings scheduled this week
• Update on campus building access for summer 2021
• CSEA and PEF employees can enroll in the Over40 Comp Time Program
• Faculty can now apply for a 2021-22 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Fellowship
• Alumna activist and midwife finds healing at New Paltz
• A Hudson Valley Mentors success story: NuOp
• Professor emeritus coauthors new textbook on integrated marketing communication
• 172 students selected to the SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• More than 300 new bricks installed at the Walk of Honor
• Events and resources
• The latest from media
• From our community: Lou Petto '94 goes from winning titles to training champions

News of the day

More Return-to-Campus employee trainings scheduled this week
Including a Flexible Work Options info session tomorrow afternoon

Update on campus building access for summer 2021
Many buildings remain card access only, but some are reopening to the public
Students, faculty and staff should bring their ID cards when planning to be on campus

CSEA and PEF employees can enroll in the Over40 Comp Time Program
Program allows overtime-eligible employees to cash out up to 120 hours of accrued credits

Faculty can now apply for a 2021-22 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Fellowship
Program aims to support curriculum development, provide substantive training through peer-to-peer mentorship, and foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars

Alumna activist and midwife finds healing at New Paltz
Carmen Mojica ’07 (Black Studies; Communication) discusses reproductive health and social justice in the latest Alumni Interview Series video

A Hudson Valley Mentors success story: NuOp
Campus-based entrepreneurship network helps a founder find a vision for the future of his company

Professor emeritus coauthors new textbook on integrated marketing communication
James R. Smith taught digital media & journalism at New Paltz for more than three decades

172 students selected to the SUNYAC Academic Honor Roll
Recognition for student athletes who earn at least a 3.3 GPA
New Paltz honorees represent more than 10% of the selections systemwide

Resources, events and reminders

Upcoming Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion trainings

• Returning to Campus: Flexible Work Options info session
  Wednesday, June 30, 2 – 3 p.m.
  
  
• Defining Your Operational Needs (For Supervisors)
  Thursday, July 1, 10 – 11 a.m.
  
  
• Designing Staffing Plans (For Supervisors)
  Thursday, July 1, 1 – 3 p.m.

Reminder for students: July 1 deadline to apply for December graduation
It just takes a minute to complete the application at my.newpaltz.edu

Campus login systems will be updated on Sunday, July 4
Students, faculty and staff will see a new login screen for my.newpaltz, Blackboard and other platforms after the update

Interlibrary Loan upgrade will cause a service interruption, June 30-July 6
Online catalog and other electronic resources will remain available

SUNY New Paltz COVID-19 Dashboard
The College's tally of active cases, on-campus testing, positivity rates, quarantine and more

The latest from media

Retirement is ‘bittersweet’
After announcing his plans to step down in June 2022, President Christian says “I’m looking forward to doing new things at a different pace of life”
Mid-Hudson News, 6/27/21

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