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Posted on: Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM

   

IN THIS ISSUE

  • Congratulating 2022 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence recipients
  • Annual Compliance Training for faculty and staff starts Thursday, April 21
  • Today! Drop by SUNY’s Got Your Back and help support violence survivors
  • Reporting on the latest COVID-19 Dashboard numbers
  • Environmental Alliance hosting an Earth Day party on Parker Quad tomorrow
  • Students: Apply by April 22 for the CAS Internship Stipend
  • Research team finds eco-friendly upgrade to Theatre Arts costume laundry
  • The Academic Minute: Lessons on Democracy from Ancient Athens with Jeff Miller
  • Our annual Scholarship Reception for students and donors returns April 22
  • Tomás Morales ’75 featured in Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine
  • Save the date: Annual O'Keefe Lecture returns Sept. 15
  • Music and astronomy make a natural interdisciplinary pairing
  • Events and Resources
  • The latest from media
  • From our Community: A great turnout for a School of Business Etiquette Dinner
 

News of the day

Congratulating 2022 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence recipients
Recognition for those who have best demonstrated integration of academic excellence with achievements in leadership, service, arts, campus involvement and career achievement

Annual Compliance Training for faculty and staff starts Thursday, April 21
There's a new, streamlined process for completing these required modules, so please read this message carefully!

Today! Drop by SUNY’s Got Your Back and help support violence survivors
Students, faculty and staff are invited to help create comfort bags with personal care items for distribution at agencies and hospitals in the Hudson Valley

COVID-19 Dashboard Report: April 20, 2022
A briefing on the latest numbers as a supplement to our daily Dashboard updates

Environmental Alliance hosting an Earth Day party on Parker Quad tomorrow
Come out for a clothing swap, seed planting tutorials, and more ways to have a great time learning what we can do for our one planet

Students: Apply by April 22 for the CAS Internship Stipend
If your for-credit internship/fieldwork/student teaching experience is unpaid or low-paying, you may be eligible for up to $3,000 in assistance

Research team finds eco-friendly upgrade to Theatre Arts costume laundry
Roy Ludwig ’22 and faculty mentor Andrea Varga use AYURE grant to study and deploy modern microfilter technologies in Parker and McKenna Theatre laundry machines

The Academic Minute: Lessons on Democracy from Ancient Athens with Jeff Miller
Associate professor discusses recent research for nationally syndicated radio show

Our annual Scholarship Reception for students and donors returns April 22
Faculty and staff are welcome to join the SUNY New Paltz Foundation's celebration of generosity and impact

Tomás Morales ’75 featured in Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine
New Paltz alumnus, now the president of Cal State San Bernadino, formerly served for many years as our Director of EOP

Save the date: Annual O'Keefe Lecture returns Sept. 15 with a talk on library services for underserved communities
This fall, the Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library welcome Odell Winfield, founder and executive director of the Library at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center

 
 
Astronomy Night tickets
Music and astronomy make for a natural interdisciplinary pairing.
Want proof? Check out "Pitch Black," a series of live concerts and planetarium shows presented this Thursday and Friday, April 21 & 22. Tickets available now!
 

Resources, events and reminders

Career Resource Center Senior Week continues today with a job interview workshop
Join on Zoom at 12:30 p.m., or walk in today or tomorrow afternoon to talk to an advisor

Reminder: Employee tuition assistance program open for summer 2022
Faculty & staff can get funding for courses at New Paltz or any other four-year SUNY

Literacy tutoring for grades 2-12 returns this summer
Families can apply now to get online instructional support from MS Ed: Literacy candidates

Budget Bash is tomorrow, helping bolster students' financial literacy
Take the challenge, gain new skills and maybe win a Hawk Dollar gift card

FDC presents a conversation on faculty life & productivity on April 22
Some of the best ideas from the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity about thriving in the academic environment

April 27, the College hosts a Symposium on Environmental Justice for Underrepresented Communities
Event will feature leaders from the Newburgh community and experts in public health, and will be MC'd by Student Association President Jordan Hennix '22

The ISU's Multicultural Festival returns April 28 (with lots of great free food!)
For the first time since 2019, the International Student Union is hosting its annual cultural showcase in person, with music, dancing and much more

 

The latest from media

Eager to Get to Work
A new survey of college seniors suggests they're feeling well prepared to enter the workforce
Inside Higher Ed, 4/19/22

 

From Our Community

 
Dining Etiquette event
More than 100 School of Business students, faculty, staff and alumni got together at Mohonk Mountain House this month for a unique professional development and networking event: an Etiquette Dinner organized by our Management Association and American Marketing Association chapter, featuring a presentation on dining and business events from Mohonk's Director of Food & Beverage, Patrice Huart.
 

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