IN THIS ISSUE:

• Five students receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence
• A message on faith and health on the eve of Ramadan
• Provost Lyman's April Report to the Faculty
• College Council will meet via web conference on April 29
• Q&A with a leader on the Women's Tennis team
• A small expression of thanks on Administrative Professionals Day
• Resources and professional development opportunities
• From our community: Student Activities calls for pet photos!
• Coronavirus updates
• The latest from media

News from around campus

Five New Paltz students receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
Congratulations to recipients of the highest honor the State University of New York bestows on students

A message to our community on the eve of Ramadan
Some thoughts on faith, fasting, interpersonal connection and good health

Provost’s report to faculty - April 2020
Reflections on student engagement, Middle States, impacts of COVID-19 and more

College Council schedules its next meeting for Wednesday, April 29
Council will meet via web conference to discuss coronavirus, Commencement, budget and more

Q&A with Women's Tennis player Emma Messenger '20 (Finance)
Catching up with an on-court champion and American Marketing Association member

Professional development and training opportunities

Upcoming Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion Trainings:

• Using OneDrive to organize, store and share files and folders
  Wednesday, April 22, 2 - 3 p.m.
  
• Managing conflict, and how to overcome your roadblocks
  Thursday, April 23, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
  

Open Educational Resources demo, April 22 at 4 p.m.
Free tools from the public domain, including lessons, assessments, textbooks and videos

Having difficult conversations & supporting distressed students, April 23 at 12:30 p.m.
Psychological Counseling Center director and staff will lead a workshop on communicating with students when anxieties are running high

Coronavirus updates

April 22 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
No new reports as of 4 p.m. yesterday

Real-time list of buildings closed for cleaning
Office of Emergency Management publishing info about closures as they occur

The latest from media

New Paltz trustee creates form to track tenant-landlord issues
A new tool allows Village residents to raise concerns and gain access to resources
(Spectrum News, 4/21/20)

From our community

Daily Digest readers: We want to hear from you! 

• Have important news to share with the SUNY New Paltz community?
• Developed an innovative solution to improve remote teaching and learning?
• Figured out a lifehack to help yourself stay positive?
• Want to share a photograph with friends and colleagues?