IN THIS ISSUE:

• Introducing the College's 2020 Valedictorian
• Instructions for accessing the virtual Student Research Symposium on May 1
• Protecting students' login data with multi-factor authentication
• Athletics features: Catching up with a volleyball national champion
• Professional development opportunities, including new sessions from HRDI
• From our community: Another #throwbackthursday photo from the archives
• Coronavirus updates
• The latest from media

Virtual Commencement: News and action items

Majessa Pedrozo is SUNY New Paltz’s 2020 Valedictorian
Meet the outstanding Communication Disorders graduate who will give remarks at the virtual Commencement on May 22

Students have until May 9 to upload photos and quotes for custom slides
Visit www.newpaltz.edu/commencement for more information

News from around campus

Virtual Student Research Symposium launches Friday, May 1
Instructions for joining undergraduate scholars and faculty mentors for annual celebration of original projects that span the disciplines

College extending multi-factor authentication service to student accounts
An additional layer of security to protect your information when logging in

SUNY New Paltz athletics features: Tevin Skeete, Men's Volleyball
One student's journey from "last kid picked" to national champion

Professional development and training opportunities

Upcoming Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion Trainings:

• Advanced PowerPoint: Transitions, animations, video recording and more
  Thursday, April 30, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
  
• Train the Trainer: Best practices for developing training
  Friday, May 1, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
  
• Organization Management: Techniques for getting and staying organized
  Monday, May 4, 2 - 3 p.m.
  
• Customer Service: Managing expectations and handling difficult situations
  Tuesday, May 5, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
  
• Tools for Difficult Conversations
  Friday, May 8, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
  

May Day Faculty Tea & Coffee, May 1 at 1:30 p.m.
Join the Faculty Development Center for its final Friday gathering of the spring 2020 semester

COIL summer Global Goals teaching opportunity webinars, May 1 at 2 p.m.
Faculty and staff can learn how to become content creators for an innovative new summer course structure

Study abroad goes virtual: Two-week SUNY COIL workshop, May 4 - 15
An immersive development opportunity designed to help faculty transform existing international programs into engaging summer experiences
Contact the Faculty Development Center (facultycenter@newpaltz.edu) for info on tuition assistance

Coronavirus updates

April 30 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
No new cases to report as of 4 p.m. yesterday

The latest from media

Service during solitude: Community service opportunities for COVID-19
Ideas for making a difference, including some that can be done from home
(New Paltz Oracle, 4/24/20)

From our community

Before drones, people still found ways to photograph the SUNY New Paltz campus from above. This #throwbackthursday aerial of the field behind Coykendall Science Building dates back to 1977.

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