IN THIS ISSUE

• Coronavirus update: Two additional employees have tested positive
• Spring 2021 academic continuity plan receives SUNY approval
• 2020: The Year in Review
• Register now! January trainings schedule published
• Scenes from the Dec. 18 campus parade for David and Linda Eaton
• Scientific American interviews IDMH Director Amy Nitza
• Campus service fraternity chapter highlighted in SUNY's 30 Days of Giving campaign
• Events and resources
• The latest from media
• From our community: The mid-December sky

Coronavirus updates

Dec. 22 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Two additional employees have tested positive

Spring 2021 academic continuity plan receives SUNY approval
Read here for details about next semester, and stay tuned for additional info and resources to come

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

SUNY System-wide COVID-19 Case Tracker
Published statistics from all 64 campuses, updated every 24 hours

News of the day

2020: The Year in Review
Looking back on an unprecedented year in our campus history, as we (thankfully!) turn the page to 2021

Register now! January trainings schedule published
See the full list and sign up for offerings on Jan. 14 & 15, 2021

Scenes from the Dec. 18 campus parade for David and Linda Eaton
Friends and colleagues gathered on campus despite the snow to bid farewell to our longtime Vice President for Enrollment Management and Associate Vice President of Student Affairs

Scientific American interviews Amy Nitza, director of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health
Discussing practical coping strategies to help you get through the winter

Campus service fraternity chapter highlighted in SUNY's 30 Days of Giving campaign
Students in Alphi Phi Omega raised thousands for the Black Visions Collective this summer

Events, resources and reminders

Today at 3 p.m.: Brave the elements with the Faculty Adventure Group
Join for a masked, socially distanced walk & roll on the River 2 Ridge trail near campus

Learn more about the Open SUNY Course Quality Review with our Knowledge Base article
Useful info for faculty following the Dec. 4 message about self-review of remote courses

Faculty: Consider training as a Human Research Ethics Board Exempt Reviewer
Completing this brief workshop empowers faculty to review research proposals directly from their students

Call for submissions: Be a presenter at SUNY's Conference on Instruction & Technology
Send your abstract by Dec. 31, and save the date for this online conference in May 2021

Stay active this winter with the NPHawks Virtual Group Exercise library
On-demand studio routines including dance fitness, yoga, pilates and more

The latest from media

An update from the Daily Star's student correspondent at New Paltz
Matthew Frederick '23 (Visual Arts Education) delivers another entry in his series on life as a first-year college student during COVID-19
Oneonta Daily Star, 12/19/20

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?