IN THIS ISSUE:

• College mourns passing of Steven Ziskind, student leader in mechanical engineering
• Director of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation will leave College after 28-year career
• Student-made videos illustrate Disaster Mental Health concepts for all audiences
• Hudson Valley Writing Project summer workshops go online
• SUNY launches new crisis text line for students, faculty and staff
• Community Pandemic Blog: Local musicians rally together
• Community events, including new professional development offerings from HRDI
• Coronavirus updates
• The latest from media: Education faculty chair international conference session on students' mental health

News from around campus

Campus community mourns the passing of Steven Ziskind, student leader in mechanical engineering
“While his skills and intellect will be a great loss to our team, the loss of his friendship is far greater"

Stuart Robinson, director of athletics, wellness & recreation, will leave SUNY New Paltz after 28-year career
“Stuart has left a tremendous legacy of success through winning seasons and numerous championships for our athletics teams, growth in our athletic, recreation and wellness programs, and the impressive accomplishments of our student athletes,” said President Donald P. Christian

Hudson Valley Writing Project offering accessible, online summer workshops for kids and teens
Session topics include creating comics and graphic novels; writing for political change; storytelling for role-playing games; and the ever-popular workshop on the college essay

SUNY announces new crisis text line for students, faculty and staff
Mental health awareness initiative also includes training on recognizing distress in others

Upcoming Events

Trainings from the Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion:

• Constructive Retirement: Planning and initiation
  Tuesday, June 2, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
  
• Using OneDrive: Storing, organizing and sharing files online
  Wednesday, June 3, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
  
• Best Practices for Remote Supervision: For managers looking to establish meaningful connections with staff
  Thursday, June 4, 2 - 3 p.m.

Registration is open for the online Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning Certificate Program
SUNY Center for Professional Development offers "Innovative Strategies to Engage All Students" course, June 30 - Aug. 11

Coronavirus updates

May 29 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

Webinar discusses mental health of college youth
Gowri Parameswaran and Mathew Swerdloff, chair and adjunct in the Department of Educational Studies & Leadership, respectively, contributed to a session on "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Heath of College Youth," in a conference hosted by the Sidana Institute of Education in Amritsar, India, on May 23. The session was attended by educators and teacher candidates from India and around the world.
The Tribune India, 5/26/20

Community Pandemic Blog

All students, faculty and staff are welcome to submit original writing, visual art, or other creative responses to be shared in our new Community Pandemic Blog. We also invite faculty to submit exceptional student work, on behalf of and with permission from their students.
Please use this link to read more about this project and share.

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?