This newsletter is a daily source of campus news, information about events, useful tips for navigating campus this fall, and updates about confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our community. Read more here.
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Coronavirus update: No new cases reported as of 5 p.m. yesterday
- An open letter to faculty from the Student Association
- SUNY invites signatories on a statement about the importance of diversity training
- Join colleagues for an outing to Mohonk Preserve today at 4 p.m.
- Trainings available as RTP process moves to SharePoint
- Volunteers wanted for Halloween in New Paltz
- Video recording of the Oct. 21 College Council meeting
- Socially distant events for students on campus tonight: Pumpkin Patch Painting and Foot Golf Tournament
- Top arts magazine profiles exhibition by New Paltz MFA student, alumna
- From our community: Checking in with the Equestrian team
- Events and resources
- The latest from media
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Message to SUNY community about the importance of diversity training
More than 1,300 SUNY students, faculty, staff and administrators, including campus leaders at New Paltz, have signed on to this statement, issued in response to a Sept. 22 Executive Order from the White House
Members of our community are encouraged to review it and consider signing as well
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"Decoding Craft," an exhibition by Erin Lee Antonak ’21g (Sculpture) and Sariah Park ’20g (Printmaking) that is now on view at Gallery 222 in Hurleyville, New York, was the subject of a recent article in Hyperallergic, one of the world's leading contemporary art publications. Congratulations to these outstanding representatives of New Paltz's MFA program!
Pictured: Erin Lee Antonak, “Mom?” (2020), corn husk, acrylic paint, muslin cloth, sinew, glue over welded steel armature, dimensions variable
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COVID-19 testing information
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Upcoming Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion Trainings
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Even with competition suspended, fall athletes (including horses!) are staying ready with socially distant drills and practices.
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Daily Digest readers: We want to hear from you!
Our team is seeking input on how this newsletter can best serve students, faculty and staff as we all adjust to new ways of teaching, learning, working and living.
We're inviting submissions* and ideas of all kinds:
- 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?
Please just reply to this email or write to communication@newpaltz.edu and let us know what you would like to see in this space. Thank you!
*Note: Opinions expressed by our contributors belong solely to their authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of SUNY New Paltz.
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