IN THIS ISSUE

• Coronavirus update: No new cases to report as of 4 p.m. yesterday
• Governor Cuomo announces 35 community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online this week
• Provost Lyman’s February 2021 Report to the Faculty
• DIFFvelopment: A workshop on generational wealth for students of African descent, today at 6 p.m.
• CircleIn is now live! Download the peer-to-peer study app today
• SUNY Upstate Medical University opening additional COVID-19 testing laboratory by March 1
• Events and resources
• The latest from media
• From our community: Playing in the snow

Coronavirus updates

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

SUNY's weekly COVID-19 testing requirement goes into effect on Feb. 8
Students only need to be tested once between Jan. 15 - Feb. 5
Return-to-campus testing continues this week for those who have not yet been tested
Our full-time weekly testing schedule begins on Feb. 8

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

News of the day

Governor Cuomo announces 35 community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online this week
Sites at churches, community centers and public housing complexes, including six locations in the Hudson Valley, will vaccinate more than 25,000 additional people this week

Provost Lyman’s February 2021 Report to the Faculty
Including a specific request for how faculty can help students experiencing academic lonerism

DIFFvelopment: A workshop on generational wealth for students of African descent, today at 6 p.m.
Valuable information co-presented by the Black Student Union, Career Resource Center and Black Lives Matter at School

CircleIn is now live! Download the peer-to-peer study app today
Students can quickly set up group chats and video meetings, share notes, and ask and answer questions in each of their courses

SUNY Upstate Medical University opening additional COVID-19 testing laboratory by March 1
Facility at the University at Buffalo projected to increase SUNY-wide testing capacity by 75%

Events, resources and reminders

Department of Theatre Arts virtual performances return on Feb. 6 & 7
Spring season opens with a reading of "The Killing Fields," an adaptation of Aeschylus’s tragedy of king Agamemnon set during the 1980s crack epidemic

February trainings and workshops from the Office of Instructional Technology
Next up: Webex and Blackboard Integration, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m.

Future New Paltz alumni: Join the 100 Days to Commencement celebration this Friday
Network with the Office of Alumni Relations and enter a raffle for NP swag!

School of Business providing free income tax assistance
Student volunteers certified with IRS training to provide basic tax prep help and free e-filing

Students: Register by Feb. 12 for the SUNY-wide ESports league for spring

Solo and team competition in Overwatch, Smash, Fortnite, COD and more

New York's COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
Statistics on vaccinations distributed and administered, updated daily

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

The latest from media

One-Third of Students Seek Counseling for Pandemic Effects
Students are increasingly reaching out for help at colleges across the nation
Inside Higher Ed, 2/3/21

From Our Community

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