IN THIS ISSUE

• Coronavirus update: One student has tested positive
• COVID-19 testing today for Science & Engineering and Psychology majors, and UUP employees
• All of Me: An online support group for LGBTQ+ identified students
• Interested in working at a summer camp? Apply for dozens of positions at once on HawkHire
• Upcoming Office of Instructional Technology workshops
• Last call for faculty & staff: Apply to join this spring's Manager’s Toolkit cohort
• Ash Wednesday services at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in New Paltz
• Today at noon: SUNY panel on teaching innovations that engage diversity, equity & inclusion topics in virtual formats
• Encouragement from the Student Resilience Advocates
• Events and resources
• The latest from media
• From our community: A Spring of Gay-Black-Feminine Joy

Coronavirus updates

Feb. 17 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
One student has tested positive

Weekly COVID-19 testing schedule and resources
Testing today for Science & Engineering and Psychology majors, and UUP employees

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

All of Me: An online support group for LGBTQ+ identified students
Weekly meetings hosted by the Counseling Center start today at 2:30 p.m.

Interested in working at a summer camp? Apply for dozens of positions at once on HawkHire
Students: The annual Camp Day Job Fair is happening virtually this month; Submit your resume today to any (or all!) 32 camps registered with the Career Resource Center

Upcoming Office of Instructional Technology workshops
Get more out of tools like Blackboard and Microsoft Office

Last call for faculty & staff: Apply to join this spring's Manager’s Toolkit cohort
Get ideas for cultivating adaptive management capacity and develop tools and techniques that align with management best practices

Ash Wednesday services at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in New Paltz
Rev. Dianna Smith, director of our Campus Food Pantry, invites community members to receive ashes, masked and in person, before virtual services at 6 p.m.

The Power of Collaborative Online International Learning, today at noon
A SUNY panel on teaching innovations that engage diversity, equity & inclusion topics in virtual formats

Events, resources and reminders

February trainings from the Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion
Feb. 18: Developing Project Calendars
Feb. 22: Creating Forms with Adobe
Feb. 23: Cultivating Self-Awareness
And more! Click above to see full descriptions and register

New COVID-19 profiles: Your testing and screening data in one secure place
Real-time updates on your test results and compliance status at my.newpaltz.edu
Profiles are live now for students and will launch later this week for faculty and staff

Artist talk with composer and performer Sarah Hennies today at 5 p.m.
Meet the 2021 Davenport Resident for New American Music

Students: Learn more about a Washington, D.C., internship opportunity, Feb. 18 at 3:30 p.m.
SUNY Program lets you live in the nation's capital, work alongside government leaders, and conduct research, all while earning college credit

Brush up on online teaching and learning skills with this new Remote Resources hub
An accessible, filterable collection of dozens of guides, tutorials and best practices, on one easy-to-use webpage

An International Mother Language Day gathering on Feb. 19
All students, faculty and staff are invited to share a reading in the first language you learned

The latest from media

Immigration Has Not Been Magically Fixed Under Biden
Adjunct Lecturer Michael Frank reports on "the limits of the new administration to alter immigration policy with the stroke of a pen"
The River Newsroom, 2/14/21

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?