IN THIS ISSUE

• Coronavirus update: Four students have tested positive
• On-campus COVID-19 testing site closed today due to weather
• Faculty & staff: Have you done your compliance training yet?
• Governor Cuomo gives green light to summer camps, amusement parks to plan for reopening
• Theatre Arts alumna earns major industry prize for scenic technology
• Next week is Senior Week with the Career Resource Center
• Register for Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion trainings next week
• New Paltz a top-five most charming college town in New York, says Travel Mag
• Events and resources
• The latest from media
• From our community: The birds are out, and so are the birdwatchers

Coronavirus updates

Feb. 19 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Four students have tested positive

On-campus COVID-19 testing site closed today due to weather
If you still need to get tested for this week, please plan to get an on-campus test Monday or schedule a PCR test off campus

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

Have you done your compliance training yet? The Feb. 26 due date is fast approaching!
Employees must complete the Policy & Procedure Acknowledgement, Workplace Violence Prevention Review and Title IX/Sexual Harassment Review every year
All required reviews can be completed by visiting my.newpaltz.edu

Governor Cuomo gives green light to summer camps, amusement parks to plan for reopening
Ability to open will depend on pandemic conditions

Theatre Arts alumna earns major industry prize for scenic technology
Francesca DeCicco '17, who apprenticed at Juilliard and enrolled in Yale's MFA program after graduating from New Paltz, has been named a United States Institute for Theatre Technology Young Designers, Managers, and Technicians Award winner

Next week is Senior Week with the Career Resource Center
Build your skillset for life after graduation with workshops on resumes, networking, interviews and more

Register for Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion trainings next week
Feb. 22: Creating Forms with Adobe
Feb. 23: Cultivating Self-Awareness

Feb. 25: Tools for Working Remotely 
Click above to see full descriptions and sign up

Events, resources and reminders

United Nations Briefings this morning at 10 and 11:15 a.m.
The Global Engagement Program welcomes Bruce Knotts, director of the UN's Unitarian Universalist Association Office, and Sylvia Paola Mendoza, second secretary in charge of SDGs Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN

Have questions about Financial Aid? Friday webinars have you covered
Students can get info about grants, loans, work-study and more today at noon

Thinking about a career in creative writing? Get the details about our graduate program, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m.
Published faculty authors help early-career writers find their voices and find their audiences

Help SUNY conduct important research on sexual and interpersonal violence
Check your email for your custom invite link to take the Campus Climate Survey
All responses are recorded anonymously and participation is voluntary

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

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

The latest from media

100 Ulster County residents to receive $500 per month for one year, Ryan says
County Executive announced universal basic income pilot initiative in his State of the County address
Daily Freeman, 2/17/21

From Our Community

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• 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?
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