IN THIS ISSUE

• New York will lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions when 70% of adult New Yorkers have received at least one vaccine dose
• Come for a hike! The Faculty/Staff Adventure Group is climbing Overlook Mountain this afternoon
• Graduate program in Literacy Education now offers an online cohort option
• Empire Knowledgebank: Free, online professional development for UUP employees
• From the Oneonta Daily Star: Life is a series of beginnings and endings
• NP Hawks season recaps: Men's Lacrosse
• Meet the Transfer Orientation Liaisons
• Events and resources
• The latest from media
• From our community: Three siblings, three New Paltz degrees

News of the day

New York will lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions when 70% of adult New Yorkers have received at least one vaccine dose
Governor Cuomo signals most industry-specific guidelines will soon become optional
Unvaccinated people will need to continue masking and distancing

Come for a hike! The Faculty/Staff Adventure Group is climbing Overlook Mountain this afternoon
Five miles round trip to see a ruined hotel and a great view of Ashokan Reservoir
Carpool from campus at 4 p.m. or meet there around 4:45

Graduate program in Literacy Education now offers an online cohort option
Teacher candidates can now choose between in-person and remote pathways to certification

Empire Knowledgebank: Free, online professional development for UUP employees
Access a wealth of courses, eBooks and short videos – you just need to apply for a free license to get started

From the Oneonta Daily Star: Life is a series of beginnings and endings
Matthew Frederick '23 (Visual Arts Education) pens his final "Teen Talk" column

NP Hawks season recaps: Men's Lacrosse
A young program looks to build for the future

Resources, events and reminders

Wednesday at noon: Spiritual Life, Collective Care and Social Justice
A Faculty Development Center conversation about resilience with Rabbi Lori Wynters

LGBTQIA+ Inclusion town hall with Chancellor Malatras, Thursday at 3 p.m.
Register now to join this dialogue with the SUNY system leader

Our next on-campus COVID-19 testing day is Monday, June 14
Students, faculty & staff can get free testing this summer at the College Terrace

Children can sign up now for summer literacy tutoring
Virtual sessions led by MS in Literacy Education candidates begin in July

Upcoming Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion trainings

• Organizing Virtual Files
  Thursday, June 10, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
  
  
• Using OneDrive to organize, store, and share files and folders
  Tuesday, June 15, 2 – 3 p.m.
  
  
• Introduction to SharePoint for team collaboration
  Wednesday, June 16, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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

The latest from media

Ulster active coronavirus cases down to 38
County hits lowest case number since March 2020, as adult vaccination rate climbs to 70%
Daily Freeman, 6/7/21

From Our Community

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