IN THIS ISSUE

• Coronavirus update: Four students have tested positive
• Journey of a Year: A message from Chief Diversity Officer Tanhena Pacheco Dunn
• More than $1 million in scholarships available for 2021-22 academic year
• Tonight on Listen Forward: Phyllis Chen performs Sarah Hennies
• Countering Racism Through Education, March 18
• In case you missed it: “When Men Behave Badly,” EvoS Seminar Series
• The Orientation team prepares to welcome the next class of New Paltz students
• Events and resources
• The latest from media
• From our community: Counting the days until spring sports competition begins

Coronavirus updates

March 16 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Four students have tested positive

Weekly COVID-19 testing information and resources
Pool testing available on a walk-in basis, Monday - Thursday
Friday PCR testing is appointment-only with no same-day sign-ups

Save time, check the line at the Awosting Hall testing center
Live updates every minute let you see if there's a wait before you come for testing

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

Journey of a Year: A message from Chief Diversity Officer Tanhena Pacheco Dunn
"As the country and our campus wrestled with the development of the first global health pandemic since 1918, the country and SUNY New Paltz also came to a moment of reckoning with our racialized history"

More than $1 million in scholarships available for 2021-22 academic year
Record levels of support for students, with award opportunities for academic merit and financial need; All students (graduate, undergraduate, part- and full-time) can apply by April 6

Tonight on Listen Forward: Phyllis Chen performs Sarah Hennies
Solo piano performance of “absent, removed,” a composition about the transient nature of life by the 2021 Davenport Resident for New American Music

Countering Racism Through Education: A United Nations dialogue, March 18
Members of our community are invited to this global event at 10 a.m.; Recap and Q&A to follow with Ilgu Ozler, director of the SUNY Global Engagement Program

In case you missed it: “When Men Behave Badly,” EvoS Seminar Series
Renowned psychologist David Buss shares latest research with an audience of 100+ students and scholars from around the world

Events, resources and reminders

Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion trainings
Upcoming sessions on topics including OneDrive, Outlook, passwords and more

Water Pong Tournament tonight at the Hawk Center
Test your skills and compete for prizes; Register on IM Leagues to join

Passionate about climate action? Join Sustainability Ambassadors for a simulation workshop on March 19
Propose climate solutions such as energy efficiency, carbon pricing, or reducing deforestation, and test the impacts on global temperature, sea-level rise, and other factors

The online Cap & Gown shop is open
While we continue to plan our Commencement celebration, students can place their orders now to ensure timely delivery from our partners at Herff Jones

The Library's Poem in Your Pocket display returns!
All members of our community are invited to submit short poems by March 26 for inclusion in the Poetry Month celebration in April

The latest from media

A Guide to Getting Vaccinated in the Hudson Valley
Local journalism outlets partner to help readers navigate pandemic health care
The River Newsroom, Last updated 3/15/21

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?