IN THIS ISSUE

• Memorial Day Ceremony, today at 11 a.m. at the HAB flagpoles
• New state initiative gives vaccinated 12- to 17-year-olds a chance to win a four-year public college scholarship
• Reminder: Student email will move from Hawkmail to Office 365 on June 1
• Help us pilot and evaluate the new Respondus academic integrity tools
• BenCen Blog: Census, Reapportionment, and Redistricting
• SUNY OTTER Institute: Innovations and challenges in online education
• Kind messages and social posts following President Christian's announcement
• Events and resources
• The latest from media
• From our community: Journalism alumna takes on new role at the Washington Post

News of the day

A moment of remembrance: Memorial Day Ceremony, today at 11 a.m. at the HAB flagpoles
Our community honors those who have died in service

"Get a Shot to Make Your Future": New state initiative gives vaccinated 12- to 17-year-olds a chance to win a four-year public college scholarship
Starting next week, 50 scholarships will be awarded by random drawing
Parents can enter children who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose

Reminder: Student email will move from Hawkmail to Office 365 on June 1
FAQs to help you learn more about how to check your campus email and how the new system will make it easier for students to work with faculty and staff

Help us pilot and evaluate the new Respondus academic integrity tools
Join a drop-in session to learn more at 2:30 p.m. today, or sign up for training next week

BenCen Blog: Census, Reapportionment, and Redistricting
Senior Research Associate Joshua Simons looks at what happens when the Census is flawed and delayed

SUNY OTTER Institute: Learn more about innovations, trends and challenges in online education
Registration now open for course development webinar series, June 7-11

Resources, events and reminders

Upcoming Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion trainings

• Hosting Meetings in Microsoft Teams
  Monday, June 7, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
  
  
• Defining Your Operational Needs (for supervisors)
  Tuesday, June 8, 2 – 3 p.m.
  
  
• Organizing Virtual Files
  Thursday, June 10, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Today's your last chance to apply to attend Climate Action Pursuit training
Free opportunity to learn more about carbon neutrality in higher education is open to all students, faculty and staff

Info and instructions for sharing vaccination info with the College
Take this voluntary step and help us plan for the months ahead

Join the team! Sodexo is hiring student employees for fall
$15/hour, 10-15 hours per week on campus, weekday and weekend shifts available

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

What was it like on college campuses? Students share how they survived a COVID year
Including commentary from Nina Simms ’21 (Psychology), recent SUNY New Paltz graduate and softball star
Poughkeepsie Journal, 5/26/21

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?