All Honors Students must complete at least 40 hours of community service before graduating (though we hope you would do more!). This service can be done on campus, at home over the summer, or even in the Honors Center.

How SUNY New Paltz’s Evolutionary Studies Program has set graduates up for success
Once a niche field at SUNY New Paltz, the Evolutionary Studies Program (EvoS) is attracting more and more students each year who are excited by innovative research connecting Darwin’s theories to today’s challenges.
The power of art museums
Students, staff and alumni work to change the perception of the art world
“Spies are Forever” opens Feb. 14 at SUNY New Paltz
The Department of Theatre Arts will present a staged reading of “Spies Are Forever,” a musical about a secret agent working to thwart a Cold War-era revival of the Nazi regime, as the third installment of the 2024-25 Mainstage Production series.
‘The genre for me’: Alumna's passion for traditional Irish folk music led her to Ireland following graduation
When Saskia Kamerling ’23 (Music—Classical Performance) picks up her fiddle and plays a traditional Irish folk tune, she is in her element.
All Honors Students must complete at least 40 hours of community service before graduating (though we hope you would do more!). This service can be done on campus, at home over the summer, or even in the Honors Center.
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