Resident receives student employee scholarship at SUNY New Paltz

2009 Jan 16

NEW PALTZ - Allison Zaleznick of Wantagh, NY 11793, was recently awarded a $575 Jim Fredericks Student Employee Scholarship from the Campus Auxiliary Services at the State University of New York at New Paltz.

Zaleznick is a Senior majoring in Childhood Education, 1-6 English.

Each applicant had to write a statement about why working in auxiliary services has been a positive experience for them. All full-time, New Paltz students who receive paychecks from Campus Auxiliary Services, Sodexo Dining Services or Follett Higher Education Group were eligible for the annual scholarship.

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The State University of New York at New Paltz was named "Hottest Small State School" in the 2008 Kaplan/Newsweek How To Get Into College Guide, which identifies America's 25 Hottest Schools. The guide features schools that all offer top academic programs and are making their mark in the competitive world of higher education.

New Paltz is a highly selective college of about 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students located in the Mid-Hudson Valley between New York City and Albany. Degrees are offered in the liberal arts and sciences, which serve as a core for professional programs in the fine and performing arts, education, healthcare, business and engineering.