In the spring of 2021, the Maya Gold Foundation welcomed SUNY New Paltz student Dayna Thomas as the newest member of the Board of Directors. Dayna's connection to the Maya Gold Foundation precedes her newly appointed position; she was a member of the Youth Action Team during her high school years, and has served on multiple committees prior to Board appointment. "Through my work with the Foundation in the past, I have learned the importance of creating a local and global community. On my two trips to Nepal with the Foundation, I was able to help empower others which simultaneously helped me empower myself," says Dayna. Dayna is a graduate of New Paltz High School and currently a Graphic Design student at SUNY New Paltz. She was recently recognized as a Fall 2020 Dean's List member. Dayna believes that her past involvement with the Maya Gold Foundation has prepared her for this new role as a Board member. She shares that "as a Board member I am looking forward to continuing to help plan important events for our community as well as working to create meaningful experiences and connections for future trips to Nepal. The Maya Gold Foundation has allowed me the opportunity to give back to the community that raised me in a meaningful way."

Student Angelina Montez Examines Meatpacking Labor Exploitation During Pandemic Angelina Montez '22, a junior double majoring in communication and women's, gender, and sexuality studies, received a spring Academic Year Undergraduate Research Experience (AYURE) award for her research project, "Understanding the Communicative Conditions of Meatpacking Labor Exploitation amid the COVID-19 Pandemic," which she's conducting with faculty mentor Kathleen P. Hunt, an assistant professor of communication. The research project contrasts the internal working conditions of meatpacking employees with their companies' public-facing media and public relations campaigns. Their research has found that companies misrepresent general worker safety as well as COVID-19-specific safety measures in an attempt to rewrite the narrative that is playing out in factories across the country. By emphasizing employees' essential worker status and their dedication to supporting their employees during this crisis, companies project a public image as proud protectors rather than profiteers. The team is focusing on presenting their findings at upcoming academic conferences with future plans to publish in an academic journal. Montez also hopes that COVID can be a catalyst for positive change regarding the working conditions of underrepresented groups. She will continue her work with food systems and environmental communication as well as issues of workers' rights and environmental advocacy.

SUNY New Paltz announces its Dean's List for the spring 2021 semester, a recognition for students who excel academically and earn at least a 3.3 grade-point average in a semester with a full-time course load.

SUNY New Paltz announces the conferral of graduate & undergraduate degrees to May 2021 graduates

SUNY New Paltz presents students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters of Fine Arts who presented their student theses.

SUNY New Paltz Art History students participated in the 2021 Undergraduate Art History Symposium, April 9-11.

Two SUNY New Paltz students recieved the 2021 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence

Beta Gamma Sigma is the premier honor society recognizing business excellence.

SUNY New Paltz scholar athletes were honored on the 2019-2020 SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

SUNY New Paltz students participated in the School of Business Debate Competition in November 2019.

SUNY New Paltz recognizes spring 2020 student interns and staff assistants in the Digital Arts, Sciences, and Humanities (DASH) Lab

Helping first-year and EOP students make a smooth transition into SUNY New Paltz by serving as a resource and role model for the newest members of our SUNY New Paltz community. EOP Summer Liasions assist with new student orientation and family orientation, and continue their commitment to serve first-year students by participating in a variety of events throughout the academic year.

Graduating seniors in the SUNY New Paltz Honors Program are presenting theses at the Honors Center.

Students from the Haggerty English Language Program participated in a showcase event titled "Speak Out: An ESL Student Showcase" on Nov. 21.

SUNY New Paltz student workers helped organize a ceremony honoring service members, veterans and dependents at the sixth annual Veterans Day Dining In, Nov. 15

SUNY New Paltz students were awarded the Robert Kyncl '95 and Luz Avila Kyncl '96 STEM Scholarship Fund for the fall 2019 semester.

Peer Mentors establish a helping relationship with first-year students. The objective of this relationship is to provide support for first-year students as they adjust to their college experience.

Major General Raymond F. Shields, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces recent awards and individual recognitions for members of the New York Guard state defense force for their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of New York State's Military Forces.

New Paltz recognizes current members of Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority on the SUNY campus.

SUNY New Paltz students participated in a graphic design study abroad program in Cuba.

SUNY New Paltz recognizes students who traveled to Washington, D.C. over spring break to connect with successful alumni.

SUNY New Paltz recognizes student mentors in the Scholar's Mentorship Program for the fall 2018 semester.

SUNY New Paltz recognized the very best of the spring 2018 graduating class at the Outstanding Graduates ceremony.

SUNY New Paltz students earn a spot to participate in the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational at Temple University.