SUNY New Paltz

Located in the heart of a dynamic college town, ninety minutes from metropolitan New York City, the State University of New York at New Paltz is a highly selective college of about 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

One of the most well-regarded public colleges in the nation, New Paltz delivers an extraordinary number of majors in Business, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Fine & Performing Arts and Education.

New Paltz embraces its culture as a community where talented and independent minded people from around the world create close personal links with real scholars and artists who love to teach.

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Adolescent Ed Major Supports Maya Gold Foundation Over Winter Break

Maryanna Plate, a major in Adolescent Education at SUNY and a Hudson Valley native, wanted to give back to her community and support local youth over her winter break. Maryann approached the Maya Gold Foundation, whose mission is to "empower youth to access their inner wisdom and realize their dreams." The Maya Gold Foundation works with youth in the Hudson Valley and in Nepal to develop emotional resilience, offer educational programming, and support anti-trafficking efforts. Maryanna offered her excellent writing and research skills to the Foundation, producing a library of social media posts that the Foundation can use over the coming months. She also attended several meetings of the Board of the Foundation and learned about non-profit functioning and governance.

Community Service - Feb 5

Student Athletes participate in 14th annual community Leaf Rake

SUNY New Paltz recognizes the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) members who participated in the 14th annual Leaf Rake across the New Paltz community.

Community Service - 2019 Nov 22

Make a Difference Day 2019

Hundreds of SUNY New Paltz student volunteers help community agencies on Make a Difference Day 2019.

Community Service - 2019 Nov 5

Student-athletes Volunteer at Annual Elting Book Fair

SUNY New Paltz recognizes student-athletes who lend a helping hand at the Annual Elting Library Book Fair on Sept. 21 and 22.

Community Service - 2019 Oct 7

2019 Alternative Spring Break

SUNY New Paltz recognizes students who participated in the 9th annual Alternative Spring Break Program.

Community Service - 2019 Apr 3

Saturdays of Service Fall 2018

SUNY New Paltz recognizes student participants of the Saturdays of Service program for the Fall 2018 semester.

Community Service - 2019 Mar 18

Baseball Team Community Service at Mohonk

SUNY New Paltz recognizes the baseball team giving back to the community by creating a senior led community outreach program at the Mohonk Preserve.

Community Service - 2019 Mar 18

Baseball Team Volunteering at NP Middle School

SUNY New Paltz recognizes baseball players volunteered at the New Paltz Middle School.

Community Service - 2019 Mar 18

Volleyball Team Volunteers at Elementary School

SUNY New Paltz women's volleyball team volunteered at Plattekill Elementary for a youth volleyball program on Feb. 5.

Community Service - 2019 Mar 18

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee organizes 13th annual community Leaf Rake

SUNY New Paltz recognizes the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) who participated in the 13th annual Leaf Rake across the New Paltz community.

Community Service - 2018 Nov 14

Make a Difference Day 2018

Hundreds of SUNY New Paltz student volunteers help community agencies on Make a Difference Day 2018

Community Service - 2018 Oct 30

Spring 2018 Saturdays of Service

SUNY New Paltz recognizes students who participated in the Saturdays of Service program for their spring 2018 semester.

Community Service - 2018 Sep 18

SUNY New Paltz students, faculty aid in Puerto Rican recovery effort

The Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz is leading a group of students and faculty working in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to repair and restore homes and infrastructure that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

Community Service - 2018 Jul 24

The Ancestor's Trail

SUNY New Paltz students in the Evolutionary Studies Program have been hard at work creating The Ancestor's Trail, a community hiking and education resource opening April 28.

Community Service - 2018 Apr 19

SUNY New Paltz Environmental Task Force presents: Climate Change, Hope, and the Hudson Valley

SUNY New Paltz students will participate in the Earth Week event, "Climate Change, Hope and the Hudson Valley"

Community Service - 2018 Apr 17

2018 Alternative Spring Break

SUNY New Paltz recognizes students who participated in the 8th annual Alternative Spring Break Program.

Community Service - 2018 Apr 10

DMH students perform field response following apartment fire

SUNY New Paltz students studying in the Institute of Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) had an opportunity to apply their emergency response skills in the wake of an Oct. 30 fire in a Poughkeepsie, N.Y. apartment building.