The Student Union Building is the hearthstone of our campus. It is the only building on campus that is for the students, by the students, with the students. It creates a common space for everyone enrolled at SUNY New Paltz to engage and reflect during their time here. Below are the offices, spaces and services students can obtain. For building reservations, policies, and forms, please see the Forms and Policies page on our website.

SUMMER 2012 HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday-Friday:       7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday:   CLOSED

These are regular operating hours during the fall and spring semesters.  Hours may vary for holidays and breaks. 

FAST FACTS OF THE STUDENT UNION

» See the fact sheet for the Student Union Atrium Building project

• The Student Union opened in 1971 with 103,800 square feet
• The first expansion opening Summer 2010 to the Student Union will add approximately 12,000 square feet
• We currently have a total of 12 meeting rooms, 2 medium size multipurpose room/lounge, 1 large multipurpose room, and 16 student club offices (not including the radio/tv/newspaper/student association/campus ministries offices)
• The Student Union is also home to the following offices:
  
  • Center for Student Media
  • The Bookstore at New Paltz
  • Center for Student Development
  • Dining Services
  • Disability Resource Center
  • ID/Meal Plan/Conference Services
  • Student Association
  • HQ at the Student Union
• The Student Union averages (over the last three years) 5,000 reserved events a year.
• The Student Union is connected to the Haggerty Administration Building through the lower level walkway

ROLE OF THE COLLEGE UNION - A Statement of the Association of College Unions International:

The union is the community center of the college, serving students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests. By whatever form or name, a college union is an organization offering a variety of programs, activities, services, and facilities that, when taken together, represent a well-considered plan for the community life of the college.

The union is an integral part of the educational mission of the college.

• As the center of the college community life, the union complements the academic experience through an extensive variety of cultural, educational, social, and recreational programs. These programs provide the opportunity to balance course work and free time as cooperative factors in education.
• The union is a student-centered organization that values participatory decision-making. Through volunteerism, its boards, committees, and student employment, the union offers first-hand experience in citizenship and educates students in leadership, social responsibility, and values.
• In all its processes, the union encourages self-directed activity, giving maximum opportunity for self-realization and for growth in individual social competency and group effectiveness.

The union's goal is the development of persons as well as intellects.

Traditionally considered the "hearthstone" or "living room" of the campus, today's union is the gathering place of the college. The union provides services and conveniences that members of the college community need in their daily lives and creates an environment for getting to know and understand others through formal and informal associations.

The union serves as a unifying force that honors each individual and values diversity. The union fosters a sense of community that cultivates enduring loyalty to the college.

Adopted by the Association's general membership in 1996, this statement is based on the Role of the College Union statement, 1956.

MEETING AND COMMON SPACES IN THE STUDENT UNION:

• First Floor Lounge *
• Multi-Purpose Room (MPR)
• Student Union 62/63 *
• 4th Floor Conference Rooms: *

 

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