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Seeing real examples of internships in action helps inspire students and encourages more alumni to open their doors to Hawks. Your story might be the nudge someone needs to consider hosting an intern next summer.

If you're hosting a New Paltz intern this summer, we’d love to hear how it’s going. Share your story and help strengthen the alumni-student connection!

When Alynn Greene arrived at SUNY New Paltz in 1949, there were fewer than 1,000 students. Her first-year housing was a converted gym where 14 women shared a room with double-decker cots and one small window. “But it was wonderful,” she says. “Everyone knew everyone.”

Alynn remembers curfews, movie nights and friendships that have lasted a lifetime. Those connections have drawn her back to nearly every five-year reunion. “It was a privilege to go there. I found a place where I belonged,” she says.

Her time at New Paltz sparked a lifelong career in education and a family legacy of teachers. Today, she is proud to be a member of the Tower Society, SUNY New Paltz’s planned giving society, helping future students find the same sense of purpose and community.

“I want someone else to have the experience I had,” she says. “It’s a no-brainer.”

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