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Daily Digest: SUNY New Paltz News

Posted on: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 10:00 AM

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IN THIS ISSUE

  • President Donald P. Christian announces 2022 retirement after 12 years of leadership
  • Read his letter to the campus community
  • SUNY guidelines on presidential searches and additional info about the transition
  • A timeline of major moments in campus history since President Christian's appointment
  • Other highlights from President Christian's tenure:
    • Regional engagement
    • Growing academic programs and initiatives
    • Institutional focus on diversity, equity and inclusion
    • Sustainable mindset and practice
    • Engagement and investment in the College and its students
    • Transformational campus improvement and expansion
 

News of the day

President Donald P. Christian announces 2022 retirement after 12 years of leadership
During the remainder of his tenure, Christian’s focus will be to position SUNY New Paltz for continuing success in a dramatically changing higher education world and to set the stage for the next president’s entry and success

Read President Christian's letter to the campus community announcing his intention to retire
"It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as president and to have had such a long and rewarding tenure in this role"

Review SUNY guidelines on presidential searches
President Christian has asked administrators to initiate the procurement process for a search firm, and has asked the presiding officer of the faculty to initiate our elected/selected process for faculty membership

Barbara Lyman will remain at New Paltz as Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs during the first year of the new president's tenure
Provost Lyman has provided outstanding leadership for the Division of Academic Affairs since 2019, and will contribute welcome stability during the transition

 
 
The Presidency of Donald P. Christian
President Christian has been leading SUNY New Paltz forward for more than a decade. We put together a timeline of some of the most impactful moments from his administration's history: challenges faced and overcome, major institutional news, and good times, too.
 

Highlights from President Christian's Tenure

Regional engagement in the Hudson Valley
Service to non-profit organizations and other groups, engagement with business leaders and building strong relationships with the Village and Town of New Paltz

Growing academic programs and initiatives
New majors and degrees, program and institutional accreditation, support for stimulating campus events and more

Institutional focus on diversity, equity and inclusion
Leadership during the campus building renaming process, restructuring of our Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion, ushering the College into a new era of student diversity and more

Sustainable mindset and practice
Creation of our Office of Campus Sustainability, installation of a state-of-the-art solar energy system, strengthening our campus ecosystem and more

Engagement and investment in the College and its students
Convocation, The Campaign for New Paltz, Hot Chocolate with the President and more

Transformational campus improvement and expansion
President Christian oversaw the most significant capital investment, renovations and building expansion in the College since the 1960s-70s, including seven major renovations and three new buildings

 

From Our Community

 
President Christian's letter to the campus community
"I am pleased and proud of the collective accomplishments of this community ... In the coming year, we have an opportunity to build on our momentum as we prepare for the next chapter in SUNY New Paltz’s history ... I wish for my successor the same warmth and acceptance that Sandy and I received from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and supporters of this top-tier public university."
You can use this link to read President Christian's full message to the campus community announcing his retirement after 12 years leading our institution.
Pictured above with the women’s soccer team at Move-In Day, Aug. 18, 2014.
 

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