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Daily Digest: SUNY New Paltz News

Posted on: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:00 AM

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This newsletter is a daily source of campus news, useful tips, events information, and updates about confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our community. Read more here.
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IN THIS ISSUE

  • Coronavirus update: Two students have tested positive
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Experience grants: Call for proposals
  • This weekend: “Getting Up Is Easier: New Songs for a New Era”
  • College Council will meet this Thursday, March 18
  • From the Oracle: “All of Me” Provides Support & Community to LGBTQ+ Students
  • Faculty Writing Group meets weekly with live and virtual options
  • SUNY asks: Do You #KnowYourVax?
  • Events and resources
  • The latest from media
  • From our community: Metal faculty, alumna featured in Art Jewelry Forum
 

Coronavirus updates

March 17 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Two students have tested positive

Weekly COVID-19 testing information and resources
Pool testing available on a walk-in basis, Monday - Thursday
Friday PCR testing is appointment-only with no same-day sign-ups

Save time, check the line at the Awosting Hall testing center
Live updates every minute let you see if there's a wait before you come for testing

SUNY New Paltz COVID-19 Dashboard
The College's tally of active cases, on-campus testing, positivity rates, quarantine and more
 

News of the day

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience grants: Call for proposals
Apply by April 5 to receive support for a faculty-mentored project this summer

This weekend: “Getting Up Is Easier: New Songs for a New Era”
Theatre arts students perform contemporary musical selections full of humor, poetry, hope, persistence and love; RSVP for streamed presentations on March 20 & 21

College Council will meet this Thursday, March 18
Agenda includes COVID-19 updates, an overview of the Middle States evaluation and more

From the Oracle: “All of Me” Provides Support & Community to LGBTQ+ Students
Weekly meet-ups hosted by the Counseling Center, Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m.

Faculty Writing Group meets weekly with live and virtual options
Join colleagues for a few hours of focus, every Wednesday at 1 p.m.
 
 
SUNY Know Your Vax
SUNY is combating misinformation with its new #KnowYourVax campaign: short, multilingual videos featuring medical experts and community leaders providing information about the COVID-19 vaccine. Check out the full playlist to get some quick facts from sources you can trust, and share these PSAs with family and friends, too.
 

Events, resources and reminders

Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion trainings
Upcoming sessions on topics including OneDrive, Outlook, passwords and more

More students may be eligible for SNAP benefits under change in federal law
Temporary expansion includes students who are work-study eligible or who have an expected family contribution of $0 in the current academic year

Summer and fall schedules of classes are now available
Tips to help students get ready now for open registration in April

Countering Racism Through Education: A United Nations dialogue, March 18
Members of our community are invited to this global event at 10 a.m.
Preregistration by 5 p.m. on March 17 is required to attend

The Moral Obligation to Serve the Marginalized: By Any Means Necessary
A conversation among education leaders on April 8
 

The latest from media

Ulster County Is Moving Its Kingston Vaccination Site
New spot at HV Mall will enable up to 2,500 doses daily, with 300 parking spots
WAMC, 3/16/21
 

From Our Community
 
Jamie Scherzer on Instagram
A new article published in Art Jewelry Forum cites work by a New Paltz Metal faculty member and alumna as examples of artists who are merging printmaking and jewelry making processes.
Assistant Professor Lynn Batchelder and her former student, Jamie Scherzer '20g (Studio Art), are integrating prints and plates into their work with metal. In Scherzer's "Call and Response," pictured above, we see the print (left) as well as the copper plate used for printing (right), subsequently transformed into an object of display.
Read more in "Intaglio by Jewelry Artists" in Art Jewelry Forum, and see more from Batchelder and Scherzer on Instagram @lynnbatch and @jamie_scherzer, respectively.
 

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