IN THIS ISSUE:

• Update on extension of Pause NY through May 15
• In Memoriam: A new way for our community to process grief together
• Weekly update to students from the Career Resource Center
• Insights from the Disciplines: An astronomical perspective
• Employee tuition assistance programs open for summer 2020
• Resources and professional development opportunities
• Coronavirus updates
• The latest from media
• Hugo's dispatch from campus!

News from around campus

Update to employees on extension of Pause New York order
Work-from-home directive for non-essential personnel extended to May 15

In memoriam: A shared space to empathize with community members dealing with personal loss
Inviting students, faculty, staff and alumni to share tributes to loved ones and engage in communal mourning and healing

Weekly update from the Career Resource Center – April 20, 2020
Students: Join us for an LGBTQ+ career panel, IG Live events, a virtual chat on internships and more

Employee tuition assistance programs open for summer 2020
Application instructions for the SUNY Tuition Assistance Program and UUP Space Available Program

Q&A With Men's Basketball Sophomore Jackson Vertucci
An overview of the mission and good work of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

Resources for remote teaching, learning and working

Update on Blackboard tools for advising
Including advice on holding private, one-on-one meetings

Colleagues: The Faculty Development Center requests your input
Share your ideas in an anonymous survey and help the FDC improve its programming

Balancing Stress with New Paltz alumni, April 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Kelly Murphy '13, founder of Seeds of Ayurveda, will lead a Guided Meditation and discussion on managing stress

Professional development and training opportunities

Upcoming Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion Trainings:

• Excel Tips & Shortcuts
  Monday, April 20, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
  
• Cultivating Great Teams: Building shared vision and supporting all members
  Tuesday, April 21, 10 - 11 a.m.
  
• Using OneDrive to organize, store, and share files and folders
  Wednesday, April 22, 2 - 3 p.m.
  
• Managing Conflict, and how to overcome your roadblocks
  Thursday, April 23, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
  

Webinar: SUNY COIL and Sustainable Development Goals, April 21 at 10 a.m.
Information for faculty about an opportunity to contribute to a six-credit online summer course

Open Educational Resources demo, April 22 at 4 p.m.
Free tools from the public domain, including lessons, assessments, textbooks and videos

Coronavirus updates

April 20 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
One student notified the College late Friday, April 17, that he has tested positive

Real-time list of buildings closed for cleaning
Office of Emergency Management publishing info about closures as they occur

Insights from the disciplines

Planetarium director adapts to remote teaching by looking to the skies
An astronomical perspective from Raj Pandya, complete with suggestions for holding your own nighttime viewing party

The latest from media

As lockdown continues, Hudson Valley musicians reach fans through streaming
An exhaustive list of options for safely enjoying and supporting local, live music
(New Paltz Times, 4/16/20)

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• Figured out a lifehack to help yourself stay positive?
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