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Daily Digest: SUNY New Paltz News

Posted on: Monday, December 21, 2020 at 10:00 AM

   
This newsletter is a daily source of campus news, information about events, useful tips for navigating campus this fall, and updates about confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our community. Read more here.
Students, faculty and staff will also receive important bulletins via the NPForward text notification system.
 

IN THIS ISSUE

  • Coronavirus update: No new cases reported as of 4 p.m. yesterday
  • Learn about the New York State COVID-19 Vaccine Program
  • For faculty: Timelines and expectations for meeting SUNY standards for remote instruction
  • Knowledge Base article on Open SUNY Course Quality Review
  • Virtual Engineering Project Review presentations
  • In case you missed it: Last week's Alumni Fireside Chat with President Christian
  • Tomorrow at 3 p.m.: Brave the elements with the Faculty Adventure Group
  • Events and resources
  • The latest from media
  • From our community: Winter has arrived!
 

Coronavirus updates

Dec. 21 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
No new cases reported as of 4 p.m. yesterday

New York State COVID-19 Vaccine Program
A new online hub for news and info about vaccine administration statewide

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

SUNY System-wide COVID-19 Case Tracker
Published statistics from all 64 campuses, updated every 24 hours

 

News of the day

For faculty: Timelines and expectations for meeting SUNY standards for remote instruction
Including info on self-review of course design and certification for online teaching

Learn more about the Open SUNY Course Quality Review with our Knowledge Base article
Useful info for faculty following the Dec. 4 message about self-review of remote courses

Virtual Engineering Project Review presentations
Teams of engineering students share projects and prototypes at the halfway point of the Senior Design cycle

In case you missed it: Last week's Alumni Fireside Chat with President Christian
Updates for alumni on how our campus community is enduring the pandemic, and what we're looking forward to in spring

Tomorrow at 3 p.m.: Brave the elements with the Faculty Adventure Group
Join for a masked, socially distanced walk & roll on the River 2 Ridge trail near campus

 
 
SUNY New Paltz on Instagram
And with that, winter has arrived: New Paltz got well over a foot of snow on Dec. 16 & 17, 2020, with high winds and low temperatures to boot. Hope you're keeping warm!
 

Events, resources and reminders

Spring 2021 web registration moratorium is Jan. 4 – 11
Undergraduate students will be unable to add or drop courses online that week

Share your favorite cookie recipe with the campus community!
In lieu of their annual bake-off, the Employee Assistance Program will collect and publish recipies to provide some festive inspiration

Students: Graduating in May 2021? Make sure to apply by the Jan. 1 deadline
Application can be completed at my.newpaltz.edu in just a few minutes
Undergraduate, graduate and advanced certificate students must apply for conferral

Faculty: Consider training as a Human Research Ethics Board Exempt Reviewer
Completing this brief workshop empowers faculty to review research proposals directly from their students

 

The latest from media

NY weather: Here are the Orange, Ulster and Sullivan County snow totals
About 8 to 16 inches of snow accumulated in parts of the Hudson Valley
Times Herald-Record, 12/17/20

 

From Our Community

 
SUNY New Paltz on Instagram
The first snow of the year has its charms, despite the cold.
 

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