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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Governor Cuomo issues executive order recognizing Juneteenth as holiday for state employees
- SUNY New Paltz Listens: A Conversation About Race, June 24
- Assembly Member and alumna Alicia Hyndman ’93 (Black Studies) comments on executive order
- Historical context and further reading on Juneteenth
- Student-led service fraternity raised $3,000+ for racial justice
- Video: Get to know the Scholar's Mentorship Program
- Events and development opportunities
- Coronavirus updates
- The latest from media
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"Black Emancipation Day, June 19th, 1865 also known as Juneteenth, is pivotal in the joy, congregation, and spiritual well being of black people in America. I am pleased that the work I have done to solidify Juneteenth as a holiday in the State of New York is coming to fruition. I look forward to working with my colleagues and the Governor to ensure black history and liberation stays at the forefront of progress." - New York State Assembly Member and SUNY New Palz alumna Alicia Hyndman ’93 (Black Studies), on today's announcement of Governor Cuomo's executive order recognizing Juneteenth as a holiday for state employees.
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On Juneteenth
Some historical context and additional resources for understanding the day's significance
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The Scholar's Mentorship Program is dedicated to supporting high-achieving students of color at SUNY New Paltz. Learn more about the program in this new video featuring Director Mark Rumnit and a number of students and alumni from the SMP family.
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Trainings from the Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion:
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Student Capstones and Thesis Work
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It was genuinely difficult to keep up with the staggering volume of galleries, exhibitions, original research and video presentations New Paltz students published at the end of the 2019-20 academic year. We'd like to take time this summer to spotlight individual projects and give this exceptional scholarship and creative work its due.
Today, printmaking and installation that appeared in "Other Worlds are Possible," the 2020 Virtual MFA show.
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Xuewu Zheng '20 (Printmaking)
"I titled this body of my work Meditation. The works, include two series, containing both printmaking and installation. I have been working on both series for about 30 years. I examine both history and the present in a very personal way and I integrate both philosophy and religion into my work. Through my artistic practice, I bridge the language gap between the Eastern and Western cultures. I pay attention to the relationships between humans and nature, and how they are shaped by modern civilization. Meditation is both the content and the state of my life, and my primary means of instigating this research."
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