Our Why

SUNY New Paltz is pleased to join SUNY’s important Prison Education Program (PEP) initiative. Helping incarcerated individuals in New York achieve their educational goals and secure for themselves a successful future aligns well with our institutional ethos of social justice and with our institutional missions of fostering student success and being of value to the state of New York. SUNY OHEP

Program

In 2025 SUNY New Paltz PEP began working with Columbia Greene Community College’s (CGCC) Second Chance PELL program, to offer a baccalaureate program at Green Haven Correctional Facility.  CGCC students who have completed the AAS: Individualized Studies as well as incarcerated individuals who have completed Associate degrees at other campuses are eligible to apply for the BA/BS: Sociology degree.

People

Staff

Academic Affairs
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Annee Roschelle, Chair Sociology
Department: Sociology
Phone: (845) 257-3502
E-mail: [email protected]

Enrollment Management

Lisa Jones
Exec Director, Special Sessions & Partner Programs
Department: Vice President - Enrollment Management
Phone: (845) 257-3216
E-mail: [email protected]

Faculty

New Paltz began the program with seven faculty, all tenured or tenure track, who contribute coursework to the Sociology major, general electives and general education requirements.  Program faculty receive orientation and training in prison education programming and must complete appropriate background checks.

Faculty interested in joining the program may email [email protected] to learn more.

Contact
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