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SCHOLARSHIPS ARE ONE OF THE MOST DIRECT WAYS A DONOR CAN IMPACT THE LIVES OF NEW PALTZ STUDENTS AND INCLUDE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID FOR TUITION AS WELL AS APPLIED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS STUDY ABROAD, RESEARCH, INTERNSHIPS AND HONORS THAT ADD A MARGIN OF EXCELLENCE TO THE NEW PALTZ STUDENT EXPERIENCE.IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024, 515 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS FROM THE FOUNDATION AND NINE NEW ANNUAL AND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS WERE ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.FOR ACADEMIC YEARS 2022-2023 AND 2023-2024, STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL AT THE PINE STREET BURIAL GROUNDS IN KINGSTON, NY. DURING THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR, SEVEN STUDENTS WERE OFFERED SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS GRANTED THROUGH A DONATION BY THE NOVO FOUNDATION. WITH SUPPORT RANGING FROM $4,000-$7,000, STUDENTS WERE ISSUED A STIPEND THAT WOULD ENABLE THEM TO TAKE PART IN A NINE-CREDIT COURSE AND ASSIST WITH TUITION, HOUSING, AND COMMUTER EXPENSES WHILE TAKING PART IN THE DIG.INCLUDED IN THESE 515 STUDENTS WERE 19 WHO RECEIVED FUNDS FROM THE STUDENT CRISIS GRANT FUND, WHICH SERVES TO ASSIST STUDENTS FACING UNPREDICTABLE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE INTERFERE WITH THEIR EDUCATION. THE FUNDS AWARDED RANGED FROM $77 TO $1,000.THE MINI GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023 CONTINUED IN 2023-2024. DURING THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR, TWENTY-EIGHT STUDENTS RECEIVED MINI AWARDS RANGING FROM $100-$200 TO BE USED FOR RESEARCH. THIS INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION TO RESEARCH SITES, MATERIALS, ENTRANCE FEES, ETC. FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2MScience of Reading Center
AS A RESULT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S ACQUISITION OF THE LARGEST GIFT IN CAMPUS HISTORY, THE UNIVERSITY WILL ESTABLISH THE SCIENCE OF READING CENTER (SORC) AT SUNY NEW PALTZ. THE SORC AT SUNY NEW PALTZ OFFERS A HUB FOR EDUCATORS WITH A SHARED MISSION OF IMPROVING LITERACY OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN ACROSS THE U.S., BY PROMOTING RESEARCH-BACKED KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES THAT ARE PROVEN TO HELP LEARNERS GAIN SKILLS AS READERS. THE CENTER FEATURES A NEW, FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND SCIENCE OF READING FUNDAMENTALS MICROCREDENTIAL FOR NEW YORK IN-SERVICE TEACHERS, UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATE CANDIDATES IN THE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE UNIVERSITY'S SECOND ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP.THE SCIENCE OF READING FUNDAMENTALS MICROCREDENTIAL LAUNCHED IN FALL 2023 AS A FULLY ONLINE, SELF-PACED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP NEW YORK'S P-12 TEACHERS GAIN FAMILIARITY WITH THE RESEARCH-BASED BUILDING BLOCKS OF LITERACY INSTRUCTION. PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE WITH INSTRUCTORS AND EXPERTS DURING REAL-TIME WEBINARS AND WILL ACCRUE 35 CTLE HOURS UPON COMPLETION OF THE MICROCREDENTIAL, WHICH CAN BE DONE IN AS LITTLE AS SEVEN WEEKS.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, OVER 7,000 EDUCATORS REGISTERED FOR THE SCIENCE OF READING FUNDAMENTALS MICROCREDENTIAL. THE FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO FUND SCIENCE OF READING MICROCREDENTIAL AWARDS TO 1,667 INDIVIDUALS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$914.5KArt Exhibitions and Educational Programs
THE SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM OF ART IN 2023-2024, OFFERED SIX WELL-RECEIVED AND WELL-ATTENDED MAJOR EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL WORK THAT RECEIVED MEDIA PLACEMENTS IN SEVERAL LOCAL AND NATIONAL OUTLETS INCLUDING CHRONOGRAM, AND HUDSON VALLEY ONE, AMONG OTHERS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXHIBITION PROGRAM INCLUDED NOTES FOR TOMORROW, PURPLE HAZE: ART AND DRUGS ACROSS THE AMERICAS, HUDSON VALLEY ARTISTS 2024: BIBLIOGRAPHY, GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: WORK BY MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS, ISAMI DOI, AARON DOUGLAS, AND WINOLD REISS, AND THE BFA & MFA THESIS EXHIBITIONS.ANNUAL ATTENDANCE AT THE MUSEUM THIS YEAR WAS OVER 13,000. WE HOSTED MANY IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, WHICH INCLUDED ARTISTS' TALKS, SYMPOSIUMS, WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN, AND CURATOR GALLERY TOURS. BELOW ARE JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS:- WE LAUNCHED OUR INAUGURAL VISIT FROM 8TH GRADERS AT KINGSTON'S MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, INTRODUCING THEM TO BEN WIGFALL'S WORK AND THE CAMPUS PRINT-MAKING DEPARTMENT, AND INSPIRING THEM TO CREATE ART ON BEN'S PRESS IN THE MIDTOWN ART DISTRICT'S COMMUNITY PRINT STUDIO.- IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR EXHIBITION PURPLE HAZE: ART AND DRUGS ACROSS THE AMERICAS, LOCAL LEADERS DISCUSSED OPIOID EPIDEMIC INITIATIVES IN THE HUDSON VALLEY. - AS PART OF OUR SERIES THAT USES ART AS A CATALYST FOR PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE WELLNESS, PROFESSOR ANDREA FRANK'S "STEPPING INTO DEEP TIME" INVITED PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE COMMUNAL FUTURES THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. - IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GLOBAL CONNECTIONS EXHIBITION, SUNY NEW PALTZ ART HISTORY STUDENTS EMILY HIMES AND CIERA BROWNE ENGAGED IN A Q&A WITH CELEBRATED ART HISTORIANS AND WRITERS CHRISTIAN CROUCH, PATRICIA HILLS, MARGO MACHIDA, MORGAN PARKER, AND TOM WOLF.AUDIENCES FROM ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY ENGAGED WITH THE MUSEUM AS WELL, FROM K-12 SCHOOL VISITS AND ARTIST WORKSHOPS, TO LIFETIME LEARNING INSTITUTE CLASSES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$218.5K
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