SUNY Ulster Presents Annual Spring Concert Series

band musicians with conductor

April 16, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY – The SUNY Ulster Music Department will present its second and third concerts of the spring semester on Wednesday, April 29, and Wednesday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. The performances will be held in the Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall on the Stone Ridge campus. These concerts are free … Read more

Acclaimed Poet Sarah Kay Inspired a Standing Room Only Audience at SUNY Ulster 

April 10, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY – Sarah Kay, known for her powerful, fun, and honest performances delivered a series of poems interwoven with personal anecdotes at SUNY Ulster to a packed audience of SUNY Ulster students, high school students, faculty, staff, and community members. Her poems explored themes of identity, relationships, and personal growth … Read more

SUNY Ulster Hosts “Teaching Diversity in an Adverse Time” with Albert Cook

Albert Cook portrait

April 10, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster will present Teaching Diversity in an Adverse Time, a special lecture and discussion featuring noted educator and historian Albert Cook, on Wednesday, April 22 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the College Lounge on the Stone Ridge campus. This event will offer a pedagogical presentation and open … Read more

SUNY Ulster Holds Spring Open House and Accepted Students Day 2026 on Saturday, April 25

Students around a Phi Tehta Kappa tabe

April 9, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster will host its 2026 Spring Open House and Accepted Students Day on the Stone Ridge campus on Saturday, April 25. Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m., followed by a Welcome Address at 9 a.m. Scheduled sessions and tours will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. and run through 2 … Read more

SUNY Ulster Hosts John Burroughs Natural Science Lecture: “Look Underfoot – An Introduction to the Geology of Ulster County”

portrait of Steve Schimmerich

April 7, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster invites the community to explore the ancient story beneath their feet at the John Burroughs Natural Science Lecture: “Look Underfoot – An Introduction to the Geology of Ulster County,” presented by Steven Schimmrich. It will take place on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in BUR-120, … Read more

SUNY Ulster Welcomes Acclaimed Poet Sarah Kay as 2026 Ellen Robbins Poetry Forum and the Herbert H. & Sofia P. Reuner Library Writers Series Event

Sarah Kay speaking

March 25, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster welcomes internationally recognized poet, performer, and educator, Sarah Kay for a special reading and conversation on Thursday, April 9 at 10:15 a.m. in the College Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall on the SUNY Ulster campus. The event will be moderated by Samantha Dunn, Assistant Professor of English, and … Read more

SUNY Ulster Celebrates Women’s History Month

portrait of Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures, March 9-13 at the Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery March 5, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY– SUNY Ulster is proud to present Sojourner Truth: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures, an exhibit and panel outlining Sojourner Truth’s powerful role in advancing justice as we reflect on Women’s History. The exhibition will … Read more

Herrington Showcase Concert this March at SUNY Ulster Honors Memory of Former SUNY Ulster Bandleader, Lee Herrington

Students performing in Concert

February 18, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY – On Wednesday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. the music ensembles of SUNY Ulster will perform a concert to honor the memory of Lee Herrington. Herrington was a dedicated musician and mentor, the former band director at SUNY Ulster, a longtime Rondout Valley music teacher, and the former director … Read more