SUNY Ulster News Blog

SUNY Ulster Environmental Studies Program Presents a Lecture on Climate

December 2, 2022 by SUNYUlster

SUNY Ulster Environmental Studies Program Presents a Lecture on Climate
with Tim Guinee & Samrat Pathania on December 13 at 7 p.m.

December 2, 2022 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster welcomes Tim Guinee, Chapter Chairman for the Climate Reality Project, and Samrat Pathania, Wallkill High School STEM teacher for an evening discussion on climate issues and how to get involved in climate activism. This event takes place on December 13 from 7-9 p.m. in the College Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall of the Stone Ridge Campus, and is free and open to the public.

Tim Guinee is the President of Climate Action Now and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission on Accelerating Climate Solutions. As a leader in former Vice-President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, he has given presentations on the climate emergency all over the U.S., Canada, and North Africa. He is also the founder of The Climate Actors and serves on the Leadership Council of Riverkeeper, the board of the Ashokan Center, and the board of Green Product Placement. He is the official climate change liaison for the town of Marbletown, NY with the Climate Mayors, and serves as the New York legislative-action director for the New York Climate Reality Chapters Coalition. Mr. Guinee
earns his living as an actor and has performed in hundreds of films, plays, and episodes
of television.

Samrat Pathania is a former software engineer who currently teaches mathematics, physics, and computer science at Wallkill High School in Wallkill, NY. He is a New York State Master Teacher Emeritus and co-founder of the Educator Collective for Environmental Justice. Samrat is a passionate advocate for inquiry-based and climate solutions-centered STEM education, inside and outside the classroom. He is a Climate Reality Leader and has presented many talks and workshops on practical climate solutions. He lives in New Paltz, NY with his family in a net-zero home.

For more information, contact Jennifer Guiher at guiherj@sunyulster.edu. Registration is required. Please visit http://bit.ly/3UwNiI9 to register to attend.

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Approaching the finish line: Discussion on self care around finals

March 12, 2026November 18, 2022 by SUNYUlster

By Ashley Brown, LCSW-R

Crisis Counselor at SUNY Ulster

April 7, 2022

For everyone on campus, we are approaching the finish line of the semester. Some are also approaching the culmination of their time at SUNY Ulster, graduating and are venturing further into their “start here, go far” journey.

If we think about marathons, the message tends to be to pace ourselves. Don’t rush, find balance, take water and snack breaks to keep ourselves going and maintain stamina. The same can apply to the course of the semester. The final stretch often requires us to pace ourselves leading up to it to support our highest potential. Here are some tips that many have found helpful to support success and overall wellness:

Routines: plan to go to sleep and wake up at the same times everyday. Be mindful of how much caffeine you are drinking and avoid this and sugar later in the day so you can rest.

Eat well: instead of captain crunch for breakfast, consider something more sustaining such as eggs, oatmeal (being mindful of sugars) keep snacks handy for your day that support brain health and energy (nuts, berries, bananas, yogurt, leafy greens).

Hydrate: water, water, water. Many experts believe that anything other than water is not hydrating. Water is like the WD40 for our skin, muscles, joints etc

Take breaks: stand up, stretch, take a walk, look outside your window, give your eyes and being a break from the computer. Even if you don’t have a lot of time, take a walk to your mailbox, around your house, if you are on campus…walk to the furthest restroom or go talk with someone face to face rather than sending an email. The change of perspective for both body and mind can really make a positive difference.

For any questions or other tips, please feel free to contact me at brownas@sunyulster.edu. Better yet, come on by to my office in Van 128. As always, consult with your doctors about what plans and food best suit you.

SUNY Ulster faculty and staff are here to support you to “start here and go far.” Best of luck on finals and all of your endeavors!

SUNY Ulster Presents “The Growing Threat of Domestic Violent Extremism” on December 2, 2022

November 17, 2022 by Dina Pearlman

SUNY Ulster Presents “The Growing Threat of Domestic Violent Extremism”
in the Quimby Theater on December 2, 2022

November 17, 2022 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion welcomes Catrina Doxsee, Associate Director and Associate Fellow of the Transnational Threats Project, to discuss domestic terrorism on Friday, December 2 at 12 p.m., in the Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall on the Stone Ridge campus. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

For the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Catrina Doxsee analyzes international and domestic terrorism and the irregular activities of countries such as Iran, Russia, and China.

In recent years, the United States has seen historically high levels of domestic terrorist activity and a wide range of conspiracy theories and disinformation produced by individuals with violent extremist beliefs. During this event, Doxsee will discuss recent trends in domestic extremist violence, the impact of disinformation, how these problems may manifest, and how they can be prevented at a community level. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

Included in the discussion:

How we define and think about domestic terrorism and violent extremism
Major ideologies behind extremist violence in the United States
Recent trends in domestic terrorist attacks, including number, targets, weapons, and location
Domestic violent extremism in the context of New York State and Ulster County
Related phenomena, including disinformation, racism, and dehumanizing language
The role of social media and other online platforms
Ways to counter extremism at all levels—from national policy to local community action

For more information, contact Candice VanDyke, Chief Diversity Officer at SUNY Ulster at vandykec@sunyulster.edu. Covid-19 screening for guests will take place during check-in.

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The SUNY Ulster Music Department presents the 2022 Fall Concert Series

November 16, 2022 by Dina Pearlman

The SUNY Ulster Music Department presents the 2022 Fall Concert Series

November 30, 2022 – December 8, 2022

November 16, 2022 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster will host its annual series of winter concerts beginning November 30, 2022. Students, music educators, and faculty and staff will perform in the following two holiday concerts. Both concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall on the Stone Ridge Campus. The concerts are free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated.

November 30, 2022 Concert
This invigorating annual concert directed by Vic Izzo will feature holiday favorites with songs including Let it Snow, Silent Night, and In the Bleak Midwinter. In addition, SUNY Ulster is thrilled to welcome Guest Conductor, Sue Lichtenberg who will be conducting the College/Community Band in their performance of Kilimanjaro.

Wednesday, November 30
COLLEGE/COMMUNITY BAND & ENSEMBLES

Vic Izzo, Director

December 8, 2022 Concert
The holiday spirit continues with the second half of the SUNY Ulster Music Department Fall Semester Concert Series. Music from around the world is the theme of this performance including Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, Gavotte en Rondeau, and Cantate Domino.

Thursday, December 8

COLLEGE CHORUS

Janet Gehres, Director
Edward Leavitt, Accompanist

MIXED INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE

Greg Dinger, Director/Arranger

HONORS RECITAL WINNERS

For more information, contact Janet Gehres at gehresj@sunyulster.edu. COVID-19 screening for audience members will be in the Quimby Theater Lobby on the evening of the event.

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SUNY Ulster Hosts Veterans Day Tribute on Thursday, November 10, 2022

November 7, 2022 by Dina Pearlman

SUNY Ulster Hosts Veterans Day Tribute on Thursday, November 10, 2022

November 7, 2022 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster will honor veterans on Thursday, November 10 at 10 a.m. in Clinton Hall on the Stone Ridge campus. Hosted by SUNY Ulster’s Student Government and the SUNY Ulster Military Affiliated Club, the event will include speakers, student reflections, and musical performances. This event is free and open to the public.

SUNY Ulster President, Dr. Alison Buckley will provide remarks. Manny Torres, Director of Military-Affiliated students and a student from the SUNY Ulster Student Government will speak. Students will share reflections and thoughts.

In addition, America (My Country Tis of Thee) will be performed by SUNY Ulster students, Hannah Irwin, Penelope Rose, Mark LaBorde, and Daniel Palladino. Danny Boy will be performed by Mark LaBorde.

SUNY Ulster has, for over a decade, been designated as a Top Military-Friendly School and has earned a Gold designation for the College’s commitment to veterans and veteran dependents. Manny Torres, Director of Military-Affiliated students states, “SUNY Ulster veteran students and their dependents benefit from a broad array of College-wide support as they work toward a degree including a Battle Buddy Center on campus which provides a quiet place for veterans and veteran family students to connect and work, and a Military Affiliated Community (MAC) Club.”

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Enrollment & Success Center Hosts Two Events

November 7, 2022 by Dina Pearlman

The Enrollment & Success Center at SUNY Ulster Presents Discover the Arts and SUNY Financial Aid Day

Discover the Arts November 9, 2022, 4 -7 p.m.

SUNY Financial Aid Day November 12, 2022, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

November 4, 2022 – Stone Ridge, NY – The SUNY Ulster Enrollment & Success Center invites you to the Stone Ridge campus to learn about the Arts programs at SUNY Ulster as well as Financial Aid.

During Discover the Arts, prospective students are invited to participate in an optional Portfolio Review of their work and preview a SUNY Ulster Student Works Showcase. The schedule includes a presentation about the Fine Arts Program, a Student Works Showcase, and an Application Workshop. Art Area Tours featuring the Gallery, Print Shop, Mac Lab, Mac Studio, and Inner Space. Registration is required .

During Financial Aid Day, SUNY Ulster will offer area high school seniors with plans to attend any SUNY school in fall 2023 with hands-on assistance completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). SUNY Ulster’s Admissions staff will also be available to speak with those interested in learning more about SUNY Ulster and its programs. Campus tours will be offered. Registration is required. To complete the FAFSA with a SUNY Ulster specialist, bring the following:

Federal Student Aid ID and Passwords for parent and student. Register for an FSA ID at studentaid.gov.
2021 Tax documents including your federal and state tax returns, W-2 statements, and other income statements
2021 untaxed income information, such as child support paid or received
Asset information

Driver’s license (student)
Social security numbers for student and parent
Alien registration card (permanent residents of US)

The Enrollment & Success Center team is dedicated to helping you every step of the way through your college journey, from admissions through graduation. For more information, email esc@sunyulster.edu.

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New York Times Bestselling Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to Read at SUNY Ulster Stone Ridge Campus Tuesday, November 8, 2022

October 26, 2022 by Dina Pearlman

New York Times Bestselling Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to Read at SUNY Ulster Stone Ridge Campus Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Herbert H. & Sofia P. Reuner Library Writers Series

October 25, 2022 – Stone Ridge, NY – Join us on Tuesday, November 8 at 1:15 p.m. in the Quimby Theater for the Herbert H. & Sofia P. Reuner Library Writers Series event with author, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.

A discussion and interview will be moderated by Dr. Ivan Godfrey, Associate Professor in the Criminal Justice & Human Services department. Adjei-Brenyah will read from some of his works, and participate in a Q&A session with the audience. A book signing will follow and books will be available for sale.

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is the New York Times-bestselling author of Friday Black (Mariner Books, 2018). His debut novel, Chain-Gang All-Stars, is forthcoming in 2023 with Penguin Random House.

Adjei-Brenyah’s books are described by award-winning author, George Saunders as “a wonder: strange, crazed, urgent and funny, yet classical.” And, BuzzFeed writes,

“Reading Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is like being shaken awake. Adjei-Brenyah skewers the ways we brush past racism and injustice, making the absurdity of the rhetoric around both impossible to ignore.”

Adjei-Brenyah was selected by Colson Whitehead as one of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” honorees, the winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Award for Best First Book and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. His work has appeared or is forthcoming from numerous publications, including the New York Times Book Review, Esquire, Literary Hub, the Paris Review, Guernica, and Longreads.

The SUNY Ulster Herbert H. & Sofia P. Reuner Library Writers Series is a special program sponsored by The Ulster Community College Foundation, begun in 1998, that brings renowned writers to campus every fall. This is a truly unique opportunity for SUNY Ulster students and community members to hear award winning authors read from their work.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Register Now.

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Marieken Cochius at Muroff-Kotlter from November 4 from 4 to 6 p.m.

October 24, 2022 by Dina Pearlman

Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery at SUNY Ulster Presents ‘Guiding the Currents’ works of Marieken Cochius from October 7 through November 29, 2022

Opening Reception Scheduled for Friday November 4 from 4 to 6 p.m.

October 24, 2022 – Stone Ridge, NY – The Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery begins its fall season with an exhibition of the works of Marieken Cochius entitled, Guiding the Currents running from October 7 through November 29, 2022. A reception is scheduled for Friday November 4, from 4 to 6 p.m. The event is free and is open to the public.

Marieken Cochius’ works are described as meditative, intuitive and often explores growth forms, movement of light and wind, root systems, and animal architecture. The exhibition will include; sculpture, drawings, and paintings.

Marieken Cochius is a Dutch-born artist currently residing in the Hudson Valley. Cochius is recognized for her features in the New York Times, Elle Decor, Columbia Journal, and in over 40 Art/Literary/Poetry/University publications and magazines in the USA and abroad. Many of Cochius’ works have been shown in group exhibitions in local galleries such as Holland Tunnel Gallery, Newburgh, NY and the Lockwood Gallery, Kingston, NY.

The Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For special viewings, call 845-687-5134. For more information, contact Chris Seubert at seubertc@sunyulster.edu.

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SUNY Ulster Presents Dr. John Rayburn as 2022 John Burroughs Natural Science Lecture Speaker on November 2 at 7 PM

October 17, 2022 by Dina Pearlman

SUNY Ulster Presents Dr. John Rayburn as 2022 John Burroughs Natural Science
Lecture Speaker on November 2 at 7 PM

October 17, 2022 – Stone Ridge, NY – Dr. John Rayburn will present a lecture on Local and Regional Glacial History at the End of the Last Ice Age as SUNY Ulster’s 2022 John Burroughs Natural Science Lecturer on November 2, 2022 at 7 p.m. in the Captain Jack Rose Memorial Lecture Hall (BUR 120).

For those who follow Hudson Valley history and geology, this lecture will provide an overview of the long geologic history of the Hudson Valley. Learn how a few thousand years ago, during the Pleistocene Ice Age, all of the Hudson Valley was covered with a thick sheet of glacial ice that as the climate began to warm exposed the landscape we know and love today. Dr. Rayburn will reveal how researchers are able to unravel the complex history of this process.

Dr. Rayburn is a professor in the SUNY New Paltz Geology Department where he specializes in geomorphology and environmental geology. His professional research interests include the examination of post-glacial lake sediments and the timing of deglaciation in the Hudson Valley and eastern New York.

The John Burroughs Natural Science Lecture Series is named in honor of the renowned local naturalist, John Burroughs and is sponsored by SUNY Ulster’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) department. The series seeks to periodically bring speakers to the SUNY Ulster campus, offering free lectures to the academic community and the general public on topics of interest in the natural sciences.

The lecture is free and open to the public. There will be a check-in table outside of Burroughs 120. For more information, contact Steven Schimmrich at schimmrs@sunyulster.edu or 845-687-7683.

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October 14, 2022 by Dina Pearlman

Students from Any College Can Earn Three Credits in Three Weeks

October 14, 2022 – Stone Ridge, NY – SUNY Ulster’s Winter*net session, which begins January 2 and runs through January 21, offers three-week online courses that allow SUNY Ulster and visiting students the ability to earn credits quickly and affordably.

Winter offerings include popular general education required classes and electives in the sciences, business, history, social sciences, languages, and more at a cost of $200 per credit in-state tuition.

The online format and accelerated class schedule can help students get a jump-start on their spring semester, complete a required course, or explore a new area of interest.

To learn more about Winter*net courses and register online, visit sunyulster.edu/winternet.

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