SUNY NEW PALTZ FOUNDATION INC

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 2024-2025, 561 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR A TOTAL OF $922,282. TWELVE NEW ANNUAL AND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS WERE ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.INCLUDED IN THESE 561 STUDENTS WERE 23 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 $100 TO $1,000.THE MINI GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023 CONTINUED IN 2024-2025. DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, SIXTY-ONE STUDENTS RECEIVED MINI AWARDS RANGING FROM $50-$300 TO BE USED FOR RESEARCH. THIS INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION TO RESEARCH SITES, MATERIALS, ENTRANCE FEES, ETC. FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS.FOR ACADEMIC YEARS 2022-2023, 2023-2024 & 2024-2025, STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL AT THE PINE STREET BURIAL GROUNDS IN KINGSTON, NY. DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, TWELVE STUDENTS WERE OFFERED SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS GRANTED THROUGH A DONATION BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE HUDSON VALLEY. WITH SUPPORT RANGING FROM $1,000-$4,000, 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.SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORTED ELEVEN STUDENTS TRAVELING TO USITT FOR THEATER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. TWENTY-FOUR STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED GRANTS FOR BOOKS AS PART OF THE AC2 PROGRAM.SEVEN STUDENTS ATTENDED THE AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION PROGRAM IN NEW ORLEANS WHERE THEY PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS AND COMPETITION WITH OTHER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTIONS.LASTLY EIGHT SUNY NEW PALTZ STUDENTS TRAVELED TO NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, DURING THE 2024-25 WINTER INTERCESSION TO PROVIDE ON-THE-GROUND SUPPORT TO A CITY THAT IS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE DEVASTATING HURRICANE MILTON, THE SECOND-MOST INTENSE STORM TO HIT FLORIDA'S GULF COAST. THEY TRAVELED WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ANTHONY BRIGANDI SCHOLARSHIP FUND.THE FOUNDATION ALSO DONATED $92,282 EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES TO THE SUNY NEW PALTZ TO BE USED BY VARIOUS SCHOOLS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY AND WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO ACCESS TO TOP OF THE LINE EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCES. THE EQUIPMENT INCLUDED A YAMAHA GRAND PIANO, MULTIPLE CAMERAS, LENS, AUDIO EQUIPMENT, COMPUTERS, ETC.

AS A RESULT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S ACQUISITION OF THE LARGEST GIFT IN CAMPUS HISTORY, THE UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHED THE SCIENCE OF READING CENTER (SORC) AT SUNY NEW PALTZ IN 2023. 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-BASED KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES THAT ARE PROVEN TO HELP LEARNERS GAIN SKILLS AS READERS.THE CENTER'S SCIENCE OF READING FUNDAMENTALS MICROCREDENTIAL HAS SERVED OVER 25,000 EDUCATORS IN NEW YORK, MARYLAND AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY SINCE IT WAS LAUNCHED AND CONTINUES TO RESONATE WITH IN-SERVICE EDUCATORS. IN OCTOBER, THE CENTER HELD ITS INAUGURAL LITERACY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN ALBANY, NEW YORK, WHICH WAS A SOLD-OUT EVENT ATTRACTING ATTENDEES ACROSS THE STATE. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LEADERS IN DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS WITH THE STRATEGY, TOOLS AND COMMUNICATION TO BUILD AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR EVIDENCE-BASED READING INSTRUCTION AND LAUNCH LOCAL LEARNING COHORTS.THIS PAST YEAR ALSO SAW AN EXPANSION TO SUPPORT ALL SUNY EDUCATION FACULTY AND STUDENTS ACROSS 20 CAMPUSES WITH FREE ACCESS TO THE COURSE. IN 2025, TWO NEW VISITING FELLOWS, DR. ANTONIO FIERRO AND DR. ALYSSA O'ROURKE, JOINED THE CENTER TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND THE REVISION OF THE MICROCREDENTIAL TO CLOSELY ALIGN TO NYSED GOALS FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. DR. CHRISTINE WOODCOCK AND DR. MIN WANG, FACULTY AT SUNY NEW PALTZ'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, ARE ALSO AFFILIATED WITH THE CENTER TO SUPPORT A RESEARCH PROGRAM WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOCES' IMPLEMENTING SCIENCE OF READING PRACTICES. THIS YEAR, THE FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO FUND SCIENCE OF READING MICROCREDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO MORE THAN 300 INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS LAUNCH A SYNCHRONOUS SEMINAR SERIES AT STRONG COMPLETION RATES.