SUNY College of Arts and Sciences-New Paltz

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 48% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 1% of housing units are Singles.
• 87% of housing units are Doubles.
• 12% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 14 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 75% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Activities Fair, Black Week, Broadway Plays, BSU BBQ, Dance Expo, Drag Ball, Fresh Dance, Latino Week, Meet the Greeks, New Paltz Idol, Rainbow Month, Spring Rest, Video Dance Party, Welcome Week
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 115 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Kappa Delta Pi (Elementary Education), National Residence Hall Honorary, Phi Delta Kappa (Education), Psi Chi (Psychology)
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Campus Ministry, Chabad, Faith Unity Tabernacle, Hillel, Muslim Student Association, Rejoice in Jesus, Student Christian Center
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Student Union, Asian Student Association, Black Week, Boys to Men Association, Caribbean Student Organization, First World Grad, Indian Student Association, Korean Cultural Union, LASU, Latinas Unidas, Latino Cultural Center, Latino Week, Muslim Student Association, South Asian Student Association
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Oracle (weekly); Fahari (bi-monthly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): New Windsor, NY (Stewart International Airport) (23)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Poughkeepsie, NY (Metro North/Amtrak) (11)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): New Paltz, NY (Trailways) (0)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 9% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 12% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 950
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 10 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 3% of students are fraternity members
• There are 12 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 2% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited