What’s next for Conversation One? Bring your ideas All are welcome – New Paltz students, staff & faculty, and members of the community. This means YOU! Conversation One 4:30 pm, May 9, 2018 Sojourner Truth Library Conference Room (M39)
I’m really frustrated by blame. What good does it do? We seem to love identifying “bad guys” – and yes, they’re usually guys – then punishing them extremely harshly. So, given the consequences, it’s natural that fear of blame puts us all in a defensive crouch. What should we do instead? When did you last … Continued
The Sojourner Truth Library is conducting an experimental trial . . . The main floor of the library will remain open for late night study and it will be through 8 am in other words 24 hours. Open 24/7 During Finals Week Dates for our 24 Hour Study experiment Sun 4/29 – Thu 5/3 Late … Continued
May 8th between 11:00am and 1:00pm in the library lobby & meet some tail wagging characters.
Stress relief is a library tradition Stress Busters is a library tradition helping students to handle stress during academic crunch time. Come join us in the STL Lobby for bagels and coffee, a therapy dog named Finn, and some really gentle yoga! Stress Busters are activities that take you out of study mode for a … Continued
April 25, 2018, 4:30 pm Sojourner Truth Library Main Lobby Conversation One
Sojourner Truth Library’s “Everyday is Earth Day” Survey Earth Day is celebrated every April 22nd, and was started back in 1970 by legislation proposed by senator Gaylord Nelson. On the first Earth Day in 1970 more than 20 million people participated. In present day it is now an international holiday, and more than 1 billion … Continued
Today, the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination Schools are almost as segregated as they were 50 years ago, and my brown-skinned daughter and son are nearly as likely to end up in poverty as their grandparents were.* My anger over this reality endangers the most important lesson Dr. King taught: if … Continued
Friday May 4th 2018 Student Research Symposium
April 17th, 7-9pm Join the New Paltz Zine Club and Library for a workshop with Elvis Bakaitis!