2019年3月20日的投票 (read the news release here) followed 19 months of research and inclusive dialogue involving 学生, 教师, 工作人员, 校友, 书院理事会, 多样性 & Inclusion Council and New Paltz community stakeholders, including Historic Huguenot Street representatives and Huguenot descendants.
View timeline of process below.
The new names (Shawangunk Hall, Awosting大厅, Minnewaska大厅, Mohonk大厅, Ashokan Hall and Peregrine Dining Hall) carry local meaning and were approved by 书院理事会 on March 6, 2019. The names were recommended by a study group of College Council members, 教师, 工作人员, 学生, 校友 and a Historic Huguenot Street Board member. The study group chose the names from the results of a campuswide survey to solicit new names from 学生, 员工, 校友 and Historic Huguenot descendants. More than 3,000 individuals responded to the survey.
The new names will be effective at the start of the fall 2019 semester.
Preparations for the renaming are already underway and will continue through the coming months. There are a number of logistical and infrastructural issues that need to be managed before the new names can be implemented, including fire and other safety systems; room inventories and other databases; web directories and content; issues related to mailing addresses, 标志, 地图, campus tours and other Residence Life processes; and many more.
Read the archive of communications, reports, and community letters regarding this process.
“This is the right move for our campus at this time, as we strive to be a leader in meeting the educational needs of all New Yorkers. 事实上, I regard this as a historic moment for the College, and I am grateful to 书院理事会 for their support.”
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“As Student Association President, my job is to give voice to every student on campus, but I didn’t realize how much this decision meant to 学生 until after the resolution passed. The fact that we took this step shows 学生 that we listen to how they feel and that we’re not afraid of change.”
N’della Seque ’19 (Sociology)
“作为一个社区, we engaged in conversations that questioned our assumptions about what we know and the values we hold. We have re-imagined a SUNY New Paltz that not only accounts for its complex history but also invites the next generation of 学生 to add to the story.”
Tanhena Pacheco Dunn, 首席多元化官, 第九条协调员, associate vice president for Human Resources, 多样性 & 包容与多元化 & Inclusion Council co-chair
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“The name of SUNY New Paltz has changed five times as its nature and purpose changed over its almost 200-year history. The very essence of history is revision. 当我们学到新的事实, as we deepen our understanding of the world, as we find better ways to create a vibrant community, we must ensure that our campus in every way reflects the diverse interests of our 学生, 教师, administration and 工作人员.”
Reynolds Scott-Childress, assistant professor of history and 多样性 & Inclusion Council co-chair
“It was hard and difficult with a lot of bumps in the road, but 我认为 the ultimate product is going to be better for the campus community, better for the 学生 and, 我认为, better going forward as an institution, because it will welcome diversity, it will help with a comfort level in the 学生 and, 同样的道理, give respect to the history of where we are.”
Eli Basch, SUNY New Paltz College Council interim chairperson
