Tag: Lauren Albanese
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New York State and SUNY New Paltz Say “Enough is Enough”
The University Police Department (UPD) at SUNY New Paltz issued a safety alert earlier this month regarding an incident familiar to college campuses across the country: sexual violence. According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, one in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college. In an effort to…
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Striving for a Safer SUNY New Paltz
As acts of public violence occur frequently on college campuses across the country, SUNY New Paltz responds with updated safety plans for faculty, staff and students. Emergency management at the university is a response to the tragic events at Virginia Tech and other higher education institutions. SUNY New Paltz administrators look at the vulnerabilities within the campus…
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Closing the Skills Gap in the Hudson Valley
Local engineering companies and community colleges are teaming up to promote STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) education in the Hudson Valley to match students’ knowledge with the requirements of the competitive workforce. This solution might be considered long term, but it tackles a problem that has been brewing for years at the local and national…
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Unemployment Rate in Hudson Valley Doesn’t Add Up
Kevin Halcott was hired as a dishwasher and busboy at the Main St. Bistro in New Paltz, N.Y. after dealing with a struggle many Americans know all too well: unemployment. The 26 year-old of Ulster County resident was unemployed from August of 2013 to February of 2014. “I did a lot of job hunting,” he…