News from SUNY New Paltz
Sara Walenta of Millbrook recognized at fall 2016 Outstanding Graduates ceremony
NEW PALTZ, NY (12/30/2016)– It is a SUNY New Paltz tradition at the close of each semester to honor the efforts of distinguished graduates-to-be who have earned places atop their academic programs through excellent work in and out of the classroom.
Sara Walenta of Millbrook, N.Y. was one a select group of New Paltz students whose academic and co-curricular performance was recognized with the Outstanding Graduate designation at the fall 2016 ceremony on Dec. 15.
Students representing all five of New Paltz’s schools – the School of Business, School of Education, School of Fine and Performing Arts, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Science and Engineering – as well as the students pursuing upper-level degrees through the Graduate School, were named Outstanding Graduates this semester.
“To be admitted to this school indicates that you showed both promise and achievement in what you did before, and as Outstanding Graduates, you are part of an even more impressive subset of students who have achieved at exceptional levels,” said Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Lorin Basden Arnold. “Congratulations on what you’ve accomplished during your time here. We feel lucky to have been a part of your undergraduate experience, and we look forward to hearing about what you do next.”
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Located in the heart of a dynamic college town, ninety minutes from metropolitan New York City, the State University of New York at New Paltz is a highly selective college of about 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
One of the most well-regarded public colleges in the nation, New Paltz delivers an extraordinary number of majors in Business, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Fine & Performing Arts and Education.
New Paltz embraces its culture as a community where talented and independent minded people from around the world create close personal links with real scholars and artists who love to teach.
