SUNY NEW PALTZ FOUNDATION INC

AS A RESULT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S ACQUISITION OF THE LARGEST GIFT IN CAMPUS HISTORY, THE UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHED THE SCIENCE OF READING CENTER (SORC) AT SUNY NEW PALTZ IN 2023. THE SORC AT SUNY NEW PALTZ OFFERS A HUB FOR EDUCATORS WITH A SHARED MISSION OF IMPROVING LITERACY OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN ACROSS THE U.S., BY PROMOTING RESEARCH-BASED KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES THAT ARE PROVEN TO HELP LEARNERS GAIN SKILLS AS READERS.THE CENTER'S SCIENCE OF READING FUNDAMENTALS MICROCREDENTIAL HAS SERVED OVER 25,000 EDUCATORS IN NEW YORK, MARYLAND AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY SINCE IT WAS LAUNCHED AND CONTINUES TO RESONATE WITH IN-SERVICE EDUCATORS. IN OCTOBER, THE CENTER HELD ITS INAUGURAL LITERACY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN ALBANY, NEW YORK, WHICH WAS A SOLD-OUT EVENT ATTRACTING ATTENDEES ACROSS THE STATE. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LEADERS IN DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS WITH THE STRATEGY, TOOLS AND COMMUNICATION TO BUILD AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR EVIDENCE-BASED READING INSTRUCTION AND LAUNCH LOCAL LEARNING COHORTS.THIS PAST YEAR ALSO SAW AN EXPANSION TO SUPPORT ALL SUNY EDUCATION FACULTY AND STUDENTS ACROSS 20 CAMPUSES WITH FREE ACCESS TO THE COURSE. IN 2025, TWO NEW VISITING FELLOWS, DR. ANTONIO FIERRO AND DR. ALYSSA O'ROURKE, JOINED THE CENTER TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND THE REVISION OF THE MICROCREDENTIAL TO CLOSELY ALIGN TO NYSED GOALS FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. DR. CHRISTINE WOODCOCK AND DR. MIN WANG, FACULTY AT SUNY NEW PALTZ'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, ARE ALSO AFFILIATED WITH THE CENTER TO SUPPORT A RESEARCH PROGRAM WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOCES' IMPLEMENTING SCIENCE OF READING PRACTICES. THIS YEAR, THE FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO FUND SCIENCE OF READING MICROCREDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO MORE THAN 300 INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS LAUNCH A SYNCHRONOUS SEMINAR SERIES AT STRONG COMPLETION RATES.

THE SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM OF ART IN 2024-2025, OFFERED SIX WELL-RECEIVED AND WELL-ATTENDED MAJOR EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL WORK THAT RECEIVED MEDIA PLACEMENTS IN SEVERAL LOCAL AND NATIONAL OUTLETS INCLUDING CHRONOGRAM, AND HUDSON VALLEY ONE, AMONG OTHERS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXHIBITION PROGRAM INCLUDED GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: WORK BY MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS, ISAMI DOI, AARON DOUGLAS, AND WINOLD REISS, MIS/COMMUNICATION: LANGUAGE AND POWER IN CONTEMPORARY ART, IN AND OUT OF LINEAGE: TRACING ARTISTIC HERITAGE THROUGH SUNY NEW PALTZ FACULTY, HUDSON VALLEY ARTISTS 2025: MOVEMENT, LANDMINES: DAWOUD BEY, CHRISTINA FERNANDEZ, RICHARD MOSSE, RICK SILVA, THE ARRESTED IMAGE: IDENTITY THROUGH THE LENS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE BFA & MFA THESIS EXHIBITIONS.IN FY24-25, THE DORSKY WELCOMED 13,370 VISITORS. WE OFFERED A VIBRANT MIX OF IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS FROM ARTIST TALKS AND CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS TO CURATOR-LED GALLERY TOURS. BELOW IS A SNAPSHOT OF PARTICIPATION BY THE NUMBERS, HIGHLIGHTING THE WIDE RANGE OF ENGAGEMENTS THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO FOSTER:PUBLIC PROGRAMS- 575 PARTICIPANTS FAMILY DAYS- 117 PARTICIPANTS CURATOR TALKS- 149 PARTICIPANTS ARTIST WORKSHOPS- 114 PARTICIPANTS PANELS AND ARTIST TALKS- 84 PARTICIPANTS PERFORMANCES- 49 PARTICIPANTS PUBLIC TOURS- 62 PARTICIPANTSK-12 AND LIFELONG LEARNING- 738 PARTICIPANTS LIFETIME LEARNING INSTITUTE CLASSES- 25 PARTICIPANTS K-12 GROUP VISITS- 713 STUDENTSSUNY NEW PALTZ STUDENT ENGAGEMENT- 918 STUDENTS ACROSS 40 CLASS VISITS FALL SEMESTER- 385 STUDENTS ACROSS 18 CLASS VISITS SPRING SEMESTER- 418 STUDENTS ACROSS 16 CLASS VISITS COLLECTION ACCESS SESSIONS- 115 STUDENTS ACROSS 6 CLASS VISITS