SUNY New Paltz is a state university located in New Paltz, NY. New Paltz is
a small town located in Ulster County, about 90 miles from Manhattan. The area is
optimal for friends of nature, as the location is . In fact, New Paltz is a five-minute
drive from Mohonk Mountain. Mohonk Mountain is known for its rock-climbing, but it's
also a great site to hike. More information can be found at
http://www.mohonkpreserve.org.
SUNY New Paltz was founded in 1828. The
student body is about seven-thousand
students deep, composed primarily of undergraduates. More popular
majors include
education,
business administration, and
art, but the school offers over one hundred
undergraduate degrees and fifty graduate degrees.
New Paltz is rich with three-hundred plus years of history. Huguenot Street,
the oldest road in the United States is located right near the main road. The street has
its original architecture from 17th century colonial life. Huguenot Street and the
town are within walking distance from the campus. The town is tiny, but sufficient. The
many stores on Main Street serve to fulfill the needs of college-town life. Among these
are multiple chinese restaurants and pizzerias, a head shop, and one twenty-four hour
mart.
In the
sixties, New Paltz gained its reputation as a
party school. The school
recently raised its standards, and the
freshman class of 2009 is noted as some of the best
and brightest to attend the college. The college is
still notorious for attracting
hippies, with a large glowing
marijuana leaf hanging from the
NORML office in the
Student Union like a guiding star. Besides the powerful
NORML chapter, the campus has over one-hundred and thirty clubs, ranging from
sports teams to
political interest groups and beyond.