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A Message to Students from DMJ Chair and Faculty…

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A Message to Students from DMJ Chair and Faculty…

On behalf of the Digital Media Production faculty and myself, I wanted to express my congratulations to all our students for your work this semester.  I won’t mince words:  this was a challenge for our students, our faculty and our staff.  There were invisible challenges as well—many of our students had to take on extra caregiving responsibilities, or work responsibilities, or faced terrible pandemic-related impacts.  Yet, you faced this challenging semester with determination and spirit and were able to find a path through it.  For those students who have struggled, please do reach out to your professor.  We are here to help you in this journey, and we want to make sure you know what options are available.

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Students Have FREE Access to Hunter Mountain Film Festival

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The 2020 International Hunter Mountain Film Festival runs from Oct. 23 to 25, and New Paltz DMJ students can get free access to all their program offerings.

To get free access to their content, visit www.huntermountainfilmfestival.com and click on the “$5 to order now link.” Enter the code HMFF2020 to gain immediate FREE access to all of their content. (Please do not share this code, it is only for SUNY New Paltz DMJ and COMM students.)
If you’re interested in this festival, consider submitting a project for it next year — they’re hoping to get more students involved.
Here’s their Instagram accounts if you’d like to give them a follow: @rollthecredits_podcast and @huntermtnfilmfest as well.

Spring 2021 Advising Season is Underway

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The Spring 2021 Schedule of Classes is live on newpaltz.edu!

DMJ schedule click here

Communication Studies schedule click here

Don’t delay: Schedule a meeting NOW to meet with your advisor BEFORE NOV. 9.

Meet with your advisor remotely (Zoom, Webex, BB Collaborate, phone, etc.) to go over your Spring schedule and discuss your progress toward graduation. Don’t forget to use My Schedule Planner to design your preferred schedule for next semester.