Welcome to New Voices, New Visions, a collection of the best student writing from the State University of New York College at New Paltz’s Writing & Rhetoric Program.  These essays, memoirs, letters, and projects were created for you!

Here, you will find a variety of modes, genres, and rhetorical situations that students encounter and respond to in their college studies and beyond. It is our hope that New Voices, New Visions will not only be enjoyed by parents/caregivers, prospective students, faculty and staff across the disciplines, but also prompt current students to develop their skills by providing a variety of examples that demonstrate what is possible when we reach out to connect with others. Students in our Composition I and Writing & Rhetoric courses, we hope you’ll be inspired as you develop your academic, personal, and professional voices.

For more information about the Program, click here. Previous editions of New Voices, New Visions are housed on our WordPress site.

Submissions and Events:

This edition includes works from Fall 2022-2024 and will have an ongoing submission deadline for the rest of 2024. 

The University Writing Board will be hosting the annual Spring semester Celebration of Writing Day event in May 2025 (details to be announced). Student authors are invited to read an excerpt of their work from New Voices, New Visions!

For information about submitting to this publication or for details about Celebration of Writing Day submissions (due in April) or related events, contact Joann Deiudicibus: deiudicj@newpaltz.edu.

Happy reading!

Joann Deiudicibus, Writing & Rhetoric Program Assistant; Instructor

Rachel Rigolino, Supplemental Writing Workshop Director; Lecturer

Nicola Wilson Clasby, Writing & Rhetoric Program Coordinator; Lecturer