SUNY Potsdam Welcomes Visiting Students and Families for Fall Open House and Overnight Opportunity
SUNY Potsdam Introduces New North Country Overnight Visit Opportunity for Nov. 2 Open House
Potsdam, NY (10/22/2024) — SUNY Potsdam is proud to welcome prospective students and families to campus for upcoming fall visit events. Now, the College is adding a new opportunity for local students to stay overnight and experience all that campus life has to offer.
"Our Open Houses are the highlight of the semester for us, as we get to see so many new faces destined for success here. We're excited to add a new opportunity for our North Country students to stay overnight and experience the excitement of campus life, explore all of our programs, and soak up some fall beauty in our historic college town. We are so excited to welcome visitors from near and far to see SUNY Potsdam, and meet our incredible students, faculty and staff for themselves," said Director of Admissions Terry Francis '97 & '00.
The next Fall Open House will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Visiting students and families will get a comprehensive campus tour that showcases the outstanding campus facilities, including the Maxcy Hall Athletic Complex, The Crane School of Music, the highly-rated dining facilities and much more. The academic and student services fair gives students a chance to meet faculty, staff and students from every academic department and other programs of interest, like residence life, financial aid and athletics.
To register for the Fall Open House, visit https://apply.potsdam.edu/portal/fall-open-house.
SUNY Potsdam has added a new NoCo Overnight visit opportunity for high school seniors and transfer students from the North Country region. Following the Nov. 2 Fall Open House, participants will get to stay in one of the residence halls, enjoy meals in the campus dining facilities, and join in on campus activities with current students, before departing after brunch on Sunday, Nov. 3.
To register for NoCo Overnight, visit https://apply.potsdam.edu/portal/noco_overnight.
Registration for both visit events is free. To learn more about other visit opportunities and how to apply, visit www.potsdam.edu/admissions.
About SUNY Potsdam:
Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges -- and the oldest institution within SUNY. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. The College currently enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its challenging liberal arts and sciences core, distinction in teacher training and culture of creativity. To learn more, visit www.potsdam.edu.
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SUNY Potsdam will add a NoCo Overnight visit opportunity for North Country students, following its last Fall Open House, on Nov. 2 and 3. To learn more, visit www.potsdam.edu/visit.
The academic and student services fair during SUNY Potsdam’s Open House events gives students a chance to meet faculty, staff and students from every academic department and other programs of interest, like residence life, financial aid and athletics.
SUNY Potsdam Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Sarah Sirsat shows off one of the quails that she breeds and raises for her research on avian endothermic physiology during the academic and student services fair at the Fall Open House on Oct. 19.