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More than 50 students presented their research and creative projects at SUNY Potsdam’s Learning and Research Fair.

SUNY Potsdam Honors Winners of 2025 Learning and Research Fair Awards

SUNY Potsdam recognized students and faculty mentors for excellence in research and creative projects, following the College's 2025 Learning and Research Fair. More than 50 students presented their research to faculty, staff and classmates in the Barr...

May 13, 2025, 3:39pm EDT

Crane School of Music senior Ricky Chui '25 has been named as a recipient of the Presser Foundation's Undergraduate Scholar Award.

Crane School of Music Graduate Selected as Presser Scholar

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music is pleased to announce that Ricky Chui '25 of Staten Island, N.Y., is the recipient of The Presser Foundation's 2024-25 Undergraduate Scholar Award. The prestigious award is designed to encourage and support the ed...

May 12, 2025, 6:00pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam graduate student Stephen Ford '26 won honors for best audio at Rochester's first 360-degree film festival, titled Lights, Camera, Planetarium!

SUNY Potsdam Graduate Student Wins Award for Best Audio at Rochester's First 360-Degree Film Festival

SUNY Potsdam graduate student Stephen Ford '26 of Rochester, N.Y., earned honors for best audio at Lights, Camera, Planetarium!, Rochester's first 360 Film Festival. In April, University of Rochester and Studio X hosted their first ever 360-degree fil...

May 12, 2025, 5:00pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam graduate student Hillary Beaudouin '25 was recently honored with the New York State Fellowship Excellence in Public Health Award from the New York State Public Health Association.

SUNY Potsdam Student Earns NYS Fellowship Excellence in Public Health Award

SUNY Potsdam public health graduate student Hillary Beaudouin '25 of Holtsville, N.Y., was recently honored with the New York State Fellowship Excellence in Public Health Award. This award, given by the New York State Public Health Association, recogn...

May 12, 2025, 3:56pm EDT

From left, SUNY Potsdam Professor of Psychology Dr. Heather Beauchamp and student Casey Asaro '25 pose in front of their poster presentation at the 2025 Eastern Psychological Association conference in New York City.

SUNY Potsdam Psychology Students and Faculty Attend Eastern Psychological Association Conference

A group of psychology students and faculty from The State University of New York at Potsdam recently traveled to New York City to attend the Eastern Psychological Association conference. The students representing SUNY Potsdam's Department of Psycholog...

May 12, 2025, 8:00am EDT

From left, John Werber '25, Ryan Mahlmeister '26, and Sean O'Gorman '25 pose for a portrait in front of SUNY Potsdam's Satterlee Hall. The team of business students, which also included Payton Felix ’26 (not pictured), won a first place trophy in the 90-second pitch category and a second place trophy in the 10-minute presentation category at the intercollegiate International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC).

SUNY Potsdam Teams Win Trophies at International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition

Student teams from SUNY Potsdam's Department of Business Administration recently won trophies at the intercollegiate International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC) sponsored by the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles....

May 9, 2025, 5:02pm EDT

Meghan Spaulding ’25 is one of the academic honorees for the SUNY Potsdam Class of 2025.

SUNY Potsdam Graduates Recognized as Class of 2025 Academic Honorees

Two outstanding SUNY Potsdam graduates have been recognized as the academic honorees for the Class of 2025, earning the 2025 Faculty Awards. The award recipients, Meghan Spaulding '25 and Alexandra Sveshnikova '25, were chosen by the Faculty Senate and...

May 6, 2025, 10:03am EDT

SUNY Potsdam College Council Meeting Canceled

The SUNY Potsdam College Council has canceled its previously rescheduled meeting set for tomorrow, Friday, May 2, due to unforeseen circumstances. An announcement will be sent once a new meeting can be scheduled. To learn more about the College Counc...

May 1, 2025, 9:09pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam senior Casey Asaro ’25 (center), pictured with Chancellor John B. King Jr., and SUNY Potsdam President Suzanne R. Smith, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

SUNY Potsdam Students Honored with Chancellor's Awards

Two outstanding SUNY Potsdam seniors were recently among those honored with the 2025 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. Chancellor John B. King, Jr., recognized the recipients in a ceremony in Albany on April 29. The SUNY Potsdam recipients inc...

May 1, 2025, 12:00pm EDT

Dr. Jude Kiah ’91 & ’93 of Fort Worth, Texas, has been named to the Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees.

Potsdam College Foundation Welcomes Dr. Jude Kiah '91 & '93 of Fort Worth as Newest Trustee

The Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees has named Dr. Jude Kiah '91 & '93 of Fort Worth, Texas, as its newest trustee. He was one of three new trustees to be named to the board at its most recent meeting. The Foundation Board helps to foster ...

Apr 29, 2025, 12:31pm EDT

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 3,600 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.