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Crane School of Music Associate Professor Dr. Ivette Herryman Rodriguez has been awarded a 2023 Fromm commission from the Fromm Institute at Harvard University.

Crane School of Music Composer Awarded Prestigious Fromm Commission

Dr. Ivette Herryman Rodriguez, a faculty member at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music, was recently named as a 2023 Commissioned Composer by the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University. An associate professor of music composition at Crane, Rodr...

Feb 14, 2024, 10:59am EST

SUNY Potsdam Gears Up for 20th Annual Bear Pride Night

SUNY Potsdam is looking to pack the Maxcy Hall Athletic Complex on Friday, Feb. 16, as the College gears up for its 20th annual Bear Pride Night. Once again, through the combined efforts of the Offices of Alumni Relations, Student Life and the Bears D...

Feb 7, 2024, 9:58am EST

Benny Bennack III and Bria Skonberg will lead “Sing and Swing: Our American Songbook,” a Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents production, coming to the Community Performance Series. The tour will bring them to SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music on Friday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m., in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall. For tickets, visit cpspotsdam.org. (Photo credit: Perry Bindelglass).

Community Performance Series to Present Jazz at Lincoln Center Production, 'Sing and Swing'

The Community Performance Series at SUNY Potsdam will welcome "Sing and Swing: Our American Songbook," a Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents production, as part of its spring lineup. Featuring trumpeters, vocalists and composers Bria Skonberg and Benny Be...

Feb 1, 2024, 2:52pm EST

SUNY Potsdam College Council to Meet on Feb. 2

The SUNY Potsdam College Council will hold its third meeting of the 2023-24 academic year on Friday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m., in the Raymond Hall eighth floor dining room. The meeting will be open to the public, and will stream live online via Teams. A link...

Jan 30, 2024, 10:58am EST

K. Chad Graham, a clinical faculty member in SUNY Potsdam’s Department of Elementary Education, will open the Spring 2024 Disciplined Inquiry in Education Seminar Series, with a free talk at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 31.

SUNY Potsdam Disciplined Inquiry in Education Seminar Series Continues in 2024

SUNY Potsdam will continue its Disciplined Inquiry in Education Seminar Series with a range of topics across the disciplines in 2024, and is open to the public once again this semester. Sponsored by SUNY Potsdam's School of Education and Professional ...

Jan 19, 2024, 9:00am EST

SUNY Potsdam will offer a Free Application Week from Jan. 13 to 21, 2024. The campus will cover the cost of all undergraduate freshman and transfer applications during this time period. To learn more, visit www.potsdam.edu/freeapp.

SUNY Potsdam Announces Free Application Week

SUNY Potsdam is making it easier for undergraduate applicants to check an item off their college to-do lists, to start the New Year off right. SUNY Potsdam will offer a Free Application Week for all freshman and transfer applicants, from Saturday, Jan...

Jan 8, 2024, 9:32am EST

The SUNY Potsdam Department of Theatre and Dance production of “You and Me and the Space Between” has been selected to be presented at the 2024 Region 1 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

SUNY Potsdam Production to be Presented at Kennedy Center American College Theater Regional Festival

A SUNY Potsdam Department of Theatre and Dance production has been selected for presentation during the Kennedy Center American College Theater Regional Festival, to be held Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, 2024. SUNY Potsdam's Spring 2023 mainstage production of F...

Dec 29, 2023, 5:26pm EST

Rachel Wallace, an instructional support associate in SUNY Potsdam's Department of Biology, prepares microscopes for donation to Northern Adirondack High School.

SUNY Potsdam Donates Microscopes to Northern Adirondack High School

Some of SUNY Potsdam's used scientific equipment is getting a second life at a local high school, after the SUNY Potsdam Department of Biology donated 41 old microscopes to Northern Adirondack High School in Ellenberg, N.Y. The biology department rece...

Dec 14, 2023, 1:23pm EST

Members of the Giroux Honors Jazz Combo open the 2023 Crane Candlelight Concert at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music.

Crane Candlelight Concert to be Broadcast on Mountain Lake PBS and North Country Public Radio

For more than 100 years, the Crane Candlelight Concert has ushered in the holiday season at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music. Once again, audiences can relive the magic, thanks to upcoming broadcasts on regional public television and radio. The 20...

Dec 8, 2023, 1:03pm EST

A scene from the Spring 2023 Crane Opera Ensemble production of “The Enchanted Pig" at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music, which just tied for first place in the National Opera Association production competition.

Crane Opera Ensemble Production Ties for First Place in National Opera Association Competition

The award-winning Crane Opera Ensemble from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music has added another accolade to its list of honors. The ensemble's Spring 2023 production of "The Enchanted Pig" has tied for first place in the National Opera Association's...

Dec 1, 2023, 12:00pm EST

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.