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Dr. Derek C. Maus, a professor of English at SUNY Potsdam, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor.

Two SUNY Potsdam Faculty Members Named to Distinguished Ranks

The State University of New York Board of Trustees recently approved the appointments of 29 faculty to the Distinguished Faculty Rank, including two faculty members from SUNY Potsdam. Dr. Fadi Bou-Abdallah, a professor of chemistry, and Dr. Derek C. M...

May 24, 2024, 11:42am EDT

Frances Irene Beshers ’24 graduated with a major in history and a minor in dance at Commencement 2024 at SUNY Potsdam. Beshers is a recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, and wore her special medallion at the ceremony in recognition of the honor.

SUNY Potsdam Celebrates Class of 2024 at Commencement

The clouds parted and the stars aligned for the SUNY Potsdam Class of 2024, who celebrated their Commencement on Saturday, May 18, in a ceremony honoring all they had collectively been through and all they could achieve from this day forward. "For ma...

May 18, 2024, 3:27pm EDT

Anah Bogdan ’24 is one of the academic honorees for the SUNY Potsdam Class of 2024.

SUNY Potsdam Graduates Recognized as Class of 2024 Academic Honorees

Two outstanding SUNY Potsdam graduates have been recognized as the academic honorees for the Class of 2024, earning the 2024 Faculty Awards. The award recipients, Anah Bogdan '24 and Samantha Bearup '24, were chosen by the Faculty Senate and will be sp...

May 10, 2024, 1:37pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam will celebrate its 204th Commencement on Saturday, May 18 at 10:15 a.m. in the Academic Quad. To learn more, visit www.potsdam.edu/commencement.

SUNY Potsdam to Celebrate Class of 2024 at Commencement

The State University of New York at Potsdam will honor the Class of 2024, as hundreds of students earn their undergraduate and graduate degrees, during the College's 204th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 18. This year, SUNY Potsdam is set to ho...

May 7, 2024, 4:03pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam Receives Additional $1.1 Million Funding Allocation

The State University of New York Board of Trustees has announced the additional allocation of $1.1 million in Direct State Tax Support for the SUNY Potsdam campus, an 8.4 percent increase over the last fiscal year. The boost goes above and beyond the ...

May 3, 2024, 4:01pm EDT

Dr. Daniel Voce ’89 of Lake Placid, N.Y., has been named to the Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees.

Potsdam College Foundation Welcomes Daniel Voce '89 of Lake Placid, NY, as New Trustee

The Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees has welcomed Dr. Daniel A. Voce '89 of Lake Placid, N.Y., as its newest trustee, helping to foster giving in support of SUNY Potsdam. Dr. Daniel A. Voce '89 earned dual degrees from SUNY Potsdam, includ...

May 2, 2024, 11:00am EDT

Seen here presenting on her research, SUNY Potsdam student Shelbie Alguire ’24 was honored with an award during Public Health Day (Photo credit: Ayisha Khalid ’24).

SUNY Potsdam Celebrates Second Annual Public Health Day

SUNY Potsdam's Department of Public Health and Human Performance hosted its second annual Public Health Day on Friday, April 26, as the College welcomed 130 guests from local high schools and partners at non-profit organizations to celebrate public hea...

Apr 30, 2024, 2:00pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam Professor of Environmental Studies Dr. Claudia J. Ford has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar and will teach at the University of Klagenfurt in Austria in the 2024-25 academic year (Photo credit: Tracey Ellis).

SUNY Potsdam Professor Dr. Claudia Ford Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

SUNY Potsdam Professor of Environmental Studies Dr. Claudia Ford has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, which will support her to travel and teach in Austria in...

Apr 30, 2024, 9:00am EDT

SUNY Potsdam English Professors Dr. Derek C. Maus and Dr. James J. Donahue co-edited “Greater Atlanta: Black Satire After Obama,” recently published by the University of Mississippi Press.

SUNY Potsdam Faculty Members Publish Study of Contemporary Black Satire

Ten years after the publication of their first book-length collaboration, two faculty members from SUNY Potsdam's Department of English have again teamed up to co-edit a collection of scholarly essays about contemporary African American literature and ...

Apr 29, 2024, 10:00am EDT

Liza Paige ’12, an adjunct instructor of art at SUNY Potsdam, poses for a portrait inside her “2D Dorm Room” at the Lougheed Learning Commons. The interactive optical illusion drawn entirely in outlines, has props to help replicate the feeling of a college residence hall dwelling.

Arts for All Ages: LoKo Festival Returns to SUNY Potsdam

SUNY Potsdam is thrilled to bring together campus and community with its annual celebration of creativity -- the LoKo Arts Festival. The 2024 LoKo Arts Festival will feature a range of free events highlighting the beauty and complexity of the visual, ...

Apr 26, 2024, 4:30pm 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.