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A scene from the SUNY Potsdam Department of Theatre and Dance production of “1984,” showing at the Performing Arts Center from Oct. 26 to 29. O’Brien (John George, center) asks Winston (Tony Rossi-Denton, seated) to imagine the future as a boot stomping on a human face, forever, while thought police (from left: Kellie Tang, Avery Tromblee and Jack Burley) keep watch (Photo credit: Ayisha Khalid ’24).

Play Based on George Orwell's '1984' Comes to SUNY Potsdam Mainstage

The SUNY Potsdam Department of Theatre and Dance will bring the classic dystopian novel "1984" to the Performing Arts Center's Proscenium Theater, in a completely immersive multi-media experience, showing from Oct. 26 to 29. Based on the novel by Geo...

Oct 18, 2023, 10:00am EDT

Author T.C. Boyle ’68 will return to SUNY Potsdam for a free public reading and book signing on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m., in the Black Box Theater, located in the Performing Arts Center.

SUNY Potsdam Welcomes Back Prolific Author and Proud Alumnus T.C. Boyle '68

The State University of New York at Potsdam will welcome back T. Coraghessan Boyle '68, the award-winning author of more than 30 books, for an upcoming campus visit. Boyle will offer a public reading to kick off his return to campus, on Tuesday, Oct. ...

Oct 17, 2023, 2:00pm EDT

Mary Chapin Carpenter will perform with Shawn Colvin in Hosmer Hall at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music on Sunday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, go to cpspotsdam.org (Photo credit: Aaron Farrington).

CPS to Welcome Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin Along with Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Close Fall Season

The Community Performance Series will close out the Fall 2023 season with a star-studded lineup. Legendary country and folk artists Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin will be making a fall tour stop at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music on Sunda...

Oct 11, 2023, 10:18am EDT

SUNY Potsdam will welcome hundreds of visitors to campus with its Fall Open Houses on Oct. 21 and Nov. 4. To register, visit potsdam.edu/visit.

SUNY Potsdam Welcomes Visiting Students and Families for Fall Open Houses

SUNY Potsdam is proud to welcome prospective students and families to campus for its upcoming Fall Open House events. SUNY Potsdam's Fall Open Houses will be held on: Saturday, Oct. 21: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4: 1 to 4:30 p.m. "The...

Oct 6, 2023, 4:36pm EDT

Dr. Hadley Kruczek-Aaron (pictured) will lead a workshop with Dr. Tim Messner during a Social Studies Field Trip Day at SUNY Potsdam. The anthropology faculty members will present on historic recipes, ingredients and cooking technology at the College’s new HEARTH facility, which features a working fireplace and wood-fired bread oven.

High School Students to Explore Social Sciences at SUNY Potsdam

SUNY Potsdam is set to host more than 200 North Country high school students for a daylong Social Studies Field Trip Day on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Students will get the chance to choose from engaging activities, learning from faculty and students in SUNY...

Oct 6, 2023, 9:42am EDT

Brooks Washburn (Hon. ’23) has been named to the Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees.

Potsdam College Foundation Names Two New Trustees

The Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees has named two accomplished and dedicated SUNY Potsdam alumni as its new trustees. Trustees welcomed Tiffany Soricelli '06 and Brooks Washburn (Hon. '23) as their newest colleagues, as they work collectiv...

Sep 26, 2023, 3:00pm EDT

Tiffany Soricelli ’06 has been named to the Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees.

Tiffany Soricelli '06 of Burnt HIlls, NY, Elected to Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees

Sep 26, 2023, 2:15pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam to Host Anthropology Talk by Visiting Scholar Dr. Catherine Cameron

SUNY Potsdam will welcome the visiting scholar Dr. Catherine M. Cameron, professor emerita of anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, for a public talk on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m., in the Raymond Hall eighth floor lounge. Her talk, ...

Sep 25, 2023, 4:43pm EDT

Albert “Sonny” Duquette, center, the director of SUNY Potsdam’s Law Enforcement Training Institute, center, poses for a photo on September 21, 2023, with the largest cohort of students since the program's inception.

SUNY Potsdam Police Academy Sees Largest Cohort in Eight Years

The SUNY Potsdam Law Enforcement Training Institute is bursting at the seams as it prepares students for professions struggling to fill their vacancies. The police academy this fall welcomed its largest class in eight years, moved into new space on th...

Sep 21, 2023, 4:09pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam Announces Financial Stability Plan

The State University of New York at Potsdam today released a financial stability plan that will ensure the future of one of the nation's oldest institutions of higher education, and begin to address the College's $9 million structural deficit. The pla...

Sep 19, 2023, 12:52pm 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.