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SUNY Potsdam President Dr. Kristin G. Esterberg Announces Her Upcoming Departure for New Position
SUNY Potsdam President Dr. Kristin G. Esterberg announced today that she has accepted a position as Chancellor at the University of Washington Bothell. Following seven years of dedicated leadership, Esterberg is set to depart Aug. 31, as she prepares t...
Jun 25, 2021, 3:52pm EDT
Potsdam College Foundation Names Two New Trustees
The Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees appointed two new members and honored another with emeriti status at the board's spring meeting. SUNY Potsdam alumni Adebisi Oje '12 and Justin Sipher '92 were both elected to serve on the Foundation Boa...
Jun 4, 2021, 8:00am EDT
SUNY Potsdam and New York Chiropractic College Announce Articulated Program Agreements
SUNY Potsdam and New York Chiropractic College (NYCC) are pleased to announce a new educational partnership. Together, the institutions have established four new articulated program agreements to provide seamless pathways for students at SUNY Potsdam t...
Jun 2, 2021, 11:12am EDT
SUNY Potsdam Honors Class of 2021 at Commencement
SUNY Potsdam honored its Class of 2021 graduates far and near with a series of three socially-distanced Commencement ceremonies in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall at The Crane School of Music today -- the first time that the hall has seen such numbers...
May 22, 2021, 3:14pm EDT
SUNY Potsdam Graduates Recognized as Class of 2021 Academic Honorees
Two outstanding SUNY Potsdam graduates have been recognized as the academic honorees for the Class of 2021, earning the 2021 Faculty Awards. The award recipients, Joni Cullen '21 and Tanner Wilson '21, were chosen by Faculty Senate and will be speciall...
May 18, 2021, 9:58am EDT
SUNY Potsdam Professor Derek C. Maus Releases New Edition of 'Understanding Colson Whitehead'
SUNY Potsdam Professor of English and Communication Dr. Derek C. Maus has released a new revised and expanded edition of his book, "Understanding Colson Whitehead," published by the University of South Carolina Press. Maus is also the editor of "Conver...
May 14, 2021, 2:00pm EDT
SUNY Potsdam Hosts Community Policing and Cultural Competency Training for Area Law Enforcement Agencies
SUNY Potsdam was proud to host a special training in community policing and cultural competency last week, featuring national experts Dr. Lorenzo Boyd and Mike Lawlor of RENZ Consulting. Nineteen officers from Lake Placid Village Police, New York State...
May 14, 2021, 12:00pm EDT
SUNY Potsdam Chemistry Professor Dr. Fadi Bou-Abdallah Honored by Council on Undergraduate Research
SUNY Potsdam Professor of Chemistry Dr. Fadi Bou-Abdallah has been honored with the 2021 Outstanding Mentorship Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research. The award recognizes excellence in mentoring of undergraduate researchers, and Bou-Abdalla...
May 12, 2021, 1:00pm EDT
Discovering Her Artistic Path
With her sketchbook, pencils and markers tucked under her pillow, Marie Amell '21 waited for silence to fall on her childhood home, and for her parents to fall asleep, before clicking on her flashlight and beginning her art projects within the cave cre...
May 12, 2021, 9:50am EDT
Three SUNY Potsdam Students Honored with Chancellor's Awards
Three outstanding SUNY Potsdam seniors were recently among those honored with the 2021 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. Chancellor Jim Malatras presented the awards in a virtual ceremony. The SUNY Potsdam recipients included Jennifer Darlak '...
May 7, 2021, 9:54am EDT