Recent News

Adebisi Oje ’12 of San Antonio, Texas, has been named to the Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees at SUNY Potsdam.

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

Tanya Hewitt, chair of SUNY Potsdam’s Department of Public Health and Human Performance, leads a personal training course. Students in SUNY Potsdam’s exercise science and biology programs can now choose from 3+3 or 4+3 completion programs to pursue their Doctor of Chiropractic degree at New York Chiropractic College.

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

Tessa Spencer ’21, center, a double major in music education and music performance, tosses her cap in the air with her classmates Saturday morning after SUNY Potsdam’s Commencement ceremony.

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

Joni Cullen ’21 has been named one of the academic honorees for the Class of 2021 at SUNY Potsdam.

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 of English and Communication Dr. Derek C. Maus has released a new edition of “Understanding Colson Whitehead.”

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

Local law enforcement officials, including SUNY Potsdam University Police Lt. Shane Ashley (top left), listen to remarks by national policing experts from RENZ Consulting.

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

Dr. Fadi Bou-Abdallah, a professor of chemistry, has received the 2021 Outstanding Mentorship Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research.

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

SUNY Potsdam senior Jennifer Darlak ’21 of Lockport, N.Y., has been named a recipient of the 2021 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

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

SUNY Potsdam Launches New Computer Science Education Program

As technology becomes more engrained in our everyday lives, there is a growing need for expanded computer science in our nation's schools. Now, SUNY Potsdam is answering that call by launching a new Bachelor of Science degree program in computer scienc...

May 4, 2021, 11:16am 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.