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SUNY PRODiG Fellow Dr. Kathryn Grow Allen brings to SUNY Potsdam a wide range of knowledge about forensic anthropology and other related fields in hopes of inspiring other women to pursue STEM fields.

Between Mummies and Motherhood, SUNY Potsdam PRODiG Fellow Seeks to Show Other Women the Way

Dr. Kathryn Grow Allen came to the North Country and SUNY Potsdam with the purpose of inspiring other women to pursue their interest in the STEM fields. A visiting instructor of anthropology, a SUNY PRODiG fellow and the mother of two young children, s...

Dec 18, 2020, 12:00pm EST

Students fill the stage during a past Crane Candlelight Concert at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music. Highlights from past concerts will come together with newly recorded selections for the new Mountain Lake PBS production, “Crane Candlelight 2020: Christmas Past, Christmas Present.”

The Magic Returns: Enjoy Holiday Broadcasts of Crane Candlelight Concert Selections

While concertgoers won't be packing into seats in Hosmer Hall at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music this year, audiences across the North Country will still be able to experience the musical magic of the traditional Crane Candlelight Concerts this ho...

Dec 16, 2020, 2:38pm EST

SUNY Potsdam Alumni Share Semester-End Encouragement with Students

SUNY Potsdam alumni from across the country are sharing their words of encouragement with current students as they enter finals week to close out the Fall 2020 semester. The campus transitioned to a virtual format for the end of the semester, as most s...

Dec 14, 2020, 11:59am EST

SUNY Potsdam College Council to Meet Dec. 11

The SUNY Potsdam College Council will hold its second meeting of the 2020-21 academic year on Friday, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m., via Zoom. The meeting will stream live online here, and the public is invited to watch and comment. College Council Chair Ju...

Dec 9, 2020, 9:46am EST

Thanks to a new agreement, SUNY Potsdam students can complete their bachelor’s degree and start their law studies at the University at Buffalo School of Law at the same time, shaving a year off their studies.

SUNY Potsdam Partners with University at Buffalo Law School for 3+3 BA/JD Program

Motivated SUNY Potsdam students interested in a legal career can now jumpstart their studies at the University at Buffalo School of Law while completing their undergraduate degree, under a new accelerated 3+3 Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Juris Doctor (JD) agr...

Dec 1, 2020, 1:00pm EST

Students study in the Lougheed Learning Commons at SUNY Potsdam. The College’s Giving Tuesday campaign will ask supporters to “Take 5 for Potsdam” on Dec. 1.

SUNY Potsdam Giving Tuesday Campaign Asks Supporters to 'Take 5 for Potsdam'

This Giving Tuesday, SUNY Potsdam will ask alumni and supporters to "Take 5 for Potsdam" -- positively impacting students and programs at the College through the collective power of individual giving. The "Take 5 for Potsdam" Giving Tuesday campaig...

Nov 23, 2020, 12:00pm EST

Christopher Falcon ’21 (center), seen here in a Fall 2019 photo, recently completed a charity stream fundraiser through Extra Life along with the SUNY Potsdam Esports Club to benefit Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.

SUNY Potsdam Esports Club Raises Funds for Children's Miracle Network

In a year where so much has changed, the students on SUNY Potsdam's Esports Club have been able to keep competing and supporting each other through it all -- and now they have added supporting a great cause to that list of achievements. The group re...

Nov 18, 2020, 10:00am EST

WISER Center Coordinator Ray Bowdish and teacher education student Veronica Borracci place seeds in a tower garden as part of lesson in using problem-based learning to energize teaching practices.

SUNY Potsdam Education Students Energize Minds with Hands-On Learning

Like a Zen riddle, the question was simple but had a deceptive depth: How can a Swiss chard seed help a student become an engaged reader? Surrounded by waves of green and bent over trays in the Wagner Institute for Sustainability and Ecological Rese...

Nov 13, 2020, 4:04pm EST

SUNY Potsdam Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance Rivka Rocchio brought together playwrights from around the world through a virtual playwriting workshop, which resulted in the new “Plays Across the Walls” festival, showing Nov. 19 to 21, via Zoom.

16 Shows, 3 Nights: SUNY Potsdam Department of Theatre and Dance Presents 'Plays Across the Walls' from Nov. 19 to 21

The SUNY Potsdam Department of Theatre and Dance will bring performance artists together across borders for "Plays Across the Walls" -- a virtual festival reading of 16 short plays over three nights, featuring playwrights and actors from around the glo...

Nov 10, 2020, 11:00am EST

SUNY Potsdam Assistant Professor Dr. Seon Levius has been awarded the 2020 Thomas L. and Jane D. Russell Distance Education Faculty Excellence Award.

SUNY Potsdam Professor Honored for Business Course that Confronts Pandemic Realities and Looks to Future

Dr. Seon Levius is rising to the challenge of helping students think in new ways. Levius, an assistant professor of technology in the SUNY Potsdam Department of Business Administration, has been awarded the Thomas L. and Jane D. Russell Distance Edu...

Nov 6, 2020, 2:00pm 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.