Recent News

Diane Ercolini Havern ’92 of Queensbury, N.Y., is the recipient of the 2020 Helen M. Hosmer Excellence in Music Teaching Award from the Julia E. Crane Alumni Association.

Crane School of Music Alumni Board Honors Diane Ercolini Havern '92 with Music Teaching Award

The Julia E. Crane Alumni Association recently honored Diane Ercolini Havern '92 of Queensbury, N.Y., with the 2020 Helen M. Hosmer Excellence in Music Teaching Award, during SUNY Potsdam's Virtual Reunion Week. The Helen M. Hosmer Excellence in Mus...

Jul 22, 2020, 5:00pm EDT

Joshua Redman ’11 of Babylon, N.Y., is the recipient of the 2020 Rising Star Award from the SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association.

SUNY Potsdam Alumni Name Joshua Redman '11 a 'Rising Star'

The SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association recently honored Joshua Redman '11 of Babylon, N.Y., with the 2020 Rising Star Award, during the College's Virtual Reunion Week. The Rising Star Award is presented to alumni who have demonstrated outstanding profe...

Jul 22, 2020, 4:00pm EDT

Michael Paestella ’95 of Oswego, N.Y., is the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Service Award from SUNY Potsdam’s Alumni Association.

SUNY Potsdam Alumni Honor Michael Paestella '95 with Distinguished Service Award

The SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association recently honored Michael Paestella '95 of Oswego, N.Y., with its 2020 Distinguished Service Award, during the College's Virtual Reunion Week. The Distinguished Service Award is presented to alumni who have made ex...

Jul 22, 2020, 3:00pm EDT

Composer John R. Angier ’88 is the recipient of the 2020 Minerva Award from the SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association.

SUNY Potsdam Alumni Present 2020 Minerva Award to Composer John R. Angier '88

The SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association recently presented the 2020 Minerva Award to John R. Angier '88 of New York City, during the College's Virtual Reunion Week. The Minerva Award is presented annually to graduates who have demonstrated outstanding p...

Jul 22, 2020, 2:00pm EDT

Dr. Jan Harting McChesney ’74 of Greenport, N.Y., is the recipient of the 2020 St. Lawrence Academy Medal from the SUNY Potsdam School of Education Alumni Association.

SUNY Potsdam Education Alumni Honor Jan Harting McChesney '74 with 2020 St. Lawrence Academy Medal

The SUNY Potsdam School of Education Alumni Association recently honored Dr. Jan Harting McChesney '74 of Greenport, N.Y., with the 2020 St. Lawrence Academy Medal, during the College's Virtual Reunion Week. The St. Lawrence Academy Medal is present...

Jul 22, 2020, 1:00pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam Announces Restart Plans for the Fall

SUNY Potsdam has developed a Restart Plan for the Fall 2020 semester in line with all New York Forward higher education regulations and SUNY requirements, and in consultation with public health officials and community leaders. The North Country has one...

Jul 3, 2020, 4:43pm EDT

Crane School of Music Professor Dr. Julianne Kirk Doyle, director of Crane Youth Music, reported a robust turnout for this year’s virtual music camp experience.

Crane Youth Music Camp Offers Virtual Immersion in a World of Music

The much-anticipated Crane Youth Music summer camp went virtual this week, drawing a wide range of geographically dispersed students into a single weeklong online experience. The overnight summer camp programs offered by SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of ...

Jul 1, 2020, 4:00pm EDT

Miles DeCastro, an instrumental repair technician and instructor at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music, opens and inspects student musical instruments that the School has been loaned, thanks to new partnerships with Yamaha and Eastman Winds.

New Instruments Strike a Bright Note at The Crane School of Music

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music has been named a recipient of a significant loan of 237 new instruments intended to bolster music education. The instruments, valued at $367,896, arrived at Crane over the past week, courtesy of the musical equipmen...

Jun 30, 2020, 2:00pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam Professor Dr. Rick Henry is seen in 2019 with a copy of “Letters,” released that year. Henry returns to the fictional rural upstate New York region for his latest novella, “Colleen’s Count,” which is now available for preorder from Finishing Line Press.

SUNY Potsdam Author Returns to Familiar Turf in Latest Novella

In Dr. Rick Henry's latest novella set in a fictional upstate New York town, the theme is deceptively simple: Colleen O'Shea sits in the park, assigned to count the vehicles driving through a rural town in 1933. Her count is interrupted by friends, sec...

Jun 29, 2020, 12:00pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam President Kristin G. Esterberg presents Crane School of Music Dean Michael Sitton with balloons as she surprises him with the 2020 Roger B. Linden Distinguished Service Award outside Raymond Hall.

SUNY Potsdam Honors Dr. Michael Sitton with 2020 Roger B. Linden Distinguished Service Award

SUNY Potsdam has named Crane School of Music Dean Michael Sitton (Hon. '20) as the recipient of its 2020 Roger B. Linden Distinguished Service Award, the highest award bestowed by the College. President Kristin G. Esterberg surprised Sitton with the...

Jun 26, 2020, 12:32pm 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.