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SUNY Potsdam’s Sheard Literacy Center is an amazing space for teacher education students to work one-on-one with children from local schools. Pictured is Katie Barnes '23, who is pursuing her bachelor's degree in childhood/early childhood education.

New SUNY Potsdam Coffeehouse Series Strengthens Voices of Teacher Education Students

SUNY Potsdam undergraduates in elementary education are finding a stronger voice in their own learning, through a new coffeehouse series designed to gather feedback, build community and open lines of communication with faculty. Launched last fall, t...

Mar 5, 2020, 8:00am EST

SUNY Potsdam to Present Virtual Conference on Special Education on March 20

SUNY Potsdam's School of Education and Professional Studies will feature more than a dozen presenters during its inaugural Virtual Conference on Special Education, set for Friday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The online conference will bring toge...

Mar 3, 2020, 1:08pm EST

LeAnn Rimes will perform an acoustic concert for Community Performance Series on April 24 at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music.

Community Performance Series Postpones Kelli O'Hara Concert, Adds LeAnn Rimes to Season Lineup

The Community Performance Series has postponed its May 2 concert featuring Broadway vocalist Kelli O'Hara. The performance has been rescheduled for Oct. 23. Current ticket holders are currently being contacted to discuss further options. A new conce...

Feb 28, 2020, 3:33pm EST

The Crane Symphony Orchestra will perform in concert on March 5.

Crane Symphony Orchestra Presents Two Beloved Works in First Concert of Semester

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music invites the public to enjoy a performance by the Crane Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m., in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall. The performance will open with the "Rosamunde Overture" by Franz S...

Feb 21, 2020, 10:00am EST

SUNY Potsdam Professor Dr. Glenn Johnson (right) has been awarded a $477,326 grant by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect threatened turtle species at four sites in the North Country. He is pictured here with Gyle Dominy ’18 and Jennifer Flickinger ’17.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Grant will Help SUNY Potsdam Professor's Efforts to Save Rare Turtles

Rare North Country turtles will have a chance to nest in peace, thanks to a new grant to help a SUNY Potsdam professor and his students create safe havens at four sites in St. Lawrence County. Biology Professor Glenn Johnson has been awarded $477,32...

Feb 20, 2020, 11:00am EST

Brandi Dupere’s costume designs from the SUNY Potsdam Department of Theatre and Dance production of “Love and Information” (pictured) won an award at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Regional Festival.

SUNY Potsdam Students Travel to Kennedy Center American College Theatre Regional Festival

Students and faculty from SUNY Potsdam's Department of Theatre and Dance traveled to Cape Cod, Mass., in late January to participate in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Regional Festival. At the conference, students earned nominations and re...

Feb 19, 2020, 3:35pm EST

The world-renowned concert pianist Awadagin Pratt will perform at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music on Sunday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater.

Crane School of Music Hosts Renowned Pianist Awadagin Pratt in Concert

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music is proud to welcome the world-renowned concert pianist Awadagin Pratt for an upcoming performance and masterclass. "Awadagin Pratt has played with world-renowned orchestras, performed at the White House, and is...

Feb 19, 2020, 8:00am EST

Xavier Tlaloc ’21, an art education major at SUNY Potsdam, hands a prize to a student at Malone Middle School during a presentation as part of the new Mentoring Madness program, funded by a GEAR UP grant in partnership with College For Every Student.

A Method to the 'Madness': SUNY Potsdam Undergraduates Mentor Malone Middle School Students Through New Program

There is an old saying that the best way to learn is to teach. This month, students at SUNY Potsdam are following this age-old creed, as they help to empower Malone Middle School students through a series they're calling Mentoring Madness. Starting tod...

Feb 13, 2020, 3:30pm EST

Dr. Julianne Kirk Doyle will perform alongside Crane School of Music Dean Dr. Michael Sitton in a faculty recital featuring all music by women composers, on Feb. 26.

Crane School of Music Faculty Honor Women's Contributions to Music in Upcoming Recitals & Lecture

In 1886, Julia Etta Crane founded the first institution devoted exclusively to preparing American music educators, at her alma mater, Potsdam Normal School. That same year, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly defeated an amendment to grant voting rights to ...

Feb 12, 2020, 2:33pm EST

Dr. Joseph Michael Abramo ’99 will return to The Crane School of Music from Feb. 24 to 27, through the Joy Douglass ’56 Visiting Master Teacher Program.

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music Hosts Visiting Master Teachers Melissa Natale-Abramo '97 & Joseph Michael Abramo '99

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will host two of its own alumni during the Spring 2020 Joy Anthony Douglass '56 Visiting Master Teacher Program. This semester's program will focus on a critical examination of tradition and diversity, with a specia...

Feb 10, 2020, 11:07am 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.