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Crane Symphonic Band and Student String Quartets Both Present Concerts at The Crane School of Music Next Week

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will host two performances highlighting student ensembles on Thursday, Nov. 15. At 5 p.m., Crane students will present a concert of string quartets in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater. Student groups will perform ...

Nov 8, 2018, 4:54pm EST

Jessica Hurlbut (third from left) with her children Jeremiah, Jake, Emma, Mara, Isaac, and husband Greg. The couple adopted Emma and Isaac from foster care, and work to raise awareness about adoption.

SUNY Potsdam Graduate Student Jessica Hurlbut to Run 110 Miles for Adoption Awareness

A SUNY Potsdam graduate student and mother of five children -- two of whom were adopted -- plans to run 110 miles in 24 hours to raise awareness about the 110,000 children currently in foster care across America. Jessica Hurlbut, who is currently co...

Nov 7, 2018, 1:51pm EST

SUNY Chancellor Dr. Kristina M. Johnson (center) walks across the SUNY Potsdam campus with Student Government Association President Kadiatou Balde ’19 (left) and Faculty Senate Chair Kimberley Bouchard (right).

SUNY Potsdam Welcomes Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson for First Campus Visit

The State University of New York at Potsdam welcomed SUNY Chancellor Dr. Kristina M. Johnson during her first visit to the campus today. Chancellor Johnson met with faculty, staff and students during a whirlwind campus tour, accompanied by President Dr...

Nov 6, 2018, 4:05pm EST

Playing Hero, Hana Nitkowski rehearses a scene alongside Dalton Peek, as Claudio. The SUNY Potsdam production of “Much Ado About Nothing” will run from Nov. 15 to 18.

SUNY Potsdam Department of Theatre and Dance Presents Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing'

The Department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Potsdam is proud to announce its fall mainstage production, "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, running from Nov. 15 to 18. In this production, the witty comedy will be set in the United States p...

Nov 5, 2018, 12:51pm EST

SUNY Chancellor Dr. Kristina M. Johnson will visit SUNY Potsdam for the first time on Tuesday, Nov. 6. There will be a media availability during her campus tour, at 11:30 a.m., in Snell Theater at The Crane School of Music.

SUNY Potsdam to Welcome Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson for First Campus Visit

The State University of New York at Potsdam will welcome SUNY Chancellor Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, in her first visit to the campus since her appointment and inauguration to lead the 64-campus system, on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Chancellor Johnson is set to ...

Nov 2, 2018, 3:34pm EDT

Anthropology students from SUNY Potsdam and St. Lawrence University will compete in an atlatl battle during Anthropalooza at Lehman Park on Nov. 10.

SUNY Potsdam Anthropology Department to Host Anthropalooza on Nov. 10

SUNY Potsdam's Department of Anthropology will host a day-long celebration of human history, culture and creativity with its first-ever Anthropalooza event, on Saturday, Nov. 10. "We are excited to use Anthropalooza as a new way of sharing and sho...

Nov 2, 2018, 12:05pm EDT

ACT Scholarship recipient Maritza Angeles-Gonzalez ’19 (third from right), poses with her mentor, Counseling Center Director Gena Nelson, boyfriend Roger Reed ’19, mother Lucero Gonzalez, sister Alexa Angeles, father Benjamin Angeles and brother Christian Angeles.

SUNY Potsdam Student Maritza Angeles-Gonzalez '19 Awarded ACT Scholarship

SUNY Potsdam senior Maritza Angeles-Gonzalez '19 of Mamaroneck, N.Y., was recently awarded the 2018 ACT Scholarship from the SUNY Association of Council Members and College Trustees. She was one of six students from across the SUNY system who were c...

Nov 1, 2018, 12:31pm EDT

From left, Sheard Literacy Center Director Tina Wilson Bush ’89, SUNY Potsdam Associate Director of Giving Rebecca Weissman, Alpha alumna Joyce Yianoukos ’71, Community Performance Series Executive Director Jason L. Dominie ’08 & ’10, CPS Education Coordinator Patti Mason ’05 and Literacy Center Interim Director Cindy Wells.

Alpha Delta Kappa Alumnae Association Supports SUNY Potsdam Literacy Center

The Alpha Delta Kappa Alumnae Association bolstered its support of community literacy programming offered at SUNY Potsdam with a recent gift. Alumnae from the sorority recently visited campus to present a check of $1,170 to the Rebecca V. Sheard Litera...

Oct 31, 2018, 9:41am EDT

Lindsey Pound (center), a lacrosse coach and graduate student at SUNY Potsdam, works on a project in his research techniques class, which is part of the College’s new management master’s program.

SUNY Potsdam Launches Flexible Master of Science Degree in Management

The State University of New York at Potsdam will soon launch an interdisciplinary graduate program leading to a Master of Science degree in management. The flexible degree will prepare students to be leaders in a broad range of careers and industries, ...

Oct 30, 2018, 9:11am EDT

SUNY Potsdam Presents Playwriting Across Prison Walls Play Festival

The Department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Potsdam will present, for the first time ever, a staged reading of seven short plays by playwrights incarcerated at Riverview Correctional Facility in Ogdensburg, N.Y. The free Playwriting Across Prison Wa...

Oct 26, 2018, 3:00pm 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.