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SUNY Potsdam Staff Complete Mental Health First Aid Training
SUNY Potsdam University Police officers and support staff recently gathered for an intensive Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training designed specifically to assist law enforcement agencies. The training was just one of many that Counseling Center Dire...
Aug 8, 2018, 9:59am EDT

SUNY Potsdam Honors 35 Retirees
SUNY Potsdam honored 35 longtime employees upon their retirements earlier this spring. Together, the faculty and staff members had collectively dedicated an incredible 963 years of service to the institution. "We are proud to recognize faculty and...
Aug 7, 2018, 1:59pm EDT

Crane School of Music Offers Music Lessons for Local Children
SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will once again offer music instruction for local children through two separate programs this year. Beginning piano instruction open to all students (Kindergarten to Grade 3): The Crane School of Music will of...
Jul 31, 2018, 9:00am EDT

SUNY Potsdam Names Richard C. Dorf an Honorary Alumnus
The SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association recently honored Richard C. Dorf with Honorary Lifetime Membership during the College's Reunion Weekend. Honorary Lifetime Membership is presented to non-alums who have made exceptional contributions to the SUNY P...
Jul 30, 2018, 1:02pm EDT

Associated Colleges Faculty Complete NEH Summer Seminar at SUNY Potsdam
Eight faculty members from the Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley recently completed an intensive interdisciplinary summer seminar through SUNY Potsdam's National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Development Program. Each year, SUNY ...
Jul 30, 2018, 10:43am EDT

SUNY Potsdam Alumni Name Rebecca Kraft Benjamin '08 & '09 a 'Rising Star'
The SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association recently honored Rebecca Kraft Benjamin '08 & '09 with the 2018 Rising Star Award at the College's Reunion Weekend. The Rising Star Award is presented to an alum who has demonstrated outstanding professional achie...
Jul 27, 2018, 1:00pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam Alumni Present 2018 Minerva Award to Jason M. Patchen '90
The SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association recently presented the 2018 Minerva Award to Jason M. Patchen '90, during the College's Reunion Weekend. The Minerva Award is presented annually to an alumnus or alumna who has demonstrated outstanding professiona...
Jul 27, 2018, 12:00pm EDT

Crane Alumni Board Honors Susan M. Vroman Cavanagh '77 with Music Teaching Award
The Julia E. Crane Alumni Association recently honored Susan M. Vroman Cavanagh '77 with the 2018 Helen M. Hosmer Excellence in Music Teaching Award at SUNY Potsdam's Reunion Weekend. The Helen M. Hosmer Excellence in Music Teaching Award is present...
Jul 27, 2018, 11:00am EDT

Crane Alumni Board Honors Jeffrey '72 and Brenda Wheatley Vredenburg '73 with Music Teaching Awards
The Julia E. Crane Alumni Association recently honored both Jeffrey Vredenburg '72 and Brenda Wheatley Vredenburg '73 with the 2018 Helen M. Hosmer Excellence in Music Teaching Award at SUNY Potsdam's Reunion Weekend. The Helen M. Hosmer Excellence ...
Jul 27, 2018, 10:00am EDT

SUNY Potsdam Names Maureen E. Taylor an Honorary Alumna
The SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association recently honored Maureen E. Taylor of Potsdam, N.Y., with Honorary Lifetime Membership, during the College's Reunion Weekend. Honorary Lifetime Membership is presented to non-alums who have made exceptional contri...
Jul 27, 2018, 9:00am EDT