SUNY Potsdam

Crane School of Music senior Ricky Chui '25 has been named as a recipient of the Presser Foundation's Undergraduate Scholar Award.

This award, given by the New York State Public Health Association, recognizes a fellow working through the Public Health Corps who is committed to public health initiatives and community improvement.

SUNY Potsdam graduate student Stephen Ford '26 earns honors for best audio at Lights, Camera, Planetarium!, Rochester's first 360 Film Festival.

A group of psychology students and faculty from The State University of New York at Potsdam recently traveled to New York City to attend the Eastern Psychological Association conference.

Student teams from SUNY Potsdam's Department of Business Administration recently won trophies at the intercollegiate International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC) sponsored by the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Two outstanding SUNY Potsdam graduates have been recognized as the academic honorees for the Class of 2025. The award recipients are chosen by Faculty Senate and are specially recognized during Commencement.

Five students from SUNY Potsdam's Department of Business Administration recently won three trophies at the intercollegiate International Business Ethics Case Competition, held at San Francisco State University.

SUNY Potsdam is pleased to announce the first class of students who will complete the College's new Presidential Internship Program, a competitive paid internship program allowing students to gain professional experience while assisting select North Country employers.

Two outstanding SUNY Potsdam students were recently among those honored with the 2025 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 774 students to the President's List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Fall 2024 semester. The SUNY Potsdam students were honored for earning top marks by President Dr. Suzanne Smith.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 179 students who excelled academically in the Fall 2024 semester to the College's Dean's List.

SUNY Potsdam's Law Enforcement Training Institute recently recognized the graduates of its tenth police academy class with a ceremony held on campus.

SUNY Potsdam's Department of Business Administration recently hosted its 61st Business Plan Competition, which challenges students to develop an entrepreneurial business plan fulfilling the need of a specific group of consumers.

SUNY Potsdam recently named five motivated and talented students to its Presidential Scholars Program, which provides funding and recognition for students to create their own independent project and to more fully develop their interests and intellect, while working with faculty mentors.

In preparation for the 250th anniversary of American Independence, six SUNY Potsdam students completed hands-on internships this summer around New York State-delving into local history projects to examine the founding of the country, while also helping local historians plan for upcoming semiquincentennial celebrations.

A group of public health graduate students from The State University of New York at Potsdam recently traveled to New York City to attend NYU Langone's 2024 Health Equity Symposium.

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music is preparing to host the world premiere of a groundbreaking new opera, "Computing Venus," by composer Timothy C. Takach and librettist Caitlin Vincent. The Crane Opera Ensemble and Orchestra will unveil its full production of the Pellicciotti Prize-winning work in a series of performances from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3.

141 SUNY Potsdam student-athletes, including 14 two-sport athletes, have earned a spot on the State University of New York Athletic Conference's Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes athletes with a minimum 3.30 cumulative grade-point average for the entire 2023-24 academic year.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 177 students who excelled academically in the Spring 2024 semester to the College's Dean's List.

This scholarship recipient is selected by the chair of the Department of Art. Recipients must be a declared art studio or art history major who have completed at least one year of study and are in good academic standing, who exhibit passion and commitment for the field.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 727 students to the President's List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Spring 2024 semester. The SUNY Potsdam students were honored for earning top marks by President Dr. Suzanne Smith.

This award is presented to art history majors or minors, who are traveling to further their education and to advance their knowledge of art history. The award will be based on merit as determined by the faculty, in consultation with the department chair or designee.

This award is presented to the senior Spanish major(s) with the highest grade point average.

This honor is awarded to the senior French major with highest grade point average.

The recipient(s) of this scholarship are selected annually by the SUNY Potsdam Scholarship Coordinator and the faculty of the SUNY Potsdam Department of Philosophy. Recipients must be full-time undergraduates in good academic standing, who are entering the junior or senior year of study with a declared major in and a demonstrated passion for the study of philosophy.

The Women's and Gender Studies Junior Scholar Award, initiated in 1994 to celebrate women's and gender studies student excellence, is presented annually to a junior women's and gender studies major or minor who most clearly exhibits academic excellence both in women's and gender studies courses and in overall academic pursuits.

SUNY Potsdam recently honored 14 students for excellence, with awards from the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Faculty in SUNY Potsdam's Department of Art selected outstanding students as First-Year Scholars.

This scholarship is awarded to outstanding junior history majors based on the students' overall GPA, their GPA in history, and the department's knowledge of the student. The scholarship was established by the wife of the former priest of Potsdam's Trinity Episcopal Church and mayor of Potsdam.

This award is presented annually to the student who demonstrates the greatest achievement and promise in creative writing.