SUNY Potsdam

SUNY Potsdam student interns traveled to the 2020 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show in Anaheim, Calif., from Jan. 16 to 19. Joined by faculty from The Crane School of Music, the students worked directly with leading music industry firms, through a unique internship program organized by the Crane Institute for Music Business.

Three SUNY Potsdam students recently completed the Explore Leadership Development component of the College's Summit Leadership Program.

Thirty-two SUNY Potsdam students recently earned Mental Health First Aid badges for completing special training through the College's Summit Leadership Program.

One SUNY Potsdam student recently completed the Career Management: Exploration and Development specialty badge through the College's Summit Leadership Program.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 946 students to the President's List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Fall 2019 semester. The SUNY Potsdam students were honored for earning top marks by President Kristin G. Esterberg.

Crane School of Music student Dominique Santiago '20 recently won the Phyllis Bryn-Julson Award in the Civic Morning Musicals Annual Competition for Singers.

SUNY Potsdam students with a passion and talent for Esports have banded together to establish their own campus club team, now competing in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The 38 students in the SUNY Potsdam Esports Club come from all majors and bring a variety of extracurricular and academic interests with them.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 322 students who excelled academically in the Fall 2019 semester to the College's Dean's List.

Ten music composition students from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music are set to premiere their latest new works in a student composers forum concert, on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater.

Thirty-one SUNY Potsdam students recently earned Mental Health First Aid badges for completing special training through the College's Summit Leadership Program.

Eleven SUNY Potsdam students are completing an archaeology field school focused on examining the former site of a Civil War training ground in downtown Potsdam this summer.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 909 students to the President's List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Spring 2019 semester. The SUNY Potsdam students were honored for earning top marks by President Kristin G. Esterberg.

102 SUNY Potsdam student-athletes, including 18 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 2018-19 academic year.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 316 students who excelled academically in the Spring 2019 semester to the College's Dean's List.

Thirteen SUNY Potsdam students recently completed the Explore Leadership Development component of the College's Summit Leadership Program.

Ten SUNY Potsdam students recently completed the Women, Gender and Leadership specialty badge through the College's Summit Leadership Program.

Four SUNY Potsdam students recently completed the Career Management: Exploration and Development specialty badge through the College's Summit Leadership Program.

SUNY Potsdam's Department of Business Administration recently hosted its 53rd Business Plan and Product Prototype Competition, which challenges students to develop an entrepreneurial business plan fulfilling the need of a specific group of consumers. This semester, a team of seven dedicated students took home the trophy.

The State University of New York at Potsdam will recognize nearly 900 candidates for graduation during the College's 2019 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 18. The SUNY Potsdam Class of 2019 will be awarded baccalaureate and master's degrees at the ceremony.

Eight SUNY Potsdam students majoring in Spanish were recently inducted into the College's chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the national Hispanic honor society. They each proudly received their honor cords, a certificate and a commemorative pin. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the honor society in the United States, which considers members based solely on excellence in academic performance.

Three student vocalists from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music have been selected to join the Janiec Opera Company based at the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, N.C., this summer.

SUNY Potsdam recently recognized students and faculty mentors for excellence in research and creative projects, following the College's 2019 Learning and Research Fair.

Two outstanding SUNY Potsdam graduates have been recognized as the academic honorees for the Class of 2019. The award recipients are chosen by Faculty Senate and are specially recognized during Commencement.

Eighteen students from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music were recently inducted into the College's chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society.

Nhu Nguyen is the 2019 recipient of the Robert L. Briggs Award from SUNY Potsdam. The Robert L. Briggs Award recognizes outstanding performance by a freshman or sophomore in an American history survey course during the preceding calendar year. The award was established in honor of Dr. Robert L. Briggs, a valued member of the history faculty from 1961 to his retirement in 1985.

Emily Massa is the 2019 recipient of the John Schwaller Award from SUNY Potsdam. The John F. Schwaller Award recognizes outstanding performance by a freshman or sophomore in a world history course during the preceding calendar year. The award was established in honor of Dr. John F. Schwaller, colonial Latin American historian, who served as the College's President from 2006 to 2013.

Jennifer Darlak is the 2019 recipient of the Walter Wakefield Award from SUNY Potsdam. The Walter L. Wakefield Award recognizes outstanding performance by a freshman or sophomore in a European history survey course during the preceding calendar year. The award honors Dr. Walter L. Wakefield, a European historian with the Department of History from 1948 to 1976, and sometime chair of the department.

Emily Massa and Rowan Kingsbury are the 2019 recipients of the Katherine & Robert Briggs Scholarship from SUNY Potsdam. The Robert and Katherine Briggs Scholarship is awarded to a student, preferably from St. Lawrence County, who is majoring in history and who can be expected to achieve an average of 3.25 in history courses and 3.0 overall. The scholarship is renewable for each year that the student remains a history major in good standing, maintaining an average of at least 3.25 in courses counting toward the history major and 3.0 overall. Dr. Robert L. Briggs was a valued member of the history faculty from 1961 to his retirement in 1985.

Gerald Della Porta is the 2019 recipient of the Father James Pennock Memorial Scholarship from SUNY Potsdam. The Father James Pennock Scholarship is awarded to the outstanding junior history major, based on the student's overall GPA and 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.

Abigail Sexton is the 2019 recipient of the Ilse J. Shaw Award from SUNY Potsdam. The Ilse J. Shaw History Award is awarded to the senior history major with the best scholarship and highest cumulative grade point average in history courses during his or her undergraduate career.