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.
(see more)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.
SUNY Potsdam Students Named Business Administration Departmental Scholars
SUNY Potsdam's Department of Business Administration recently recognized several students as Departmental Scholars.
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2021 May 11
SUNY Potsdam Student Honored with Two Academic Awards from Business Administration Department
Alexis Newman has received the Excellence in Management Award and is a Departmental Scholar this year, recognized by the Business Administration Department at SUNY Potsdam.
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2021 May 11
SUNY Potsdam Student Honored with Excellence in Accounting Award
The Excellence in Accounting Award is presented by the Department of Business Administration at SUNY Potsdam.
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2021 May 11
SUNY Potsdam Student Honored with Three Academic Awards from Business Administration Department
Prabin Bhat has received the Excellence in Finance Award, the Annual Fund Award, and is a Departmental Scholar this year at the SUNY Potsdam Department of Business Administration.
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2021 May 11
SUNY Potsdam Students Complete Law Enforcement Training Institute
Five cadets recently graduated from SUNY Potsdam's Law Enforcement Training Institute, the College's accredited pre-employment police academy.
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2021 May 11
SUNY Potsdam Students Honored with Excellence in Applied Learning Award
The Excellence in Applied Learning Award is given by the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice to recognize a student who exhibits excellent performance and contribution to applied learning-based academia.
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2021 May 10
Clemons and Smith Receive Social Justice Minor Excellence Award
The Social Justice Minor Excellence Award is given to recognize a senior who exhibits excellent performance and contribution to the minor while exemplifying the spirit of the program.
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2021 May 10
SUNY Potsdam Students Named Human Services Minor Excellence Award Winners
The Human Services Minor Excellence Award is given to recognize a senior who exhibits excellent performance and contribution to the minor while exemplifying the spirit of the program.
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2021 May 10
SUNY Potsdam Students Named Criminal Justice Studies Minor Excellence Award Winners
The Criminal Justice Studies Minor Excellence Award is given to recognize a senior who exhibits excellent performance and contribution to the minor while exemplifying the spirit of the program.
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2021 May 10
SUNY Potsdam Students Receive Criminal Justice Achievement Award
The Criminal Justice Achievement Award recognizes the academic achievement of graduating criminal justice studies majors with the highest subject GPA who entered the college as a transfer student.
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2021 May 10
SUNY Potsdam Student Receives Criminal Justice Excellence Award
The Criminal Justice Excellence Award is presented to the senior criminal justice studies major with the highest grade point average in the major courses who entered SUNY Potsdam as a first-year student.
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2021 May 10
SUNY Potsdam Students Receive Sociology Minor Excellence Award
The Sociology Minor Excellence Award is given to recognize a senior who exhibits excellent performance and contribution to the minor while exemplifying the spirit of the program.
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2021 May 10
SUNY Potsdam Students Named Criminal Justice Department Scholars
Criminal Justice Department Scholars are senior criminal justice studies majors with the highest grade point averages.
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2021 May 10
Andrew Hyde and Lia Clemons Receive the Joseph T. Hennessey Award
Each spring, the SUNY Potsdam Department of Sociology designates a student to receive the Joseph T. Hennessey Award. It recognizes the academic achievement of the senior sociology major(s) with the highest GPA in the major courses who entered SUNY Potsdam as a first-year student.
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2021 May 10
Robin Love Receives Sociology Achievement Award
The Sociology Achievement Award recognizes the academic achievements of graduating seniors who entered SUNY Potsdam as transfer students and are now graduating with the highest grade point average in the sociology major.
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2021 May 10
SUNY Potsdam Students Awarded the Canfield Scholarship
The Canfield Scholarship is awarded each spring to an outstanding junior sociology major. The selection is based on achievement, demonstrated ability and potential for further professional growth.
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2021 May 10
SUNY Potsdam Students Named Sociology Department Scholars
Departmental Scholars are senior sociology majors with the highest grade point averages.
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2021 May 7
SUNY Potsdam Students Inducted into Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society
Alpha Phi Sigma recognizes the academic excellence of undergraduate and graduate students of criminal justice, as well as Juris Doctor students. The goals of Alpha Phi Sigma are to honor and promote academic excellence, community service, educational leadership and unity.
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2021 May 7
SUNY Potsdam Student Recognized with Distinguished Service in Environmental Studies Award
The Distinguished Service in Environmental Studies Award is given to recognize a major or minor who exhibits excellent performance, while exemplifying the spirit of the program.
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2021 May 7
SUNY Potsdam Students Inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
Founded in 1920 at the University of Southern California, Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in the scholarship in the study of social problems, sociology, and intellectual activities that lead to the improvement in the human condition.
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2021 May 7
SUNY Potsdam Students Honored with Environmental Studies Awards
The Environmental Studies Award is presented to one or more graduating environmental studies students who show the most promise for further study or application of environmental knowledge.
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2021 May 7
SUNY Potsdam Students Honored with Chancellor's Awards
Three outstanding SUNY Potsdam students were recently among those honored with the 2021 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence.
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2021 May 7
SUNY Potsdam Student Awarded the Omhundro Environmental Studies Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded annually to support a declared, full-time, undergraduate environmental studies major. The student recipient must be a junior or senior, with preference for academic promise and performance. The scholarship may be renewable for one additional year, if the student remains a full-time environmental studies major and in good academic standing.
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2021 May 7
SUNY Potsdam Business Administration Students Win Campus Entrepreneurial Competition
SUNY Potsdam's Department of Business Administration recently hosted its Business Plan and Product Prototype Competition, which challenges students to develop an entrepreneurial business plan fulfilling the need of a specific group of consumers. In the Fall 2020 semester, a team of four dedicated students took home the trophy.
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2021 Apr 23
SUNY Potsdam Students Complete Engage in Applied Learning E3 Summit Training
Four SUNY Potsdam students recently completed the Engage in Applied Learning component of the College's Summit Leadership Program.
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2021 Apr 23
SUNY Potsdam Students Complete Explore Leadership Development E3 Summit Training
Six SUNY Potsdam students recently completed the Explore Leadership Development component of the College's Summit Leadership Program.
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2021 Apr 23
SUNY Potsdam Student Completes Social Justice Badge through Summit Leadership Program
A SUNY Potsdam student recently completed the Social Justice Badge through the College's Summit Leadership Program.
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2021 Apr 22
SUNY Potsdam Student Awarded Dr. Poeliu Dai Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded each year to a SUNY Potsdam sophomore or junior political science major who maintains a GPA at the Dean's List level or higher.
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2021 Apr 22
SUNY Potsdam Student Completes Career Management: Exploration & Development Training
One SUNY Potsdam student recently completed the Career Management: Exploration and Development specialty badge through the College's Summit Leadership Program.
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2021 Apr 22
David E. Brown Pi Sigma Alpha Award
This award was created by the Department of Politics to honor former Chair and Faculty member, Dr. David E. Brown, who co-created, along with Dr. Richard Del Guidice, Potsdam's Political Science program and helped to establish the Department of Political Science in 1971. It is presented to a student who has submitted an outstanding paper for Senior Seminar.
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2021 Apr 22