Internships & Career Opportunities

Internships

We strongly encourage Computer Science students to pursue internship opportunities.

  • An internship will give you practical experience that is valued by prospective employers.
  • You may meet your capstone experience requirement in the CS major through an internship.
  • One of the best ways for you to identify internships is by attending our Board of Advisors meetings, held once per semester on campus.
  • The SUNY Potsdam Internship Program Office will help you to identify internship opportunities and to arrange for getting academic credit for your internship experience.
  • AfterCollege, Inc., has arranged with our department to provide a Job Resource Center with listings of internship and job opportunities appropriate to CS students.
  • Most CS internships are paid!
  • Haden Land, a 1984 CIS alumnus and an employee of Lockheed Martin, has endowed a scholarship for CS students who engage in off-campus internships in aerospace-related companies. The sholarship provides financial assistance for living expenses during the internship period.

Some examples of recent internships are:

  • Adecco, Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT
  • Apple Computer Cupertino, CA
  • Chinango County SPCA Norwich, NY
  • IBM Endicott, NY
  • Infolina Solutions Concord, NC
  • Long Island Newsday  Melville, NY
  • Potsdam Central School Potsdam, NY
  • Microtech Computer Center Syracuse, NY
  • MRSI SUNY Potsdam Potsdam, NY
  • SUNY Potsdam Department of Computer Information Potsdam, NY
  • SUNY Potsdam Internship Office Website Potsdam, NY
  • SUNY Potsdam Levitt Center Potsdam, NY
  • SUNY Potsdam Student Government Potsdam, NY


Career Opportunities/Graduate Study

SUNY Potsdam CS graduates hold management and technical positions at many major corporations, as well as colleges and universities and regional and national financial institutions. A Potsdam CS degree is outstanding preparation for graduate school.

Many of our CS graduates hold advanced degrees in the computer field, and a significant number of our graduates hold M.B.A. degrees. A sampling of positions our graduates hold or have held include:

  • Vice President, IBM
  • Vice President and Co-founder, Siebel Systems
  • Chief Information Officer, Lockheed Martin
  • Vice President and Chief Technology Officer,
  • Investment Banking
  • Director of Worldwide Fulfillment Operations,
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Technical Manager, Cisco Systems
  • Worldwide Alliance Manager, IBM
  • Director of Computing and Technology Services,
  • The State University of New York at Potsdam CEO, Software Development Boutique
  • Senior Technical Manager, Xerox