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
