BearTracker
Attention SUNY Potsdam Grads, take advantage of BearTracker - it's free and it works! Our Career Planning Office will connect your resume with employers who are seeking your academic background. Your resume will be sent to full-time job openings based on the selection you make in your profile. Visit www.potsdam.edu/offices/career/beartracker.cfm then click on "Alumni Job Search". Create a profile. If you need assistance, contact career@potsdam.edu.

Experience is what makes us evolve, become a BearTracker Mentor to our students! Visit https://www.myinterfase.com/potsdam/mentor/home.aspx to sign up or e-mail alumni@potsdam.edu.

Alumni Association Scholarship
Incoming or current students can apply for an Alumni Association Scholarship. Students must be the child or grandchild of a Potsdam Alum. The deadline for the Alumni Scholarship has been changed from February 1st to March 1st. For scholarship eligibility, visit: http://www.potsdam.edu/alumni/services/scholarship/index.cfm.

Reunion 2011, Battle of the Bands!
Calling all Potsdam Bands - Did you and your friends have a band that played together while at Potsdam?  Are you ready to reunite for one night only?  As part of the Reunion 2011 festivities, we are looking to have a Battle of the Bands.  We are looking for all genres, ages and types.  We know that each era at the College had phenomenal talent, and we would love to see that talent on display again.  If you are interested in reuniting your band and participating in the Battle of the Bands on Friday, July 15, 2011, or have a band to recommend, please contact Amy Kellogg at ajkellogg@aol.com, by February 1, 2011.  Logistics and details will be worked out as we determine the level and interest of those willing to participate.

Attention Crane Emeriti and Alumni!
The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) student chapter from Crane is looking for a few of your favorite recipes to make a Crane Faculty and Alumni cookbook next Fall. This cookbook will be used as a fundraiser for ASTA to help support efforts to send members to a conference in Kansas City next spring.  Feel free to donate up to 2 recipes. You can e-mail the recipes to ASTA's president, Andrew Fund, fundaj192@potsdam.edu.    The recipes should be geared towards college students' price range and cooking capabilities. Please be sure to include your name, the name of the dish, a complete list of ingredients with measurements, step-by-step instructions, and the approximate number of servings. We will have details on how to purchase the cookbook at a later date.   Recipe submission deadline is December 31, 2010.

SUNY, Crane School of Music Recognize Jazz Legend Wynton Marsalis with Honorary Doctor of Music Degree
The State University of New York, through SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music, is proud to announce that SUNY officials will award jazz legend Wynton Marsalis with an Honorary Doctor of Music degree in an upcoming New York City ceremony.  SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, who oversees all 64 campuses in the nation's largest comprehensive system of public higher education, will confer the honorary doctorate alongside SUNY Board of Trustees Chairman Carl T. Hayden on Dec. 10. (Read more)

Bears handle Fighting Saints, 74-59
The SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team defeated the College of St. Joseph (Vt.) 74-59 in the first round of the North Country Invitational at Clarkson University. Forward Anthony Williams (Long Island, N.Y./Upper Room Christian Academy) recorded a double-double for the Bears with a game-high 16 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore guard Joshua Lambert (Brooklyn, N.Y./East New York Transit Tech) also contributed 12 points for Potsdam. (Read more)

Creative Spirit Hosts 5 Bands for Katya Greer Scholarship Benefit
The Creative Spirit Art Center hosted an event featuring five local bands to benefit the Katya Czerepak Greer Memorial Scholarship for art education students at SUNY Potsdam. (Read more)

SUNY Potsdam Hosts 'Be the Match' Bone Marrow Registry Drive
SUNY Potsdam hosted a donor drive for "Be the Match," the National Marrow Donor Program's registry on Thursday, Nov. 11 in the College's Barrington Student Union Fireside Lounge. (Read more)

SUNY Potsdam Announces 2011 Walker Research Fellowships
The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at SUNY Potsdam is pleased to announce the continuation of the T. Urling and Mabel Walker Research Fellowship Program for 2011. (Read more)

O'Neill named SUNYAC Goalie of the Week
Potsdam, N.Y. - The State University of New York Athletic Conference has named SUNY Potsdam junior hockey player Trevor O'Neill (Bobcaygeon, ONT/Stouffville Spirit) the Goalie of the Week. (Read more)

Conophy named to ECAC West Honor Roll
Potsdam, N.Y. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference has named SUNY Potsdam sophomore hockey player Jen Conophy (Glenmont, N.Y./Albany Ice Cats) to the ECAC West Honor Roll.  (Read more)

Crane 'Rumba & Romance' Concert Combines Art with Latin Music
Sounds and images of salsa swirled together on November 20th as the Crane Latin Ensemble and visual artist Amy Swartelé returned for a collaborative performance in Sara M. Snell Music Theatre at SUNY Potsdam. (Read more)

Crane Saxophone Ensembles Present Afternoon Fall Concert
The three Crane Saxophone Ensembles presented a group fall concert at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19 in Sara M. Snell Music Theatre on the SUNY Potsdam campus. The ensembles, which consisted of the classic grouping of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, each performed several prepared works. (Read more)

Strings Rule the Stage in Crane Guitar & Harp Ensemble Concert
The sweet sounds of strings filled the stage at a joint recital for the Crane Guitar Ensemble and Crane Harp Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19 in Sara M. Snell Music Theatre at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music. (Read more)

December 11, 7:30 p.m.
"Carols of Christmas" with The American Boychoir and the Orchestra of Northern New York
Hosmer Hall, SUNY Potsdam
For tickets, contact the CPS Box Office at www.CPSPotsdam.org or 315-267-2277.

January 7-15
Potsdam Pointercounts Winter Tour 2011 in Florida
Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Venice Beach & Orlando, FL
Check their website for times at each location at www.pointercounts.com

January 21-22
Student Leadership Conference
Students and alumni will come together to share their leadership experiences.

January 29, 1:00 p.m.
Men's Alumni Hockey Game
Home games at 7:00 p.m. vs. Oswego (1/28) & Cortland (1/29) in conjunction with Alumni Game on Saturday!

February 11, 8 p.m.
Bear Pride Night (Men's Basketball) Bears vs. Cortland
The Bears welcome alumni and friends for a game you will not want to miss at Maxcy Hall!
Free admission for all alumni!

Are you performing in a concert; giving a reading; leading a seminar or participating in anything else that you might want alumni in your area to know about?  Let us know!  Fill out the online submission form now. Please note that due to the Holidays, the deadline for submission for the January issue of Alma Matters is Thursday, December 16th.

December 17th
Lisa Vroman '79
Holiday Organ Spectacular with Organist David Higgs
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
For more information: http://lisavroman.com

December 22 - 24
Lisa Vroman '79
"T'was the Night" with Organist Robert Huw Morgan and members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Davies Concert Hall, San Francisco CA
For more information: http://lisavroman.com

March 6, 2011
David Cotter '08
Conference Presentation and Workshop: Creating Musical Theatre Ensembles
Southeastern Theatre Conference Annual Convention, www.setc.org for more information
Atlanta, Georgia

3rd Wednesday of Every Month
Chris Reynolds '53
Jazz Trio performance at Piola's Restaurant, Chapel Hill, NC, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
919-537-8488