The Lougheed Center for Applied Learning was founded in 2015, rededicated in 2018, and convened a new Advisory Board in 2020.
Meet the Lougheed Center for Applied Learning Team
The Lougheed Center for Applied Learning is the first integrated academic opportunity center of its kind in SUNY. Our formal mission is to provide coordinated experiential learning opportunities that broaden and integrate students' knowledge and skills, to foster self-discovery for engaged and life-long academic, personal and career success.
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Not ready for an appointment because you're not sure how we can help you, or what you want to do? Check out the student stories in our slideshow, and see what resonates for you - what would you like to try? Who do you want to be? What skills do you want to build? And then reach out. We'll help you figure out the next steps.
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LoCAL Program eligibility Policy is summarized in this Eligibility Grid (which is available in Sharepoint for employees with a Campus Computer Account (CCA).
Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Lougheed Learning Commons
Suite 107
Phone: (315) 267-2507
Email: appliedlearning@potsdam.edu
Framing Their Future
Working under the guidance of Dr. Caroline Downing, three students gained valuable hands-on experience in the Gibson Gallery this summer. Katelin Babbitt '26, Lance Wilson '27 and SharonMarie Bartz '26 put their skills to the test by installing Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Stephan Savoia’s photography exhibition, with a few career-defining conversations along the way.
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Two Worlds, One Craft
Plastic filament meets sheet music. Meet Casey DeJesus-Webb '25 & '27—Crane music education student turned Makerspace leader, printing everything from conducting batons to his own euphonium mouthpiece.
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Trowels and Time
Sharp trowels, sharper leadership. For the ninth year, Dr. Hadley Kruczek-Aaron led SUNY Potsdam's Archaeology Field School—12 students, one month in the Adirondacks, and a dig into the tourism history at the historic Log Hotel.
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Into the Swarm
Deep in the woods of St. Lawrence County, two SUNY Potsdam students have been hunting mosquitoes in search of data on vector-borne diseases. Aaron Barragan '29 and mentor Ellie Barbolt '27 have been spending their summer collecting samples across four North Country research sites—generating data on West Nile Virus, EEE, and more. Their work is part of an EOP and PIP-funded internship program supporting the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department.
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Bloodsuckers Beware!
SUNY Potsdam students are on the front lines of mosquito surveillance, tracking viruses like EEE and West Nile to help keep the North Country safe. Supported by the Presidential Internship Program, their research is making a real impact—one trap at a time.
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Finding Sonic Impact
For SUNY Potsdam music business major and flutist Margo Neth '26, it was a summer of opportunity. Working an internship at Brick and Mortar Music through the college’s new Presidential Internship Program, Neth was able to fuse her love of music with the practical side of the industry.
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The Wild Connection
Jada West ’24 is working with a team of SUNY Potsdam researchers and students to unlock the secrets of pervasive and spreading tick-borne diseases with a goal of providing better information for the public.
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Fabric of Learning
Weaving together academic research and applied learning experiences, Emily Bailey ’24 and Annabelle Kahle ’26 have been immersing themselves in unique hands-on research projects through the Presidential Scholars Program—examining the history of homespun garment manufacturing and using historical tools to create costumes that their ancestors would have worn.
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Sponsorship Information
The Lougheed Center for Applied Learning (LoCAL) is named for Donald (Hon. ’54) and Kathryn Kofoed Lougheed ’54, who have pledged $5.25 million to support applied learning initiatives at SUNY Potsdam.
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