Student Research and Creativity

Explore! Experience! Reflect! Become!

The Office for Student Research and Creativity at SUNY Potsdam offers support for student-faculty collaborations or mentorships that contribute to the understanding of a discipline through the examination, study, creation and communication of new knowledge by means of an original scholarly or creative project.

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Spring 2019

Office Hours The Director is generally available for walk-in appointments:

Monday, 9 - 11 a.m. & 2 - 5 p.m.
Tuesday, 9 - 11 a.m. & 1 - 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 9 - 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, 9 - 11 a.m. & 2 - 3:30 p.m.

Director

Dr. Thomas N. Baker
Email: bakertn@potsdam.edu

See what our office can do for you!

Austin Raetz ' 18

Austin Raetz just graduated summa cum laude and was accepted into a prestigious graduate program in History at Cornell University. What’s equally impressive is his passion and personal connection to his field of study, as he examines sexuality and gender roles through a historical lens.

Genevieve Ruhland ’18

Before Genevieve Ruhland ’18 wrapped up her double major in music education and math this year, she directed a 70-minute experimental percussion performance in the Academic Quad—a project that allowed her to explore less mainstream percussion music as part of her Presidential Scholars research.

Mahala Nyberg ’18

As a SUNY Potsdam Presidential Scholar, Mahala Nyberg ’18 worked extensively on a project focused on the life of WWII Veteran Donald Waful. She is now a senior and wrapping up a challenging course load with a double major in history and archaeological studies.

Alexis Michael '18

As one of 21 students working on independent research projects through the Presidential Scholars Program this year, Alexis Michael ’18, a double major in archaeology and history, took aim at an experiment that could change archaeologists’ theories about when Indigenous populations first used the bow and arrow in Eastern North America.