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From June 24 to July 19, SUNY Potsdam Professor Dr. Hadley Kruczek-Aaron led an archaeology field school for 12 of her students at Camp Union in Potsdam—a Civil War training ground once used by soldiers preparing for battle. Students spent four weeks unearthing layers of dirt, digging excavation units, using sifter screens and bagging artifacts. The Meadow East Apartment Complex property in Potsdam became the students’ outdoor classroom for a month as they searched for historic remnants from the Camp Union occupation.

From nightly performances on a Royal Caribbean cruise line, to acting gigs all over the world, Charlie Sarkioglu ’22 has had a fruitful career embracing his passion for the arts. Now he’s shifting gears as he completes his undergraduate degree in anthropology at SUNY Potsdam—something that he believes will positively impact his future theatrical projects.

From the outside looking in, the first official date of Dr. Jude ’91 and Renee Kiah ’92 may have looked like a disaster—complete with a car malfunction on Route 310 and a “romantic” dinner at the Pizza Hut in Canton, N.Y.Jude had planned for it to go more smoothly. He picked three restaurant ideas and asked Renee to choose one. She decided on The Townhouse in downtown Potsdam, where they both lived as SUNY Potsdam graduate students. When they arrived, they found out that it was closed on Mondays, a familiar disappointment for North Country residents.

From pen to page, bring your poetry and prose to life at SUNY Potsdam. Our students have gone on to become published authors, novelists, poets, screenwriters, editors, journalists, educators and arts administrators. Explore all we have to offer.

From Potsdam to Hollywood, Keisuke Hoashi ’89 has continued to push the creative envelope his entire life.  The SUNY Potsdam alumnus has appeared in more than 85 TV shows and movies, 80 national TV commercials, and 150 live theatrical productions—everything from “Mad Men,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and “Big Little Lies,” to “Bob’s Burgers” and national TV commercials for TD Ameritrade, Citibank and Wells Fargo.

From Potsdam undergraduate to deep-water oil well wrangler, geology alum is hard put to find a dull momentEvan Smith ’12 used his geology training at SUNY Potsdam to dive deep into the world of oil and gas exploration and extraction, becoming an offshore drilling savant who leverages the latest technology to guide work in some of the richest—and riskiest—oil and gas fields on earth.

From Student to Educator After graduating from SUNY Potsdam more than 20 years ago, alumna Dr. Jennifer Mathews ’95 is back in a SUNY Potsdam classroom, this time as a guest lecturer. She speaks to a group of undergraduate students about opioids and opioid addiction. “I’m a neuropharmacologist,” she says, “I study the brain.” As she flips through slides in her PowerPoint presentation, she discusses opioids and the ways in which opioid receptors work in the brain. Mathews has been teaching at a at St.

From working on the floor of the New York State Assembly to helping with hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, Julissa Santana ’20 graduated from SUNY Potsdam with unrivaled hands-on experiences.

The front cover of the 2022 edition of Potsdam People is inspired by one of the most famous albums of all time—The Beatles’ 1967 masterpiece, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band," on its 55th anniversary.