Research
SUNY Potsdam maintains a vigorous undergraduate research program in areas such as protein structure, nanoscience, cancer prevention, green chemistry and biosensors. Recent grants include:
Road to Physical Therapy
SUNY Potsdam’s exercise science program has been a treadmill to success for Lucas Rucci ’20 and Wilber Parada ’20. Now in their final semester at SUNY Potsdam, both students were just accepted into the Doctor of Physical Therapy programs of their choice. After they receive their bachelor’s degrees in May, Rucci will enter the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Nazareth College, and Parada will make his way to Long Island for the DPT program at the New York Institute of Technology.
Alert: March 11, 2020
SUNY Potsdam Alert: Spring Break extension, classes moving to distance learning on March 23 As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread across the state, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has ordered all State University of New York and City University of New York campuses to move to distance learning to complete the Spring 2020 semester.
Course Materials
SUNY Potsdam faculty, students, administrators and staff must comply with Copyright Law (guidelines) when adding content. Make sure your class materials are available online.
March 17: Campus restrictions now in place
SUNY Potsdam would like to provide several important updates regarding our compliance with new orders and guidelines, as we confront the novel coronavirus pandemic. First, we would like to apologize once again for the confusion surrounding all of these changes. This is a rapidly-changing public health emergency, and the guidance and policy we have received is constantly changing, based on the health outlook and the need to contain the virus as much as possible.
A Good Defense
SUNY Potsdam alumnus Darren Mott ’88 & ’91 has trodden an unexpected path from mentoring struggling biology students to investigating cyberthreats as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In Her Own Words
SUNY Potsdam graduates experience the world and enrich their surroundings in ways only limited by the imagination. Last week we caught up with Natasha Brooks ’15 & ’17. Originally from the North Country, she is on the front lines of COVID-19 prevention for the U.S. Air Force in England, but she also does so much more — and travels Europe while she’s at it.
Guiding Principles
The SUNY Potsdam Law Enforcement Training Institute (LETI) was founded in the principles of The Potsdam Pledge and expands on that guiding campus mission in the following Statement of Principles, affirmed by the LETI Advisory Board and Director Sonny Duquette:
Mental Health During COVID
SUNY Potsdam Counselors Battle the Second Crisis of COVID: Mental Health The scorching days of summer descend into cooler nights as leaves showed off their brilliance and bonfires became the evening ritual. Then September brought dramatic change to our small communities. Children returned to school, parents and guardians take a deep breath as routine returned to their homes, and college students brought energy and financial stability to our businesses.
Summer & Winter Sessions
SUNY Potsdam offers sessions outside of the traditional academic year. These sessions include: