Past Learning & Research Fair Winners
The Lougheed Center for Applied Learning celebrates the achievements of independent student research and creative projects. For our past award winners, see below.
Lougheed Learning Commons
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“Action is the Antidote to Despair”
Low-impact ecovillage holds tools and lessons for Potsdam studentsPacked for an overnight trip, a group of SUNY Potsdam students set out for the Finger Lakes in hopes of glimpsing a future where less can be so much more.
A Guiding Light for Diversity Initiatives
A lush green canopy extends in all directions as Clifton Harcum and his students traverse over a suspended bridge connecting giant treetops at the Wild Center. Around the corner, they enter an enormous manmade bird’s nest that provides an awe-inspiring, birds-eye view of the Adirondacks—all part of a week-long alternative spring break program that Harcum launched at SUNY Potsdam in 2020.
Embracing Adventure
A lush green canopy extends in all directions, as Clifton Harcum and his students traverse through the treetops, their feet carefully balancing on metal wires leading from one obstacle to the next, before attaching to a zipline that sends them careening through the fresh mountain air.
Presenter Biographies
Lynn Braun, Director of Counseling Services SUNY OswegoLynn Braun (she/her) has 30 years of experience working in the field of mental health.
The Business Pitch
As Lyvia Chambers ’25 stands at the front of Dr. Edwin Portugal’s Strategic and Global Management class, she rehearses her pitch for the 61st Strategic Business Plan Competition.
Windows on Intel Macintosh
macOS computers now feature Apple's M-series processor no longer have the ability to run both Windows and macOS. At this time Computing & Technology Services policy on Virtual Machine (VM) technology as follows:
macOS Directory Structure
macOS is designed as a multiple user system, meaning that it's very easy to create users that have their own preferences and separation of data. Because of this system, it's important to understand how the hard drive is organized and where information should be stored.
To Belize and Back
Madison Cleveland ’19 has been fascinated by nature from a young age. The North Country native grew up wanting to be a veterinarian and used to doodle pictures of the rainforest. Later, when she started attending SUNY Potsdam as a biology major and honors student, she started feeding and caring for the department’s reptiles, and took on a project to study the local wood turtle population as a Presidential Scholar.