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Rachael Savoie ’21 is digging back 300 million years in search of answers. For this geology student, there may be no richer layer—or more exciting period—than the Carboniferous. And the Joggins Formation in Novia Scotia is one of the most important geologic features in the Northeast, so it’s just the place to study it all. Using cutting-edge technology in SUNY Potsdam geology labs, Savoie is analyzing the rich shale and limestone of Joggins to better understand the paleo-environments encased there, and how they formed.

Raquel Acevedo Klein ’16 creates galaxies of music, still imagery, film and painted works, and lays the path for sensory journeys in which audiences are active travelers and explorers of worlds. Drawing from rich layers that include ancestral history set upon universal canvases, the long-time Brooklyn resident finds inspiration in her community and within a family of illustrators, filmmakers, and visual effects animators.

The Raymond Legacy Society celebrates those who have notified the Potsdam College Foundation that they have made a gift arrangement in their estate to the College, as well as those who have established a permanent endowed fund with the Potsdam College Foundation or permanently named a space on campus.

Raymond Legacy SocietyEach year, our students benefit from a SUNY Potsdam education because of the philanthropy and foresight ofdedicated alumni and friends. Through endowed scholarships and programs, as well as generous estate gifts, ourdonors create legacies at the College that benefit our students now and for generations to come.In recognition of these donors and their legacies, SUNY Potsdam established the Raymond Legacy Society –

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The reality of traveling abroad: Traveling, living and studying outside the United States may involve risks that are beyond the control of SUNY Potsdam. The social, cultural, political, religious, governmental, health care, legal (both civil and criminal) and other systems, as well as the geophysical characteristics of other countries may be different in subtle and/or significant ways from those of the United States.

We realize that students and families understandably have many questions regarding the Governor’s announcement about transitioning all SUNY and CUNY classes to distance learning for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. This process for us will begin on Monday, March 23, following a one-week extension of student Spring Break at SUNY Potsdam.

Rebecca Kraft Benjamin '08; '09 Taylor Briggs '20 Sal Cania '79, '82 Kristin Esterberg Susan Paciencia Gaiser '98 Alissa Carlson Haller '12 Kathryn Mikulak/Lewek Hesslink '68 Victoria Hocking '19 Joan Hoy '77 BethAnne Crowder Hutchinson '82 J. Lawrence Jones '81 Amy Kellogg '99 Louise Centofanti Lamby '65 Shawn Wolfe Marsico '94 Jeanne Peck '66 Carol McClurg Rourke '81 Danielle Salas '19 Elizabeth Sheffer-Winig '73 Donnalyn Eaton Shuster '78; '85 Ted Smith '73 Bruce Todd '72 Mona Ouimet Vroman '85

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A recent surveys suggest that almost 22% of the nation's college students are adult learners. These "non-traditional" students come from diverse socio-economic, cultural and employment backgrounds. Some are entering college for the first time while others are returning to school after extended time in the home or workforce. Regardless of their different backgrounds and reasons for attending college, they have a lot in common.