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Theatre & Dance The Department of Theatre and Dance develops multidisciplinary students in the areas of dance, theater, arts management, and technical theatre from Bachelor of Arts degrees to minors. It offers a solid artistic program headed by some of the finest faculty members and with programs that are cutting-edge, stimulating, rich, and diverse, representing artistic trends globally.

There’s something special about a North Country winter! As the first snow falls, excitement fills campus with students venturing outside to build snowmen in the fresh powder enveloping the landscape. Bundled up from head to toe, students embrace the brisk, fresh air on their walks to class, or savor a warm cup of Starbucks coffee in the Barrington Student Union, or the Performing Arts Center, as the temperature dips outside.

“There’s something about the arts that lends itself to imagining the world more inclusively, as a more diverse place. When we did James Baldwin’s ‘Blues for Mister Charlie,’ that play dealt explicitly with a murder similar to that of Emmett Till, and it depicted a lot of explicit racism and use of the n-word. So students came face to face with some of the ugliest parts of racism and its effects. Because we had such a diverse cast, students really bonded during the experience. Confronting horrible things actually helped them come together.

Theresa Adams Draws from a Well of Compassion and Lived Experience to Help Others Theresa Adams '24 knows that real impact is best measured by the number of lives made better.

Things to Remember Plan your trip carefully. Learn about the area ahead of time. Never hike alone.

Things to Remember Plan your trip carefully. Learn about the area ahead of time. Never hike alone.

A thirst for global exploration and examining different cultures has guided Simisola Macaulay ’23 since her youth—ultimately leading her to SUNY Potsdam, where she’s pursuing a double major in anthropology and international studies with a minor in Africana studies.

Those who live here know it and those who move here soon discover it—summer in the North Country is hypnotic.

Though Jerry ’68 and Carolyn Zwaga (Hon. ’18) live over 1,300 miles away from SUNY Potsdam in sunny Florida, their connection to the College is stronger now than ever. In response to the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on Potsdam students, the couple chose to alter their giving to support students’ immediate needs.

Three SUNY Potsdam graduates are currently working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Dr. Ryan Zeigler ’98 is a planetary scientist and lunar sample curator working at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, who earned his bachelor’s degree in geology and history at SUNY Potsdam. He was recently part of the lucky team of scientists who got to analyze the last unopened lunar samples from the Apollo missions to the moon, which had been saved for 50 years.