Faculty/Staff March Employment News
Employment Trevor Ralston, Lead Programmer/Analyst for CTS, effective March 4, 2019 Tayler Bell, Teacher’s Assistant, Northeast Migrant Education Program, effective March 29, 2019
SUNY Potsdam Seeks Local Entrepreneurs for Economic Fusion Event
SUNY Potsdam is seeking area business leaders to join the 2019 Economic Fusion event on Monday, April 8 at the Barrington Student Union. The theme, “Develop the Possibilities with Potsdam,” encourages local business leaders to forge partnerships and collaborate with the campus community.
SUNY Potsdam Presents Virtual Conference on Special Education on March 20
SUNY Potsdam’s School of Education and Professional Studies will feature more than a dozen presenters during its inaugural Virtual Conference on Special Education, set for Friday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The conference will bring together preservice and in-service educators, researchers, parents, professors and students in the SUNY system, at North Country schools and beyond, to discuss persistent issues in special education and how educators can do better.
SUNY Potsdam Holds Grand Re-Opening of Campus Food Pantry
As a truck arrives from the Food Bank of Central New York, student volunteers hustle to open boxes and stock a refrigerator with eggs and yogurt, and fill the shelves with cereal and canned goods. For over 15 years, SUNY Potsdam’s Campus Food Pantry has been supporting students who are facing food insecurity. After recently being relocated to a more prominent location in the Barrington Student Union, the SUNY Potsdam Campus Food Pantry is poised to serve students to an even greater extent.
NYS Employee Retirement System Consultations
There is an opportunity to participate in a group session presented by a representative from ERS on Thursday, March 23, from 11 a.m. - noon, located in the Raymond Hall 8th Floor Dining Room.
SUNY Potsdam to Host Internationally-Affiliated Science Fair
SUNY Potsdam is proud to host the inaugural Terra Northeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair (TNRSEF) on March 11 for students in grades 6-12.
SUNY Potsdam Signs Agreement with the Universidad de Cienfuegos
A unique educational partnership was formalized last week between SUNY Potsdam and the Universidad de Cienfuegos in Cuba.
COVID-19 Update: Due to uptick in positive test results, campus restrictions will return
March 30, 2021 This week’s surveillance testing is not yet complete, but the initial results received from SUNY Upstate Medical have already shown 7 confirmed positive student “pools,” out of the first 443 samples submitted Monday morning—a very concerning trend, to say the least. There are still 941 student samples and 594 employee samples pending.
Dedication of the HEARTH
Engage with the history of traditional crafts and trades at the grand opening of SUNY Potsdam’s HEARTH on Friday, April 29 at 1 p.m., a heritage-based living laboratory at The Marqusee Center for Archaeology and Anthropology, located on Outer Main Street across from Hosmer Hall.
Crane School of Music Presents Opera Premiere of ‘Mota’ by William Grant Still
SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music is proud to present the world premiere workshop of “Mota,” an opera by William Grant Still (1939-1978), one of the first leading Black composers and conductors in the United States.