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Perched on a boulder still black from the fires of her ancestors, Marla Jacobs ’20 found what she had been looking for. Through an archaeology field school arranged by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Department of Economic Development, Jacobs had been trained to find traces of the past, as a field technician investigating archaeological concerns often linked to development projects in Ontario. The artifacts pulsed with life. They told stories that Jacobs, an Akwesasne Mohawk, had to follow, and they helped set the course to her future.

Perfectly in sync with the Halloween season, the Department of Theatre and Dance brought the classic zombie film “Night of the Living Dead” to the stage with five performances between Oct. 27 and Oct. 30. Leading up to the show, students and faculty were busy working behind-the-scenes as they designed the set, rehearsed their lines, selected their costumes, and learned the nuances of applying stage makeup.

The Performing Arts Center houses SUNY Potsdam's acclaimed Department of Theatre and Dance, and connects to The Crane School of Music. The 97,000-square-foot facility is one of the best performance venues north of New York City, with a 350-seat proscenium theater, a 200-seat black box theater and a 200-seat dance performance hall.

Performance News: On January, some Crane students went to New York City to workshop Tom Cipullo's work-in-progress, MAYO, the new opera that Crane has commissioned through the Pellicciotti Opera Composition Prize.  Crane students Samantha Martin, Gianna Grigalonis, Tristan Lesso, Kirk McAuliffe, Henry Horstmann, and recent graduate Wesly Clerge ('17) weree joined by five professional singers from N

The Permanent Art Collection is owned by The Potsdam College Foundation and is offered to the SUNY Potsdam community as a unique resource to the campus and surrounding region. The Collection comprises approximately 2,300 objects and is rich in Mid-20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art. When possible, The Permanent Collection is displayed in The Gibson and Hosmer Galleries.

Phi Kappa Pi - Fall 2014

Phil Shatraw '79 Major: Psychology Role: Alumni Board Trustee

The phone can ring at any time, on the other end a police investigator requesting help — new evidence in his possession — ready to make the drive across the North Country in search of answers. And Dr. Nasser Malit may find himself rolling in his fingers a new bone, a fragment of skull still fresh with the elements, and begin sorting clues.

Photography by Jason Hunter The Potsdam Pitches just returned from a life-changing experience, when they performed on stage at the Beacon Theatre in New York City during the 2018 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Finals. After taking first place in the ICCA Semifinals in Buffalo, they became the first a cappella group in SUNY Potsdam’s history to advance to the finals to compete against other vocalists from around the world! 11 Questions for The Potsdam Pitches: