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Potsdam Appreciation Week (PAW) will be hosted by Emerging Leaders from October 25 - 29.  The goal of PAW is to spread a love for SUNY Potsdam across campus and fundraise for the annual Student Gift. This year, the Student Gift will support the Campus Food Pantry. 

The State University of New York at Potsdam continues to earn high marks in the latest rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. SUNY Potsdam has once again been named to the top tier of the best regional universities in the Northern United States in the “Best Colleges 2026” ratings released today.  

The Physical Plant is accepting on-line applications for the position of  Facility Operations Assistant 1.  Selected candidates will perform a variety of routine unskilled and semiskilled manual tasks related to the operation and maintenance of State-owned buildings and facilities, the surrounding grounds, and the vehicles and equipment used in maintaining these sites. 

SUNY Potsdam will welcome National Public Radio newscaster Korva Coleman for an upcoming campus visit. The award-winning public broadcasting journalist will speak to journalism students and offer a free public talk at SUNY Potsdam on Oct. 10.

SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music Hosts Recital Featuring Renowned Soprano Jennifer Holloway & Pianist François Germain on Oct. 2  

SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music Hosts Alumni Recital Featuring Lynn McGrath ’97 & '00, Guitar, on Oct. 1

SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music will hold a memorial concert featuring musical works by the late American composer and Professor Emeritus Dr. Arthur Frackenpohl (1924-2019), on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater.

Representatives from Jefferson Community College (JCC) and the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam formally signed a memorandum of understanding today that conditionally guarantees admission to SUNY Potsdam for JCC students who complete an associate degree. The agreement, signed by Jefferson President Dr. Ty A. Stone and Potsdam President Dr. Kristin G. Esterberg, facilitates seamless transfer to baccalaureate programs at SUNY Potsdam.

SUNY Potsdam will continue the Presidential Internship Program (PIP) in Summer 2026, following a successful pilot in Summer 2025. Administered by the Lougheed Center for Applied Learning, this internship program connects student interns with North Country sites through a competitive process of applications, interviews and final matching between sites and students.  

SUNY Potsdam faculty members Dr. Robert Snyder, Dr. Katherine Cleary, and Dr. Glenn Johnson were formally recognized by the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators on Sept. 16, in honor of their leadership and contributions to a new mosquito surveillance program aimed at protecting public health across the region.