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Shavon Lloyd ’19 is proud to be a part of “the Crane lineage,” which began for him when he was a grade-school student in Middletown, New York. “A lot of my music teachers were Crane alumni,” Lloyd recalled. “They fostered in me a love of music that I’d like to inspire in my own students.” 

As she cradles two replicas of human skulls, Katelin Babbitt ’26 talks to cadets in SUNY Potsdam’s Law Enforcement Training Institute about the skills necessary to solve crimes using forensic anthropology. She points out the location of the Nuchal Crest, Mastoid Process, and the Supraorbital Margin on each specimen, while leading a reality-based crime scene exercise in the College’s Bioarchaeology Lab.

As she drags a light-colored flannel sheet across the forest floor, Jada West ’24 searches for microscopic creatures most of us hope to never encounter.

As she fastens her silver necklace, Kate Favaro ’13 reflects on some of the most cherished memories of the good times spent with her grandmother throughout her youth.“I wear it when I wake up and I miss her a little bit more. I grew up on Loon Lake, and she did too. She had given me this necklace before she started to fail. When she first died, I wore it every day as a habit because I wanted to feel that closeness, but it has much more meaning when I put it on now. Now in my job, I know I wear it on certain days because it has become a ritual,” Favaro said.

As she handles the responsibilities of marriage and motherhood, Elizabeth Criscitello ’22 has faced the challenges of adulthood much quicker than many of her classmates at SUNY Potsdam. Engaged at the end of freshman year, married the following year, and then giving birth to her baby, Giovanna, in the spring of 2020, she has continued to balance parenting with her educational goals as she pursues dual degrees in English writing and community health.

As she holds her falconry glove in the air, releasing a red-tailed hawk into the woods, Sasha Truax ’25 watches from a distance as the bird learns to hunt for the first time. A licensed falconry apprentice since the age of 15, Sasha has been making a positive impact in the world of conservationism as she supports young birds dealing with the harsh winter conditions in the Northeast.  

As she pulls the microphone close and hits record, Tatiana Merced ’24 captures audio for her “Musically Driven” podcast series—part of a multi-year presidential scholars project to examine how people of color have shaped the fabric of music history. “Every semester has been focused on a different culture of music. This semester I’m really focused on Black music, this summer it’s going to be Hispanic heritage music, and then I want to get into Asian music the following semester,” Merced explained.

As she rides her bicycle along a 12-mile stretch of State Route 37 between Ogdensburg and Alexandria Bay, Emily Yousey’s eyes scan the road for signs of roadkill. She rounds a corner and quickly stops as a raccoon comes into sight—one of the many animals inadvertently losing its life to passing cars in Northern New York.

As she steps inside the prison and the bars clank behind her, Ayisha Khalid ’24 enters a world unlike anything she has seen before. 

Short-term, Solution-Focused Counseling Services The SUNY Potsdam College Counseling Center (CCC) serves to provide an opportunity for students to address psychological and emotional challenges to promote a healthier, more successful student body.  The CCC provides consultation, assessment, counseling, referrals, and related services to students while they pursue their educational goals.