#RealCollege Survey
The survey was conducted in Fall 2019 at colleges nationwide by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice (Hope Center). SUNY system administration asked campuses to participate because of the rapidly growing awareness of the serious challenges that students face meeting their basic needs. Around 19 state-operated SUNY Campuses and about 15 SUNY community colleges participated in the Fall 2019 survey. The #RealCollege Survey reports should inform colleges, and the communities where those colleges are locat
Survey Policies and Procedures
Survey Policies and Procedures
Lost and Found in the Adirondack Wilderness
Survival Trek Hones More Than Outdoor Skills As the group breaks from the trail, the dense vegetation of the West Canada Lakes Wilderness closes behind them as soft and final as giant hands. Eight hikers enter a complex dance with being lost — and barely found. Hunched under full packs, saying little, they begin a journey whose outcome is as murky and unmarked as the wetlands ahead, and only one thing is abundantly clear: They will not be going back the way they have come.
Elisa Drazek
Sustainability Intern SUNY Potsdam Sustainability Office 44 Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam NY 13676
Becky Roser
Sustainability Intern SUNY Potsdam Sustainability Office 44 Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam NY 13676
Dolma Lhamo
Sustainability Intern / Recycling Coordinator SUNY Potsdam Sustainability Program 44 Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13676
2023 SUNY Potsdam Commencement Ceremony Remarks
Dr. Suzanne Smith, SUNY Potsdam President May 20, 2023
Office of the President
Suzanne Smith, Ph.D.Dr. Suzanne Smith is SUNY Potsdam's 18th president, and joined the campus in April 2023.
Service Learning
Take a class and combine your learning with volunteer work in the local community! Students can find Service Learning courses in the Class Schedule by searching for the Attribute "service learning" - they're all coded so you can find them!
Fresh Air. Open Minds.
Take a deep breath. Your future is in your hands, and it looks pretty bright to us. There is no better place to find your calling right now than SUNY Potsdam. Here, you can get the traditional liberal arts experience in a small creative campus community—for a public university price. All in a tightknit and supportive environment, in the shadow of the Adirondacks. And yes, we offer transfer scholarships of $3,000 to $5,000.