State University of New York at Potsdam
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Template:Infobox University The State University of New York at Potsdam, sometimes known as SUNY Potsdam, originated in St. Lawrence Academy in 1816 and became Potsdam Normal School in 1868. In 1948, as the New York State Teachers College at Potsdam, it became a founding member of the State University of New York. In 1964 its mission changed and it became the State University of New York at Potsdam.
In addition to its traditional strengths in teacher education, music education, mathematics (Potsdam Miracle and Potsdam Model), and computer science, the college offers over one hundred programs and majors in the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education and Professional Studies, and the Crane School of Music. The latter was established in 1886 as one of the first schools of music education in the United States. Half of all public school music teachers in New York and one of every six in the U.S. has received a degree from Crane. In adition to music education, it offers programs in music business, music composition, musical studies and the theory and history of music.
Virtually every academic department has a chapter of the national honor society of its discipline and the college's Honors Program provides an enriched educational experience for highly motivated and able students.
The college, located in the Village of Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, is among the 100 oldest colleges in the United States.
Notable faculty emeriti and alumni
- Clarence F. Stephens (Professor Emeritus), mathematics educator.
- Brock McElheran (Professor Emeritus), conductor and author.
- David J. Hanson (Professor Emeritus), alcohol researcher.
- T. Coraghessan Boyle, author.
- Renee Fleming, opera singer, soprano.
- C. J. Rapp, entrepreneur and beverage executive.
- Stephanie Blythe, opera singer, mezzo-soprano.
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