Welcome The Graduate Studies staff is excited to launch its first weekly newsletter exclusively for you, our graduate students. Our office is dedicated to providing you with a comprehensive array of services to support your academic experience as well as your overall experience. Below is a brief introduction into who we are, and how we are here to support you. I would like to personally invite you to stop in our office to visit, meet the staff, and share your experiences with us. We are here for you, and look forward to serving you. In addition, if you have items that you would like to share with your fellow graduate students, please email Annette in our office to include your news in the Graduate Studies Weekly! Yours in Education, Joshua LaFave, Director, Graduate Studies

Meet the Staff

Joshua LaFave - lafavejj@potsdam.edu, 315-267-3445 Josh is the new Director of Graduate Studies. He began his ap-

pointment on January 15th. Joshua is a graduate of SUNY Pots-dam's Business Administration program and Clarkson Universi-

ty's MBA program and comes to us from Syracuse University,

where he served as Director of Graduate Enrollment for the Whitman School of Management. Prior to that he worked at

Clarkson University as Associate Director of graduate business

programs. Joshua serves on the Business Administration pro-gram's Business Advisory Council at Potsdam and has been very active in the

national NAGAP professional organization, including serving on their govern-

ing board.

Peter Cutler - cutlerpj@potsdam.edu, 315-267-3154 Peter Cutler has worked in Graduate Studies for seven

years. His current role is Assistant Director. Prior to working at SUNY Potsdam, Peter served as Assistant Director of Ad-

missions for Paul Smith's College and as an Admissions Coun-

selor for SUNY Canton. In addition to his work in Graduate

Studies, Peter is also entering his eleventh season as the Head

Coach for the SUNY Potsdam Cross Country team.

Annette Kelly - kelleyar@potsdam.edu, 315-267-2543

Annette started working at SUNY Potsdam in October 2004 as

a temporary Keyboard Specialist 1 in the English & Communi-

cation and Philosophy Departments. She accepted a full-time

permanent position with the Office of Human Resources in Au-

gust 2005 as a Keyboard Specialist, and promoted after 3 years

of service. Since October 2010, Annette has been the secretary

for Graduate Studies.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Teacher Recruitment Days ........ 2

Graduate Studies Services ......... 2

Graduation ............................... 3

Research conference ................. 4

And much more!

UPCOMING DATES:

2013 New Graduate Student

Orientation

Summer: May 22nd

(Noon—6 pm)

Fall: August 26th

(9 am — 1 pm)

Early Alerts—March 1

Last day to Withdraw—March

19

Last day to S/U—March 19

Spring Recess begins—March

22

Easter—March 31

Classes resume—April 1

Summer Registration begins—

April 1

Fall Registration begins—April

16

February 20, 2013

Volume 1, Issue 1

What to expect of Graduate Studies

Graduate Studies is dedicated to enhancing the student

experience. Below is a list of some of the things you can

expect from Graduate Studies during your time at Pots-

dam:

Enrollment support (add/drops, leave of absence,

withdraws, degree audits, advising support, etc.).

Student life and engagement (student organiza-

tions, on campus involvement, etc.)

Networking and getting involved

Administration of graduate policies

Facilitating funding/scholarship opportunities

Support of graduate research

Other support related to the graduate experience!

G-BEAR (Graduate Students for a Beneficial

Experience Action Roundtable)

Graduate Studies will be launching a student committee

called “G-Bear” this semester. The purpose of this com-

mittee is for Graduate Studies to meet with current grad-

uate students to discuss the student experience. This

includes issues/concerns inside and outside of the class-

room, and providing feedback to Graduate Studies on

addressing the needs of graduate students. This group

will meet monthly at a time suitable for the student’s

schedule. If you are interested in being an active mem-

ber of this group, please visit the Graduate Studies office

and let a staff member know. Bring a copy of your re-

sume, as that will serve as your official application to

join. The first official meeting is tentatively schedule for

March 12, 2013 from 3:30—4:15 p.m. (location TBA)

Teacher Recruitment Days SUNY Potsdam Graduate students (M.S.T/M.S.Ed) who

will be certified to teach in September 2013 are eligible

to participate in Teacher Recruitment Days! Recruiters

from school districts across the country will be at SUNY

Cortland to conduct interviews and discuss school-based

vacancies.

Date: April 18th-19th, 2013.

Registration Details: Registration begins March 4 and

ends March 15. To register, go to www.cnytrd.org. There

is a $10 fee. Register early for maximum interview op-

portunities!

You must submit your resume to Career Planning at 206

Sisson Hall, or to careerplanning@potsdam.edu for ap-

proval by March 29!

Contact Career Planning with any questions:

Location: 206 Sisson Hall

Phone: (315) 267-2344

Email: career@potsdam.edu

Graduate Scholarships Don’t forget to apply for the Graduate Assistantship (GA),

Graduate Diversity Fellowship (GDF) Graduate Opportuni-

ty Program (GOP) scholarships. Applications are due May

1st to Annette in the Graduate Office. If you have any

questions about any of the scholarships available, please do

not hesitate to contact Graduate Studies.

Additional scholarships are available through the Financial

Aid Office. Visit the Financial Aid website for further in-

formation— http://www.potsdam.edu/admissions/financial/

scholarships/index.cfm

Facebook Page Our page is designed to bring together current students,

alumni, and new students to support each other and

bring continuity to anyone involved with Potsdam

graduate programs. Come visit us at http://

www.facebook.com/SunyPotsdamGradStudies

Twitter Tweet with Graduate Studies: Follow us at

@sunypotsdamgrad

Career Planning Visit the Career Planning Office to learn more about ser-

vices available to you. This includes online job posting

board, workshops, one-on-one coaching and more! Visit

www.potsdam.edu/career to get started!

Student Spotlight CANTON, NY (02/06/2013) -- A SUNY Potsdam graduate student is working

as Residence Hall Director at SUNY Canton to help pay his college costs.

The College's first Graduate Residence Director (GRD) is Andrew Metz of

Ilion, N.Y. Metz is in his final semester studying graduate-level Theater Edu-

cation and Elementary Education.

Metz will be working for his room and board, his tuition for up to nine SUNY

graduate level credit hours, and a stipend.

"This is the first time SUNY Canton has been able to hire a grad student for

this position," said Molly A. Mott, SUNY Canton's Vice President for Student

Affairs. "The new position is filling a full-time vacancy and will create sub-stantial savings for Canton while offering Andrew the opportunity to work

while completing his coursework."

Metz is the first in this position and oversees Heritage Residence Hall. SUNY Canton will be considering other

applicants as vacancies become available in the College's other four residence halls.

"This is a win-win for everyone: our new GRD gets to go to graduate school for free, gain work experience and earn a living. SUNY Canton saves substantially while working with its partner College," said John M. Kennedy,

Director of Residence Life.

"SUNY Potsdam graduate students gain work experience and build community as residence directors. We are

glad that SUNY Canton will be making more of these positions available, so that students working on their mas-

ter's degrees at Potsdam can gain financial support and build their resumes by working at our neighboring cam-

pus," said SUNY Potsdam Director of Residence Life Eric Duchscherer.

The Graduate Residence Director is one of many partnerships forming between the Student Affairs divisions at

both colleges through shared services. SUNY Potsdam’s residence life office hosted a shared training session for

the professional residence hall staff members. Both colleges are also planning to share a guest speaker as a part of

resident assistant training for the fall.

“We have developed a great working relationship with Potsdam and look forward to collaborating with them as

we work to find ways to become more effective and efficient, “Kennedy said.

http://readme.readmedia.com/SUNY-Canton-Creates-New-Opportunity-for-SUNY-Potsdam-Graduate-

Students/5605985

Graduation Follow the commencement page for the most up-to-date information concerning commencement. If you have not

turned in your Application for Master’s Degree yet, please do so. You will find Commencement information on

our website at http://www.potsdam.edu/current/commencement/. Here you will find eligibility requirements, im-

portant dates and deadlines and general Commencement information.

If you do not turn it in and you are planning on walking in the commencement ceremony, your name will not be

listed in the program. Please contact Annette if you still need to turn in your application.

Andrew Metz of Ilion, N.Y., is in his

final semester of graduate courses at

SUNY Potsdam and working as

SUNY Canton’s first Graduate Resi-

dence Director.

EXCLUSIVE FOR POTSDAM STUDENTS—deadline extended to

February 22, 2013. Stop by Graduate Studies to pick up the proposal

form.

Graduate Studies

Satterlee 116

Potsdam, NY 13676

Phone: 315-267-2543

1-800-458-1142, ext.2

Fax: 315-267-4802

E-mail: gradstudies@potsdam.edu

Your Turn! This is your newsletter. We invite you to share with us what content you would like to see. Contact us

at gradstudies@potsdam.edu, or stop by for a visit to Satterlee 116. In addition, be on the lookout for a

Graduate Studies corner in The Raquette!