Clarkson University News

On Aug. 1, educational benefits for veterans are set for their biggest increase in more than a half-century. And to get ready for the expanded GI Bill, colleges across the north country are preparing their staffs and student-veteran populations for the changes to come.

Empty storefronts in Potsdam down by one: Go Mascots! open at 11 Market St. Tuesday, July 07, 2009, 8:50am By CRAIG FREILICH POTSDAM - The number of empty storefronts on Market Street is lower by one as Marc Compeau and Chuck Lamon open Go Mascots!, a college and high school logo-wear store at 11 Market St., just weeks after Wireless World left the ...

West Genesee High School graduates will be able to attend live technology training seminars with engineers at a local firm as part of a deal that will also provide scholarships to graduates.

A number of past efforts have attempted to get the credit union brand message out to a nationwide audience.

Education: Bachelor's degree in English from Bucknell University, master's in counseling from Boston University, and master's in planning and institutional research and a doctorate in higher education, both from Columbia University Background: Before working at Alpha Chi Omega, Wilson was student program coordinator at Oklahoma State University, a ...

Clarkson and St. Lawrence universities will soon provide big breaks in tuition and fees for qualified military personnel in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Yellow Ribbon Program.

When The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries began construction on its new Center for Environmental Innovation and Education it called upon Big Show Construction Management to engineer, fabricate and install the audio, video and control systems.

David W. Chambers, Sr. 71, passed away June 21, 2009 at the Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone.

COOPERSTOWN _ "You, and only you, are the composer of your own life. Remember and hold onto the music of your life." Those were among the words of inspiration Laura Derouin, president of Cooperstown Central School's class of 2009, offered to fellow graduates at the school's 130th commencement ceremony Sunday.

A recent letter to the editor from Tori Whiteford celebrates an exciting opportunity for the St.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 4:51pm By CRAIG FREILICH The economic slowdown forcing job cuts at universities nationwide has not forced the four colleges in Canton and Potsdam to lay off any workers, but many positions aren't being filled as they open up.

Standing on a corner for a quarter century can be a good thing if your name is Mike Ward and you own a restaurant named Erin's Isle that occupies a sparkling white building with a bright green roof that's become a landmark of sorts for the bustling business-oriented area around Manatee Road and SR 951.

The Syracuse Center of Excellence announced $1.4 million in grants for research at four of its member institutions today.

Marketing agent Sherry Nemmers works from her front porch over looking Blue Mountain Lake June 2. The Clarkson Adirondack Initiative is looking to draw more white-collar professionals to the park who can use the Internet to telecommute.

The Industrial Supply Association announced Clarkson University student Ellyn Weston was chosen as the recipient of the 2009-10 Gary L. Buffington Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $10,000. An honor student at Clarkson, Weston is majoring in interdisciplinary engineering and management and has minors in supply chain management and project ...

I recently read an article about the St. Lawrence County Arts Council working with Clarkson University to renovate Damon Hall, an old dilapidated building that has not really been used since the 1990s, into an art and cultural center.

Jud Gostin, CEO of Sensis Corporation , New York Governor David Paterson , and Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll host an economic development roundtable at Sensis Corporation Monday.

Clarkson University officials are doing everything they can to drum up political support for a wind turbine manufacturer to locate in Massena.

Friday, June 05, 2009, 8:56am POTSDAM -- Adirondack Furniture Center has announced the grand opening of the Potsdam store as an Ashley Furniture Home Store on Friday, June 5. The public is invited come and enjoy refreshments on Saturday morning and enter a free drawing in both the Potsdam and Massena stores.

Leah Estock , a senior at Baker High School, has been awarded honorary recognition for outstanding achievement in the field of Family and Consumer Sciences from the Central New York State Association of Family and Consumer Science Educators.