Stand Out Alumni at SUNY Plattsburgh

Progressive Classes Led to a Career in Writing

"When I attended Plattsburgh State in the mid to late 80's, the computer graphics design and desktop publishing industry was in its infancy. The English department at the time offered a desktop publishing class on a weird little computer called an Apple. The class taught the basics of page layout and design, as well as how to use this foreign piece of equipment. This experience alone helped me to secure my first job in a printing and publishing company in Syracuse, NY. The rest, they say, is history." Full Story.

There Is No Faking It In Math

"Without tutoring, being a teaching assistant, and giving presentations while I was at Plattsburgh State, I don't think I would have been able to do those things as easily during my first year of grad school. I have also taught my own class twice. For me, being able to stand up in front of an audience was a major accomplishment. Full Story.

Wintering With the Yup'ik Eskimos of Alaska

Grant Jackson (Class of 2003) gets a taste of life (and Walrus skin!) in Dillingham, Alaska. Grant took the time to send us some from the field, in the hope that he can share his experiences with fellow students and would-be anthropologists. Full Story.

Nancy Kress: Award-Winning Sci-Fi Author

Kress graduated from Plattsburgh State in 1969 with a degree in education. She taught until 1973 when she got married and started a family. While pregnant with her second child, Kress began to write science fiction stories. Her first story, "The Earth Dwellers," appeared in Galaxy in 1976. Her first novel, The Prince of Morning Bells, was published by Pocket Books in 1981. Full story.

Inspirational Plattsburgh Professor More Than Just A Teacher

Long after graduating in 1991, Dr. Jack Weinstein hasn't forgotten about his favorite professor at Plattsburgh State. Matter of fact, he dedicated his latest book to that professor - Dr. David Mowry, director of the Honors Center and distinguished teaching professor of philosophy. Full story.