2025

Honoring the Life and Legacy of Professor Emeritus Daniel G. Fay

Professor Fay was a 50-year SUNY Canton educator who taught accounting, an area business owner, a Canton town councilmember, a former St. Lawrence County Legislator, a past member of the Canton Highway, Audit, and Recreation Committees, and a member of the Knights of Columbus, among numerous other service-oriented positions.

Emergency Preparedness Week Set to Begin Sept. 15 at SUNY Canton

The college will hold a shelter-in-place drill at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

SUNY Canton’s Family, Friends and Alumni Weekend Set for Sept 12-13

A fireworks display will begin at 9 p.m. Saturday near the water tower at the front of campus. SUNY Canton is continuing its tradition of festivities, fun and fireworks during its annual Family, Friends and Alumni Weekend.

SUNY Canton Receives Grant Funding for TRiO Student Support Services

The U.S. Department of Education recently notified SUNY Canton that funding for the TRiO Student Support Services program has been renewed. As of Sept. 1, the college began receiving its allotment of more than $321,000. The funding is expected to continue annually through 2030.

SUNY Canton’s Southworth Library Expands Student Textbook Access

Beginning this fall, SUNY Canton’s Southworth Library will offer students semester-long access to textbooks as part of the new RooSource Textbook Program.

SUNY Canton Sets Summer Session Enrollment Record

SUNY Canton has set an all-time enrollment record for its popular online Summer Session. The college recorded 2,066 enrollments, surpassing its previous high of 2,003 enrollments in 2018.

Students Begin a New Chapter in Their Academic Journey at SUNY Canton

A new degree program and expanded enrollment partnerships drive the new academic year forward.

Non-discrimination Notice and Resources

SUNY Canton is committed to fostering an equitable and accessible environment for prospective students, current students, and employees. All of the College’s academic programs and services are accessible to students regardless of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex, or disability.

Martin’s Handmade Pretzels Receives Statewide SBDC Phoenix Award

Martin’s Handmade Pretzels rose from the ashes to produce its renowned delectables at a larger scale and for more customers. Aptly, the company’s owner, Josiah Martin, received the 2025 Phoenix Award presented by the New York State Small Business Development Center at a small ceremony held August 11 in Moira.

SUNY Canton and SUNY Upstate Medical University Create 4+3 Doctor of Physical Therapy Affiliation

SUNY Canton and SUNY Upstate Medical University have entered into a new affiliation agreement for students who want to earn a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT).

SUNY Canton Assistant Professor Authors New AI Textbook

Assistant Professor Mehdi Ghayoumi, Ph.D., the lead faculty member in SUNY Canton’s Data Science and Analytics program, has authored his third textbook on Artificial Intelligence.

Moira-Based Martin’s Handmade Pretzels Locks Down North Country SBDC Award

A rapidly growing local food manufacturing company is being recognized by the North Country Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at SUNY Canton.

Community Invited to See First Responders in Action at SUNY Canton Aug. 15

SUNY Canton will welcome more than 30 area federal, state, local and non-profit emergency response agencies to campus for a first responder expo in August.

SUNY Canton Partners with Caring Gene® to Strengthen Healthcare Workforce in Upstate New York

SUNY Canton has entered a partnership with the Caring Gene® Career Pathways Training Program (CPT) to address healthcare workforce shortages in the hardest-hit areas of New York State, reduce barriers to career advancement, and support individuals seeking to become compassionate professionals in the healthcare industry.

SUNY Canton to Host Free Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Esports Clinic July 26

SUNY Canton will host a no-cost Super Smash Bros. Ultimate esports clinic and competition for aspiring collegiate players from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26 in the college’s state-of-the-art Esports Arena in Nevaldine Hall.

SUNY Canton Announces Fee Scholarships for Active-Duty, Reservist and National Guard Students

SUNY Canton will begin a comprehensive student fee scholarship initiative for active-duty, reservist and National Guard service members beginning in the Fall 2025 semester.

SUNY Canton Congratulates Graduates

SUNY Canton held its 117th Commencement Ceremony on May 10. More than 800 students received the credits necessary to graduate from SUNY Canton.

SUNY Canton Public Relations Wins SUNYCUAD Awards for Excellence

The SUNY Canton Office of Public Relations earned three awards for outstanding creative work this year from the SUNY Council for University Advancement (SUNYCUAD). The awards were presented at the organization’s annual conference held in Rochester.

SUNY Canton Faculty Member Puts Eyes on Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

A SUNY Canton researcher sees the future of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and treatment in people’s eyes.

Spots Still Available for SUNY Canton Summer Day Camps

There are several SUNY Canton summer day camps for a range of grade levels and areas of interest that still have available spots remaining.

SUNY Canton Selects New Vice President for Advancement

SUNY Canton and the Canton College Foundation are pleased to announce that Geoffrey C.S. VanderWoude has been appointed as Vice President for Advancement and Executive Director of the Canton College Foundation. 

Federal Perkins Funding Supports New Career Learning Opportunities at SUNY Canton

SUNY Canton has added several new human and animal anatomy models, augmented its fleet of drones and sped up its rapid prototyping capabilities through a Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education grant.

SUNY Canton Announces Summer 2025 Admissions Events

The SUNY Canton Admissions Office is hosting a number of upcoming information events designed for prospective students and families.

SUNY Canton Announces Upcoming Security Guard Training Classes

SUNY Canton will be offering State-required security guard training sessions beginning on June 17.

SUNY Canton Celebrates 2025 Alumni Awards and Hall of Fame Inductees

Two healthcare professionals and one of the most significant SUNY Canton professional partners were inducted into the SUNY Canton Hall of Fame.

SUNY Canton College Council Selects Distinguished Citizen Award Recipients

The SUNY Canton College Council recognized the late Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nursing Linda L. Fay and Judith A. Chase as the 2025 Distinguished Citizen Award recipients at a college-wide ceremony in May.

SUNY Canton President Honors Meritorious Award Recipients

Three SUNY Canton employees were recognized by President Zvi Szafran for their professional achievements at a college-wide awards event in May.

SUNY Canton College Council Selects Three Employees for Outstanding Service

The SUNY Canton College Council has recognized a trio of employees for superior performance. They were honored at a college-wide awards ceremony in May.

SUNY Awards Two SUNY Canton Employees With Chancellor’s Awards

Two SUNY Canton employees have been selected to receive the 2024-2025 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence.

SUNY Canton Announces Spring 2025 Honors

More than 1,565 SUNY Canton students earned a spot on the SUNY Canton President’s List, Dean’s List, or Part-Time Honor Roll.

SUNY Canton Celebrates Class of 2025 at Commencement Ceremony

SUNY Canton held its 117th Commencement Ceremony for approximately 800 members of the class of 2025 Saturday, May 10.

Gov. Hochul Announces $8 Million for SUNY Canton Nursing Simulation Center

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that SUNY Canton will receive funding to establish a SUNY Regional Nursing Simulation Center.

SUNY Canton Students Earn Chancellor’s Awards

Two SUNY Canton graduating seniors have received SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence (CASE) awards.

Students Receive Awards at SUNY Canton’s Student Excellence Awards Ceremony

SUNY Canton Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs Courtney B. Bish presented nearly 50 awards to students, faculty and staff members at this year’s Student Excellence Award Ceremony.

SUNY Canton Scholars Receive Awards at Barry W. Walch Honors Convocation

More than 200 SUNY Canton Students Received awards for earning top marks in their programs of study during the 2025 Barry W. Walch Honors Convocation, held Wednesday, April 23.

SUNY Canton Living Writers Series to Feature Local Writer Robert Haller

An author whose first novel is set in upstate New York will be the guest speaker at SUNY Canton’s spring Living Writers Series event.

SUNY Canton to Offer Clean Energy Workforce Trainings and STEM Summer Day Camps

SUNY Canton’s Center for Workforce, Community & Industry Partnerships is partnering with the Adirondack North Country Association to offer several no-cost clean energy-related trainings and reduced-cost STEM summer day camps.

SUNY Canton Engineering Technology Students Take Third in Bridge Competition

The SUNY Canton American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter’s Steel Bridge Team earned an impressive third place overall at the 2025 American Institute of Steel Construction Regional Student Steel Bridge Competition, held recently at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

SUNY Canton Game Design Students Unveil Multiplayer Video Game

A group of SUNY Canton Game Design and Development students showcased their multiplayer video game during the college’s Scholarly Activities Celebration. 

SUNY Canton Hosts 2025 New York State Special Olympics Summer Games

Roughly 70 Special Olympians accompanied by nearly 100 SUNY Canton student-athletes and volunteers took part in the 2025 New York State Special Olympics Summer Games on Sunday, April 13th on SUNY Canton's campus.

SUNY Canton HVAC Program Among Best in New York

SUNY Canton’s HVAC Trades program was named among the best of its kind in New York.

SUNY Canton School of Business and Liberal Arts to Host Former CIA HR Chief

The SUNY Canton School of Business and Liberal Arts will host author and retired CIA chief human capital officer Mike Mears as part of the school’s speaker series.

‘GrasseRoots’ Literary Magazine Celebrates SUNY Canton Pride

SUNY Canton’s annual “GrasseRoots” literary magazine celebrates the college’s thriving LGBTQ+ community.

Dual Enrollment High School Students Visit SUNY Canton

More than 570 students from a dozen St. Lawrence County high schools are taking courses through SUNY Canton’s Dual Enrollment program.

SUNY Canton College Council Responds to David M. Gerlach’s Passing

On behalf of the entire SUNY Canton College Council, we send our deepest sympathy to Lisa and the family. Dave Gerlach devoted most of his career and work life to SUNY Canton.

2025 North Country Sustainability Day & Green Living Fair Rescheduled to April 12

SUNY Canton will host the rescheduled 2025 North Country Sustainability Day & Green Living Fair from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, in Dana Hall.

Retired Funeral Services Professor Recognized at SUNY Canton Honors Convocation

An educator who helped advance the Mortuary Science associate degree and helped develop the Funeral Services Administration bachelor’s degree program is being recognized at SUNY Canton’s Honors Convocation.

SUNY Canton Student Wins Statewide EOP Award

Kylee M. Donnelly, a SUNY Canton Applied Psychology Major from Massena, recently received the Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence, recognizing her exceptional academic performance and perseverance.

Madrid-Waddington Offers SUNY Canton College Courses

An innovative new two-year program created by Madrid-Waddington Central School allows St. Lawrence County students to earn more than 30 college credits before they graduate from high school.

Country and Funk Artists Added to SUNY Canton Spring Concert Lineup

The SUNY Canton College Activities Board has announced two opening acts for their spring concert featuring Canadian rapper and viral phenom bbno$ (baby no money).

SUNY Canton to Offer No-Cost Peer Support Microcredentials

SUNY Canton has developed two no-cost peer support microcredentials that are open to all New York State residents who are interested in working in this field.

SUNY Canton Gears Up for Automotive Industry Apprenticeships

SUNY Canton’s Center for Workforce, Community, and Industry Partnerships (WCIP) is working with the area’s automotive industry for its next series of on-the-job training opportunities.

SUNY Canton SBDC Updates Name to Highlight North Country Business Services

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has changed its identity to better reflect its true service area and client focus. The SUNY Canton SBDC will now be known as the North Country SBDC at SUNY Canton, serving small and medium sized businesses in St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Warren, and Washington Counties.

SUNY Canton Hosts Bronx Info Session March 10

The SUNY Canton Admissions Office invites prospective students and families to attend an evening information session from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 10 at the SUNY North Bronx Career Counseling and Outreach Center.

MASH Camp Introduces Healthcare Careers at SUNY Canton

Area high schoolers had the chance to experience SUNY Canton’s career-focused healthcare majors first-hand during the Northern Area Health Education Center (NAHEC) Medical Academy of Science and Health (MASH) camp.

Vet Science Technology Partners with SLC District Attorney’s Office to Care for Abused and Neglected Pets

The SUNY Canton Veterinary Science Technology Program is caring for and administering medical treatment to several dogs that were taken into custody by St. Lawrence County law enforcement as a result of an animal cruelty case.

SUNY Canton Researchers Say Lightweight Concrete Homes Could Survive Wildfires

In the wake of the devastating fires in California, an award-winning research team from SUNY Canton suggests using lightweight concrete to make homes more resilient.

SUNY Canton Faculty Member Receives Distinguished Faculty Advisor Award

SUNY Canton Associate Professor Puttagounder Dhanasekaran Swaminathan has received a Distinguished Faculty Advisor Award from the professional manufacturing organization SME.

SUNY Canton Gears Up for Spring 2025 Admissions Events

SUNY Canton will host several opportunities this spring for admitted and prospective students to learn more about the college and enter to win a scholarship.

SUNY Canton Engineer’s Week Open House Rescheduled for March 6

SUNY Canton’s Canino School of Engineering Technology will host their Engineer’s Week Open House event from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 6 in Nevaldine Hall.

Viral Rap Sensation bbno$ to Headline SUNY Canton Spring Concert

The SUNY Canton College Activities Board has announced Canadian rapper and singer-songwriter phenomenon bbno$ (baby no money) will headline their spring 2025 concert.

Student Entrepreneurs from Six Colleges Collaborate at First-Ever North Country Launch Day

Nearly 50 students representing six North Country colleges joined forces on Friday, Jan. 31, for the inaugural North Country Launch Day at SUNY Canton.

Registration Opens for SUNY Canton Summer Day Camps

SUNY Canton will host a variety of fun, educational summer day camps designed for students in a range of grade levels and areas of interest.

SUNY Canton Secures Accolades from U.S. News and Others for Online Courses

U.S. News & World Report and University HQ have released new rankings for SUNY Canton’s popular and competitive online bachelor’s level programs.

SUNY Canton Commends Gov. Kathy Hochul's 2025 State Agenda Supporting ASAP|ACE Programs

The two successful programs help empower students with financial, academic & other support to boost graduation rates, and close opportunity gaps.

Accreditors Seek Feedback on SUNY Canton’s Practical Nursing Program

The college’s one-year Nursing program has integrated cutting-edge simulation technology to prepare students for dynamic healthcare careers.

SUNY Canton to Offer New York State High School Officiating Microcredential

SUNY Canton’s Sports Management bachelor’s degree program has developed a high school officiating microcredential to help alleviate the statewide shortage of sports officials.

Students Earn Academic Honors for the Fall 2024 Semester at SUNY Canton

SUNY Canton congratulates the students who’ve earned the grades necessary to achieve President’s List, Dean’s List or Part-Time Honors during the fall 2024 semester.

SUNY Canton to Offer ‘Mental Health First Aid’ Training

SUNY Canton will host several “Mental Health First Aid” training opportunities this spring that are open to the public.