{{Short description|Public university in Plattsburgh, New York, US}} {{redirect|Plattsburgh College|the former institution in Missouri|Plattsburg College}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox university | name = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | image = SUNY Plattsburgh seal.svg | image_upright = 0.7 | motto = {{langx|la|A Superbus Preteritus, A Validus Posterus}} | mottoeng = A Proud Past, A Strong Future | established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1889}} | former_names = Plattsburgh State Normal and Training School<br>State University of New York College at Plattsburgh | type = Public university | endowment = $33.7 million (2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2025-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2025 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2025 Endowment Market Value |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 15, 2026 |format=XLSX}}</ref> | chancellor = John B. King Jr. | president = Alexander Enyedi | provost = Anne Herzog | faculty = 221 (full-time), 145 (part-time) (2023) | city = Plattsburgh, New York | country = U.S. | students = 4,561 (fall 2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=SUNY Enrollment |url=https://tableauserver.suny.edu/t/IRPublic/views/Enrollment2015-2025/CampusEnrollment?%3Aembed=y&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y |publisher=State University of New York |access-date=16 February 2026}}</ref> | undergrad = 3,831 (fall 2025) | postgrad = 730 (fall 2025) | administrative_staff = | parent = State University of New York | campus = Small town, {{convert|300|acre|km2}} maintained<ref name="campus">{{cite web | title = SUNY Plattsburgh Aerial Campus Map | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.plattsburgh.edu/admissions/campusmap.php | access-date = November 27, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071116032332/http://www.plattsburgh.edu/admissions/campusmap.php | archive-date = November 16, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> | athletics_affiliations = NCAA Division III, SUNYAC, NEWHL<br />18 varsity teams | sports_nickname = Cardinals | colors = {{color box|#C8102E}}{{color box|#27251F}} Red and black <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_documents/about/brand-policy-graphic-standard-guidelines-and-editorial-style-2018.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220042139/https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_documents/about/brand-policy-graphic-standard-guidelines-and-editorial-style-2018.pdf|url-status=dead |title=SUNY Plattsburgh Graphic Communications Policy & Style Guide|archivedate=December 20, 2019|website=www.plattsburgh.edu}}</ref> | mascot = Burghy | website = {{URL|https://www.plattsburgh.edu/}} | logo = State University of New York at Plattsburgh wordmark.svg }}

The '''State University of New York at Plattsburgh''' ('''SUNY Plattsburgh''') is a public university in Plattsburgh, New York, United States. The university was founded in 1889 and officially opened in 1890. The university is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.<ref name="MSA">{{cite press release | title = SUNY Plattsburgh Accreditation Reaffirmed by Middle States | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | date = January 11, 2008 | url = http://readme.readmedia.com/news/show/SUNY-Plattsburgh-Accreditation-Reaffirmed-by-Middle-States/36935 | access-date = January 23, 2008}}</ref> SUNY Plattsburgh has 5,109 students, of whom 4,680 are undergraduates.<ref>{{cite web | title = SUNY Plattsburgh Official Headcount Fall 2020 | publisher = SUNY Plattsburgh | url = https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/offices-divisions/academic-affairs/institutional-effectiveness/index.html | access-date = November 19, 2020 | archive-date = November 28, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201128122740/https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/offices-divisions/academic-affairs/institutional-effectiveness/index.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

== History ==

Former state politician and influential Plattsburgh businessman, Smith M. Weed, championed the prospect of building a state normal school (a teachers' college) in the city of Plattsburgh. After multiple proposals to the New York state senate going back as far as 1869,<ref>{{cite book | title = Journal of the Senate of the State of New York at their Ninety-Fifth Session | publisher = The Argus Company | year = 1872 | location = Albany | pages = [https://archive.org/details/journal71senagoog/page/n423 418]–419 | url = https://archive.org/details/journal71senagoog | author1 = Senate, New York (State). Legislature}}</ref> the final bill was formally proposed on January 12, 1888, by George S. Weed, Smith Weed's son and then state assemblyman.<ref>{{cite news | title = A Normal School at Plattsburgh | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1888/Pittsburgh-sentinel-1888-january-march%20-%200009.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 1 | date = January 13, 1888 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121137/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1888/Pittsburgh-sentinel-1888-january-march%20-%200009.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> With the strong backing of Assemblyman General Stephen Misfitted, the Plattsburgh Normal and Training School bill was passed by both houses of the New York State Legislature, and signed into law by Governor David B. Hill in June of 1845.<ref>{{cite news | title = Got It at Last! A State Normal School To Be Located at Plattsburgh | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1889/plattsburgh-sentinel-1889-April-June%20-%200089.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 1 | date = June 21, 1889 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121114/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1889/plattsburgh-sentinel-1889-april-june%20-%200089.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The board of directors adopted official by-laws for Plattsburgh State Normal and Training School on September 2, 1889.<ref>{{cite news | title = The Normal School | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1889/plattsburgh-sentinel-1889-july-september%20-%200072.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 1 | date = September 6, 1889 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121253/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1889/plattsburgh-sentinel-1889-july-september%20-%200072.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

thumb|left|Plattsburgh Normal and Training School, early-1910sAt a meeting held on June 28, 1889, it was decided the new normal school would be on land known as "the former athletic grounds", bounded on the north by Court Street, on the east by Wells Street, on the south by Freethinker Street, and on the west by Beckman Street.<ref>{{cite news | title = Plans For New Normal School Are Presented | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1930/plattsburgh-sentinel-1930-april-june%20-%200137.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 2 | date = June 24, 1930 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121155/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1930/plattsburgh-sentinel-1930-april-june%20-%200137.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> However, these plans were dropped in favor of a larger plot, created by combining land on each side of Court Street west of Beckman Street, so that "Court Street, one of the finest residential streets in the village, leads directly to the main entrance".<ref name="opening">{{cite news | title = The State Normal School at Plattsburgh | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1890/plattsburgh-sentinel-1890-july-september%20-%200033.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 1 | date = August 1, 1890 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121217/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1890/plattsburgh-sentinel-1890-july-september%20-%200033.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> This is the same location where Hawkins Hall now stands on the current campus of SUNY Plattsburgh.

The impressive structure, known as "Normal Hall", was constructed by the Brown Brothers of Mohawk, New York, who were also responsible for the construction of the Clinton County Courthouse Complex in downtown Plattsburgh.<ref>{{cite news | title = A New Essex Co. Railroad | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1890/plattsburgh-sentinel-1890-july-september%20-%200040.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 8 | date = August 1, 1890 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121204/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1890/plattsburgh-sentinel-1890-july-september%20-%200040.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

Plattsburgh State Normal and Training School officially opened with its first day of classes on the morning of September 3, 1890.<ref>{{cite news | title = Successful Opening of the New Normal School | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1890/plattsburgh-sentinel-1890-july-september%20-%200073.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 1 | date = September 5, 1890 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121239/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1890/plattsburgh-sentinel-1890-july-september%20-%200073.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The school's first principal was Fox Holden, former Superintendent of the Plattsburgh Union Graded Schools.<ref name="opening" /> Holden only served for two years, from 1890 until the first graduating class in 1892, when he resigned.

=== Fire of 1929 === On January 26, 1929, a fire that began in the boiler room destroyed the Plattsburgh Normal School. Aided by high winds and the building's well-oiled floors, the structure was engulfed in flames within a half-hour and demolished within an hour.<ref>"Local Normal School Razed by Fire," Plattsburgh Daily Republican, January 28, 1929 p.1. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031883/1929-01-28/ed-1/seq-1/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809220559/http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031883/1929-01-28/ed-1/seq-1/ |date=August 9, 2016 }}</ref> Six children who were being given music lessons were safely lowered out the second story window by their teacher Lyndon Street.<ref>{{cite news | title = Plattsburgh State Normal School Destroyed By Fire Saturday | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1929/plattsburgh-sentinel-1929-january%20-%200051.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 3 | date = January 29, 1929 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121127/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1929/plattsburgh-sentinel-1929-january%20-%200051.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> thumb|left|The post-fire ruins of Normal Hall With an extensive shuffling of city services, classes resumed the following Wednesday at City Hall in downtown.<ref>{{cite news | title = Students Move in City Hall Wednesday | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1929/plattsburgh-sentinel-1929-january%20-%200052.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 4 | date = January 29, 1929 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121303/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1929/plattsburgh-sentinel-1929-january%20-%200052.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The longer-term solution was to share facilities with a number of the city's K-12 public schools. This half-day schooling arrangement was necessary for the survival of Plattsburgh Normal School but proved to be too disruptive to public school students, and the practice was discontinued in September 1930.<ref>{{cite news | title = To Discontinue The Half-Day Schooling Plan | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1930/plattsburgh-sentinel-1930-july-september%20-%200079.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 5 | date = August 15, 1930 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121229/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1930/plattsburgh-sentinel-1930-july-september%20-%200079.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

Plans were soon approved for a new structure to replace Normal Hall.<ref>{{cite news | title = Plans for New Normal School Here Finished | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1929/plattsburgh-sentinel-1929-july-september%20-%200093.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 3 | date = August 29, 1929 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121328/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1929/plattsburgh-sentinel-1929-july-september%20-%200093.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Plans were formally approved on October 10. The new building would be in the same location and be twice as large as the old Normal Hall.<ref>{{cite news | title = Plans for New Normal School Are Endorsed by Committees | url = http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1929/plattsburgh-sentinel-1929-october-december%20-%200022.pdf | work = The Plattsburgh Sentinel | page = 6 | date = October 11, 1929 | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121314/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/1929/plattsburgh-sentinel-1929-october-december%20-%200022.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The new structure was completed in 1932, and in 1955 it was named Hawkins Hall in honor of George K. Hawkins, the principal of Plattsburgh Normal School from 1898 to 1933.<ref name="overview">{{cite web | title = Regional, Local, and Campus Overview | work = 2007–2008 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://web.plattsburgh.edu/academics/catalog/files/region.pdf | access-date = January 28, 2008 | archive-date = December 3, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071203180544/http://web.plattsburgh.edu/academics/catalog/files/region.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

=== Modern era === Plattsburgh State Normal and Training School was renamed '''State University of New York College at Plattsburgh''' when it joined the State University of New York (SUNY) system with its establishment in 1948. When the school became part of the SUNY system, it changed from a two-year teacher's institution to a four-year, public college.

During the 1960s and 1970s, SUNY Plattsburgh, as well as the whole State University of New York system, underwent rapid growth. Many of the more modern buildings on campus were constructed during this time period, including the Angell College Center, Feinberg Library, and one low-rise and several high-rise dormitories.

In 1976, Playboy Magazine named Plattsburgh as one of the top schools to be at during St. Patrick's Day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=EDITORIAL: Center City problems pale compared with 1976|url=https://www.pressrepublican.com/opinion/editorial-center-city-problems-pale-compared-with-1976/article_aff54990-8cd4-5e12-aa57-aa225c339f4b.html|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Press-Republican|date=October 4, 2007|language=en|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503021325/https://www.pressrepublican.com/opinion/editorial-center-city-problems-pale-compared-with-1976/article_aff54990-8cd4-5e12-aa57-aa225c339f4b.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By 1980, after requests from the Plattsburgh Mayor and Police Chief, President Burke adjusted spring break to always include St. Patrick's day, forcing students to disband from the campus during the holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Patrick's day celebrated a week early after 1980 academic schedule change |url=http://cardinalpointsonline.com/st-patricks-day-celebrated-a-week-early-after-1980-academic-schedule-change/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=cardinalpointsonline.com|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503021323/http://cardinalpointsonline.com/st-patricks-day-celebrated-a-week-early-after-1980-academic-schedule-change/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 1978, the student population has remained relatively steady, ranging between 5,500 and 6,600 matriculated students. Enrollment was the highest in the Fall 1988 semester, with 6,594 students.<ref>{{cite web | title = SUNY enrollment hits record high | publisher = Cardinal Points | date = February 27, 2009 | url = http://media.www.cardinalpointsonline.com/media/storage/paper1064/news/2009/02/27/News/Suny-Enrollment.Hits.Record.High-3651734-page2.shtml | archive-url = https://archive.today/20110708122417/http://media.www.cardinalpointsonline.com/media/storage/paper1064/news/2009/02/27/News/Suny-Enrollment.Hits.Record.High-3651734-page2.shtml | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 8, 2011 | access-date = February 27, 2009 }}</ref> In fall 2017, enrollment was 5,719 students, the first year of increased enrollments after several years of declining enrollment at the college. In Fall 2018, the average class size was 22 and the student-faculty ratio was 16:1.<ref>{{cite web |title=SUNY Plattsburgh Enrollment Headcount, Fall 2018 |url=https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/offices-divisions/academic-affairs/institutional-effectiveness/index.html |publisher=SUNY Plattsburgh Office of Institutional Effectiveness |access-date=23 January 2019 |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123223631/https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/offices-divisions/academic-affairs/institutional-effectiveness/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 21st century, the campus has seen the completion of two new buildings: the Hudson Hall Annex and Au Sable Hall. The majority of dormitory buildings received renovations during the period as well. The 2010s also saw the renovation of Hawkins Pond, the Podium walkways, and various athletic fields.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.plattsburgh.edu/news/news-archive/campusconstruction.html|title=Construction, Renovation Changing the Look of SUNY Plattsburgh|work=State University of New York (SUNY) College at Plattsburgh|access-date=2018-09-23|language=en|archive-date=September 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923200730/https://www.plattsburgh.edu/news/news-archive/campusconstruction.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a letter to the campus community on February 13, 2023, President Alexander Enyedi announced that the College would become a university, based on enrollment and graduate programs offered. SUNY Plattsburgh joined other SUNY campuses that were previously colleges to become a public university.

===Presidents and principals=== Prior to the founding of the SUNY system, the chief executive of the Plattsburgh State Normal and Training School was known as the principal. When the SUNY system was founded in 1948 and the Normal School joined and became SUNY Plattsburgh, Charles Ward, who was principal at the time, became the president of the college. Alexander Enyedi is the current president.

== Campus == thumb|Hawkins Hall thumb|Champlain Valley Hallthumb|Amitié Plaza

=== Location === The primary campus of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh is in the city of Plattsburgh, in the North Country region of upstate New York. The campus is near Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains, in a region known as the Champlain Valley. The closest major city outside of Plattsburgh is Burlington, Vermont, which is less than {{Convert|20|mi}} "as the crow flies," but takes about an hour to travel to by ferry. The closest major city within New York is Albany (headquarters of the SUNY system), {{Convert|140|mi}} to the south. SUNY Plattsburgh also has a strong connection with Canada due to the Canada–US border being just {{Convert|20|mi}} north and the city of Montreal just over {{Convert|60|mi}} away.

=== Facilities === The SUNY Plattsburgh main campus consists of 36 buildings on {{convert|256|acre|km2}},<ref name="campus" /> in an area just west of the intersection of Broad Street and Rugar Street. The center of campus is Amité Plaza, a large outdoor courtyard surrounded by many of the most essential buildings on campus, including the Angell College Center, the Myers Fine Arts Building, and Feinberg Library.<ref name="tour">{{cite web | title = SUNY Plattsburgh Campus Maps | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://web.plattsburgh.edu/admissions/allcampusmaps.php | access-date = November 3, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090916083033/http://web.plattsburgh.edu/admissions/allcampusmaps.php | archive-date = September 16, 2009 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The iconic focal point of Amité Plaza is a massive metal sculpture of two people shaking hands. This sculpture, for which the courtyard was named, was created by renowned sculptor William King.<ref>{{cite web | title = Sculpture Park Collection | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://clubs.plattsburgh.edu/museum/sculptur.htm | access-date = January 29, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110609004512/http://clubs.plattsburgh.edu/museum/sculptur.htm | archive-date = June 9, 2011 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> It represents amity between the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web | last = Sussman | first = Mike | title = SUNY Plattsburgh Trivia II | date = February 9, 2007 | url = http://theusualsusspects.com/blog/2007/02/suny-plattsburgh-trivia-ii/ | access-date = October 30, 2010 | archive-date = July 17, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110717043329/http://theusualsusspects.com/blog/2007/02/suny-plattsburgh-trivia-ii/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

The most distinctive academic building on campus is Hawkins Hall, located on Beekman Street between Broad Street and Cornelia Street. Hawkins Hall replaced the original Plattsburgh Normal School which burned to the ground at that same location in 1929. The oldest building on campus is Champlain Valley Hall, while Macdonough Hall is the oldest dormitory. Other dorms line Rugar Street, including five 9-story, and one 10-story high-rises.<ref name="tour" />

Several key athletic facilities are located {{Convert|1/4|mi}} west of the main campus at the Field House Complex. Among them is the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena, the 3,500 seat home to Cardinal Hockey. SUNY Plattsburgh also has remote sites, ranging from Valcour Educational Conference Center in nearby Peru, New York, to a Branch Campus in Queensbury, New York (near Glens Falls). SUNY Plattsburgh owns a campground outdoor education center, Twin Valleys, in Lewis, New York, approximately a 45-minute drive away. Consisting of several cabins with beds, a lake, a low-ropes course, and a dining building, Twin Valleys is used for a variety of events, including RA training, dorm floor trips, and the annual Odyssey experience.

=== Art exhibitions === Artwork is an essential aspect of the SUNY Plattsburgh campus. The '''Plattsburgh State Art Museum''' is considered a "Museum Without Walls", comprising over 4,600 historic and contemporary works of art. Two prominent permanent exhibitions are the Rockwell Kent Gallery and Collection and the Nina Winkel Sculpture Court.<ref>{{cite web | title = Plattsburgh State Art Museum | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://clubs.plattsburgh.edu/museum/ | access-date = January 29, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110609005143/http://clubs.plattsburgh.edu/museum/ | archive-date = June 9, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The Rockwell Kent Gallery and Collection is in the Feinberg Library. It is the largest collection of Rockwell Kent's work in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | title = Rockwell Kent Gallery and Collection | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/tour/kentgallery.php | access-date = January 29, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071101035744/http://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/tour/kentgallery.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = November 1, 2007}}</ref> The Nina Winkel Sculpture Court is in the Myers Fine Arts Building. It is the largest display in the country devoted to the art of one woman.<ref>{{cite web | title = Nina Winkel Sculpture Court | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://clubs.plattsburgh.edu/museum/winkel2.htm | access-date = January 29, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110609005431/http://clubs.plattsburgh.edu/museum/winkel2.htm | archive-date = June 9, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Temporary Exhibitions are held at the Burke Gallery, Plattsburgh State Art Museum, including "Views of Lake Champlain" by Canadian artist Samir Sammoun, in cooperation of the State of New York and New York State First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson May–July 2009.

== Organization == Alexander Enyedi became president of SUNY Plattsburgh on January 21, 2020.<ref>{{cite web | title = President and Leadership | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/president-leadership/index.html | access-date = January 27, 2020 | archive-date = May 6, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200506191944/https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/president-leadership/index.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Enyedi is a member of the SUNY Plattsburgh University Council, which serves as an oversight and advisory body to the senior administration within the State University of New York system. In accordance with New York State Education Law, nine of the ten Council members are appointed to seven-year terms by the Governor of New York, with the one student elected to the remaining post for a one-year term.<ref>{{cite web | title = SUNY Plattsburgh College Council | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.plattsburgh.edu/president/cc/ | access-date = February 4, 2008 | archive-date = March 12, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080312085335/http://www.plattsburgh.edu/president/cc/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

== Academics and demographics == SUNY Plattsburgh is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.<ref name="MSA"/> The college offers more than 60 baccalaureate degrees and a wide variety of minors<ref name="overview"/> within three principle academic divisions; School of Arts & Sciences, School of Business & Economics, and School of Education, Health & Human Services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academic Schools {{!}} SUNY Plattsburgh |url=https://www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/schools/index.html |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=State University of New York (SUNY) College at Plattsburgh |language=en |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116012428/https://www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/schools/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Graduate degrees are offered in data analytics, education, school psychology, speech-language pathology, clinical mental health counseling, fitness and wellness leadership, natural resources and ecology, and student affairs and higher education. All courses offered at Plattsburgh are taught by faculty,<ref name="admissions">{{cite web | title = Information and Resources for High School & Transfer Counselors | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.plattsburgh.edu/admissions/counselor.php | access-date = November 16, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071120100422/http://www.plattsburgh.edu/admissions/counselor.php | archive-date = November 20, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> the majority of which hold doctoral degrees.<ref name="overview"/>

===Undergraduate admissions=== In 2024, SUNY Plattsburgh accepted 70.2% of undergraduate applicants with admission standards considered challenging, applicant competition considered low, and with those admitted having an average 3.11 high school GPA. The university does not require submission of standardized test scores, SUNY Plattsburgh being a test optional school. Those accepted that submitted test scores had an average 1160 SAT score (15% submitting scores) or average 25 ACT score (2% submitting scores).<ref>{{cite web |title= SUNY at Plattsburgh Admission Requirements |url= https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/new-york/suny-college-at-plattsburgh/admission/ |website=collegesimply.com |publisher=CollegeSimply {{!}} U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>

===Rankings=== {{Infobox US university ranking | USNWR_REG = 49 (tie) }} For 2024, ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked SUNY Plattsburgh tied for #49 out of 171 Regional Universities North, tied for #17 in Regional Universities North Top Public Schools, tied for #28 in Regional Universities North Best Value Schools, tied for #26&nbsp; in Regional Universities North Top Performers on Social Mobility, and tied for #314 in Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs.<ref>{{cite web |title= SUNY--Plattsburgh |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/suny-plattsburgh-2849 |website=usnews.com |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>

===Demographics=== SUNY Plattsburgh students are 59% female and 41% male. In 2005, 4,061 students (75%) were categorized as White, 261 (5%) Black, 216 (4%) Hispanic, and 111 (2%) of Asian/Pacific Islands descent. That year, SUNY Plattsburgh stated it was their goal to raise the number of minority students from 11% to 13% or greater by 2010.<ref name="demographics">{{cite web | title = Plattsburgh State Enrollment Management Plan 2005–2010 | year = 2005 | url = http://www.plattsburgh.edu/offices/academic/provost/forms/enrollment_management_plan_2006.pdf | access-date = January 28, 2008 | archive-date = May 30, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530121114/http://www.plattsburgh.edu/offices/academic/provost/forms/enrollment_management_plan_2006.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> The number of incoming freshmen who classified themselves as minority rose to 16% in 2007,<ref>{{cite news | last = Pomerance | first = Benjamin | title = Rejection rate highest ever | publisher = Cardinal Points | date = September 20, 2007 | url = http://media.www.cardinalpointsonline.com/media/storage/paper1064/news/2007/09/21/News/Rejection.Rate.Highest.Ever-2982318-page2.shtml | access-date = January 29, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081202053521/http://media.www.cardinalpointsonline.com/media/storage/paper1064/news/2007/09/21/News/Rejection.Rate.Highest.Ever-2982318-page2.shtml | archive-date = December 2, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> 17.2% in 2009, and to 22.5% in 2011.<ref name="Mag_F2011">{{Cite news | title = Campus News | newspaper = Plattsburgh Magazine | volume= 12 | page = 3 | date = Fall 2011 | issue = 2 }}</ref>

Over 90% of students originate from within New York state, 4% of students come from other states, and international students comprise 5% of the student population.<ref name="overview"/> Of students, 52% live in on-campus dormitories (a requirement for freshmen and sophomores), while 21% of students commute, and 27% are off-campus renters.<ref name="demographics"/>

== Research and endowment == The Plattsburgh College Foundation helps raise funds for SUNY Plattsburgh through charitable donations. 90% of gifts received go towards financial aid, including $750,000 for student scholarships in 2006. The remaining 10% of funds raised by The Plattsburgh Fund goes towards activities, improvements in campus technology and improvements in the welfare of the college. Alumni donations account for 40% of all donations.<ref>{{cite web | last = Besaw | first = Michelle | title = Get to Know: Plattsburgh College Foundation | publisher = Cardinal Points | date = April 27, 2007 | url = http://media.www.cardinalpointsonline.com/media/storage/paper1064/news/2007/04/27/News/Get-To.Know.Plattsburgh.College.Foundation-2886819.shtml | access-date = February 4, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070502212233/http://media.www.cardinalpointsonline.com/media/storage/paper1064/news/2007/04/27/News/Get-To.Know.Plattsburgh.College.Foundation-2886819.shtml | archive-date = May 2, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

== Athletics == thumb|120px|Plattsburgh athletics monogram

{| class="wikitable"; style="float:right; clear:right; margin-left:15px" ! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Plattsburgh Cardinals|border=1|color= white }}"| Men's sports ! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Plattsburgh Cardinals|border=1|color= white }}"| Women's sports |- | Baseball || Basketball |- | Basketball || Cross country |- | Cross country || Ice hockey |- | Ice hockey || Lacrosse |- | Lacrosse || Soccer |- | Soccer || Softball |- | Track and field || Tennis |- | || Track and field |- | || Volleyball |}

Plattsburgh State competes in 16 different intercollegiate sports at the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Depending on the sport, Plattsburgh teams compete within the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) or the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Team sports with both men's and women's teams include ice hockey, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, track and field, and cross country. Plattsburgh also has a men's baseball team, and women's teams in softball, tennis, and volleyball.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics & Recreation|url=https://www.plattsburgh.edu/athletics/index.html|access-date=2021-04-29|website=State University of New York (SUNY) College at Plattsburgh|language=en|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510183054/https://www.plattsburgh.edu/athletics/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> All Plattsburgh State's intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the Cardinals.<ref>{{cite web | title = Athletics at Plattsburgh State | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.plattsburgh.edu/athletics/ | access-date = January 21, 2008 | archive-date = January 11, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080111190150/http://www.plattsburgh.edu/athletics/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The mascot is a cardinal named Burghy.

=== Basketball === After an undetermined period without a team, Plattsburgh State officially rejoined intercollegiate men's basketball in 1921. Since that time, Cardinals basketball has gone to seven NCAA tournaments (1975, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2013), including a Final Four appearance in 1976.<!-- I know that year doesn't make sense but that's what the website says. --><ref>{{cite web | title = Plattsburgh State Men's Basketball | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://web.plattsburgh.edu/athletics/cardathletics/basketball/men/ | access-date = May 30, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513084052/http://web.plattsburgh.edu/athletics/cardathletics/basketball/men/ | archive-date = May 13, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

=== Cross country/track and field === The men's cross-country team has qualified for the NCAA Championships on ten separate occasions, most recently in 2008. Their top finish was in 1975, after placing ninth. The women have qualified for six NCAA Championships. The 2007 women's were the National Runner-up to Amherst College.<ref>{{cite web | title = Plattsburgh Pride = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.gocardinalsports.com/sports/2010/6/1/BB_0601101013.aspx?tab=plattsburghpride | access-date = May 10, 2011 | archive-date = July 23, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723195542/http://www.gocardinalsports.com/sports/2010/6/1/BB_0601101013.aspx?tab=plattsburghpride | url-status = live }}</ref>

The men's track and field team has boasted nineteen NCAA All-American athletes, including two Nationals Champions; Andy Hastings (1986) and Chris Verkey (1998).<ref>{{cite web | title = Plattsburgh State Men's Track & Field | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.gocardinalsports.com/sports/2010/6/15/GEN_0615102546.aspx?tab=all-americans | access-date = April 10, 2011 | archive-date = February 3, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110203175439/http://gocardinalsports.com/sports/2010/6/15/GEN_0615102546.aspx?tab=all-americans | url-status = live }}</ref> In 2011, Mike Heymann set a school record by winning All-American honors for a seventh time.<ref>{{cite web | title = Plattsburgh State All-Americans | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.gocardinalsports.com/sports/2010/6/15/GEN_0615102546.aspx?tab=all-americans | access-date = April 10, 2011 | archive-date = February 3, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110203175439/http://gocardinalsports.com/sports/2010/6/15/GEN_0615102546.aspx?tab=all-americans | url-status = live }}</ref> The women's track and field team has seen ten NCAA All-Americans, including National Champion Kathy Kane (1989).<ref>{{cite web | title = Plattsburgh State Women's Track & Field | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.gocardinalsports.com/sports/2010/6/15/GEN_0615102546.aspx?tab=all-americans/ | access-date = April 10, 2011 | archive-date = April 2, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120402215433/http://www.gocardinalsports.com/sports/2010/6/15/GEN_0615102546.aspx?tab=all-americans/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Ice hockey === Cardinal Hockey is the most notable of Plattsburgh State sports, featuring perennial national powerhouses in both men's and women's ice hockey.

The men's hockey team has won three NCAA D-III Championships (1987, 1992, and 2001) and 18 SUNYAC Championships.<ref>{{cite web | title = Plattsburgh State Men's Ice Hockey | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.plattsburgh.edu/athletics/cardathletics/hockey/men/ | access-date = January 21, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080212002855/http://www.plattsburgh.edu/athletics/cardathletics/hockey/men/ | archive-date = February 12, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The women's hockey team has won seven NCAA D-III Championships (2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019) and five ECAC Western Division Championships (2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, and 2015). The 2013–2014 Lady Cardinals' team blew out the Norwich Cadets in the 2014 NCAA Championship in Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena, 9–2 in front of a crowd of over 1600. They finished their season with an outstanding record, 28–1–1. The Lady Cards also claimed the title of 2013–2014 ECAC West Champions. The previous year (2012–2013) the Lady Cardinals were defeated in the NCAA semifinals, moving on to grasp a third-place title. They ended with a 29–1–0 record, also winning 2012–2013 ECAC West Championships. The 2006–2007 Lady Cardinals' team that won the National Championship went undefeated (27–0–2); a feat accomplished for just the fourth time in NCAA hockey history (men's or women's at any level).<ref>{{cite web | title = Plattsburgh State Women's Ice Hockey | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.plattsburgh.edu/athletics/cardathletics/hockey/women/ | access-date = January 21, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071224171441/http://www.plattsburgh.edu/athletics/cardathletics/hockey/women/ | archive-date = December 24, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The Lady Cardinals won NCAA D-III championships in the 2013–2014, 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2016–2017, and 2018–2019 seasons.

Cardinal hockey players have been named first team All-Americans a total of 19 times. For the men's team, Tracey Belanger (1999),<ref>{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 1998–1999 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1999.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217085402/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1999.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Jason Desloover (1998),<ref name="hockey98">{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 1997–1998 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1998.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217085230/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1998.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Steve Moffat (1998),<ref name="hockey98"/> Lenny Pereira (1993, 1994),<ref>{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 1992–1993 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1993.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217085317/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1993.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 1993–1994 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1994.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217085745/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1994.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Joe Ferras (1987),<ref>{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 1986–1987 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1987.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217085153/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1987.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Peter DeArmas (1985),<ref>{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 1984–1985 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1985.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217090539/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1985.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Gaetan D'Anjou (1982),<ref>{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 1981–1982 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1982.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217070919/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1982.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and Doug Kimura (1980, 1981)<ref>{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 1979–1980 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1980.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217090156/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1980.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 1980–1981 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1981.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217085419/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1981.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> have been first team All-Americans. For the women's team, Shannon Stewart (2013), Alison Era (2013), Sydney Aveson (2013), Teal Gove (2012), Kara Buehler (2011), Stephanie Moberg (2009), Danielle Blanchard (2007, 2008),<ref name="hockey07" /> Bree Doyle (2006, 2007),<ref name="hockey06">{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 2005–2006 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/2006.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217085210/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/2006.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="hockey07">{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 2006–2007 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/2007.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217085545/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/2007.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Jenn Clarke (2006),<ref name="hockey06"/> Erin O'Brien (2005),<ref>{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 2004–2005 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/2005.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217070939/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/2005.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and Elizabeth Gibson (2004)<ref>{{cite web | title = All-Americans, 2003–2004 | publisher = The American Hockey Coaches Association | url = http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/2004.html | access-date = February 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217085826/http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/2004.html | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> have been first team All-Americans. Blanchard won the Laura Hurd Award as the NCAA Division III Player of the Year in 2008.

==== Plattsburgh-Oswego hockey rivalry ==== In 1990, the Cardinal Hockey Boosters Club began a tradition of fans throwing hundreds of tennis balls onto the ice after the first SUNY Plattsburgh goal was scored against the visiting SUNY Oswego Lakers. There are a number of reasons tennis balls may have been chosen. It is believed that tennis balls were chosen because the Head Coach for Oswego's hockey team was also the school's tennis coach; because tennis balls matched the bright yellow color of the Lakers' jerseys; or because the tennis coach from Oswego State had left to work for Plattsburgh. In 1998, Oswego goaltender Carl Antifonario shutout the Cardinals in Plattsburgh, denying fans the opportunity to throw any tennis balls. This accomplishment led to an Oswego counter-tradition of throwing hundreds of bagels (representing a zero; also said to represent "bird food" for Plattsburgh's mascot: a Cardinal) on their home ice following the first goal scored against the Cardinals in Oswego. The SUNY Plattsburgh tradition of throwing tennis balls at home games against Oswego lasted for 18 years but, following Oswego's lead two years earlier, it was finally ended by school administrators on January 25, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Tradition Is Dead | publisher = PSTValumni.com | url = http://www.pstvalumni.com/blog/2008/01/tradition-is-dead.php | access-date = February 4, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080326183608/http://www.pstvalumni.com/blog/2008/01/tradition-is-dead.php | archive-date = March 26, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Insider Fan Blog | publisher = CardinalHockeyInsider.com | url = http://www.cardinalhockeyinsider.com/blog/blog3.html | access-date = February 4, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080326212538/http://www.cardinalhockeyinsider.com/blog/blog3.html | archive-date = March 26, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

=== Lacrosse === The men's lacrosse team has only won the SUNYAC championship in 2017. As of 2019, there is a women's lacrosse team.

=== Wrestling === The Cardinals sponsored a men's wrestling team for eleven seasons, from 1963–64 to 1973–74. They had two winning seasons, 1967 and 1968.<ref>{{cite web | title = 1973-1974 SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals | publisher = Armdrag.com | url = http://armdrag.com/matburn?team=2540&year=1974 | access-date = March 21, 2017 | archive-date = March 22, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170322020119/http://armdrag.com/matburn?team=2540&year=1974 | url-status = live }}</ref>

== Student life == {| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;" |+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: SUNY College at Plattsburgh|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?196246-SUNY-College-at-Plattsburgh|website=College Scorecard |publisher=United States Department of Education |access-date=August 15, 2025}}</ref> |- ! Race and ethnicity ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total |- | White |align=right| {{bartable|64|%|2||background:cyan}} |- | Hispanic |align=right| {{bartable|14|%|2||background:green}} |- | Black |align=right| {{bartable|11|%|2||background:purple}} |- | Asian |align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:orange}} |- | International student |align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:#008080}} |- | Two or more races |align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:violet}} |- | Unknown |align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:grey}} |- ! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |Economic diversity |- | Low-income{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.}} |align=right| {{bartable|39|%|2||background:red}} |- | Affluent{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.}} |align=right| {{bartable|61|%|2||background:black}} |}

=== Student Association === The Student Association, also known as the S.A., is the student-run government body at the college. Their mission is to voice the concerns and interests of the students, as well as provide services, programs, and activities for the college community.

The SUNY Plattsburgh Student Association was founded in 1963 and replaced the former House of Delegates.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://organizations.plattsburgh.edu/sa/ |title=SUNY Plattsburgh Student Association {{!}} Home<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=May 4, 2009 |archive-date=April 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425231739/http://organizations.plattsburgh.edu/sa/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Then-president of the college, George W. Angell, encouraged student Martin D. Mannix to pitch the idea for a new student run government to the administration and student body. The campus overwhelmingly approved of the changes and Mannix was voted in as the first Student Association President.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.plattsburgh.edu/about/profiles/students/saroots.php|title=Nearly a Half Century Later, SUNY Plattsburgh Student Association True to its Roots|website=web.plattsburgh.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-25|archive-date=January 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134627/https://web.plattsburgh.edu/about/profiles/students/saroots.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Honors Student Association === The Honors Student Association (HSA) is an independent organization from the college's Student Association. Started in 1984, the HSA acts as the student government for the Redcay Honors Center at Plattsburgh. The HSA organizes and coordinates a wide variety of social activities to benefit the honors students, the campus, and the Plattsburgh community. All students in the Honors College are automatically members of the HSA.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://web.plattsburgh.edu/academics/honors/studentassociation.php|title=Honors Student Association at SUNY Plattsburgh|website=web.plattsburgh.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-29|archive-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129140747/https://web.plattsburgh.edu/academics/honors/studentassociation.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Campus media === ''Cardinal Points'' is the student-run weekly newspaper. In 2007, the Associated Collegiate Press named ''Cardinal Points'' as a finalist for the National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Award, the highest award given to college media.<ref>{{cite web | title = Cheers & Jeers | publisher = Press Republican | date = September 24, 2007 | url = http://www.pressrepublican.com/0202_cheers_and_jeers/local_story_266204510.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071022103735/http://www.pressrepublican.com/0202_cheers_and_jeers/local_story_266204510.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 22, 2007 | access-date = January 20, 2008 }}</ref> An October 2015 cover of ''Cardinal Points'' gained national attention after being accused of depicting a blackface cartoon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/27/college-paper-prints-the-most-racist-front-page-in-america|title=College Paper Prints The Most Racist Front Page in America|last=León|first=Felice|date=2015-10-27|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en|archive-date=July 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707042013/https://www.thedailybeast.com/college-paper-prints-the-most-racist-front-page-in-america|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ''Cardinal Yearbook'' is published by the Journalism department. Plattsburgh State also publishes a local magazine annually, once called ''All Points North'', renamed ''Do North'' in 2013. Plattsburgh State Television (PSTV) is the student run television station, and 93.9 WQKE was the student run radio station until its license was cancelled on June 2, 2022. The communications department also runs WARP,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://organizations.plattsburgh.edu/warp/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040627155832/http://organizations.plattsburgh.edu/warp/index.htm|archive-date=June 27, 2004|title=WARP Radio}}</ref> a radio station streaming over the cable bulletin board in the Plattsburgh area.

=== Greek life === There are several fraternities and sororities on campus.

== Notable alumni ==

===Broadcasting=== * Edie Huggins – Long-time television reporter in Philadelphia. Daytime television soap opera and motion picture actress. Class of 1963.<ref name="Broadcast_Pioneers">{{cite web | title = The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia: Edie Huggins | url = http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/ediehuggins.html | access-date = August 23, 2009 | archive-date = April 7, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160407080025/http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/ediehuggins.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Education=== * Thomas LeBlanc - President of the George Washington University, 2017 – 2021 * Jack Russell Weinstein (1991) - Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The University of North Dakota, Author, Radio personality.

===Literature=== * Nancy Kress – Science fiction writer best known for her Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella ''Beggars in Spain''. Class of 1969.<ref>{{cite web | title = Alumni Profile: Nancy Kress ('69) | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://web.plattsburgh.edu/about/profiles/alumni/nkress.php | access-date = November 15, 2007 | archive-date = October 31, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071031025056/http://web.plattsburgh.edu/about/profiles/alumni/nkress.php | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Author, Alumna Nancy Kress to Receive Honorary Degree at May 15 Commencement | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://web.plattsburgh.edu/news/index.php?wl_eid=188&wl_mode=more | access-date = November 15, 2007 | archive-date = March 28, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080328113737/http://web.plattsburgh.edu/news/index.php?wl_eid=188&wl_mode=more | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Performing arts=== * Dave Annable – Television actor best known for his roles on ''Reunion'' and ''Brothers & Sisters''.<ref>{{cite web | title = Dave Annable Biography | work = Yahoo! TV | publisher = Yahoo! | url = https://tv.yahoo.com/dave-annable/contributor/127123/bio | access-date = November 15, 2007 | archive-date = October 18, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071018205040/http://tv.yahoo.com/dave-annable/contributor/127123/bio | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Dave Annable Biography | publisher = TV Guide | url = http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dave-annable/bio/193503 | access-date = November 15, 2007 | archive-date = March 27, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080327005607/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dave-annable/bio/193503 | url-status = live }}</ref> Named the No. 7 'Sexiest Men Alive' by People Magazine in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news | title = The Sexiest Men Alive | newspaper = People | date = November 26, 2007 | url = http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20154290_20159879_7,00.html | access-date = November 15, 2007 | archive-date = January 8, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108013343/http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20154290_20159879_7,00.html | url-status = live }}</ref> * Tom Chapin – Grammy Award-winning musician. Class of 1966.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tom Chapin to Perform Concert at Plattsburgh State Oct. 18 | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.plattsburgh.edu/news/index.php?wl_eid=44&wl_mode=more | access-date = 2007-11-15 | archive-date = March 28, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080328113233/http://www.plattsburgh.edu/news/index.php?wl_eid=44&wl_mode=more | url-status = live }}</ref> * Bryan O'Byrne – Character actor in movies, television shows, and commercials. Former member of the Emmy Nominating Committee.<ref>{{cite web | last = Casey Ryan | first = Vock | title = Hollywood actor, Plattsburgh native dies | url = http://www.pressrepublican.com/0100_news/local_story_025000125.html | access-date = February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Bryan O'Byrne | website = IMDb | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639930/ | access-date = February 1, 2010 | archive-date = April 4, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090404105425/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639930/ | url-status = live }}</ref> * Michael Rispoli – Television actor best known for his role as Jackie Aprile Sr. on The Sopranos. Class of 1982.<ref>{{cite web | title = Michael Rispoli | publisher = IMDb | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0728346/ | access-date = January 31, 2008 | archive-date = October 13, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071013064930/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0728346/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Hollywood Actor Remembers His PSU Roots | work = All Points North | publisher = State University of New York at Plattsburgh | url = http://www.apnmag.com/North%20Stars/past%20stories/%20Rispoli%20donejp/Rispoli.htm | access-date = January 31, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081202052103/http://www.apnmag.com/North%20Stars/past%20stories/%20Rispoli%20donejp/Rispoli.htm | archive-date = December 2, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> * Tim Robbins – Academy Award-winning film actor best known for his roles in ''Bull Durham'' and ''The Shawshank Redemption''<ref>{{cite web | title = Tim Robbins | url = https://movies.nytimes.com/person/108437/Tim-Robbins/biography | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080329151753/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/108437/Tim-Robbins/biography | url-status = dead | archive-date = March 29, 2008 | department = Movies & TV Dept. | work = The New York Times | author = Jason Ankeny | date = 2008 | access-date = January 31, 2008 }}</ref>

===Politics=== * Donald Ardell, Member of the Maine House of Representatives<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donald Ardell |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Donald_Ardell |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> * Doug Hoffman – Republican candidate in the 2009 special election and the Republican Primary of 2010 in the 23rd District races. * Wallace E. Pierce – U.S. Congressman representing New York's 31st congressional district from 1939 to 1940. Class of 1903.<ref>{{cite web | title = PIERCE, Wallace Edgar, (1881–1940) | work = Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | url = http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000338 | access-date = February 18, 2008 | archive-date = February 23, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080223125907/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000338 | url-status = live }}</ref> * Dan Scavino - White House Director of Social Media under President Donald Trump. Class of 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SUNY Plattsburgh |title=Alumnus Dan Scavino '98 will be one of Donald Trump's executive judges on the finale of NBC's "The Apprentice," Dec. 2 and 9. Serving as Trump's eyes and ears, Scavino will help determine who will be ... the next apprentice. Scavino is the executive vice president and general manager at Trump National Golf Club. |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsunyplattsburgh%2Fposts%2Falumnus-dan-scavino-98-will-be-one-of-donald-trumps-executive-judges-on-the-fina%2F181235071893147%2F |archive-date=May 2, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Facebook |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502163257/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https://www.facebook.com/sunyplattsburgh/posts/alumnus-dan-scavino-98-will-be-one-of-donald-trumps-executive-judges-on-the-fina/181235071893147/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Anthony Weiner - U.S. Congressman who represented New York's 9th congressional district from 1999 to 2011. Class of 1985.<ref name="admissions"/><ref>{{cite web | title = Biography of Congressman Anthony D. Weiner | publisher = United States House of Representatives | url = http://www.house.gov/weiner/bio.htm | access-date = November 16, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071103051126/http://www.house.gov/weiner/bio.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = November 3, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last1 = Archibold | first1 = Randal C. | last2 = Urbina | first2 = Ian | title = THE HOPEFULS: Anthony D. Weiner; A Scrappy Congressman, Ready for His Next Risk | newspaper = The New York Times | date = August 30, 2005 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E0DA1631F933A0575BC0A9639C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print | access-date = November 16, 2007 | archive-date = March 26, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080326221657/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E0DA1631F933A0575BC0A9639C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Religion=== * William Love – The ninth Episcopal bishop of Albany. Class of 1988.<ref>{{cite web | title = Diocese of Albany Consecrates Coadjutor September 16th at Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany New York | publisher = Episcopal Diocese of Albany New York | date = January 8, 2008 | url = http://albanyepiscopaldiocese.org/news/feature/060919.html | access-date = February 17, 2008 | archive-date = May 13, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513163400/http://www.albanyepiscopaldiocese.org/news/feature/060919.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Science=== *Nazia Mintz Habib – Interdisciplinary academic researcher for sustainable development, food security, action research. Class of 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2003 |title=Plattsburgh State Winter Commencement Dec. 13 |url=https://www.plattsburgh.edu/news/news-archive/plattsburgh-state-winter-commencement-dec--13.html |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=State University of New York Plattsburgh}}</ref>

===Sports=== * John Daly – Skeleton racer since 2001. Qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and named to the 2014 Olympic team. Graduated with a communications degree in 2008. * Jeff Gadley – Competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics in the four-man bobsleigh. Graduated in 1978.

== Notable faculty and staff == * Eliza Kellas – Renowned educator and suffragist.<ref>{{cite web | title = Eliza Kellas, Innovative Educator | work = Women of Courage, Ten North Country Pioneers in Profile | publisher = St. Lawrence County, NY Branch of the American Association of University Women | url = http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/kellas.htm | year = 1989 | access-date = November 16, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090228195439/http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/kellas.htm | archive-date = February 28, 2009 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> * Jacques Lemaire – player elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984.<ref>{{cite web | last = Shea | first = Kevin | title = One on One with Jacques Lemaire | publisher = Legends of Hockey | url = http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep198402.htm | access-date = November 16, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080326195927/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep198402.htm | archive-date = March 26, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Jacques Lemaire, Career Statistics | publisher = Legends of Hockey | url = http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p198402&page=statsawards&list=#photo | access-date = November 16, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080326195914/http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p198402&page=statsawards&list=#photo | archive-date = March 26, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

== Notable events == * Peter Frampton's classic rock hit song ''Baby, I Love Your Way'', from the best-selling album ''Frampton Comes Alive!'' was recorded live on the campus of SUNY Plattsburgh on November 22, 1975.<ref>Crowe, Cameron (1976). Do You Feel Like We Do. In Frampton Comes Alive [CD liner notes]. Santa Monica: A&M Records.</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Peter Frampton | website=Facebook | url=https://www.facebook.com/100044337700723/posts/10157714072591186/ | ref=Peter Frampton | access-date=2024-02-25}}</ref> This Student Association-sponsored concert was held at Memorial Hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news2.nnyln.net/cardinal-points/suny-plattsburgh-cardinal-points-1975-january-1978-summer/suny-plattsburgh-cardinal-points-1975-january-1978-summer%20-%200392.pdf |title=Cardinal Points |access-date=May 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723231357/http://news2.nnyln.net/cardinal-points/suny-plattsburgh-cardinal-points-1975-january-1978-summer/suny-plattsburgh-cardinal-points-1975-january-1978-summer%20-%200392.pdf |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> * On July 10, 1976, the campus of SUNY Plattsburgh served as the official staging area for the United States Olympic Team before leaving for the 1976 Summer Olympics in nearby Montreal, Quebec. President Gerald Ford visited the college campus to address the 425 Olympic athletes outside the Field House.<ref>{{cite news |last = Reinhold | first = Robert | title = Ford Gives Olympic Athletes a Send-Off | work = The New York Times | page = 1 | date = July 11, 1976}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Ford speech in Plattsburgh | work = The Press Republican | url = http://www.pressrepublican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061228/NEWS/612280312/1001&ts=ts2 | format = Reprint | date = December 28, 2006 | access-date = January 2, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070321113223/http://www.pressrepublican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20061228%2FNEWS%2F612280312%2F1001&ts=ts2 | archive-date = March 21, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

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== Further reading == * {{cite book |last = Skopp | first = Dr. Douglas Richard |title = Bright With Promise: From the Normal and Training School to SUNY Plattsburgh: 1889–1989; A Pictorial History | publisher = Donning Press | year = 1989 |location = Norfolk, VA |isbn = 0-89865-775-X}}

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