Belonging at SUNY Adirondack
SUNY Adirondack supports students with diverse, inclusive and equal opportunity learning experiences. Our campus community celebrates people and their human experiences. We acknowledge their differences.
We offer safe spaces, where individuals can communicate, share and understand differences. We hold our community responsible for providing a safe and affirming environment. SUNY Adirondack offers access to and participation in programs, policies and practices. We encourage all individuals to achieve their full potential. We provide access to the appropriate resources for all to succeed.
The college recognizes many types of diversity including, but not limited to: race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, biological sex, socio-economic status, age, regional background, marital status, parental status, ability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, educational achievement and occupation.
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Lauren Arena, of Queens, New York, is a 2023 SUNY Adirondack graduate with a degree in Media Arts, who is attending Savannah College of Art and Design.
Arena was vice president of SUNY Adirondack’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, a four-semester Dean’s List student, was named to PTK’s All-State Academic Team and earned PTK’s Academic Achievement for a Non-Traditional Student and Web Design/Multimedia.
The Writers Project featured Amy Kahng, a doctoral candidate in Art History and Criticism at Stony Brook University and a Patricia and Phillip Frost predoctoral fellow at Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Kahng spoke about language and power in contemporary art during the Writers Project series.
Aaron Mair is an epidemiological-spatial analyst, environmentalist and past president of the Sierra Club. He is involved in the environmental justice movement.
Mair, left, was introduced by SUNY Adirondack student Elijah Cullum.
Outdoor education comes full circle
I'm somebody who makes the best of every opportunity and SUNY Adirondack has everything you could hope and dream for."