Upstate Institute News and Announcements

Dana Bamford completed a Field School Fellowship with the Adirondack North County Association (ANCA) during the summer of 2021.

William Peck, Professor and Chair in the Department of Geology, has been named the Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair in Regional Studies for one year, beginning July 1, 2021.

Despite the last-minute switch to remote research, 160 students went forward with research projects this summer.

Each summer, Field School Fellows conduct research in partnership with community and nonprofit organizations in the Upstate New York region. In the summer of 2020, this research took place virtually but over twenty students were still able to complete valuable community-based projects.

Each summer, Field School Fellows conduct research in partnership with community and nonprofit organizations in the Upstate New York region. In the summer of 2020, this research took place virtually but over twenty students were still able to complete valuable community-based projects.

Each summer, Field School Fellows conduct research in partnership with community and nonprofit organizations in the Upstate New York region. In the summer of 2020, this research took place virtually but over twenty students were still able to complete valuable community-based projects.

Each summer, Field School Fellows conduct research in partnership with community and nonprofit organizations in the Upstate New York region. In the summer of 2020, this research took place virtually but over twenty students were still able to complete valuable community-based projects.

S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Professor of Religious Studies at Hamilton College, has been named the Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair in Regional Studies for the 2020–2021 academic year.

Each summer, Field School Fellows conduct research in partnership with community and nonprofit organizations in the Upstate New York region. In the summer of 2020, this research took place virtually but over twenty students were still able to complete valuable community-based projects.

On October 25, 2019, the Upstate Institute hosted a gathering of community leaders and entrepreneurs to focus on rural economic development in the southern part of Madison County and the northern part of Chenango County.