Peter Otto

Clarkson University is a private university located in Potsdam, New York. It was founded in 1896 and has an enrollment of about 3,500 students studying toward bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in each of its schools or institutes: the Institute for a Sustainable Environment, the School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Business and the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering. Clarkson provides education for undergraduates, graduate students and early college students through the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Business, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering and the Clarkson School. At the undergraduate level, students study in more than 50 majors and minors, including multidisciplinary degrees in engineering & management (E&M), environmental science & policy, digital arts & sciences, and innovation & entrepreneurship. At the graduate level, Clarkson’s School of Arts & Sciences, School of Business, Institute for a Sustainable Environment and Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering provide programs of study leading to degrees in master of business administration, master of engineering, master of science, master of physician assistant studies, doctor of physical therapy and doctor of philosophy. Clarkson University is home to the Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP). CAMP is dedicated to developing Clarkson's research and educational programs in high-technology materials processing. Its mandate is to develop innovations in advanced materials processing and to transfer this technology to business and industry. The center receives support from the New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research for research and operating expenses as one of 14 Centers for Advanced Technology (CATs). In addition, CAMP-related work receives several million dollars each year from the federal government and private industry. Clarkson's sixteen Student Projects for Engineering Experience and Design (SPEED) teams allow students across all majors to participate in hands-on, extracurricular projects.

TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS THAT EQUIP PROMISING STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES EMPLOYERS WANT AND GRADUATES NEED TO SHAPE SUCCESSFUL CAREERS. TO DELIVER STUDENT-CENTERED PROGRAMS, TAUGHT BY COMMITTED TEACHER-SCHOLARS, WHICH PREPARE GRADUATES WHO THINK CRITICALLY, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, DEMONSTRATE DISCIPLINARY EXCELLENCE, AND ARE SOCIALLY AND ETHICALLY RESPONSIBLE. TO SERVE AS A MODEL OF INNOVATIVE, PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE EDUCATION, BASED ON STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, THAT OFFERS UNIQUE AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AND THAT LEVERAGE THE ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL VIBRANCY OF NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION.