Where Should I Begin? A Student Film for the SUNY Potsdam Bicentennial Celebrations (2016)
2016 SUNY Undergraduate Research ConferenceTold in three parts, “Where Should I Begin” is a call for liberal arts education told through the context of SUNY Potsdam’s Bicentennial Celebrations.
About "Where Should I Begin?"
“Where Should I Begin?” was written and produced by Paul Halley as a ‘call for liberal arts education’ during the SUNY Potsdam’s Bicentennial Celebrations in 2015-2016. In celebration of the first SUNY school’s 200th birthday, and as one of the first kick-off events for the campaign, “Where Should I Begin?” was originally presented in front of a student and faculty-filled audience on September 11, 2015 at Dunn Hall on the SUNY Potsdam campus. Following the screening was a panel discussion with key campus stakeholders who could speak to the history and future of liberal arts and sciences at SUNY Potsdam, including the then-Dean of The School of Arts and Sciences Dr. Steven Marqusee. Later that year, “Where Should I Begin?” was presented at the 2016 SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference, held at SUNY Cobleskill, where it was eventually recorded in the SUNY Digital Repository (SDR), a centrally managed online repository that stores, indexes, and makes available materials with a focus on historical and special collections from SUNY campuses and SUNY System Administration.
Coverage & Write-Ups
- August 2024 Workshop at Elmwood Playhouse: “TURN” (web archive from elmwoodplayhouse.com)
- Paul Halley: Writing As A Way To Understand And Heal From Real-Life Experiences (Elmwood Playhouse, 1 Aug. 2024, elmwoodplayhouse.com)
Student Film: "Where Should I Begin?"
SUNY Potsdam's Bicentennial and A Call for Liberal Arts Education Watch on YouTube
