POTSDAM -- Aired on WCKN, Time Warner Digital Channel 30, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 29 and 30, North Country Matters repeats two shows taped earlier this fall.

The first show at 7:30 p.m. is the conversation with NCM host Donna Seymour and Kristen Esterberg, the new president of SUNY Potsdam.

They discuss college affordability and access, campus safety, new programs, STEM and the Common Core, as well as teacher preparation. The YouTube link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzmYz97ZWv4.

The second show at 8 p.m. features Carole McCoy, the president of Jefferson Community College in Watertown. She discusses new initiatives at JCC, college affordability and access, campus safety, enrollment and STEM programs, STEM and the Common Core, as well as the partnerships of the college has with other schools. The YouTube link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BruRr0v6II.

North Country Matters is a local public affairs video magazine produced by WCKN under the direction of Dan Dullea of the Center of Excellence in Communication at Clarkson University.

The NCM civic partners working to educate North Country residents about critical public policy issues facing our region include AAUW-St. Lawrence County, the League of Women Voters of St. Lawrence County, and Clarkson Media and Mass Communication students, who provide the technical expertise for the productions.

In addition to local broadcasts, the shows are also available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/danieledullea. Check the websites for AAUW-St. Lawrence County (http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/index.html) and the League of Women Voters of St. Lawrence County (http://slc-leaguewv.org/) for specific program links as they become available.