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Saturday, November 7, 2009

  • Syracuse Campus Open House/Transfer Day
    8:30 am - 2:00 pm
    ESF Main Campus, Syracuse, NY
  • Heifer Give Auction
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Nifkin Lounge (Marshall Hall)
    • Continuing (multi-day) Events
  • Insomniacs Event
    Friday, November 6, 2009 - Saturday, November 7, 2009
    Nifkin Lounge (Marshall Hall)

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    Saturday, November 7, 2009
    • Insomniacs Event
      10:00 pm - 2:00 am. Nifkin Lounge (Marshall Hall). Food, artwork and live music.
      Sponsor: ESSO Environmental Studies Student Organization |
      Ongoing through Saturday, November 7, 2009
    • Heifer Give Auction
      6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Nifkin Lounge (Marshall Hall). Heifer Give Auction is an annual fundraiser held by the Baobab Society for Heifer International Charity. There are really great items such as Fun n Waffles Gift Certificate, homemade pies, Roly Poly free sandwich coupons, rides to the airport, etc. We also have a special auctioneer: Dr. Charlies Hall. Free food will be served at the auction.
      Sponsor: The Baobab Society | Contact: Dr. Raydora Drummer Francis
    Monday, November 9, 2009
    • Blood Drive
      10:30 am - 3:30 pm. Nifkin Lounge. Donate blood! Free cookies and juice will be served!
      Sponsor: Red Cross | Contact: Anna Leiss, 315-440-5497
    • Paperwork & Policy Revisited
      4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. 110 Moon Library. An interactive workshop for tutors that revisits the various policies and procedures tutors must follow as a part of the Tutoring Program.
      Sponsor: Academic Support Services - Student Life | Contact: Scott J. Blair, 315470-4921
    • SU Basketball vs. Albany
      9:00 pm - 11:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect.
    Tuesday, November 10, 2009
    • Moon Library Archival Display of Papermaking Books and Items
      2:00 pm - 4:30 pm. 110 Moon Library plus campus walking tour. A healthy educational opportunity made possible through generous donations of materials by Thomas Cook, The Friends Of Moon, Thomas Amidon and International Paper.
      Sponsor: Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering | Contact: Bill Burry, 470-4779
    • Friends of Moon Library--Reception and Annual Meeting
      4:00 pm. 408 Baker Laboratory. This event will include a brief Business Meeting before Don Leopold introduces Stephen P. Weiter, Director, Moon Library. Campus community is welcome!
      Sponsor: Friends of Moon Libary | Contact: Kevin J. Reynolds, 315-470-6667
    • 2009 Twilight Review
      5:00 pm - 6:00 pm. starting ESF UP office (basement of Bray). "The ESF Personal Safety Committee invites you to participate in the 2009-2010 Twilight Review to be held on November 10, 2009. The tour usually lasts about an hour and consists of walking the campus grounds taking safety related observations including, but not limited to, lighting, landscaping, walkways, emergency phone systems, key lock systems, card access systems. All members of ESF community are invited including students, staff, administrators and faculty."
      Sponsor: ESF college wide personal safety committee | Contact: Rafaat Hussein, 470-6833
    • Design Competition Interest Meeting
      5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. 300 Bray Hall. This spring semester during Earth Week we are planning a design competition where we want all of the clubs and organizations on campus to get involved. The competition will be very broad and divided into a few categories which we will decide on later. At this general interest meeting we will discuss the criteria for the competition, budgets, materials, and prizes. Please come to learn more about this great opportunity!
      Sponsor: Air & Waste Management Association | Contact: Nicole Chisholm
    Wednesday, November 11, 2009
    • SAGE09: Sustainable and Green Entrepreneurship Seminar
      8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Community Room. Do you want to be a science millionaire? All day event for high school students and teachers to learn about the opportunities and ventures in profit and non-profit contexts with the goal of developing a green and sustainable business idea to enter into the MDA of CNY & Syracuse Business Idea Competition. Program will look at the science of environmental challenges, entrepreneurial thinking and the role they play in these challenges. FREE event. Must pre-register. Limited space.
      Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, 470-6889
    • Senior Class Ring Sale
      10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Outside of Alumni Lounge (Nifkin). Balfour Ring Company will be available to take orders for Senior Class Rings. Table will be set up outside Nifkin Lounge.
      Sponsor: Office of Student Activities | Contact: Leah Flynn, x4865
    • Native American Film and Feast
      6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Nifkin Lounge ( Marshall Hall). Native American Film and Feast is a celebration of Native American culture. There will be a wide selection of Native Foods to eat. Everyone will get the opportunity to learn Native dance during the Native American Dance Social. There will also be an educational film.
      Sponsor: The Baobab Society, ESF Center for Native Peoples and the Environment | Contact: Dr. Robin Kimmerer
    • SU Basketball vs. Robert Morris
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Thursday, November 12, 2009
    • Potluck Supper Program: Ecofeminism
      5:30 pm. 105 Marshall Hall. Janine DeBaise will lead a discussion on "Ecofeminism". Please bring a dish to pass, or a few dollars toward takeout.
      Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Ruth Yanai, x6955
    Monday, November 16, 2009
    • Thesis Defense -- Wenhua Zhang
      3:00 pm - 5:00 pm. 439 Baker Lab. Prediction of Tree Diameter and Crown Width from Remote Sensing Imagery
      Contact: Francis Webster, 470-6863
    Tuesday, November 17, 2009
    • MDA Student Business Idea Competition Information Session
      12:00 pm - 12:30 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge (Nifkin) . Information session for the Metropolitan Development Association CNY Business Idea competition for college and high school students. Come meet a representative from the MDA and learn about how you can enter an idea for this $5,000 prize competition. No registration required, just show up!
      Sponsor: Outreach Office | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, x6889
    • MDA Business Idea Competition Information Session
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge (Nifkin), SUNY ESF campus, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210. Information session for FACULTY and STAFF who would like to get more information at the Metropolitan Development Association of CNY's Business Idea Competition which has a first place prize of $200,000. There is also a $15,000 agri-business competition. Come meet a representative from the MDA and learn about this unique opportunity!
      Sponsor: Outreach Office | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, x6889
    • Anxiety and Stress Workshop
      4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. 110 Moon Library. An interactive workshop that explores ways to cope and find success during the semester. Presented by Heather L. Rice, Senior Counselor at SUNY-ESF
      Sponsor: Academic Support Services - Student Life | Contact: Scott J. Blair, 315470-4921
    • State of Our Planet Forum
      5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Nifkin Lounge. Green Campus Initiative is holding a forum to discuss the state of our planet. We submitted five questions to five ESF professors and invited them to share their responses with the college community. Come here what they have to say and voice your own thoughts, Tueday Nov. 17th 5-8pm in Nifkin Lounge. There will be lots of food and great discussions! This is a zero waste event, so bring a tupperware and your mug!
      Sponsor: Green Campus Initiative | Contact: Hannah K. Morgan, 5185888640
    Wednesday, November 18, 2009
    • Global GIS Day
      1st floor Lobby 1-story wing of Baker Lab. Come celebrate Global GIS Day with SUNY ESF's Council of Geospatial Modelling and Analysis (CGMA). See displays on how ESF researcher's are using GIS technology to better understand our natural and man-made environments. Plus free giveways, contests, and prizes.
      Sponsor: SUNY ESF Council of Geospatial Modelling and Analysis (CGMA) | Contact: Eddie Bevilacqua, 470-6697
    • Senior Portraits!
      11:00 am - 7:00 pm. Bray Hall Rotunda. Carl Wolf and Herff Jones Photography will be available to do senior portraits for graduating seniors on November 18th and 19th from 11AM - 7PM in Bray Hall Rotunda. Scheduled Appointments Required; reminder postcards will be mailed to you.
      Sponsor: Office of Student Activities | Contact: Leah Flynn, x4865
      Ongoing through Thursday, November 19, 2009
    • Lunchtime Learning Seminar: Peter Black on Native American Water Law - Past, Present and Future
      11:45 am - 1:00 pm. Alumni Lounge - Marshall Hall. Free Food at the Gallery
      Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895
    Thursday, November 19, 2009
    • Adaptive Peaks Seminar
      4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Illick 5. Evan DeLucia, Professor, Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will be presenting a seminar on plant-insect interactions under elevated CO2 conditions.
      Sponsor: EFB | Contact: Melissa Fierke, 6809
    Friday, November 20, 2009
    Saturday, November 21, 2009
    • SU Football vs. Rutgers
      Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Monday, November 23, 2009
    • Quantification and Valuation of Ecosystem Services: A SUNY Conversation in the Disciplines
      Alumni Lounge (Nifkin), SUNY ESF campus, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210. This conference is part of the State University of New York’s “Conversations in the Disciplines.” "Conversations" funds intercampus conferences which bring together State University faculty and visiting scholars to examine new trends, review promising findings, and better acquaint them with professional developments in their fields and on other campuses.
      Sponsor: SUNY-ESF, SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines Grant and Western Consortium for Native Studies | Contact: Maureen Wakefield, 315-470-6888
    • Dissertation Defense -- Michelle Serapiglia
      10:00 am - 12:00 pm. 110 Moon Library. Variation in Lignocellulocis Biomass Composition in Segregating Populations of Shrub Willow (Salix spp.) Bioenergy Crops
      Contact: Lindi Quackenbush, 470-4727
    Tuesday, November 24, 2009
    • SU Basketball vs. Cornell
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Friday, November 27, 2009
    • SU Basketball vs. Columbia
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Monday, November 30, 2009
    • Green Buildings and Practices: a three day seminar on LEED AP Core Principles
      Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge, SUNY ESF campus. SUNY ESF Outreach offers Green Buildings and Practices: a three day seminar on LEED Accredited Professional Core Principles. This seminar content will ready green building professionals to become Green Associates and/or LEED AP professionals successfully and to apply green building core principles in current projects.
      Sponsor: SUNY ESF | Contact: Maureen Wakefield, 315-470-6888
      Ongoing through Wednesday, December 2, 2009
    • SU Basketball vs. Colgate
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Wednesday, December 2, 2009
    • Leadership 101
      4:30 pm - 5:30 pm. 110 Moon Library. An interactive workshop for tutors that explores different leadership styles and their uses in tutoring and beyond.
      Sponsor: Academic Support Services - Student Life | Contact: Scott J. Blair, 315470-4921
    Saturday, December 5, 2009
    • SU Basketball vs. Maine
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Monday, December 7, 2009
    • Full Cabinet Meeting
      9:00 am - 11:00 am. 229 Bray Hall. Invitation only meeting
      Sponsor: President's Office | Contact: Ragan Squier, 470-6681
    • Dissertation Defense -- Jacob Wickham
      3:00 pm - 5:00 pm. 408 Baker Lab. Semiochemicals for the Asian Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
      Contact: Richard Smardon, 470-6576
    Wednesday, December 9, 2009
    • Save Your Semester Workshop
      5:00 pm - 6:00 pm. 110 Moon Library. An end-of-the-semester workshop about the best ways to prepare for finals and to manage the stress associated with them.
      Sponsor: Academic Support Services - Student Life | Contact: Scott J. Blair, 315470-4921
    • Principles of Engineering (PE-CIV) Review Classes begin
      6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. ARCADIS (formerly Blasland, Bouck and Lee (BBL), 6723 Towpath Road, P.O. Box 66, Syracuse, NY 13214. Let us help you prepare for the Principles of Engineering exam. You can do it - we can help. PE-CIV classes begin on December 9, 2009.
      Sponsor: SUNY-ESF | Contact: Maureen Wakefield, 315-470-6888
    Thursday, December 10, 2009
    • Adaptive Peaks Seminar
      4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Illick 5. Robert Sternberg with Imperial College of London will present a seminar on Donald Williamson's controversial hypothesis on the origins of larvae and hybridogenesis.
      Sponsor: EFB | Contact: Melissa Fierke, 6809
    • Coffee Haus
      7:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Nifkin Lounge. FREE FOOD! Student musicians and poets show off their talents! Anyone can perform! Contact Kimberly Quell if you would like to perform at this event - kpquell@syr.edu
      Sponsor: Alpha Xi Sigma - ESF's Honor Society | Contact: Kimberly Quell
    Friday, December 11, 2009
    • December Convocation
      3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University. December Convocation Ceremony for 2009 December and August Graduates. For more information, visit the website listed. All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
      Sponsor: Office of Student Life | Contact: Leah Flynn, 315-470-4865
    • December Soiree
      6:00 pm - 12:00 pm. Drumlins Country Club. December Soiree is open to all faculty, staff and students that wish to attend. Tickets go on sale in November in Marshall Foyer. A semi-formal dinner dance to celebrate the accomplishments of our December graduates! Families of December graduates also invited.
      Sponsor: Undergraduate Student Association | Contact: Leah Flynn, 315-470-4865
    Sunday, December 13, 2009
    • SU Basketball vs. St. Francis
      1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Saturday, December 19, 2009
    • SU Basketball vs. St. Bonaventure
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Tuesday, December 22, 2009
    • SU Basketball vs. Oakland
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Saturday, January 2, 2010
    • SU Basketball vs. Pittsburgh
      12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Monday, January 4, 2010
    • Nicaragua Trip 2010
      Nicaragua. NICARAGUA For more information, please contact Jaime Walker at jawalk03@syr.edu • The final itinerary is available upon request, as well as, a slideshow of our community service project in the Dominican Republic in 2009 • Costs: ~$2100-$2300, depending on cost of airfare. This includes everything except personal spending money, & an airport exit fee of $35 • Registration Forms will be due October 13th. Exceptions will be made if necessary
      Sponsor: Society for Conservation Biology and Sustainable Horizon | Contact: Jaime Walker
      Ongoing through Thursday, January 15, 2009
    Wednesday, January 6, 2010
    • SU Basketball vs. Memphis
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Thursday, January 7, 2010
    • Principles of Engineering (PE-EE) Review Classes
      6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. ARCADIS (formerly Blasland, Bouck and Lee (BBL), 6723 Towpath Road, P.O. Box 66, Syracuse, NY 13214. Let us help you prepare for the Principles of Engineering exam. You can do it - we can help. PE-EE classes begin on January 7, 2010.
      Sponsor: SUNY-ESF | Contact: Maureen Wakefield, 315-470-6888
    Friday, January 8, 2010
    • Transfer Day
      9:00 am - 12:30 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge . Sponsor: Undergraduate Admissions | Contact: Admissions, 315-470-6600
    Sunday, January 10, 2010
    • SU Basketball vs. S. Florida
      2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Monday, January 11, 2010
    • Kiln Drying Workshop
      139 Baker Lab, SUNY ESF campus, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 1321-. This course will provide practical knowledge about how wood is effectively kiln dried, and scientific background on related wood properties and drying processes. It will have value for novice as well as experienced kiln operators, and sales, purchasing, marketing and manufacturing managers. Instruction, by university professors and various industry experts, will be in the classroom and through hands-on lab exercises using our modern kiln.
      Sponsor: SUNY ESF | Contact: Maureen Wakefield, 315-470-6888
      Ongoing through Wednesday, January 14, 2009
    Saturday, January 23, 2010
    • ESF Alumni Association Basketball Reception
      12:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Alumni Lounge, Marshall Hall. Join us for this year's basketball reception prior to the SU vs. Marquette game on Saturday, January 23, 2010. The reception will begin at 12:30 p.m. with tip-off at 2:00 p.m. We will also be selling basketball tickets at a discounted rate. Click on the event title for more information/event registration.
      Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Relations, 315-470-6632
    • SU Basketball vs. Marquette
      2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Monday, January 25, 2010
    • SU Basketball vs. Georgetown
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Tuesday, February 2, 2010
    • SU Basketball vs. Providence
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Wednesday, February 3, 2010
    • Blood Drive
      10:30 am - 3:30 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge (Nifkin) . Donate blood! Free cookies and juice will be served!
      Sponsor: Red Cross | Contact: Anna Leiss, 315-440-5497
    Tuesday, February 9, 2010
    • Potluck Supper
      5:30 pm. 110 Moon Library. Please bring a dish to pass, or a few dollars toward takeout. Families welcome!
      Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Ruth Yanai, x6955
    Wednesday, February 10, 2010
    • Principles of Engineering (PE-ENV) Review Classes
      6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. ARCADIS (formerly Blasland, Bouck and Lee (BBL), 6723 Towpath Road, P.O. Box 66, Syracuse, NY 13214. Let us help you prepare for the Principles of Engineering exam. You can do it - we can help. PE-ENV classes begin on February 10, 2010.
      Sponsor: SUNY-ESF | Contact: Maureen Wakefield, 315-470-6888
    • SU Basketball vs. U Conn
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Sunday, February 14, 2010
    • SU Basketball vs. Louisville
      1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Friday, February 26, 2010
    • Transfer Day
      9:00 am - 12:30 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge (Nifkin). Sponsor: Undergraduate Admissions | Contact: Admissions, 315-470-6600
    Saturday, February 27, 2010
    • SU Basketball vs. Villanova
      9:00 pm - 11:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Tuesday, March 2, 2010
    • SU Basketball vs. St. John's
      7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Carrier Dome. restricted parking in effect
    Friday, March 5, 2010
    • Blood Drive
      10:30 am - 3:30 pm. Nifkin Lounge. Donate blood! Free cookies and juice will be served!
      Sponsor: Red Cross | Contact: Anna Leiss, 315-440-5497
    Tuesday, March 9, 2010
    Thursday, March 18, 2010
    • ESF SCSD Environmental Challenge
      8:00 am - 2:00 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge, and Moon Library. The Environmental Challenge is a science fair and career exploration opportunity designed especially for all Syracuse City School District seventh and eighth grade students.
      Sponsor: Outreach | Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817
    Tuesday, March 23, 2010
    • Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions: Molly Welker
      4:00 pm. 5 Illick Hall. Welker is Senior Project Manager, Bristol Remediation Services, Anchorage, AK, and will address "Gold Mining versus Salmon Fisheries in Alaska: The Controversy over the Pebble Mine"
      Sponsor: Department of Earth Sciences, ESF Women's Caucus, SU Women in Science and Engineering and others | Contact: Heather Engelman, 470-4868
    Thursday, March 25, 2010
    Wednesday, April 7, 2010
    • Blood Drive
      10:30 am - 3:30 pm. Nifkin Lounge. Donate blood! Free cookies and juice will be served!
      Sponsor: Red Cross | Contact: Anna Leiss, 315-440-5497
    Sunday, April 11, 2010
    • Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium
      The Sagamore Resort on Lake George, 110 Sagamore Road, Bolton Landing, NY 12814. The Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, held at the beautiful Sagamore Resort, fosters quality information exchange between recreation and travel resource managers and researchers throughout North America. The forum provides opportunities for managers from different agencies, states, and governmental levels to discuss current issues and problems in the field. Students and those interested in continuing education in recreation and travel resource management are welcome.
      Sponsor: SUNY-ESF | Contact: Maureen Wakefield, 315-470-6888
      Ongoing through Monday, April 13, 2009
    Tuesday, April 20, 2010
    Saturday, April 24, 2010
    • Ranger School Open House
      9:30 am - 3:00 pm. Ranger School, Wanakena, NY.
    Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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