Calendar
Alumni, Parents & Friends
Events, Meetings, Deadlines and More
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
- Spring Recess
Ongoing through Sunday, March 21, 2010
- Visual Impact Assessment workshop (VIA)
DOT facility, Albany, NY. Topics include VIA field as it pertains to transportation projects; landscape inventory with special reference to state/local significant historic & cultural landscape features; advances in visibility analyses, basic concepts & new technology; scoping problem-Route 17 upgrade to interstate standards; scoping for landscape context & significance, sensitive receptors; viewshed and simulation viewpoints; next steps - simulation to assessment to mitigation; and visualization support.
Sponsor: Department of Transportation, PSWP University at Albany | Contact: Maureen Wakefield, 315-470-6888
Ongoing through Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
- West Coast Florida Reception
11:30 am - 1:30 pm. University Park Country Club. Join fellow ESF Alumni in your area for a luncheon at the beautiful University Park Country Club located between Sarasota and Bradenton. College President, Neil Murphy, will be on hand to give a campus update. Invitations have already been mailed, so if you did not receive one and would like to attend, please contact our office at alumni@esf.edu or call 315-470-6632.
Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Office, 315-470-6632
Saturday, March 20, 2010
- East Coast Florida Reception
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Country Club of Coral Springs. Please join College President, Neil Murphy, and Alumni Association President, Dave Tessier '68, at the Country Club of Coral Springs for a chance to mingle with fellow ESF alumni and hear about what's new on the ESF campus. Invitations have already been mailed, so if you did not receive one and would like to attend, please contact us at alumni@esf.edu or call 315-470-6632.
Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Office, 315-470-6632
Monday, March 22, 2010
- Central New York Biotechnology Symposium 2010 – Cultivating Economic Growth
Drumlins Country Club, 800 Nottingham Road, Syracuse, NY 13224 . The purpose of the symposium is for regional universities such as ESF, SU, Cornell, Upstate and maybe others to showcase their entrepreneurial efforts in creating biotech based companies and to develop synergies between those start-up companies.
Sponsor: SUNY ESF | Contact: Maureen Wakefield, 315-470-6888
- Joe Palca, NPR Science Correspondent to speak at SU, ESF invited
7:30 pm. Room 101 Newhouse One. The award winning science correspondent will bring his wisdom and wit to a lively discussion of how we might all gather, understand and evaluate the waves of science information that come at us daily.
Sponsor: Carnegie Environmental Science Journalism Program |
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
- Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions/Forestry Seminar: Dr Susan Stout
12:45 pm. 110 Moon Library. Dr. Susan Stout (MS '84), Research Project Leader, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Irvine, PA will address "Deer & Forests in PA: Surprises from Long-term Research."
Sponsor: Department of Forest and Natural Resources Managment and ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4868
- 2010 George Albrecht Memorial Lecture, Randolph T. Hester; Design for Ecological Democracy
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm. Marshall Hall Auditorium. Lecture
Sponsor: LA, ASLA Upstate Student Chapter, LAND|Scape Club | Contact: Cheryl Doble, 315-470-6533
Thursday, March 25, 2010
- Green Ideas That Can Change the World: A student innovation exposition
8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Center of Progress Building, NYS Fairgrounds. The SAGE exposition's purpose is to provide a showcase of student talent in green and sustainable innovation as part of the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce Business Show. Open to college and high school students. Participants have an opportunity to win a peer award and/or an expert "best in show" award.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach, MDA, Clean Tech Center, Syracuse Chamber of Commerce | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, 315-470-6889
Friday, March 26, 2010
- Department of Chemistry Seminar - Guest Speaker Dr. Stephen Eichhorn
3:30 pm. 148 Baker Lab. Dr. Eichhorn, from the University of Manchester, will speak on the topic - "Deformation Micromechanics of Cellulose Fibres and Composites Using Raman Spectroscopy".
Sponsor: Department of Chemistry - Host: Dr. William Winter | Contact: Jill Winterhalt, 315.470.6855
Saturday, March 27, 2010
- Certified Professional Constructor Examination
7:00 am - 5:30 pm. Room 145 Baker Laboratory. This is a semi-annual national professional examination offered on behalf of the Certified Constructor Commission in the field of Construction Management.
Sponsor: CMWPE Faculty | Contact: Kenneth J. Tiss, 470-6747
Sunday, March 28, 2010
- 5th Annual ESF International Student Awards Banquet
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge (Nifkin). Awards given to international students, catered international food, and Dr. Neda Zawahri from Cleveland State University will speak on the world's rivers. Co-sponsored by the International Student Affairs Committee & MA.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
- Lunchtime Learning Seminar: Habitat for Humanity and the City of Syracuse
11:45 am - 1:00 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge (Nifkin). Dr. Doug Morrison will moderate this discussion on Habitat for Humanity in Syracuse.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895
Thursday, April 1, 2010
- Cultural Book Club
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge (Nifkin). Book is TBA
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895
Friday, April 2, 2010
- Easter Break
Monday, April 5, 2010
- Lacrosse: The Creator's Game, Oren Lyons, Roy Simmons II
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY. This presentation is part of a collaborative education series, "Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future II."
Sponsor: CNY Community, Syracuse University, SUNY ESF, LeMoyne College, SUNY Empire State College, et. al. | Contact: Jack Manno, 315-470-6816
Monday, April 12, 2010
- SPARE Basic Photovoltaic Installer Course
Syracuse, NY. A 4-day course covering the basics on how to site, design and install photovoltaic systems. Instructed by Dr. Gay Canough (Owner, ETM Solar Works) and Dr. Neal Abrams (ESF Assistant Professor, Chemical Education and Inorganic Chemistry). This Basic PV course is a board-recognized training program through NABCEP.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, 315-470-6889
Ongoing through Thursday, April 15, 2010
- The Card Party: A Cultural Simulation Game
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge (Nifkin). This fun game gives you the opportunity, for a few minutes, to be in someone else's skin.
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
- Spotlight on Research and Outreach
9:00 am - 6:00 pm. Moon Library AND Alumni Lounge (Nifkin). The Spotlight on Research and Outreach highlights student work in a conference-style setting. Poster sessions for all students as well as oral presentations by graduate students are eligible for cash awards. Keynote speaker is Dr. William Porter.
Contact: Linda Galloway, 315-470-6724
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
- Lunchtime Learning Seminar: Stumpies on the Spectrum - Experiences of ESF Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
11:45 am - 1:00 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge (Nifkin). This panel discussion moderated by ESF student Alex Umstead will look at the Autism Spectrums disorders
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895
Thursday, April 15, 2010
- Friends of Moon Library Spring Event
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Moon Library Conference Room. Come hear Terri Ettinger's presentation, "Welcome to Your Illick Hall Greenhouses" and also see some work of student section of the Green Campus Initiative.
Sponsor: Friends of Moon Library | Contact: Kevin J. Reynolds, X6667
Saturday, April 17, 2010
- Connective Corridor Planter Design Charrette
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. 409 Marshall Hall. This event will begin with a short introduction and presentation about Syracuse's Connective Corridor Project and sustainable design. Student will then form design teams with the objective to come up with a plan for the series of street planters to be placed along the Connective Corridor. Designs will be judged by a panel of professors, community officials, and local professionals.
Sponsor: LAND|scape Club, Student ASLA | Contact: Kerri Murphy, 631741-8458
Monday, April 19, 2010
- "Sacred Waters: Onondaga Lake and Creek," Jake Edwards, Henry Lickers, panel of community responders
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY. This presentation is part of a collaborative education series, "Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future II."
Sponsor: CNY Community, Syracuse University, SUNY ESF, LeMoyne College, SUNY Empire State College, et. al. | Contact: Jack Manno, 315-470-6816
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
- Doctoral Candidacy Exam - oral -- Chenjun Zhu
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. 8 Illick Hall.Contact: Allan Drew, x6578
Thursday, April 22, 2010
- Central New York Dinner
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm. F.X. Matt Brewing Company & the Hotel Utica. Mark your calendars now for another great Central New York Alumni dinner! We will be taking a tour of the historic Saranac - Matt Brewery followed by dinner at the beautifully refurbished Hotel Utica. More details to follow.
Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Association, 315-470-6632
Friday, April 23, 2010
- Cultural Crafts Fair
11:00 am - 3:00 pm. ESF Quad (Nifkin in case of rain). Different cultural groups from on and off campus will showcase their crafts
Sponsor: Multicultural Affairs | Contact: Eileen Baldassarre, 470-4895
Saturday, April 24, 2010
- Ranger School Open House
9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Ranger School, Wanakena, NY.Contact: Kathie Nevil, 315-848-2566
Monday, April 26, 2010
- "Sacred Waters II: The Danger of Hydrofracking," Helen Slottje and Denise Waterman
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY. This presentation is part of a collaborative education series, "Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future."
Sponsor: CNY Community, Syracuse University, SUNY ESF, LeMoyne College, SUNY Empire State College, et. al. | Contact: Jack Manno, 315-470-6816
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
- Forestry Seminar: Dr. Laura Kenefic
12:45 pm. 110 Moon Library. Dr. Laura Kenefic (MS '95), Research Forester and Principal Silviculturalist, Center for Research on Ecosystem Change, USDA Forest Service and Faculty Associate, University of Maine, Orono will talk about "Northern white cedar: what we know and why you should care." This presentation will conclude the Forest and Natural Resources Management Speaker Series.
Sponsor: Department of Forest and Natural Resources Managment | Contact: Steve Stehman, 315-470-6692
Thursday, April 29, 2010
- Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
12:00 am. Various labs and spaces around campus. Kids 8-11 will participate in a series of hands-on activities in a number of fields. Registration required, please see website for more information.
Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 3154704868
Monday, May 10, 2010
- SPARE Basic Photovoltaic Installer Course
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY. A 4-day course covering the basics on how to site, design and install photovoltaic systems. Instructed by Dr. Gay Canough (Owner, ETM Solar Works) and Dr. Neal Abrams (ESF Assistant Professor, Chemical Education and Inorganic Chemistry). This Basic PV course is a board-recognized training program through NABCEP.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, 315-470-6889
Ongoing through Thursday, May 13, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
- ESF Convocation
Sunday, May 16, 2010
- Commencement
Monday, May 24, 2010
- "The Influence of Haudenosaunee Women," Jeanne Shenandoah and Sally Roesch Wagner
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY. This presentation is part of a collaborative education series, "Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future."
Sponsor: CNY Community, Syracuse University, SUNY ESF, LeMoyne College, SUNY Empire State College, et. al. | Contact: Jack Manno, 315-470-6816
Thursday, May 27, 2010
- Metro NY Reception
Queens Botanical Gardens, Flushing, New York. We will be hosting this year's Metro NY Alumni reception at the beautiful Queens Botanical Gardens in Flushing, NY. Join us for a guided tour of the gardens follwed by dinner with guest speaker, College President, Neil Murphy. Further details to follow.
Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Association, 315-470-6632
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
- Spring Environmental Summit (High School Students)
9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Baker Hall, Marshall Hall. ESF in the High School Students present their research projects to Outreach staff.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817
Ongoing through Thursday, June 3, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
- Senior Reunion
SUNY ESF Campus. Graduates from the classes of 1960, 1955, 1950, 1945, 1940 and 1935 are invited back to campus to celebrate their own special reunion years. The Class of 1960 will be our honored class, celebrating their golden jubilee! Mark the dates on your calendars now so you can start to make plans to attend in June!
Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Association, 315-470-6632
Ongoing through Saturday, June 5, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
- "The Ground Beneath Your Feet is Sacred: Haudenosaunee Cultural Resource Protection," Tony Gonyea and Jack Rossen
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY. This presentation is part of a collaborative education series, "Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future."
Sponsor: CNY Community, Syracuse University, SUNY ESF, LeMoyne College, SUNY Empire State College, et. al. | Contact: Jack Manno, 315-470-6816
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
- SPARE Advanced Photovoltaic Installer Course
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY. Our Advanced Photovoltaic courses are geared toward PV installers and engineers who have experience with photovoltaic systems and offer participants an overview of commercial PV systems in a 2-day workshop format.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, 315-470-6889
Ongoing through Thursday, June 24, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
- "The Two Row Wampum and the Covenant Chain of Treaties," Irving Powless, Jr., and Robert W. Venables
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY. This presentation is part of a collaborative education series, "Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future."
Sponsor: CNY Community, Syracuse University, SUNY ESF, LeMoyne College, SUNY Empire State College, et. al. | Contact: Jack Manno, 315-470-6816
Friday, August 13, 2010
- Huntington Wildlife Forest Alumni Reunion
Newcomb, NY. Former students, researchers, and alumni of the Huntington Wildlife Forest and their families are invited to attend.
Contact: Stacy McNulty, 518-582-4551
Ongoing through Sunday, August 15, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
- ASLA National Convention Alumni Reception
Washington, DC Convention Center. Join fellow ESF alumni at a special reception held in conjunction with the ASLA National Convention in Washington D.C. So, if you are in the area or will be attending the ASLA conference, please make plans to attend! A specific date will be determined once the ASLA schedule has been finalized.
Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Office, 315-470-6632
Ongoing through Monday, September 13, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
- SPARE Basic Photovoltaic Installer Course
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY. A 4-day course covering the basics on how to site, design and install photovoltaic systems. Instructed by Dr. Gay Canough (Owner, ETM Solar Works) and Dr. Neal Abrams (ESF Assistant Professor, Chemical Education and Inorganic Chemistry). This Basic PV course is a board-recognized training program through NABCEP.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, 315-470-6889
Ongoing through Thursday, September 16, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
- ESF Annual Golf Tournament
10:00 am - 8:00 pm. Highland Park Golf Club - Auburn, NY. Mark your calenders now for the 17th Annual ESF Golf Tournament. We will be at the Highland Park Golf Club in Auburn, NY.
Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Relations, 315-470-6632
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
- SAF National Convention Alumni Reception
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Join fellow SAF members at an ESF alumni reception in conjunction with the SAF National Convention. It's a great chance to unwind and catch up with fellow alumni. Once the SAF schedule has been finalized, a specific date will be set.
Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Office, 315-470-6632
Ongoing through Sunday, October 31, 2010
- SPARE Advanced Photovoltaic Installer Course
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY. Our Advanced Photovoltaic courses are geared toward PV installers and engineers who have experience with photovoltaic systems and offer participants an overview of commercial PV systems in a 2-day workshop format.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, 315-470-6889
Ongoing through Thursday, October 28, 2010
