Earth Week at ESF, 2014
April 14-22
| Monday April 14 |
Tuesday April 15 |
Wednesday April 16 |
Thursday April 17 |
Friday April 18 |
Saturday April 19 |
Sunday April 20 |
Monday April 21 |
Tuesday April 22 - Earth Day |
Yoga on the Quad Stephanie Michaels, Health and Wellness supervisor at the Downtown YMCA, will be leading a session of yoga on the quad to start your day off right. Yoga mats will not be provided, so bring your own mat if desired. Quad BBQ/Pep Rally Come to the quad for the much anticipated Earth Week Barbecue. This year, not only will you have burgers to eat, but you can feast your eyes on ESF's first Earth Week Pep Rally. Sports teams, clubs, and campus organizations will display their spirit in a way that will bring you back to High School without failing to incorporate an ESF twist. Quad Indoor Recycled Crafts Interested in making recycled necklaces, rings, stamps, dream catchers and much, much more? Well, then come to Nifkin Lounge where recycled items will be provided and an instructor will be there to teach you how to get crafty! Nifkin Lounge Recycled Crafts on the Quad Hang out with your friends on the quad and make some great crafts from recycled materials! Have any recycled materials that you want to donate or use? Bring them along with your imagination! Quad Laurie Marker. Chasing Cheetahs book signing Laurie Marker is a world-renowned conservation biologist and founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, will be visiting ESF. She will sign copies of her new book "Chasing Cheetahs. The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cat" (Text by Sy Montgomery, photos by Nic Bishop)at 4PM on Monday 14 April 2014 in the lobby of SUNY ESF's Gateway Building. There will be a reception to follow. There will be a limited number of copies for sale at the event. "Chasing Cheetahs" is also available for purchase at amazon.com. Gateway Building Lobby near the bookstore ESS's Earth Week Trivia Competition: Know Your World Engineering for a Sustainable Society will be kicking off Earth Week with an Earth Week Trivia Competition: Know Your World! The Syracuse Trivia Company will be hosting the earth-themed competition. Email klmott@syr.edu to sign up your team of up to 5 people (Include team name!) Food, drinks, and prizes will be provided! 110 Moon Library Lecture with Disney's John Shields Come welcome back to campus ESF Landscape Architecture alumni John Shields as he speaks about his experience working for Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, CA. John is currently Director of Land Planning at Imagineering, and has worked on many notable projects such as creative lead on Disney Animal Kingdom’s Kilimanjaro Safari, a summer ’14 Ratatouille attraction at Disneyland Paris and many more exciting opportunities. Join us in hearing John speak about the secrets and thrills in creating | designing the world’s top tourist destination, the Walt Disney Parks. Marshall Aud. |
Jewelery, Card Making, Food Stamps, Folder Holders, Painted Rocks, Bookmarks, Card Making…what else could you ask for?! Nifkin Lounge ESF's annual Spotlight Symposium is a dynamic forum where graduate and undergraduate students share the results of their research and community service projects. The Spotlight is a student poster session highlighting your scholarly efforts. The Spotlight on Student Research and Outreach is your time to shine! Gateway Center Soccer Tournament Come to the quad to get your soccer skills on! Email omdonach@syr.edu for further details and to sign your team of 5 up plus a goalie up! Quad GCI's Annual Spring Forum "Syracuse: The State of Our Waste" GCI is hosting their annual forum, "CNY: The State of Our Waste," on sustainable solid waste management practices occurring in our regional location. Professionals from OCRRA, Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority and Syracuse Center of Excellence will serve as panelists through facilitated discussion with students, faculty and the active community. Commercial practices occur as a result of regional governmental or citizen activism, which relates to the importance of understanding where our waste goes. Tablers from local sustainable organizations will join us for networking and job opportunities. Food from Alto Cinco will be provided alongside potluck dishes, which are encouraged to bring as well. Nifkin Lounge Movie Night "Frozen" Bring your friends to a relaxing evening of watching 2013's most popular animated sensation, "Frozen". Hopefully, the temperature of the evening will be warmer than the movie title, but still feel free to bring blankets and pillows to the quad so that you are comfortable. Popcorn will be provided for only the charge of a smile! Nifkin Lounge |
USA Earth Week Morning Munch This event, sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Association, offers FREE breakfast to the campus community for as long as it lasts! Nifkin Lounge Gong the Planet! The Conduit is a group of Sonic Guides who play Gongs and Tibetan singing bowls with positive intention to put their audience in a state of deep relaxation. These guys are awesome! If you have any time at all, stop in to experience their musical and spiritual talent! (this is the first show, there will be a second performance at 4:30pm) Nifkin Lounge, Marshall Hall Indigenous Perspective on Earthweek Join Dr. Kimmerer and a member of the Onondaga Nation and the showing of a film on the Two-Row Wampum. Discussion and questions will follow! Come witness this neat perspective on earth week! 110 Moon President Quentin Wheeler Keynote for Student Spotlight on Research President Wheeler will discuss his research interests with the campus community. There will be a brief awards ceremony for Spotlight winners with a reception to follow. Nifkin Alumni Lounge Gong the Planet! The Conduit is a group of Sonic Guides who play Gongs and Tibetan singing bowls with positive intention to put their audience in a state of deep relaxation. These guys are awesome! If you have any time at all, stop in to experience their musical and spiritual talent! (this is the second/last performance) Nifkin Lounge, Marshall Hall Quadstock Similar to Coffee Haus but on the Quad, Quadstock offers students the opportunity to showcase their talent. Alpha Xi Sigma sponsors Quadstock and offers free food for the event, including make your own s'mores. Quad (Rain location: Nifkin Lounge) |
Student Showcase Symposium FREE FOOD. Showcasing artwork donated from students in the ESF community and hosting a silent auction of the artwork. Proceeds go towards Society for Conservation Biology-CNY's annual winter break volunteer trip. Students and faculty will give "TED Talk"-like presentations beginning at 5 pm. Gateway Center Auditorium Speaker: Mitul Baruah, "Unraveling a Crisis in the Brahmaputra Valley in Northeast India" MITUL BARUAH will be speaking on Political Ecologies of Vulnerable Geographies, the Question of the State, and the Spaces for Resistance: Unraveling a Crisis in the Brahmaputra Valley in Northeast India Thursday April 17th 11:00 am Marshall 213 Mitul Baruah is a Ph.D. Candidate Syracuse University, Department of Geography. He completed the Master of Environmental Studies at SUNY-ESF in 2010. Sponsored by: The R. G. Pack Institute and the Department of Environmental Studies Graduate Class EST 797 – Human Dimensions of Water Issues (Professor Sharon Moran) Lunch to follow for those who sign up. To be included, please RSVP to Rebecca Hart rhart01@esf.edu (by 10 am Weds. morning) Marshall Hall Room 213 Ultimate Frisbee Tournament Let's celebrate the coming of spring with a frisbee! Anyone who wishes to make a team, simply send your name and team to Olivia Donachie at omdonach@syr.edu who will sign you up! Teams can consist up to 6 people- subs are welcome! Quad Webinar on Hydrofracking The fourth in a series of six webinars on the health effects of Hydrofracking will occur on Thursday, April 17th, 2014 at 12 noon in 110 Moon. Dr. Reynold Panettieri of the University of Pennsylvania will be presenting "Health Consequences of Hydrofracturing: The Known and Unknown". These webinars are being sponsored by the Upstate New York Society for Risk Analysis. Due to sponsor limitations, you will only be able to access them from either 110 Moon Library (ESF campus) or at Rm 369 Link Hall (Syracuse University). All webinars are 40 min presentations followed by 20 minutes for discussion periods. 110 Moon Library GCI Waste Audit Come out and see how much recyclables and compost get thrown out on a daily basis on your campus! Quad "How the Balinese of Indonesia Love the Earth" Gusti Ayu Fransiska Sri Rahajeng Kusuma Dewi is a Masters student in the Environmental Science program, interested in indigenous agriculture-related adaptation to climate change. For this seminar, she will dance the Tari Pendet Penyambutan, a traditional dance from Bali, Indonesia, in which offerings are made to purify the temple or theater as a prelude to ceremonies or other dances and welcome the gods and goddesses before the ceremony will be held in a temple. Afterwards, Gusti will present "How the Balinese of Indonesia Love the Earth" through food and tradition. Nifkin Lounge Adaptive Peaks Seminar 'Fowl' Weather: A Story of North American Waterfowl and Climatic Variability presented by: Dr. Michael Shummer, Visiting Assistant Professor, SUNY Oswego 5 Illick Hall African Drum Circle, Wacheva Cultural Arts, Inc. Event purpose: The performance incorporates traditional West African dancing, drumming, and songs with high energy. During the performance, Wacheva invites audience members to join them on stage to show them some dance steps. It invites a feeling of "joy or celebration as if you were in the moon light in an African village". ESF Quad Music Society Broadway Night Dress your best for this Broadway Review of all of your favorite showstoppers! Music Society is hosting a Broadway Night featuring songs from Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Rent, and more! Nifkin Lounge |
Foraging an Edible Campus Come re-imagine ESF's campus grounds. Forest gardens, ethnobotany, foraging ethics and more. 12-1pm: Poster session and design workshop 1-2pm: Lunch and presentations. 2-3pm: Guest speaker: Prof. Jane Mt. Pleasant, Cornell University: "Iroquois Agriculture" 3-4pm: Outdoor Scavenger hunt. Gateway Cultural Crafts Fair The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host the seventh annual Cultural Crafts Fair at SUNY-ESF. This fair will showcase a diverse array of crafters in the local Syracuse area with proceeds going to the Carmen McCoy-Harrison scholarship fund. Quad (Rain Location: Nifkin Lounge) USA Earth Week Ice Cream Social This event, sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Association, offers ice cream for as long as it lasts on the ESF Quad as part of Earth Week 2014! ESF Quad. Rain Location: Nifkin Lounge Recycled Craft Workshop Ever wanted to learn how to repurpose clothes, build a terrarium, and grow mushrooms? You can do all this and more at this event! Moon 110 Woodworks Tribute Concert Come to the quad for an evening of music and dancing to celebrate the graduation of the members of one of our campus's most cherished bands. Lug your mug! Bring your dancing shoes! Quad (Rain location: Nifkin Lounge) |
Earth Week Day of Service A day of service during Earth Week, working to clean up the Morningside Cultural Trail! We will be meeting at 11:00 am in front of Bray Hall where we will be walking to the portion of the trail we will be working on. Wear sneakers and working clothes! Be prepared to do some light to medium trail maintenance - we will be cleaning the staircase that leads to the water towers. Necessary tools and gloves will be provided - as well as pizza for lunch! Bring your water bottles to stay hydrated. We hope to get a solid amount of work in, so be ready to stay until around 5pm! People will be tabling on campus to sign up for the event, but feel free to email slbuzash@syr.edu if you are interested. See you all there! Morning-side Cultural Trail |
Birding in Oakwood Cemetary Start your Sunday of Earth Week off right with some casual birding through Oakwood with the campus's birding club! Spring migration should be in full swing and a variety of songbirds should (weather permitting) be singing right next door. We'll meet at 7am and go until the birds stop cooperating or around 10am. All levels of birding experience welcome. Bring binoculars if you have them, but don't feel unwelcome if you don't have a pair. Entrance to Oakwood Cemetary by Bray Hall Egg Hunt The Earth Week committee will be hosting an egg hunt on Sunday, April 20th to introduce the ESF community to the newly refurbished Morningside Cultural Trail. Participants are to meet in front of Centennial Hall at 10:45AM to embark on this yummy adventure. Oakwood Cemetery |
Falcon Trainer on the Quad! Come see some awesome birds of prey with Laura Schumacher from Talons! There will be a meet and greet with the birds as well as an interactive free-flight program. ESF Quad Activities Fair (Rain Date) Come enjoy all of the incredibly diverse clubs that bring so much intrigue to ESF's campus! Each club will supply a unique activity so that everyone who attends will be occupied doing something that will elicit a smile, wow, and or cheer. Wear your sunglasses! Rain/cold weather plan: Date will be moved to Monday, April 21st from 12-3pm outside or Nifkin Lounge. Quad (Rain location: Nifkin Lounge) Crafting on the Quad Get creative with paint, henna, clothing repurposing and much more while basking in the glory of a spring day on the quad. Be sure to bring your friends and prepare for the recycled fashion show which will be soon after. Whoever designs the best recycled wardrobe will get a prize- so take advantage of this time on the Quad! Quad Andrew Simmons Wildlife Show Andrew Simmons is back to show off many of his exotic pets! From lizards and snakes from Africa, to mammals of North America, Andrew Simmons bring quite an eclectic collection! Quad Recycled Fashion Show After a week of recycled crafting, sewing, painting, etc…bring what you can wear to the fashion show of the year. Whoever elicits the most wows from our judges get a prize to remember! Nifkin Lounge INTERP David Attenborough Celebration Join INTERP in celebrating Earth Week with a David Attenborough Celebration! They will be showing David Attenborough films and have lots of food! Come join the fun! Nifkin Lounge |
Yoga on the Quad Stephanie Michaels, Health and Wellness Supervisor at the Downtown YMCA, will be leading yoga on the quad to start your day off right. Mats will not be provided, so bring your own if desired. Quad Matt Huber: Politics of Oil and American Culture Come listen to Matt Huber, an SU professor, lead a discussion on his book Politics of Oil and American Culture. This presentation offers a unique perspective just in time for the Earth Week celebration! 110 Moon NYWEA Earth Week Documentary Showing NYWEA (New York Water Environmental Association) is showing a documentary on Earth Week called "Watershed." The NYWEA chapter wants to show "Watershed" on Earth Day to raise awareness of water conservation issues that impact millions of citizens in the Western United States and to inform students on how they can get involved with NYWEA on campus. This documentary showing will be free for faculty and students; however, food and refreshments will be on sale and all the proceeds will go towards the Raise the River nonprofit organization. This money will be used to fund essential restoration work to reconnect the Colorado River to its delta. For more information about the documentary and its supporting nonprofit organization, visit raisetheriver.org Nifkin Lounge Gasland II Screening and Panel Discussion at SU Screening of Gasland II, followed by critical review of the film through a student panel discussion. Sitting on the panel are folks from many different worldviews on the topic of fracking. FREE FOOD. Gifford Auditorium (HBC on SU campus) |
Monday
April 14
Yoga on the Quad
9:30 am - 10:30 am.
Stephanie Michaels, Health and Wellness supervisor at the Downtown YMCA, will be leading a session of yoga on the quad to start your day off right. Yoga mats will not be provided, so bring your own mat if desired. Quad
BBQ/Pep Rally
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm.
Come to the quad for the much anticipated Earth Week Barbecue. This year, not only will you have burgers to eat, but you can feast your eyes on ESF's first Earth Week Pep Rally. Sports teams, clubs, and campus organizations will display their spirit in a way that will bring you back to High School without failing to incorporate an ESF twist. Quad
Indoor Recycled Crafts
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Interested in making recycled necklaces, rings, stamps, dream catchers and much, much more? Well, then come to Nifkin Lounge where recycled items will be provided and an instructor will be there to teach you how to get crafty! Nifkin Lounge
Recycled Crafts on the Quad
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
Hang out with your friends on the quad and make some great crafts from recycled materials! Have any recycled materials that you want to donate or use? Bring them along with your imagination! Quad
Laurie Marker. Chasing Cheetahs book signing
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
Laurie Marker is a world-renowned conservation biologist and founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, will be visiting ESF. She will sign copies of her new book "Chasing Cheetahs. The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cat" (Text by Sy Montgomery, photos by Nic Bishop)at 4PM on Monday 14 April 2014 in the lobby of SUNY ESF's Gateway Building. There will be a reception to follow. There will be a limited number of copies for sale at the event. "Chasing Cheetahs" is also available for purchase at amazon.com. Gateway Building Lobby near the bookstore
ESS's Earth Week Trivia Competition: Know Your World
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
Engineering for a Sustainable Society will be kicking off Earth Week with an Earth Week Trivia Competition: Know Your World! The Syracuse Trivia Company will be hosting the earth-themed competition. Email klmott@syr.edu to sign up your team of up to 5 people (Include team name!) Food, drinks, and prizes will be provided! 110 Moon Library
Lecture with Disney's John Shields
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm.
Come welcome back to campus ESF Landscape Architecture alumni John Shields as he speaks about his experience working for Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, CA. John is currently Director of Land Planning at Imagineering, and has worked on many notable projects such as creative lead on Disney Animal Kingdom’s Kilimanjaro Safari, a summer ’14 Ratatouille attraction at Disneyland Paris and many more exciting opportunities. Join us in hearing John speak about the secrets and thrills in creating | designing the world’s top tourist destination, the Walt Disney Parks. Marshall Aud.
Tuesday
April 15
Jewelery, Card Making, Food Stamps, Folder Holders, Painted Rocks, Bookmarks, Card Making…what else could you ask for?! Nifkin Lounge
ESF's annual Spotlight Symposium is a dynamic forum where graduate and undergraduate students share the results of their research and community service projects. The Spotlight is a student poster session highlighting your scholarly efforts. The Spotlight on Student Research and Outreach is your time to shine! Gateway Center
Soccer Tournament
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm.
Come to the quad to get your soccer skills on! Email omdonach@syr.edu for further details and to sign your team of 5 up plus a goalie up! Quad
GCI's Annual Spring Forum "Syracuse: The State of Our Waste"
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm.
GCI is hosting their annual forum, "CNY: The State of Our Waste," on sustainable solid waste management practices occurring in our regional location. Professionals from OCRRA, Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority and Syracuse Center of Excellence will serve as panelists through facilitated discussion with students, faculty and the active community. Commercial practices occur as a result of regional governmental or citizen activism, which relates to the importance of understanding where our waste goes. Tablers from local sustainable organizations will join us for networking and job opportunities. Food from Alto Cinco will be provided alongside potluck dishes, which are encouraged to bring as well. Nifkin Lounge
Movie Night "Frozen"
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Bring your friends to a relaxing evening of watching 2013's most popular animated sensation, "Frozen". Hopefully, the temperature of the evening will be warmer than the movie title, but still feel free to bring blankets and pillows to the quad so that you are comfortable. Popcorn will be provided for only the charge of a smile! Nifkin Lounge
Wednesday
April 16
USA Earth Week Morning Munch
8:00 am - 11:00 am.
This event, sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Association, offers FREE breakfast to the campus community for as long as it lasts! Nifkin Lounge
Gong the Planet!
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm.
The Conduit is a group of Sonic Guides who play Gongs and Tibetan singing bowls with positive intention to put their audience in a state of deep relaxation. These guys are awesome! If you have any time at all, stop in to experience their musical and spiritual talent! (this is the first show, there will be a second performance at 4:30pm) Nifkin Lounge, Marshall Hall
Indigenous Perspective on Earthweek
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm.
Join Dr. Kimmerer and a member of the Onondaga Nation and the showing of a film on the Two-Row Wampum. Discussion and questions will follow! Come witness this neat perspective on earth week! 110 Moon
President Quentin Wheeler Keynote for Student Spotlight on Research
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
President Wheeler will discuss his research interests with the campus community. There will be a brief awards ceremony for Spotlight winners with a reception to follow. Nifkin Alumni Lounge
Gong the Planet!
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm.
The Conduit is a group of Sonic Guides who play Gongs and Tibetan singing bowls with positive intention to put their audience in a state of deep relaxation. These guys are awesome! If you have any time at all, stop in to experience their musical and spiritual talent! (this is the second/last performance) Nifkin Lounge, Marshall Hall
Quadstock
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Similar to Coffee Haus but on the Quad, Quadstock offers students the opportunity to showcase their talent. Alpha Xi Sigma sponsors Quadstock and offers free food for the event, including make your own s'mores. Quad (Rain location: Nifkin Lounge)
Thursday
April 17
Student Showcase Symposium
9:00 am - 7:30 pm.
FREE FOOD. Showcasing artwork donated from students in the ESF community and hosting a silent auction of the artwork. Proceeds go towards Society for Conservation Biology-CNY's annual winter break volunteer trip. Students and faculty will give "TED Talk"-like presentations beginning at 5 pm. Gateway Center Auditorium
Speaker: Mitul Baruah, "Unraveling a Crisis in the Brahmaputra Valley in Northeast India"
11:00 am - 1:00 pm.
MITUL BARUAH will be speaking on Political Ecologies of Vulnerable Geographies, the Question of the State, and the Spaces for Resistance: Unraveling a Crisis in the Brahmaputra Valley in Northeast India Thursday April 17th 11:00 am Marshall 213 Mitul Baruah is a Ph.D. Candidate Syracuse University, Department of Geography. He completed the Master of Environmental Studies at SUNY-ESF in 2010. Sponsored by: The R. G. Pack Institute and the Department of Environmental Studies Graduate Class EST 797 – Human Dimensions of Water Issues (Professor Sharon Moran) Lunch to follow for those who sign up. To be included, please RSVP to Rebecca Hart rhart01@esf.edu (by 10 am Weds. morning) Marshall Hall Room 213
Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
11:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Let's celebrate the coming of spring with a frisbee! Anyone who wishes to make a team, simply send your name and team to Olivia Donachie at omdonach@syr.edu who will sign you up! Teams can consist up to 6 people- subs are welcome! Quad
Webinar on Hydrofracking
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.
The fourth in a series of six webinars on the health effects of Hydrofracking will occur on Thursday, April 17th, 2014 at 12 noon in 110 Moon. Dr. Reynold Panettieri of the University of Pennsylvania will be presenting "Health Consequences of Hydrofracturing: The Known and Unknown". These webinars are being sponsored by the Upstate New York Society for Risk Analysis. Due to sponsor limitations, you will only be able to access them from either 110 Moon Library (ESF campus) or at Rm 369 Link Hall (Syracuse University). All webinars are 40 min presentations followed by 20 minutes for discussion periods. 110 Moon Library
GCI Waste Audit
12:30 pm - 12:00 am.
Come out and see how much recyclables and compost get thrown out on a daily basis on your campus! Quad
"How the Balinese of Indonesia Love the Earth"
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm.
Gusti Ayu Fransiska Sri Rahajeng Kusuma Dewi is a Masters student in the Environmental Science program, interested in indigenous agriculture-related adaptation to climate change. For this seminar, she will dance the Tari Pendet Penyambutan, a traditional dance from Bali, Indonesia, in which offerings are made to purify the temple or theater as a prelude to ceremonies or other dances and welcome the gods and goddesses before the ceremony will be held in a temple. Afterwards, Gusti will present "How the Balinese of Indonesia Love the Earth" through food and tradition. Nifkin Lounge
Adaptive Peaks Seminar
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
'Fowl' Weather: A Story of North American Waterfowl and Climatic Variability presented by: Dr. Michael Shummer, Visiting Assistant Professor, SUNY Oswego 5 Illick Hall
African Drum Circle, Wacheva Cultural Arts, Inc.
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm.
Event purpose: The performance incorporates traditional West African dancing, drumming, and songs with high energy. During the performance, Wacheva invites audience members to join them on stage to show them some dance steps. It invites a feeling of "joy or celebration as if you were in the moon light in an African village". ESF Quad
Music Society Broadway Night
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm.
Dress your best for this Broadway Review of all of your favorite showstoppers! Music Society is hosting a Broadway Night featuring songs from Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Rent, and more! Nifkin Lounge
Friday
April 18
Foraging an Edible Campus
12:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Come re-imagine ESF's campus grounds. Forest gardens, ethnobotany, foraging ethics and more. 12-1pm: Poster session and design workshop 1-2pm: Lunch and presentations. 2-3pm: Guest speaker: Prof. Jane Mt. Pleasant, Cornell University: "Iroquois Agriculture" 3-4pm: Outdoor Scavenger hunt. Gateway
Cultural Crafts Fair
11:00 am - 2:00 pm.
The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host the seventh annual Cultural Crafts Fair at SUNY-ESF. This fair will showcase a diverse array of crafters in the local Syracuse area with proceeds going to the Carmen McCoy-Harrison scholarship fund. Quad (Rain Location: Nifkin Lounge)
USA Earth Week Ice Cream Social
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.
This event, sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Association, offers ice cream for as long as it lasts on the ESF Quad as part of Earth Week 2014! ESF Quad. Rain Location: Nifkin Lounge
Recycled Craft Workshop
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Ever wanted to learn how to repurpose clothes, build a terrarium, and grow mushrooms? You can do all this and more at this event! Moon 110
Woodworks Tribute Concert
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
Come to the quad for an evening of music and dancing to celebrate the graduation of the members of one of our campus's most cherished bands. Lug your mug! Bring your dancing shoes! Quad (Rain location: Nifkin Lounge)
Saturday
April 19
Earth Week Day of Service
11:00 am - 5:00 pm.
A day of service during Earth Week, working to clean up the Morningside Cultural Trail! We will be meeting at 11:00 am in front of Bray Hall where we will be walking to the portion of the trail we will be working on. Wear sneakers and working clothes! Be prepared to do some light to medium trail maintenance - we will be cleaning the staircase that leads to the water towers. Necessary tools and gloves will be provided - as well as pizza for lunch! Bring your water bottles to stay hydrated. We hope to get a solid amount of work in, so be ready to stay until around 5pm! People will be tabling on campus to sign up for the event, but feel free to email slbuzash@syr.edu if you are interested. See you all there! Morning-side Cultural Trail
Sunday
April 20
Birding in Oakwood Cemetary
7:00 am - 10:00 am.
Start your Sunday of Earth Week off right with some casual birding through Oakwood with the campus's birding club! Spring migration should be in full swing and a variety of songbirds should (weather permitting) be singing right next door. We'll meet at 7am and go until the birds stop cooperating or around 10am. All levels of birding experience welcome. Bring binoculars if you have them, but don't feel unwelcome if you don't have a pair. Entrance to Oakwood Cemetary by Bray Hall
Egg Hunt
11:00 am - 1:00 pm.
The Earth Week committee will be hosting an egg hunt on Sunday, April 20th to introduce the ESF community to the newly refurbished Morningside Cultural Trail. Participants are to meet in front of Centennial Hall at 10:45AM to embark on this yummy adventure. Oakwood Cemetery
Monday
April 21
Falcon Trainer on the Quad!
10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Come see some awesome birds of prey with Laura Schumacher from Talons! There will be a meet and greet with the birds as well as an interactive free-flight program. ESF Quad
Activities Fair (Rain Date)
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Come enjoy all of the incredibly diverse clubs that bring so much intrigue to ESF's campus! Each club will supply a unique activity so that everyone who attends will be occupied doing something that will elicit a smile, wow, and or cheer. Wear your sunglasses! Rain/cold weather plan: Date will be moved to Monday, April 21st from 12-3pm outside or Nifkin Lounge. Quad (Rain location: Nifkin Lounge)
Crafting on the Quad
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Get creative with paint, henna, clothing repurposing and much more while basking in the glory of a spring day on the quad. Be sure to bring your friends and prepare for the recycled fashion show which will be soon after. Whoever designs the best recycled wardrobe will get a prize- so take advantage of this time on the Quad! Quad
Andrew Simmons Wildlife Show
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.
Andrew Simmons is back to show off many of his exotic pets! From lizards and snakes from Africa, to mammals of North America, Andrew Simmons bring quite an eclectic collection! Quad
Recycled Fashion Show
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
After a week of recycled crafting, sewing, painting, etc…bring what you can wear to the fashion show of the year. Whoever elicits the most wows from our judges get a prize to remember! Nifkin Lounge
INTERP David Attenborough Celebration
6:15 pm - 8:30 pm.
Join INTERP in celebrating Earth Week with a David Attenborough Celebration! They will be showing David Attenborough films and have lots of food! Come join the fun! Nifkin Lounge
Tuesday
April 22 - Earth Day
Yoga on the Quad
9:30 am - 10:30 am.
Stephanie Michaels, Health and Wellness Supervisor at the Downtown YMCA, will be leading yoga on the quad to start your day off right. Mats will not be provided, so bring your own if desired. Quad
Matt Huber: Politics of Oil and American Culture
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm.
Come listen to Matt Huber, an SU professor, lead a discussion on his book Politics of Oil and American Culture. This presentation offers a unique perspective just in time for the Earth Week celebration! 110 Moon
NYWEA Earth Week Documentary Showing
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
NYWEA (New York Water Environmental Association) is showing a documentary on Earth Week called "Watershed." The NYWEA chapter wants to show "Watershed" on Earth Day to raise awareness of water conservation issues that impact millions of citizens in the Western United States and to inform students on how they can get involved with NYWEA on campus. This documentary showing will be free for faculty and students; however, food and refreshments will be on sale and all the proceeds will go towards the Raise the River nonprofit organization. This money will be used to fund essential restoration work to reconnect the Colorado River to its delta. For more information about the documentary and its supporting nonprofit organization, visit raisetheriver.org Nifkin Lounge
Gasland II Screening and Panel Discussion at SU
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Screening of Gasland II, followed by critical review of the film through a student panel discussion. Sitting on the panel are folks from many different worldviews on the topic of fracking. FREE FOOD. Gifford Auditorium (HBC on SU campus)
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