Student Life at ESF: “110”
The ESF Office of Student Life is guided by the college’s strategic goal of providing an outstanding student experience. The creative and dedicated team of professionals in Student Life will work to achieve this goal by creating opportunities for personal and leadership development, through community-focused learning experiences, and by offering services to promote academic and career success.
Our Motto:
“Students First”
Our Mission:
The mission of Student Life at ESF is to facilitate an environment in which learning is paramount as students become contributing citizens of this global society. Our efforts center on assisting students in making vital connections among their academic endeavors, their personal development and the larger community.
Our Vision:
A community of learners committed to personal discovery in the areas of leadership, civic engagement and sustainability.
Learning Outcomes:
SUNY ESF students will:
- Take responsibility for their academic achievement in order to realize their educational and career objectives.
- Demonstrate complex cognitive skills and practical competence.
Assume responsibility for their own development and understand their interdependence within the community by appreciating the richness of difference.
- Become independent thinkers and recognize their civic responsibility.
- Develop personal value systems consistent with the ideals of ethical citizenship and leadership skills necessary to make positive change in the world.
Strategic Goals:
- Develop partnerships with students and Academic Affairs that promote student learning.
- Provide programs and services that advance academic success.
- Develop and sustain a sense of campus community.
- Provide programs and services that promote practical competence and assist in skill development.
Community Membership Statement:
As a community, ESF is committed to the highest standards of personal and professional behavior—both inside and outside the classroom. We celebrate the diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives represented in our community and believe that respect for oneself and others leads to a community characterized by integrity and honor. To demonstrate our commitment to the values of this community, our office will aid students in striving to be:
- An Environmentally-friendly Community that adheres to the practice of respecting and sustaining the natural and the built environment.
- An Educational Community that shares academic goals, one in which students, faculty and staff work together to strengthen teaching and learning.
- A Civil Community that protects freedom of belief and expression, and treats all individuals with consideration, decency and respect.
- A Responsible Community that accepts the rights and obligations expressed in the Code of Student Conduct designed for the common good of our entire community.
- A Safe Community that respects each other’s rights, privacy and property.
- An Ethical Community that reflects honesty, integrity and fairness in both academic and co-curricular activities.
- A Diverse Community that celebrates our differences and learns from our diversity.
- A Socially-aware Community that seeks to contribute to the betterment of the campus, the local community, the nation and the world.