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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
  • SPARE Basic Photovoltaic Installer Course
    9:00 am - 5:00 pm. 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, February 11, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
  • CANCELLED Projects, Philosophy and the Future of Landscape Architecture
    4:00 pm. Marshall Auditorium, Marshall Hall. This event has been cancelled due to weather.
    Sponsor: Department of Landscape Architecture | Contact: Tim Toland, 315-470-6969
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
  • Environmental Career Fair
    10:30 am - 3:00 pm. Moon Library. A special opportunity, on campus, to gather employer information, develop networks, meet employers from a variety of sectors, including corporate, environmental, and not-for-profit and interview of open jobs and internships. Check out Green Link for the most current career events at ESF and SU.
    Sponsor: ESF Career Services | Contact: John Turbeville, 470-6658
Thursday, February 25, 2010
  • Talk: Dr. Maurie Cohen, NJIT, "(Un)sustainable Consumption"
    4:00 pm - 5:30 pm. 408 Baker. Dr. Maurie Cohen, Director, Graduate Program in Environmental Policy Studies, New Jersey Institute of Technology, will present a research-based talk on "(Un)sustainable Consumption and the New Political Economy of Growth".
    Sponsor: Dept. of Environmental Studies | Contact: David Sonnenfeld, 315.470.6636

Monday, March 1, 2010
  • From the "Doctrine of Discovery" to International Recognition of Rights, Tonya Gonella Frichner, Phil Arnold, John Diefenbacker-Krall
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. LeMoyne College, Grewen Auditorium. 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, March 2, 2010
  • University Lecture Series: Featuring Alex Steffen
    4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Hendricks Chapel. Steffen is the founder of "World Changing" a popular website on sustainability. Also editor of the book "Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century". He is also author of the book, "Bright Green", a newly published piece aimed at helping businesspeople understand where the big opportunities for change are. He is a much sought-after speaker on the power of new thinking and innovative solutions for sustainable cities. Free admission.
    Sponsor: Syracuse University Lecture Series | Contact: Esther Gray, 443-2941
Thursday, March 4, 2010
  • Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Dr. Meredith Gore
    4:00 pm. Marshall Auditorium. Dr. Meredith Gore, Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife & School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI will address "From lemurs to livelihoods: what can conservation criminology offer for resolving environmental risks in Madagascar?" Also part of Adaptive Peaks & Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions Speaker Series.
    Sponsor: Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, Graduate Student Association and ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Susana del Granado

Thursday, March 11, 2010
  • 8th Annual Green Building Conference
    Oncenter Complex, 800 S. State Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 . The Annual Green Building Conference Mission is to promote, educate and support green building design, construction and processes. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry partners with the U.S. Green Building Council New York Upstate Chapter to host the Annual Green Building conference at the Oncenter Complex. Featured speaker, SARAH SUSANKA, Bestselling author, architect and cultural visionary.
    Sponsor: SUNY ESF and U.S. Green Building Council New York Upstate Chapter | Contact: Maureen Wakefield, 315-470-6888
    Ongoing through Friday, March 12, 2010
Monday, March 15, 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
Friday, March 19, 2010
  • Great Lakes Research Consortium Annual Conference
    12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Baker Hall. The Great Lakes Research Consortium's annual conference emphasizes student research while providing opportunities for students, faculty and others to meet and share insights and information about Great Lakes-related research, academic programs, science and policy, and the Consortium's many programs. The Conference will include student presentations, research planning meetings, a faculty panel on the Great Lakes and Environmental Economics, a luncheon with awards for best student presentations, and a banquet.
    Sponsor: Great Lakes Research Consortium | Contact: Heather Carrington, 315470-6720
    Ongoing through Saturday, March 20, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
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

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

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 Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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

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

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

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

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
Wednesday, June 2, 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
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, October 27, 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


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