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Sunday, September 23, 2018

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September

Tuesday

11:00 am - 2:00 pm | Gateway Center | Event Website | Interested in furthering your education? Attend the Graduate and Professional School Fair to speak with representatives from graduate schools, law schools, medical programs, etc. Log into OrangeLink now to see the list of institutions that will be here! Consider ... Read More | Sponsor: Career Services Office | Contact: Casey Duffy, 3154706691

Safe Zone Training for Students

September

Wednesday

Washington, DC Alumni Gathering

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Busboys & Poets - 450 K Street, NW | Event Website | Join fellow ESF alumni at a gathering on Wednesday, September 26th at Busboys & Poets (450 K Street, NW) in Washington, DC! This informal gathering will be hosted by ESF alumna Roseana Burick '06. Light hors d'oeuvres will be provided courtesy of the Alumni ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association

September

Thursday

Writing as a Practice

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Moon Library 13 | Event Website | Advanced Writing Tutor, Harris Eisenhardt (Senior '18, Sustainable Energy Management) will lead this workshop and present new ways of thinking about writing, focusing on structures and community spaces for developing writing as a habit (and not just as a means ... Read More | Sponsor: Writing Resource Center | Contact: Karin Patzke, 315-470-6756

NAMI: Standing Against Stigma of Mental Illness

11:00 am - 12:20 pm | Gateway Event Center | Event Website | Campaign partnership of SUNY ESF and NAMI Syracuse. The ESF campus community is invited to challenge attitudes and assumptions about mental health issues. Refreshments will be served. | Sponsor: Office of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | Contact: Malika Carter, 470-6866

September

Friday

Study Abroad Fair

11:00 am - 2:00 pm | Gateway | Event Website | Stop by the annual Study Abroad fair to meet with representatives from SUNY institutions and study abroad partners. Learn about short-term, summer, and semester long study abroad programs around the world! | Sponsor: Office of International Education

October

Tuesday

ESFHS Campus Visit

Neil Rizos: The Art of Exploration

October

Wednesday

ESF Board of Trustee Meeting

9:00 am - 12:00 am | Gateway Center C | Event Website | ESF-TV Internet Broadcast http://www.esf.edu/its/html/streaming%20media.htm | Contact: Nancy Otts, 6622

Workshop: Observational Drawing for the Sciences with Neil Rizos

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Gateway Center Event Space | Event Website | Drawing workshop designed for those with little or no drawing experience to learn a methodical observational process to consistently produce accurate drawings. | Sponsor: Office of the President | Contact: Ragan Squier, 315-470-6686

October

Thursday

Alumni Reception @ SAF National Convention

Portland, Oregon | Join other ESF alumni at a gathering held in conjunction with the SAF National Convention in Portland, OR on October 4th. Enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine, and soda while mingling with ESF faculty members and students. Please note that this event is open ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Office, 315-470-6632

ESFHS Campus Visit

October

Friday

TGIF

October

Monday

Columbus Day - No classes (Ranger School only)

Ranger School | Contact: June McWharf, 315-848-2566

Intro to the OSCQR Rubric for Online Course Design Best Practices

2:55 pm - 3:55 pm | Teaching & Learning Collaboratory, 240 Gateway Center | Event Website | The OSCQR (Open SUNY Course Quality Review) Rubric is a course-level design rubric based on online best practices that has been adopted by much of SUNY and also the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) for reviewing and improving the instructional design and accessibility ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Open Academy | Contact: Brandon Murphy, 6979

October

Tuesday

Morning Munch

7:30 am - 9:30 am | Gateway Event Center | Event Website | Free breakfast event where students, faculty, and staff can get food, socialize with peers, and enjoy their morning before classes! | Sponsor: USA | Contact: Lydia Loan, 315-380-9821

Plagiarism and Citing Your Sources

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | 13 Moon Library | Event Website | Marie Loeffelholz (Environmental and Natural Resources Policy PhD student) will lead this workshop and present information on how to avoid plagiarism. She will cover a variety of topics, including basic information on citations, differences between paraphrasing ... Read More | Sponsor: Writing Resource Center | Contact: Karin Patzke, 315-470-6756

Coffee Break

11:00 am - 12:20 pm | 110 Moon Library | Event Website | Network with other women on campus, across departments and ranks. Short on mentors? Build or become part of a mentoring network. | Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752

October

Thursday

Feinstone Environmental Awards Dinner

The Gateway Center (ESF Campus) | Event Website | Make plans to join us on Thursday, October 11th at a special event hosted by the ESF College Foundation: the Feinstone Environmental Awards Dinner, where ESF Landscape Architecture Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus George Curry will be one of the honored ... Read More | Sponsor: The ESF College Foundation

October

Friday

Senior Reunion 2018

ESF Campus | ONGOING —continues through Sunday, October 14, 2018 | Event Website and Online Registration | Graduates from the classes of 1968, 1963, 1958, 1953, 1948 and 1943 are invited back to campus to celebrate their own special reunion years. The Class of 1968 will be our honored class, celebrating their golden jubilee! Registration is now open! Visit http://www.esf.edu/alumni/fallweekend ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: ESF Alumni Association, 315-470-6632

Alumni & Family Fall Weekend and Reunions

ESF Campus | ONGOING —continues through Sunday, October 14, 2018 | Event Website and Online Registration | Save the date for this year's Alumni & Family Fall Weekend and Reunions! Mark your calendars for a great weekend in Syracuse: October 12th - 14th. Registration is now open! Visit http://www.esf.edu/alumni/fallweekend to make your reservation online, or you ... Read More | Sponsor: The ESF Alumni Association and ESF Office of Student Affairs

ESFHS Campus Visit

October

Tuesday

ESF Career Fellowships Information Session

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | 110 Moon Library | ESF Career Fellowships Information | The Career Services Office is excited to be able to offer annual ESF Career Fellowships to students. We strongly encourage you to learn about Fellowship opportunities, review examples of what past selected recipients have used Fellowship funding for, and to ... Read More | Sponsor: Career Services Office | Contact: Casey Duffy, 315-470-4754

October

Wednesday

Fall 2018 Dale Travis Lecture - Shrub Willow: RX for a healthier planet

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Gateway Center | Event Website | Join us for a lecture by Dr. Timothy Volk, whose research focuses on developing shrub willow to provide a host of environmental benefits, including a sustainable source for renewable energy. Dr. Volk is a senior research associate in ESF's Department of Forest ... Read More | Sponsor: Dale L. Travis Lecture Series | Contact: Lauren Gibbs, 315-470-6889

October

Thursday

ESFHS Campus Visit

October

Saturday

ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo - Alumni Tailgate

Philadelphia, PA | Do you plan on attending the 2018 ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo in Philadelphia this October? Make sure you save to date to attend the special ESF alumni tailgate held during the conference on October 20th from 4:30PM to 6:00PM. More details will be available ... Read More

Ranger School Open House

9:30 am - 3:00 pm | The Ranger School | Event Website | The Ranger School Fall Open House for High School Students and Transfer students interested in SUNY-ESF. | Sponsor: The Ranger School and Undergraduate Admissions | Contact: The Ranger School, 315-848-2566

Alumni Gathering in Philadelphia

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | City Tap House (University City) | Click Here to Register Online! | Join fellow SUNY ESF alumni at a gathering in Philadelphia on October 20th! Landscape Architecture Department Chair Doug Johnston '80 will host this informal event at City Tap House (University City) beginning at 7:00pm. Enjoy beer, wine, or soda courtesy ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association

October

Sunday

Syracuse Campus Open House and Transfer Day

October

Wednesday

ESFHS Campus Visit

October

Friday

Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

October

Monday

Advising for Spring 2019

ONGOING —continues through Tuesday, November 6, 2018 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

ESFHS Campus Visit

Using the OSCQR Rubric Part 1: Course Info, Technology, and Design

2:55 pm - 3:55 pm | Teaching & Learning Collaboratory, 240 Gateway Center | Event Website | Session 2 of 3 follows up on the Intro to OSCQR session with participants having completed a review of an online course from Open SUNY using the first 3 sections of the OSCQR rubric: Course Overview and Information; Course Technology and Tools; and Design and ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Open Academy | Contact: Brandon Murphy, 6979

October

Tuesday

Strategies for Writing

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Moon Library, Room 13 | Event Website | Saahitya Uppalapati (Environmental Studies graduate student) will lead this workshop and present a variety of strategies for starting and developing your writing projects and assignments. The WRC invites students across campus to participate. This workshop is ... Read More | Sponsor: Writing Resource Center | Contact: Karin Patzke, 315-470-6756

November

Thursday

ESFHS Campus Visit

November

Saturday

Syracuse Campus Open House and Transfer Day

November

Monday

Coffee Break

11:00 am - 12:20 pm | 217 Bray Hall (tentative) | Event Website | Network with other women on campus, across departments and ranks. Short on mentors? Build or become part of a mentoring network. | Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752

November

Tuesday

Morning Munch

Skill Sharpener Workshop - Advanced Mendeley

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | 110 Moon Library | Event Website | In this session, we will discuss some of the more advanced features of Mendeley to help you organize and cite your research. We will go beyond basic set up and importing papers. This session is for you if you have already downloaded and begun using Mendeley. ... Read More | Contact: Ruth Owens, 315-470-6723

November

Wednesday

Registration for Spring 2019

ONGOING —continues through Friday, December 14, 2018 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

November

Thursday

ESFHS Campus Visit

Chemistry Department Seminar Series: Dr. Joseph Houck

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | 148 Baker Laboratory | Dr. Joseph Houck, Penn State, will present his seminar. Host: Dr. Neal Abrams | Sponsor: The Chemistry Department | Contact: M'Lis Traver, 3154706853

November

Friday

Together We Can Do Better A National Convocation for Leaders in Academia on Preventing Sexual Harassment (Livestream)

8:30 am - 12:15 pm | 217 Bray Hall | Event Website | Note: Webcast of plenary sessions will run all morning. Stop in for coffee or tea 9:30-11:30, during "Myth Busting: responding to the most common misconception about sexual harassment." ------------ The persistence of sexual harassment and its adverse impact ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752

November

Monday

What Are You Thankful For?

Using the OSCQR rubric Part 2: Content, Interaction, and Assessment

2:55 pm - 3:55 pm | Teaching & Learning Collaboratory, 240 Gateway Center | Event Website | Session 3 of 3 follows up on the earlier sessions with participants having completed a review of an online course from Open SUNY using the remaining sections of the OSCQR rubric: Content & Activities; Interaction, and Assessment & Feedback. Discussion will focus ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Open Academy | Contact: Brandon Murphy, 6979

November

Tuesday

Citation Styles

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Moon Library, Room 13 | Event Website | Advanced Writing Tutor, Katherine Rossi (Junior, Environmental Science) will lead this workshop and review the details of citations styles, focusing on APA and MLA formats. This workshop is ideal for students working on research papers, and students are welcome ... Read More | Sponsor: Writing Resource Center | Contact: Karin Patzke, 315-470-6756

November

Wednesday

What Are You Thankful For?

ESF Career Fellowships Information Session

November

Thursday

Great American Smoke Out Quit Kits

Skill Sharpener Workshop - Advanced Zotero

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | 110 Moon Library | Event Website | In this session, we will discuss some of the more advanced features of Zotero to help you organize and cite your research. We will go beyond basic set up and importing papers. This session is for you if you have already downloaded and begun using Zotero. Please ... Read More | Contact: Casey Koons

Buffalo-Area Alumni Gathering

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Resurgence Brewing Co. | Click Here to Register Online! | Join fellow ESF alumni at a gathering on Thursday, November 15th at Resurgence Brewing Co. in Buffalo, NY! Beverages will be provided courtesy of the Alumni Association from 6-8pm. Pre-registration is required! | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association

November

Friday

What Are You Thankful For?

November

Saturday

Thanksgiving Recess

Ranger School | ONGOING —continues through Sunday, November 25, 2018 | Contact: June McWharf, 315-848-2566

November

Sunday

Thanksgiving Recess

ONGOING —continues through Sunday, November 25, 2018 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

November

Tuesday

Campus visit by ESM High School Earth Science clas

November

Tuesday

Chemistry Department Seminar Series: Dr. William Miller

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | 110 Moon Library | Dr. William Miller, University of Georgia, will present his seminar. Host: Dr. David Kieber | Sponsor: The Chemistry Department | Contact: M'Lis Traver, 3154706853

November

Friday

Last day to withdraw from a class with a W or WF

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

ESFHS Campus Visit

December

Monday

ESFHS Campus Visit

December

Tuesday

Coffee Break

December

Wednesday

Champagne Toast for December Graduates

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Gateway Center | The ESF Alumni Association would like to "raise our glasses" to the College's newest graduates. Please join us for a Champagne Toast honoring the Class of 2018 December graduates! The event will take place immediately following graduation rehearsal in the Gateway ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association

December

Thursday

ESF Career Fellowships Information Session

December

Friday

December Commencement

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

December Commencement

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

Last day of classes

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

TGIO

Graduates of Distinction Reception & Dinner

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Genesee Grande Hotel | SUNY-ESF Alumni Association Board Members & the College will be honoring the 2018 Graduates of Distinction during this evening reception and dinner. | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association

December

Saturday

Reading days

ONGOING —continues through Sunday, December 9, 2018 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

December Soiree

6:00 pm - 11:55 pm | Drumlins, 800 Nottingham Rd | Event Website | It's the annual December Soiree! Come celebrate August and December Graduates at a beautiful reception with dinner, dancing, and awards! Tickets will be sold prior to the event at the Gateway Center. Tickets will cost $20 for ESF Undergraduate Students and $30 ... Read More | Sponsor: Undergraduate Student Association | Contact: Chris Ludlam, 7742498061

December

Sunday

Pizza Party Study Break

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Gateway Center Concourse | Need a break from studying and writing final papers? Come to the Gateway Center on December 9th, at 7pm for a “Pizza Party Study Break!” The Alumni Association will be passing out free pizza and soda (bring your own mug!) in recognition of all of your hard work. ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association | Contact: Debbie Caviness, x6632

December

Monday

Final Exams

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

December

Tuesday

Final Exam (p.m.)

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

Reading Day (a.m.)

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

December

Wednesday

Final Exams

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

December

Thursday

Final Exam (p.m.)

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

Reading Day (a.m.)

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

December

Friday

Final Exams

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

December

Friday

Last day of fall semester

Ranger School | Contact: June McWharf, 315-848-2566

Grades Due

January

Sunday

Ranger School students return

Ranger School | Contact: June McWharf, 315-848-2566

January

Monday

Ranger School classes begin

Ranger School | Contact: June McWharf, 315-848-2566

Classes Begin

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

January

Monday

Martin Luther King Day - no classes

Ranger School | Contact: June McWharf, 315-848-2566

Martin Luther King Day - no classes

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

January

Tuesday

Last day to add a class

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

February

Friday

TGIF

February

Friday

Last day to drop a class

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

February

Tuesday

Morning Munch

February

Tuesday

Career Development Series: Making Connections: Alumni and Student Networking Event

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Nifkin Lounge | This event allows you the opportunity to network with people who were once in your shoes. This experience will provide the opportunity for your resume to be reviewed, allow for an opportunity to learn from their professional experiences, and discover job positions ... Read More | Sponsor: Career Services Office and Alumni and SUNY-ESF Alumni Association | Contact: Casey Duffy, 315-470-6691

March

Sunday

Spring break

ONGOING —continues through Sunday, March 17, 2019 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

March

Saturday

Ranger School spring break

Ranger School | ONGOING —continues through Sunday, March 24, 2019 | Contact: June McWharf, 315-848-2566

March

Tuesday

Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

Morning Munch

March

Thursday

Advising for Fall 2019

ONGOING —continues through Friday, April 5, 2019 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

April

Monday

Registration for Fall 2019

ONGOING —continues through Wednesday, May 8, 2019 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

April

Saturday

Spring Banquet

6:00 pm - 11:55 pm | Syracuse OnCenter, 800 S State St | Event Website | It's the annual Spring Banquet! Come celebrate Spring Graduates at a beautiful reception with dinner, dancing, and awards! Tickets will be sold prior to the event at the Gateway Center. Tickets will cost $20 for ESF Undergraduate Students and $30 for everyone ... Read More | Sponsor: Undergraduate Student Association | Contact: Chris Ludlam, 7742498061

April

Friday

Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

April

Thursday

Central New York Alumni Dinner

Sonnenberg Gardens & NY Kitchen (formerly the NY Wine and Culinary Center) | Mark your calendars now for the 2019 Central New York Alumni Dinner on Thursday, April 25th. This year we will be at the beautiful Sonnenberg Gardens and NY Kitchen in Canandaigua, NY. Join ESF's Greenhouse Manager Terry Ettinger for a lecture at the Sonnenberg ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Office of Alumni Relations

Take our Kids to Work Day

Nifkin Lounge, Quad, + | Event Website | Celebrate more than 25 years of sharing ESF careers with hands-on workshops for 8-11 yr olds with an adult who works or studies here. | Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752

April

Tuesday

Last day of classes

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

TGIO

May

Wednesday

Reading Day

| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654

May

Thursday

Final exams