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Monday
7:30 am - 9:30 am | Nifkin Lounge | Celebrate the start of International Education Week by joining the Undergraduate Student Association and the Office of International Education with a free breakfast featuring homemade international cuisine. | Sponsor: Undergraduate Student Association/ Office of International Education | Contact: Sydney Small, 5715500829
Coffee/Tea Break & Networking/Brainstorming
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm | 324 Bray | Event Website | Network with other women on campus! You might be thinking “I (or my students) don’t have time to lounge mid-day.” Of course not! But short breaks help individuals regroup and gain fresh perspectives, and diversity of thought is beneficial for problem solving. ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752
Tuesday
11:00 am - 12:20 pm | 408 Baker Laboratory | Event Website | Join us for the chance to speak with a 2018 Conservation Biology graduate and current Peace Corps volunteer in the LIFE Agroforestry program in Zambia. We will be taking a live video tour of her compound, hearing more about her experience serving in the Peace ... Read More | Contact: Monica Blaisdell, x3029
Academic Governance College-Wide Meeting
11:00 am - 12:20 pm | Gateway Center | Event Website | Sponsor: ESF Academic Governance | Contact: Colin Beier, AGEC Secretary, 6578
11:00 am - 7:00 pm | Bray Rotunda | ONGOING —continues through Thursday, November 14, 2019 | Senior portraits, for inclusion in the year book (free of charge), will take place in the Bray Rotunda from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. Look for more information from Prestige by Lifetouch (1-800-334-1531) in the mail. | Contact: Division of Student Affairs, 3154706660
Town Hall - Construction Projects for ESF and SU
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Alumni (Nifkin) Lounge | President Amberg is hosting a Town Hall meeting to provide an update to campus on the Marshall Hall Renovation Project and associated enabling projects. We will also host a special guest from Syracuse University, Pete Sala, Vice President and Chief Campus Facilities ... Read More | Sponsor: Office of the President | Contact: Ragan Squier, x6686
Thursday
10:30 am - 2:30 pm | Gateway Center | An event brought to you by USA to help relieve some stress! Free snacks, activities, and massages. | Sponsor: ESF USA | Contact: Caitlin Spurling, 3158063618
ESF Career Fellowships Information Session
11:00 am - 12:00 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, 315-470-4738
Adaptive Peaks Seminar: The River and the Wall
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | TBD | Adaptive Peaks Fall 2019 Heather Mackey, The River and the Wall Research area: Ornithology, public outreach, filmmaking Seminar: 4-5 PM | Sponsor: EFB | Contact: Roxanne Razavi
7:00 pm - 9:30 am | Gateway Center | The River and The Wall Documentary Film Screening Thursday, November 14th at 7:00pm SUNY-ESF Gateway Screening followed by a Q&A with Ornithologist Heather Mackey | Sponsor: SUNY-ESF Digital Storytelling Studio | Contact: Rebecca Hart, 315-470-6636
Friday
Deadline for Undergrad Graduation Application
12:00 am | Graduate Students:Bray Hall 227, Undergraduate Application: 111 Bray | The Undergraduate Application for Graduation must be completed and returned to the Registrar's Office (111 Bray Hall). If you do not meet this deadline, your name will not appear in the commencement program. All graduate candidates MUST return their RSVP card ... Read More | Contact: Division of Student Affairs, 3154706660
Saturday
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Nifkin Lounge | We will be hosting a workshop on using an indoor worm bin for composting food scraps! We'll be doing a demonstration of a simple worm bin construction as well as answering questions about how to take care of your worms and how to compost. | Contact: Carly Kaste, 631-905-1757
Monday
Trust in the Land: New Directions for Restoration
10:30 am - 12:30 pm | Marshall Hall - Nifkin Alumni Lounge | Event details on FB | Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manning is a Professor of Native American Studies at UC Davis. Beth Rose’s research centers on Native environmental policy and Native activism for site protection using conservation tools. Her broader research interests include intergenerational ... Read More | Sponsor: Center for Native Peoples and the Environment | Contact: Tusha Yakovleva
11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Gateway Tabling Area | Stop by the tabling area and fill out a sheet listing three things you are thankful for. | Sponsor: Counseling Services | Contact: Ruth Larson, 315-565-3017
Tuesday
11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Gateway Tabling Area | Stop by the tabling area and fill out a sheet listing three things you are thankful for. | Sponsor: Counseling Services | Contact: Ruth Larson, 315-565-3017
Friends of Moon Library Annual Meeting and Coffee
11:00 am - 12:30 pm | 110 Moon Library | Join the Friends of Moon Library for a brief business meeting and update on what's happening at the library. Coffee and refreshments will be served. You don’t need to be an official “Friend of Moon Library” to attend, though we would gratefully accept your ... Read More | Sponsor: Friends of Moon Library | Contact: Ellen Edgerton, x6716
Sustainability Management Online Degree Completion Program Informational Webinar
7:00 pm - 7:45 pm | online | Event Website | The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry invites you to participate in an upcoming informational webinar about its upper-division online Bachelor of Science degree program in Sustainability Management. This webinar provides an introduction ... Read More | Sponsor: Open Academy | Contact: Katherine Lang, 315-470-6818
Wednesday
11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Gateway Tabling Area | Stop by the tabling area and fill out a sheet listing three things you are thankful for. | Sponsor: Counseling Services | Contact: Ruth Larson, 315-565-3017
Thursday
Remembrance Day for Lost Species
8:00 am - 8:00 pm | Multiple campus locations | On Thurs., Nov. 21, in collaboration with the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, SUNY-ESF students will host a day-long series of campus activities in observance of Remembrance Day for Lost Species. A tradition that originated in the UK, Remembrance ... Read More | Sponsor: Center for Native Peoples and the Environment | Contact: Jess Cherofsky, 845-300-7118
MS: Thesis Defense -- Daniel Sinopoli
10:30 am - 12:30 pm | Illick Hall 7 | Title of Thesis: Morphological Variation Among Bowfin (Amia) Populations from the Mississippi River Basin: Taxonomic and Conservation Implications | Contact: William Smith, 315470-6832
Adaptive Peaks Seminar: Disease Ecology, Invasion Biology, Epigenetics, Galápagos
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Illick 5 | Adaptive Peaks Fall 2019 Dr. Sabrina McNew, Cornell University Research area: Disease ecology, invasion biology, epigenetics, Galápagos Seminar: 4-5 PM with reception to follow in Illick 12 | Sponsor: EFB | Contact: Roxanne Razavi
Friday
11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Gateway Tabling Area | Stop by the tabling area and fill out a sheet listing three things you are thankful for. | Sponsor: Counseling Services | Contact: Ruth Larson, 315-565-3017
Candidacy Exam -- Oral -- Jongdae Song
11:00 am - 1:00 pm | 213 Marshall Hall | Program: Environmental Science, Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree: Ph.D. | Contact: Matthew Potteiger, 470-6554
DLA-Topics & Issues Brownbag (Kim Korioth-MLA)
11:40 am - 12:35 pm | 327 Marshall Hall | LA Topics & Issues Brownbag Kim Korioth - MLA Coastal Resiliency - State of Rhode Island | Contact: Douglas Johnston, 3154706544
Teaching and Learning Academy: Assessment and Evaluation
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Teaching and Learning Collaboratory- 240 Gateway Center | Event Website | The Teaching and Learning Academy is a series of workshops over the course of a semester to support faculty in the design or re-design of a course or course components of their choosing. In addition to monthly workshops, participants will also be expected to ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Open Academy | Contact: Brandon Murphy, x6979
Saturday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Heiberg Forest- 7393 Maple Ridge Road, Tully, NY 13159 | Cut your own Christmas tree at Heiberg Forest. Wreaths and ESF maple syrup will also be available. Trees: $30 Wreaths: $15-$35 Cash or check only | Sponsor: Forest Properties | Contact: Jill Rahn, 315-470-6627
Sunday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Heiberg Forest- 7393 Maple Ridge Road, Tully, NY 13159 | Cut your own Christmas tree at Heiberg Forest. Wreaths and ESF maple syrup will also be available. Trees: $30 Wreaths: $15-$35 Cash or check only | Sponsor: Forest Properties | Contact: Jill Rahn, 315-470-6627
Monday
12:00 am | SU Bookstore | ONGOING —continues through Friday, December 6, 2019 | Pick up pre-ordered regalia from SU Bookstore. | Contact: Division of Student Affairs, 3154706660
Coffee/Tea Break & Networking/Brainstorming
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm | 324 Bray | Event Website | Network with other women on campus! You might be thinking “I (or my students) don’t have time to lounge mid-day.” Of course not! But short breaks help individuals regroup and gain fresh perspectives, and diversity of thought is beneficial for problem solving. ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752
Tuesday
Candidacy Exam -- Oral -- Shelby Coleman
11:00 am - 1:00 pm | 122 Jahn Laboratory | Program: Environmental Chemistry Degree: Ph.D. | Contact: Chang Yoo, 470-6516
ESF Career Fellowships Information Session
11:00 am - 12:00 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, 315-470-4738
Writing Workshop: Citation Formatting
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Moon 19 | Event Website | WRC tutors will review both in-text citation formats and reference list formatting for research papers, essays, and reports. We will address the basics of citation, as well as the unique challenges (No author? No date? No problem!). Students are encouraged to ... Read More | Sponsor: Writing Resource Center | Contact: Karin Patzke, 315-470-6756
Academic Governance College-Wide Meeting
11:00 am - 12:20 pm | Gateway Center | Event Website | Sponsor: ESF Academic Governance | Contact: Colin Beier, AGEC Secretary, 6578
Wednesday
9:00 am - 2:00 pm | Gateway and Baker Computer Labs | Students from NOttingham High School and PSLA @ Fowler will be visiting campus as part of ESF in the High School. Work with librarians to discover what research tools are available at ESF. Have a lecture with Dr. Whitney Lash- Marshall following lunch | Sponsor: Office of Experiential Learning and Outreach | Contact: Maura Stefl, 315-470-6811
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Gateway Center | Event Website | Rehearse for commencement and following rehearsal, the ESF Alumni Association will host a champagne toast in the Gateway Center. | Sponsor: Division of Student Affairs | Contact: Division of Student Affairs, 3154706660
Champagne Toast for December Graduates
3:00 pm - 4:00 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 2019 December graduates! The event will take place immediately following graduation rehearsal in the Gateway ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm | 323 Walters Hall | Thesis Title: A study on Cellulase and hemicellulase Production by Microbulfbifer Hydrolyticus with Paulownia Hot-water Wood Extract as Feedstock | Contact: Robin Hoffman, 315470-6546
Thursday
Inclusive Excellence Graduation Reception
11:30 am | Gateway Center | Event Website | The Inclusive Excellence Graduation Reception honors our graduating Graduate Diversity Fellows, international students, students of color, CSTEP and EOP students, and members of Kings, LASS, and the Rainbow Scholars. Each graduating student will receive a special ... Read More | Contact: Division of Student Affairs, 3154706660
Friday
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Syracuse University Hendricks Chapel | Event Website | December Commencement is a gathering of the ESF community to formally recognize students completing their degrees in August and December 2019. Held prior to final exams, it is a celebration of scholarship and academic accomplishment with many featured and distinguished ... Read More | Sponsor: Student Activities | Contact: Student Affairs, 3154706660
Saturday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Heiberg Forest- 7393 Maple Ridge Road, Tully, NY 13159 | Cut your own Christmas tree at Heiberg Forest. Wreaths and ESF maple syrup will also be available. Trees: $30 Wreaths: $15-$35 Cash or check only | Sponsor: Forest Properties | Contact: Jill Rahn, 315-470-6627
6:00 pm | Drumilns Country Club | This semi-formal dinner-dance is sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Association in honor of August and December degree candidates. Tickets are required and will be available for purchase throughout November. | Sponsor: Undergraduate Student Association | Contact: Division of Student Affairs, 3154706660
Sunday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Heiberg Forest- 7393 Maple Ridge Road, Tully, NY 13159 | Cut your own Christmas tree at Heiberg Forest. Wreaths and ESF maple syrup will also be available. Trees: $30 Wreaths: $15-$35 Cash or check only | Sponsor: Forest Properties | Contact: Jill Rahn, 315-470-6627
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 8th at 7pm for a “Pizza Party Study Break!” The Alumni Association will be passing out free pizza and soda (lug your mug!) in recognition of your hard work. Just bring ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association
Tuesday
MS: Thesis Defense -- Chloe Coffman
11:00 am - 1:00 pm | 110 Moon Library | Thesis Title: Unnatural Divides: The connections between environmental values and political ideology in the 2018 Congressional election in upstate New York Program: Environmental Science Human Dimensions of the Environment | Contact: Renee Germain, 315470-6698
Ph.D.: Dissertation Defense -- Zacharias Smith
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm | 122 Jahn Laboratory | Dissertation Title: Freshwater Paralytic shellfish toxins in New York State Program: Environmental Chemistry | Contact: Roxanne Razavi, 315470-6739
Mathew Ovadias - Capstone Seminar
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | 210 Walters Hall | Lignin Thermoplastic Blends: Biorefinery Willow Lignin and Poly(lactic acid) | Sponsor: Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering | Contact: Mathew Ovadias, 3156637013
MS: Thesis Defense -- Mathew Ovadias
2:00 pm - 12:00 am | 323 Walters Hall | Title of Thesis: Lignin Thermoplastic Blends: Esterification of Biorefinery Willow Lignin for Blending with Polylactic Acid | Contact: Jill Weiss, 470-6781
Wednesday
Candidacy Exam -- Oral -- Patricia Kaishian
10:00 am - 2:00 pm | TBD | Program: EFB Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree: Ph.D. | Contact: David Kieber, 315470-6951
Thursday
Alumni Gathering in San Francisco
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Tabletop Tap House, San Francisco | Click Here to Register! | Join fellow SUNY-ESF alumni at a gathering in San Francisco on December 12th! Local alum Cariann Quick '09 will host this informal event in the Mini-Bar at Tabletop Tap House beginning at 6:30pm. Planning to be in town for the AGU Annual Meeting? This venue ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association
Saturday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Heiberg Forest- 7393 Maple Ridge Road, Tully, NY 13159 | Cut your own Christmas tree at Heiberg Forest. Wreaths and ESF maple syrup will also be available. Trees: $30 Wreaths: $15-$35 Cash or check only | Sponsor: Forest Properties | Contact: Jill Rahn, 315-470-6627
Sunday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Heiberg Forest- 7393 Maple Ridge Road, Tully, NY 13159 | Cut your own Christmas tree at Heiberg Forest. Wreaths and ESF maple syrup will also be available. Trees: $30 Wreaths: $15-$35 Cash or check only | Sponsor: Forest Properties | Contact: Jill Rahn, 315-470-6627
Tuesday
Candidacy Exam -- Oral -- Xue Dong
9:30 am - 11:30 am | 7 Illick Hall | Program: EFB Environmental Interpretation Degree: Ph.D. | Contact: John Drake, 470-6574
Thursday
Candidacy Exam -- Oral -- Zhixin Wang
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | 407 Baker Lab | Program: Department of Environmental Resources Engineering, Geospatial Information Science & Engineering Degree: Ph.D. | Contact: Joshua Cousins, 4700-6576
Tuesday
Academic Governance College-Wide Meeting
11:00 am - 12:20 pm | Gateway Center | Event Website | Sponsor: ESF Academic Governance
Thursday
QPR Suicide Prevention Training.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | 217 Bray Hall | Ask a question- save a life. | Sponsor: Counseling Services | Contact: Ruth Larson, 315-565-3017
Candidacy Exam -- Oral -- Atef Amriche
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Baker Lab 404 | Program: ERE Geospatial Information Science & Engineering Degree: Ph.D. | Contact: John Drake, 315-470-6574
Tuesday
Safe Zone Training for Faculty and Staff Only
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | 217 Bray Hall | Learn how to be an ally to the LGBTQ community at ESF. | Sponsor: Counseling Services | Contact: Ruth Larson, 315-565-3017
Tuesday
Writing Workshop: Avoiding Plagiarizing
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Moon 19 | WRC tutors will review both the foundations and nuances of referencing scholarly work. Reviewing differences between summarizing and paraphrasing, we will address common pitfalls and mistakes. Students are encouraged to bring their questions and papers for review ... Read More | Sponsor: Writing Resource Center | Contact: Karin Patzke, 315-470-6756
Tuesday
The Collaborative Process Workshop: Writing and Research for Group Projects
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Moon 19 | Event Website | students will learn on a variety of strategies to successfully complete group assignments. From introductions to task assignment to proofreading, this workshop will present a diverse set of skills to address the various steps of organizing, troubleshooting, ... Read More | Sponsor: Writing Resource Center | Contact: Karin Patzke , 315-470-6756
Academic Governance College-Wide Meeting
11:00 am - 12:20 pm | Gateway Center | Event Website | Sponsor: ESF Academic Governance | Contact: Colin Beier, AGEC Secretary, 6578
Monday
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, 315-470-4738
Tuesday
Spring 2020 Career and Internship Fair
10:30 am - 2:00 pm | The Gateway Center | Event Website | Our Career and Internship Fair brings together representatives from a broad range of organizations that offer careers and internships associated with the environment. Invited organizations will include corporate, government, and non-profit agencies. This exciting ... Read More | Contact: Jennifer Fazio, 315-470-4741
Thursday
International Woman's Day Bake Sale
11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Bray Hall Rotunda | Stop by and purchase a baked good. All items are $1. Proceeds will go to help sponsor an international woman's education. | Sponsor: Counseling Services | Contact: Ruth Larson, 315-565-3017
Friday
International Woman's Day Bake Sale
10:00 am - 1:00 pm | Gateway Tabling Area | Stop by and buy a baked good. All items are $1. Proceeds will go to help sponsor an international woman's education. | Sponsor: Counseling Services | Contact: Ruth Larson, 315-565-3017
Tuesday
Academic Governance College-Wide Meeting
11:00 am - 12:20 pm | Gateway Center | Sponsor: ESF Academic Governance
Monday
Environmental Studies Seniors Showcase
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Nifkin Alumni Lounge, Marshall Hall | 7th Annual Environmental Studies Seniors Showcase, juried poster-presentations by seniors graduating in May or December 2020. Open to the campus community. | Sponsor: Dept. of Environmental Studies | Contact: David Sonnenfeld, 315.470.6636
Tuesday
Campus Wide | Denim Day is a worldwide event that began in the 1990s. An Italian court overruled a rape conviction citing that the victim had been wearing jeans and had to have been complicit in their removal. We wear denim to call an end to victim blaming. | Sponsor: Counseling Services | Contact: Ruth Larson, 315-565-3017
Saturday
Alumni Lounge, Marshall Hall, 1 Forestry Dr, Syracuse, NY 13210 | Event Website | Girls' Summit is a hands-on S.T.E.A.M.-based career exploration day that introduces girls in grades 5-10 to “non-traditional” fields through a keynote address, a series of hands-on workshops, and a college-readiness panel composed of students from local colleges. ... Read More | Sponsor: WCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County); ESF Women's Caucus, Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Pr | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752
Tuesday
Academic Governance College-Wide Meeting
11:00 am - 12:20 pm | Gateway Center | Event Website | Sponsor: ESF Academic Governance
Writing Workshop: Citation Formatting
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Moon 19 | Event Website | WRC tutors will review both in-text citation formats and reference list formatting for research papers, essays, and reports. We will address the basics of citation, as well as the unique challenges (No author? No date? No problem!). Students are encouraged to ... Read More | Sponsor: The Writing Resource Center | Contact: Karin Patzke , 315-470-6756
Thursday
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
Thursday
Academic Governance College-Wide Meeting
11:00 am - 12:20 pm | Gateway Center | Event Website | Sponsor: ESF Academic Governance
Monday
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Tuesday
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Friday
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Monday
ONGOING —continues through Tuesday, November 3, 2020 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Friday
Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W
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