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Wednesday
MS Thesis Defense - Hannah Pilkey
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Baker 309 | Thesis Title: Developing and optimizing conservation outcrossing methods to produce diversified blight-tolerant American chestnut trees (Castanea dentata [Marsh.] Borkh.) Program of Study: EFB Plant Science & Biotechnology Major Professor: William Powell | Contact: Rene Germain, 315-470-6698
Thursday
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Zoom Presentation | Dr. Delphine Farmer from Colorado State University will present a seminar. The topic is “The Curious Case of the Catechol in the Night…”. | Sponsor: Dr. T Dibble | Contact: T Dibble, 315.470.6596
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Illick 5 | Join us for a seminar by Dr. Christopher Whipps, ESF's 2021 Exemplary Researcher. Seminar will be recorded and a link distributed after the event if you are not able to join us in-person. | Sponsor: Environmental Biology | Contact: Roxanne Razavi, 607-882-3738
Friday
Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
GPES PhD Capstone Seminar - Susan Ekoh
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Zoom Event | Vulnerabilities, Flood Risk Perceptions and Future Migration Intentions of Coastal Residents of Lagos Zoom Event Details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87945300821?pwd=am5obVUxOGl4UjgrYUFCOVBNWXFodz09 Meeting ID: 879 4530 0821 Passcode: 2N8pQN | Contact: Cariann Linehan , 6528
Saturday
Global Conservation Lecture: Healy Hamilton (Chief Scientist at NatureServe)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Gateway Center, ESF Campus | Pre-Register Here | Join us on campus for this special opportunity to hear from Healy Hamilton, chief scientist at NatureServe, as part of the Global Conservation Lecture Series. In this inspiring presentation, Dr. Hamilton will explain groundbreaking efforts to integrate modern ... Read More
Monday
ONGOING —continues through Sunday, November 7, 2021 | Event Website | Join us for the ESF Alumni Trip to Iceland on Nov. 1 - 7. We have an amazing itinerary planned – this will truly be a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Although the trip is being organized by the Alumni Office, it is open to ANYONE who would like to attend! ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | online or call in | Event Website | Network and troubleshoot with other women on main and satellite campuses. Students, employees, alumnae welcome. Research bears out that stress responses in women are moderated by social supports (tend and befriend vs fight or flight), that short breaks help ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752
Wednesday
ONGOING —continues through Friday, December 10, 2021 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
10:30 am - 3:30 pm | GATEWAY (across from the carrier dome near elevator) | Please sign up to donate a pint of blood today and help safe a life! Please make an appointment at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code "SUNYESF" OR reach out to Laura Crandall at ldcranda@esf.edu with your preferred day/time for your appointment. | Sponsor: ESF Student Involvement and Leadership. | Contact: Laura Crandall, 315.470.6660
Introduction to Accessible Documents
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | 240 Gateway or Zoom | Please Register | Come learn the basics of creating accessible Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF documents for use in the classroom. Please register to let us know if you are planning on attending in person or via Zoom. | Sponsor: Open Academy Teaching & Learning Center | Contact: Brandon Murphy, x6979
Effective Communication: Using Trauma-Informed Practices
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | 217 Bray Hall | To attend virtually, register here | Vera House will provide training and skills using trauma-informed practices to communicate | Sponsor: Choose Action Network | Contact: Jennifer Keating, 315-470-4867
Thursday
9:30 am - 2:30 pm | GATEWAY (across from the carrier dome near elevator) | Please sign up to donate a pint of blood today and help safe a life! Please make an appointment at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code "SUNYESF" OR reach out to Laura Crandall at ldcranda@esf.edu with your preferred day/time for your appointment. | Sponsor: ESF Student Involvement and Leadership | Contact: Laura Crandall, 315.470.6660
Employee Safe Zone LGBTQIA+ Ally Training (Optional Training)
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Virtual | Employee Registration Form Click Here: Safe Zone | Safe Zone LGTBQIA+ Ally training is offered through the Office Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (OIDE). This is a 90-minute session and is designed to promote a positive campus climate for individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+. Safe Zone training objectives are ... Read More | Sponsor: Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity | Contact: Dr. Lizette Rivera
Friday
Master's Thesis Defense - Sarah Dzielski
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Videoconference | Thesis Title: A Retrospective Analysis of Mercury in Avian Tissues Program of Study: EFB Conservation Biology Major Professor: Roxanne Razavi | Contact: William B. Smith, 315-470-6832
Sunday
11:00 am - 2:00 pm | Gateway Center | Register and submissions | Featuring panel discussion and literary pieces centered around outer space and physical space. Participants should wear what makes them feel empowered. Raffle tixs 10/25-11/5, M-F 10-2, in Gateway, to support empowering orgs. Presented by the Baobab Society ... Read More | Sponsor: Baobab Society and ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Emily Li, 646-288-9595
Monday
8:45 am - 12:30 pm | 408 Baker | Campus visit by partner school. Includes tour and program. | Sponsor: ESFHS | Contact: Maura Stefl, 6811
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm | 313 Bray Hall | To attend virtually, register here | As you look toward Thanksgiving Break and the end of the semester you may find that your relationships are changing or even ending. Join Vera House for a conversation on what to consider and how to shift those relationships in healthy ways. | Sponsor: Choose Action Network | Contact: Jennifer Keating, 315-447-4867
Thursday
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Zoom | Event Website | Dr. Eric Pierce, Director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will present a seminar on the "Role of Metabolically-Active Transient Storage Zones in Coupled Carbon-Mercury Cycling". | Sponsor: Dr. Theodore Dibble | Contact: Dr. T. Dibble, 3154706596
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Illick 5 | Join us for a seminar by Dr. Melissa Chipman, assistant professor at Syracuse University. | Sponsor: Environmental Biology | Contact: Roxanne Razavi, 607-882-3738
Friday
Teaching and Learning Academy - Assessment and Evaluation
10:00 am - 11:00 am | 240 Gateway or Zoom | Please Register | In this session, we'll look at writing multiple choice questions, using item analysis, creating and using authentic assignments and rubrics, and identifying informal assessment techniques. All are welcome to join. Please register to let us know if you are planning ... Read More | Sponsor: Open Academy Teaching & Learning Center | Contact: Brandon Murphy, x6979
Monday
Employee Safe Zone LGBTQIA+ Ally Training (Optional Training)
11:00 am - 12:30 pm | In-Person, Gateway 240 | Please register | Safe Zone LGTBQIA+ Ally training is offered through the Office Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (OIDE). This is a 90-minute session and is designed to promote a positive campus climate for individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+. Safe Zone training objectives are ... Read More | Sponsor: Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity | Contact: Dr. Lizette Rivera
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Rea Manderino
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Videoconference & 309 Baker | Dissertation Title: Environmental drivers modulate parasitism of native giant silk moths by an exotic biological control agent Program of Study: Environmental Biology, Entomology Major Professor: Dylan Parry | Contact: Ruth Owens, 315-470-4780
Wednesday
11:00 am - 2:00 pm | Gateway | Vendor Sign-up | Check out some student businesses and local vendors! Interested vendors can fill out the link above! | Sponsor: Undergraduate Student Association | Contact: Alexa Labossiere
No Guilt Book Club- Geeky Pedagogy Chapter 3
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | 240 Gateway or Zoom | Please Register | This semester, we've chosen Geeky Pedagogy, a book written by SUNY Plattsburgh faculty member Jessamyn Neuhaus. In November we will talk about Chapter 3: Reflection. We invite you to read the book with us, but we encourage anyone who wants to participate to ... Read More | Sponsor: Open Academy Teaching & Learning Center | Contact: Brandon Murphy, x6979
Thursday
8:00 am - 9:00 am | online or call in | Event Website | Network and troubleshoot with other women on main and satellite campuses. Students, employees, alumnae welcome. Research bears out that stress responses in women are moderated by social supports (tend and befriend vs fight or flight), that short breaks help ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752
Friday
Candidacy Exam, Oral - Hengshuo Huang
9:00 am - 11:00 am | Location to be announced or remote | Program of Study: PBE Bioprocess Engineering Degree: Ph.D. Major Professor: Siddharth G. Chatterjee | Contact: Donald Leopold, 315-470-6784
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Theresa Rose Osborne
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | TBD | Dissertation Title: Biogeographic and ecological correlates of Pacific Island land snail morphology Program of Study: EB Ecology Major Professor: Rebecca Rundell | Contact: Shijie Liu, 315-470-6885
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Susan Ekoh
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Videoconference | Dissertation Title: Vulnerabilities, Flood Risk Perception and Migration Intentions Among Coastal Resident of Lagos, Nigeria Program of Study: ESC Environmental and Resources Policy Major Professor: Lemir Teron | Contact: Jonathan Cohen, 315-470-6737
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Scott Wolcott
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm | 154 Baker Lab & Videoconference | Dissertation Title: Use of Green Walls to Treat High Strength Organic Wastewater Program of Study: ERE Ecological Engineering Major Professor: Theodore Endreny and Lee Newman | Contact: Stephen Stehman, 315-470-6692
Sunday
ONGOING —continues through Sunday, November 28, 2021 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Friday
Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Candidacy Exam, Oral - Timothy Morris
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Illick 8 and via videoconference | Program of Study: EFB Conservation Biology Degree: Ph.D. Co-Major Professors: Melissa Fierke & John Drake | Contact: Andrea Parker, 315-470-6573
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Andrew Newhouse
2:15 pm - 4:15 pm | 254 Baker Hall & Videoconference | Dissertation Title: Regulatory, scientific, and social consideration for the use of transgenic American chestnut trees in conservation Program of Study: EFB Plant Science & Biotechnology Major Professor: William Powell | Contact: Theodore Endreny, 315-470-6565
Master's Thesis Defense - Michaela Regner
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Videoconference | Thesis Title: Effects of Tween-80 and physical agitation on wax corrugated cardboard co-composted with alfalfa pellets and wood chips Program of Study: Environmental Resources Engineering Major Professor: Doug Daley | Contact: Hyatt Green, 315-470-4814
Thank Goodness It's Over (TGIO)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Gateway | Come enjoy some free food and enjoy the end of the semester. Open to ESF students, faculty and staff. Remember to lug your mug and pack your plate (LYMPYP)! | Sponsor: Undergraduate Student Association | Contact: Alexa Labossiere
Monday
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | online or call in | Event Website | Network and troubleshoot with other women on main and satellite campuses. Students, employees, alumnae welcome. Research bears out that stress responses in women are moderated by social supports (tend and befriend vs fight or flight), that short breaks help ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752
Wednesday
Champagne Toast for December Graduates
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 2021 December graduates! | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association
Candidacy Exam, Oral - Amanda Charette
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Jahn 122 and Zoom | Program of Study: FCH Environmental Chemistry Degree: Ph.D. Major Professor: Jaime Mirowsky | Contact: William Powell, 315-470-6761
Friday
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
| Contact: Registrar's Office, 6655
Teaching and Learning Academy - Wrap Up
10:00 am - 11:00 am | 240 Gateway or Zoom | Event Website | This is the final session of the Teaching and Learning Academy. We invite you to join us to review the learning this semester. Please register to let us know if you are planning on attending in person or via Zoom. | Sponsor: Open Academy Teaching & Learning Center | Contact: Brandon Murphy, x6979
Master's Thesis Defense - Renee Barry
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Videoconference | Thesis Title: Environmental Privilege in Glass Orbs: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Raw Water on Social Media Environmental Studies Program of Study: Environmental Studies Major Professor: Christina M Limpert Leclercq | Contact: Jaime Mirowsky, 315-470-6850
Candidacy Exam, Oral - Tong Wan
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Videoconference | Program of Study: ESC Environmental Monitoring Degree: Ph.D. Major Professor: Charles Kroll | Contact: Tristan Brown, 315-565-3003
Saturday
ONGOING —continues through Sunday, December 12, 2021 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
6:00 pm - 12:00 am | Drumlins, 800 Nottingham Road, Syracuse, NY 13224 | Buy tickets online! | Come celebrate August and December Graduates at a semi-formal reception with dinner, dancing, and awards! Tickets will be sold online at the link above and in Gateway 11/15-11/18 and 11/29-12/1. Faculty, staff, students, and guests are invited. $10 for undergraduate ... Read More | Sponsor: Undergraduate Student Association | Contact: Alexa Labossiere
Monday
ONGOING —continues through Wednesday, December 15, 2021 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Tuesday
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Candidacy Exam, Oral - Anqi Ji
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | 323 Walters Hall | Program of Study: Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Degree: Ph.D. Major Professor: Chang Geun Yoo | Contact: Valerie Luzadis, 315-470-3026
Wednesday
No Guilt Book Club- Geeky Pedagogy Chapter 4
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | 240 Gateway or Zoom | Event Website | This semester, we've chosen Geeky Pedagogy, a book written by SUNY Plattsburgh faculty member Jessamyn Neuhaus. In December we will talk about Chapter 4: Support. We invite you to read the book with us, but we encourage anyone who wants to participate to join ... Read More | Sponsor: Open Academy Teaching & Learning Center | Contact: Brandon Murphy, x6979
Thursday
8:00 am - 9:00 am | online or call in | Event Website | Network and troubleshoot with other women on main and satellite campuses. Students, employees, alumnae welcome. Research bears out that stress responses in women are moderated by social supports (tend and befriend vs fight or flight), that short breaks help ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Women's Caucus | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752
8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
12:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Friday
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Monday
Candidacy Exam, Oral - Jianfei Wang
9:00 am - 11:00 am | 323 Walters | Program of Study: PBE Bioprocess Engineering Degree: Ph.D. Major Professor: Shijie Liu | Contact: Timothy Volk, 315-470-6774
Friday
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Wednesday
Candidacy Exam, Oral - Lucas Johnson
9:00 am - 11:00 am | Zoom/Env Sci Conference Room | Program of Study: ESC Ecosystems: Land, Water and Air Degree: Ph.D. Major Professor: Colin Beier | Contact: Gary Scott, 315-470-6523
Monday
Martin Luther King Day - no classes
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Tuesday
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Tuesday
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Friday
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Sunday
ONGOING —continues through Sunday, March 20, 2022 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Tuesday
Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Wednesday
ONGOING —continues through Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Wednesday
ONGOING —continues through Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Saturday
5:30 pm - 11:00 pm | Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation Pl, Syracuse, NY 13204 | Save the date for Spring Banquet 2022! Celebrate the end of the semester and May graduates! ESF's Annual Spring Banquet features dinner, dancing and awards. Faculty, staff and students are invited. Tickets will go on sale in Spring 2022. | Sponsor: Undergraduate Student Association | Contact: Alexa Labossiere
Friday
Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Wednesday
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Thursday
ONGOING —continues through Friday, April 29, 2022 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
| Event Website | Career exploration for kids 8-11 with an adult that works or studies at ESF. | Contact: Heather Engelman, 315-470-4752
Monday
ONGOING —continues through Thursday, May 5, 2022 | Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Saturday
| Contact: Registrar's Office, 6655
Sunday
| Contact: Registrar's Office, 6655
Wednesday
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Saturday
ESF Alumni Trip to the Canadian Rockies/Glacier National Park
ONGOING —continues through Friday, July 29, 2022 | Event Website | Join us for the ESF Alumni Trip to the Canadian Rockies & Glacier National Park on July 23-29, 2022. We have an amazing itinerary planned – this will truly be a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Although the trip is being organized by the Alumni Office, it is ... Read More | Sponsor: ESF Alumni Association
Monday
| Contact: Beth Minard, 6654
Monday
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Tuesday
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Friday
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