September 11, 2024

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Join the LA Virtual Panel

Join us for a virtual alumni panel featuring graduates from our Landscape Architecture department.

Thursday, September 12 | 7 p.m.

Panelists include:

• Jenny Loewenstein '12, Sustainability Program Manager, Genesee Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council
• Ryan Fogg '13, Zoo Habitat Design and Planning
• Richard Centolella '85, Principal at EDSA
• Andrew Tufts '13, Maine Audubon, "Bringing Nature Home" Program Manager

Join us to connect, learn, and be inspired!

Adaptive Peaks Seminar

Dr. Nathan Kiel will present his seminar entitled: "Seeing the forest without its trees: Greater Yellowstone plant communities in a warmer world with more fire" as part of Environmental Biology's Adaptive Peaks Seminar Series.

Thursday, Sept. 19 | 11 a.m. - noon | Illick 5

Questions can be directed to Dr. Brian Leydet: bfleydet@esf.edu.

Check Out the Study Abroad Fair!

The Office of International Education invites you to the annual Study Abroad Fair. Representatives will be available to talk about programs ranging from spring break to summer to semester long!

Thursday, Sept. 19 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Gateway

There's something for everyone, whether you're looking to get out into the field, explore a new city, or learn a new language. You can earn credit toward your major requirements, general education, and electives.

Reach out to studyabroad@esf.edu with any questions. See you at the fair!

Register for the Dale L. Travis Lecture Series

Hear the inspiring story of remarkable efforts to save a tiny bird.

Dr. Jonathan Cohen, professor and graduate director, Department of Environmental Biology

2024 Dale L. Travis Lecture Series

Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 7 p.m. | Gateway Center

Open to campus; registration required

The piping plover — a shorebird unique to the eastern U.S. coast — relies entirely on beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and Great Lakes for every aspect of its daily needs.

These same beaches where plovers raise their chicks are popular recreation spots for humans. Disturbance, increased predators, and land development contributed to the bird being categorized as threatened on the Atlantic Coast and endangered in the Great Lakes.

But decades of scientific dedication to conserving the plover are aiding in its recovery and ensuring the preservation of its significant role in our natural heritage.

Discover the inspiring conservation success story of the piping plover, learn about ongoing research efforts to safeguard its future, and witness how the species is making a remarkable recovery — right here in our backyard.

Learn about the Paper Industry

ESF students and faculty are invited to hear from the Executive Vice President of a Fortune 500 company!

The Syracuse Pulp & Paper Foundation (SPPF) has invited Jack Carter, Executive Vice President, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), to give a keynote address to students and faculty on campus at SUNY ESF. 

Carter (ESF class of 1981) joined PCA as the Director of Papermaking Technology in March 2010 and has been the Executive Vice President of Mill Operations since January 2011. Prior to joining PCA, he had nearly 30 years of experience in the paper industry with various pulp and paper companies, most recently as the Vice President and General Manager of Abitibi Bowater's Calhoun, TN, mill. 

In his current position at PCA, Carter has overall responsibility for mill operations at the company's eight paper mill locations. Under his leadership, PCA's mill network has had many successes, including the integration of the four paper mills acquired from Boise in 2013 and the subsequent paper machine conversions to containerboard grades at the DeRidder, LA; Wallula, WA; and Jackson, AL mills in the years following the acquisition.

Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 5:15 - 7 p.m. | Marshall Hall Alumni Lounge 

Informal dinner provided

Help Campus Zero-Waste Efforts

Do you wonder about the waste that we produce on campus and the ways that we can reduce it? Join the Office of Sustainability to sort and weigh campus recycling to help us improve our zero-waste program.

Monday, Sept. 23 |11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Register here >

PPE and safety training will be provided! Want more info? Click here to email the Office of Sustainability.

Graduate & Professional School Fair

Students are invited to meet with admissions representatives from dozens of graduate and professional schools. Participating universities include: Columbia, Cornell, Lehigh, RPI, Villanova, and Yale. To see the full list of schools, visit this link.

Tuesday, Sept. 24 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Gateway

Want to learn more about the graduate school research and application process? Schedule an appointment with Career Services via Handshake.

Submit Your Events

Please add your events to the campus events calendar. And to find out what’s happening on campus, visit the ESF Calendar and ESF Engage!