Congratulations on your acceptance and welcome to ESF!

We are so excited for you to join our community as a new Mighty Oak and are counting down the weeks until you start!

Throughout the summer, you will receive newsletters from us to help you prepare for your classes at ESF. They’ll include important information such as action items you need to complete before orientation, deadlines you need to meet, dates you should mark on your calendar, resources available to help you, and much more.

We’re here for you every step of the way to support your successful transition to ESF! If you have questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to students@esf.edu or (315) 470-6660.  

We look forward to you joining us in a few short months!

With Mighty Oak pride,

Renee McNamara

Dean of Students

ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNTS

You will need to set up your myESF Student Portal to complete your ESF Checklist and SU Tasks, which are due prior to the start of Fall semester classes.

Access your Applicant Portal online here >

Use the same credentials you used to apply to ESF. In your Applicant Portal, you will find an ESF PIN (F + 8 numbers) to use to set up your ESFiD and password credentials.

Set up your ESFiD online here >

In the yellow box on your Applicant Portal, go to step 4 and click on the link to set up your ESFiD.

Bookmark this webpage >

This is your myESF portal, which you will continue to use to access a lot of student information in the future. You will need your ESFiD credentials. At the portal, please review Action Items and Personal Information and ESF Checklist and SU Tasks on the left sidebar to progress through time-sensitive tasks.

You will also need to monitor the status of your SU NetID — you will be notified in the SU Tasks portal when it is ready to be activated. Once ready, you will find your SU NetID (user name) and SUID Number (9-digit number) under the Registration and Other SU Tasks. You will need these to complete some SU tasks.

SUBMIT YOUR TRANSCRIPTS

ESF will pre-register you over the summer for many of your fall courses. 

Submit all college/university credit, including AP scores and final transcripts, to ESF's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. You can either email them to us at esfinfo@esf.edu or drop them in the mail to:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

SUNY ESF

218 Gateway Center

1 Forestry Drive

Syracuse, N.Y. 13210

During online orientation, you will have the opportunity to meet and finalize your schedule with your academic advisor — ESF's Online Education Program Coordinator. 

SAVE THE DATES

Online Student Orientation | Blackboard Module opens Aug. 17 
First Day of Classes | Aug. 24

Fall Fest: Family & Homecoming Weekend | Sept. 25–27 
Tickets will be available later this summer.

Fall Break | Oct. 12–13

Thanksgiving Recess | Nov. 22–Nov. 29

Explore resources created just for online students! Launch with confidence by joining the Sustainability Management Padlet! This is an online collaborative bulletin board that we use for sharing information, ideas, photos, as well as general discussion and engagement as you get started — ask or find answers to questions about the online student experience at ESF.

Instructions for joining Padlet:

1. Navigate to the Padlet site here.
2. Read through all posts and comments, respond, react with a .gif, photo, or link, or, post a new question.

Kathy Lang

Coordinator of Online Education

(315) 470-4882 | klang01@esf.edu