Yes, you CAN still register for Summer Session at SUNY-ESF!

Great news! Even if you are away from campus this summer, you can complete some of your program requirements from home with a number of online courses to choose from including:

• College Algebra and Precalculus (APM 104)
• Information Literacy (ESF 200)
• American History: Reconstruction to Present (EST 201)
• Research Writing and the Humanities (EWP 290)

Summer Session I begins Monday May 21. Registration is easy! See the SUNY-ESF summer session website for more information at www.esf.edu/outreach/summer/

Only one week left to register for Maymester!

 

Finals are winding down and Summer Session is gearing up!  There’s just one week left before Maymester begins on May 14.  Registration is open until the beginning of classes, but why wait?  We have a fantastic assortment of courses in Maymester this year, including four (4) field-oriented courses:

• Field Ornithology (EFB 496.09) Instructor: Belford
• Forest Health Monitoring (EFB 439.01) Instructor: Fierke
• Flora of Central New York (EFB 496.06 / EFB 696.02) Instructor: Hough
• Interpreting Field Biology (EFB 496.01 / EFB 696.01) Instructor: Folta

Also, you can take ESF home with you with some of our online courses offered in Maymester, such as Climate Change Science and Sustainability (ENS 200.01) and American History: Colonization to Civil War (EST 296.01).  More online, field, and classroom-based courses are offered throughout the summer, all at our low SUNY tuition rates.  For the full list of courses and registration information, check out the Summer Session website at www.esf.edu/outreach/summer/

Take ESF home with you this summer!

Online courses are an effective, efficient way to advance your knowledge from the comfort of your living room, front porch, or local coffee shop.  ESF Summer Session offers a variety of excellent online courses, several of which fulfill general education requirements (indicated by an * in the list below)!  You will receive high-quality instruction delivered with the convenience and flexibility of online learning, all at SUNY’s favorable tuition rates (in state undergraduate: $220/credit; in state graduate: $370/credit**).

Currently listed Summer Session online courses include:

ESC 200	Climate Change Science and Sustainability (Maymester)
EST 296	American History: Colonization to Civil War (Maymester)
APM 104*	College Algebra and Precalculus (Session 1)
ESF 200	Information Literacy (Session 1)
EST 201*	American History: Reconstruction to Present (Session 1)
EWP 290*	Research Writing and the Humanities (Session 1)
FOR 201	Introduction to Watershed Hydrology (Session 1)
LSA 496 / 696	Art and Environment in American Culture (Session 1)
EFB 120*	The Global Environment and the Evolution of Human Society (Combined Session)

Be sure to check the Summer Session website frequently for updates, a full course list (including field-based and on-campus courses), section numbers, and course descriptions:  www.esf.edu/outreach/summer/

** Tuition costs referenced here are based on currently published rates and are subject to change: www.esf.edu/bursar/costs.htm

 

Future of Biotechnology Focus of ESF Symposium

Two-day event includes tour of CNY Biotechnology Research Center

Biotechnology Symposium 2012

The future of biotechnology and a tour of the Central New York Biotechnology Center (CNY BRC) bio-incubator facility will be the focus of Biotechnology Symposium 2012 hosted by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in May.

This year’s conference features two days of presentations, a tour of the new CNY BRC bio-incubator facility, more exhibitors than in previous years and an expanded student poster session.

Scheduled sessions include:

• Bioenergy
• Keys to Entrepreneurship and Innovation Success
• Drug Delivery/Nanotechnology
• Bioremediation
• Fermentation: the Original Biotechnology
• Biomaterials/Orthopedics
• Agricultural Biotechnology
• Biopharmeceuticals
• Stem Cells/Tissue Engineering

The CNY BRC is a joint project between ESF and Upstate Medical University. The 40,000-square-foot building will accommodate companies involved in the commercialization of medical and biological technologies.

Structural steel and foundation work is complete, and when open at the end of 2012, the facility will include 18 independent laboratory-office modules that will house more than 100 scientists, technicians and entrepreneurs and a full complement of business support services.

This year’s symposium will be May 21 and 22 at the Oncenter Complex, Syracuse. For complete event information, visit www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2012/biotechnology.

Explore the future of biotechnology

Biotechnology Symposium: Open for Business!

Come and explore the future of biotechnology!

May 21-22, 2012
Oncenter Complex – Syracuse, NY
http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2012/biotechnology/

The symposium provides an opportunity to tour the Central New York Biotechnology Research Center, the region’s new bio-incubator facility.

We’re excited to announce our full list of plenary speakers!

• Dr. Milena Adamian
  Director, Life Sciences Angel Network
• Ms. Heather Briccetti, Esq.,
  President and CEO, Business Council for New York State
• Dr. Steven Goodman
  Vice President for Research, SUNY Upstate Medical University
• Dr. Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr.
  President, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• Dr. Karin Pavese
  Vice President, Innovation and Sustainability, New York Academy of Sciences
• Ms. Nancy Rurkowski
  Vice President of Process Sciences, Biologics Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Dr. David Smith
  President, SUNY Upstate Medical University
• Dr. Todd Zion
  Founder and CEO, SmartCells

Register today!
Join scientists, industry representatives, academics, students, and other professionals interested in biotechnology to develop synergies and relationships that further advance your career and the field.

Call for Posters: Showcase your research to colleagues and professionals, network with representatives from leading companies in the biotechnology field, and enhance your academic profile!  For abstract submission information, download the PDF on our website.

View the Agenda
Registration Information 
Sponsorship Information 

This event is hosted by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, in partnership with SUNY Upstate Medical University and the CNY Biotechnology Research Center, and in collaboration with the New York Academy of Sciences.

Yes, you can take summer courses at ESF!

Many exciting courses will be offered, including:

General Chemistry II and Lab
(FCH 152), (FCH 153) Instructor:  Crandall
Climate Change Science & Sustainability
ESF Online course (ENS 200) Instructor:  Eichorn
Introduction to Probability & Statistics
(APM 391) Instructor:  Kiernan
Biomimicry and Resilience Science
(CME 496/796) Instructors:  Stack & Stack
Computer Aided Design
(LSA 303/696) Instructor:  Toland
Introduction to Geospatial Information Technologies
(ESF 300) Instructor:  Bevilacqua
Introduction to Green Entrepreneurship
(FOR 106) Instructor:  Lim

Summer Session courses are offered at SUNY-ESF’s reasonable tuition rates (in  state undergraduate:  $220/credit; in state graduate:  $370/credit*).  Registration continues through the spring.

Be sure to check the Summer Session website frequently as new courses continue to be added at www.esf.edu/outreach/summer/

* Tuition costs referenced here are based on currently published rates and are subject to change:  www.esf.edu/bursar/costs.htm

Something for everyone in Summer Session 2012!

Are you registered for ESF’s Summer Session?  Details are available at www.esf.edu/outreach/summer/

• Get some hands-on experience with our field courses!  Find out more at esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/out-of-the-classroom-into-the-field/
• From high school seniors to active professionals, Summer Session offers opportunities for every learner.  Take it from Professor Dave Eichorn:  esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/summer-spotlight-dave-eichorn/
• Brush up on your statistics fundamentals with Dr. Diane Kiernan’s course, Introduction to Probability and Statistics (APM 391).  Learn more: esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/summer-spotlight-diane-kiernan/  
• Curious about alternative energy technology?  Try Dr. Neal Abram’s course, Advanced Training in Alternative Energy (FCH 496/796).  Watch the video at esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/summer-spotlight-dr-neal-abrams/
• Take off to Maine for a six-week course in land stewardship! Professor George Curry is offering National Park Service Field School at Acadia National Park (LSA 496/696).  Learn more at esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/summer-spotlight-prof-george-curry/
• Popular and thought-provoking, The Global Environment and the Evolution of Human Society (EFB 120) brings a systems perspective to the environment, society, and all their interconnections.  It also fills general education requirements, and will be taught by Dr. Rick Beal this summer.  Learn more:  esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/summer-spotlight-dr-rick-beal-3/
• Accomplished professionals in a variety of fields are among the instructors for this year’s Summer Session courses.  Find out more about whom you may be learning from at esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/esf-welcomes-highly-regarded-professionals-as-summer-session-instructors/
• Have you ever wanted to know more about Adirondack flora and fauna?  Spend two weeks at the Adirondack Ecological Center for Dr. Elizabeth Folta’s course, Interpreting Field Biology (EFB 496/796).  More info at esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/summer-spotlight-dr-elizabeth-folta/
• Understanding chemistry gives you the building blocks for all kinds of scientific pursuits.  Get a solid foundation with Jesse Crandall’s courses, General Chemistry II (FCH 152) & General Chemistry II Lab (FCH 153).  More info at esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/general-chemistry-ii-now-offered-in-summer-session-2012/
• We now offer housing for Summer Session 2012, in ESF’s LEED-certified residence hall! esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/summer-session-housing-advising-week-and-course-updates/
• Professor Dave Eichorn brings a meteorological perspective to climate change science in his online course, Climate Change Science and Sustainability (ENS 200).  Watch the video at esfoutreach.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/summer-spotlight-climate-change-science-and-sustainability/