JAN. 31, 2024

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Marshall Hall Water Quality

ESF’s Environmental Health and Safety Services Office (EH&SS) recently completed a routine campus-wide testing initiative to ensure water safety in all buildings. Test results revealed Marshall Hall was the only building on campus to have lead-contaminated water sources in the building. The specific locations showing elevated levels were disabled and immediately removed from service prior to occupancy. This action prevented any exposure to unsafe drinking water. Contractors are working to address the issue.

We issued a separate message directly to the people who occupy Marshall Hall. 

You can read the full message here. 

Students: Sign Up for Free 24/7 Virtual Care Services 

ESF students now have FREE, 24/7 access to virtual care services with TimelyCare. Students do not need insurance to access TimelyCare services, which include:

MedicalNow: 24/7, on-demand medical care.

TalkNow: 24/7, on-demand emotional support.

Scheduled Counseling: Select the day, time, and mental health provider of your choice. (10 visits per year)

Scheduled Medical: Select the day, time, and medical provider of your choice.

Health Coaching: Support for developing healthy behaviors.

Psychiatry: Advanced mental health care, available upon referral.

Basic Needs Support: Get connected to low or reduced-cost community resources.

Self-Care Content: Yoga and meditation sessions and group conversations with our providers on a variety of health and well-being topics.

New Paper Published on Snails 

Dr. Teresa Rose Osborne, former Ph.D. student of Environmental Biology Associate Professor Rebecca Rundell, published a paper in the journal Frontiers of Biogeography titled "Flying snails: immigrant selection and the taxon cycle in Pacific Island land snails."



The article is co-authored by Rundell and committee member/ESF Environmental Biology professor Dr. Mark Lomolino. 

Students: Introduce New Mighty Oaks to Life at ESF

Be an Orientation Leader (OL) and help welcome the next class of Mighty Oaks to ESF! Applications are open!

Every year, approximately 50 OLs welcome first-year students into college life. Be a friendly face in a crowd, answer questions, and provide guidance as our newest students navigate the college experience. Don't worry — you'll receive training!

New students aren’t the only ones who benefit! OLs support the campus community, develop leadership skills, and create great memories.

Applications are open until Feb. 9, with interviews taking place throughout the spring semester. Contact Christopher Card, Campus Programming & Community Service Coordinator.

EVENTS

Save the Date | State of the College

President Joanie Mahoney invites the entire campus community to attend the 2024 State of the College.

Thursday, March 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Gateway Center

A reception will immediately follow in the concourse. We look forward to seeing you there!

Student Conference | Call for Abstracts

Take a few moments of zen with Mid-Week Mindful Mellow sessions to reduce stress and clear mental clutter.

Wednesdays I 2:15-2:30 p.m. I Illick Hall, Tropical Greenhouse

Kit Sheehan, yoga instructor and ESF Yoga Club advisor, will lead participants to focus on the breath and offer basic guided meditation. 

Come Together for Sustainability Action Plan Social

A College-wide social will give the ESF community the opportunity to review and provide feedback on the College’s first-ever Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) all while mixing and mingling.

Tuesday, Feb. 6 I 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. I Gateway Center

Preview the SAP here so you can jump right in providing input! Stop in as your schedule allows!

Special Notes:

• Refreshments will be provided.
• The Office of Alumni Relations is sponsoring a happy hour from 4:30-5:30 p.m. IDs will be checked at the door. 
• 1.5 hours of release time is approved for CSEA employees to attend this event.

Employees should discuss with their supervisor in advance if they will be attending. 

Questions? Contact the Office of Sustainability.

Working together to practice what we teach!

Register for the Forestry Conference May 17-19

Several ESF faculty and alumni are presenting at the upcoming conference “Enhancing the Values of Family Forests in the Northeast,” a joint gathering of the New York Forest Owners Association and Northern Woodlands May 17-19 at multiple locations in the Southern Finger Lakes region. 

Topics include: 

• Cultivating Nut Trees for Fun and Profit
• The Make or Break of Limiting Deer Impacts
• Virtual Reality: A New Way to See the Forests and the Trees
• Four Decades of Woodland Management Adaption at Angus Glen Farms
• Tree Planting for Profit 
• Silvopasturing for Greater Woodland Value and Viability
• A birding and botany walk 

Registration is open online here. 

People can't come to your events if they don't know when they are! Remember to add them to the campus events calendar. And to find out what’s happening on campus this week visit the ESF Calendar and ESF Engage!