Feb. 7, 2024

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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 Therapeutic Horticulture 

Dr. Lee Newman, chair of the Department of Chemistry, and Daniel Collins, associate director of ESF in the High School, published a paper in the Journal of Environmental Health. “Growing Seed and Students: Therapeutic Horticulture Programs and the Involvement of University Students” focuses on the work they do with students through the Therapeutic Horticulture program at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. 

Students: Be a Friend of Oakie

Is being a college mascot on your bucket list? Do you love Oakie more than anything? Can you keep a secret?

If you answered yes to these questions, come to the spring organizational meeting of Oakie’s Acorns. Learn what it takes to be Oakie or one of Oakie’s assistants, and enjoy some Varsity pizza!

Thursday, Feb. 8 I 5:30-6 p.m. I 315 Bray Hall

Lug your mug and pack your plate!

Call for Abstracts I STRATUS Conference

The deadline to submit an abstract to present at the 2024 IEEE STRATUS Conference has been extended to Feb. 19.  

The STRATUS Conference will be held May 20-22 at ESF and brings together academics, industry professionals, government, and other domain specialists utilizing Unmanned Aerial Systems/Vehicles (UAS/UAV), commonly referred to as drones, for imaging and remote sensing applications. 

STRATUS 2024 puts the focus on hazards, environmental mapping, monitoring, and forecasting. 

Find all the conference details online here. For questions regarding abstract submission, please contact Dr. Bahram Salehi at bsalehi@esf.edu  or 470-6550.

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 | Green Out the Dome

Cheer on the Mighty Oaks basketball team when they take on Onondaga Community College in the Dome!

Sunday, Feb. 25 | 7 p.m. | JMA Wireless Dome

Let's go, Oaks!

In celebration and honor of Black History Month, ESF's Black Student Union (BSU) is hosting events for the entire community to attend. 

A Walk Into Black History: Celebrating Black Scientists

Thursday, Feb. 8 I 3-7 p.m. I Gateway C

BSU Art Night

Thursday, Feb. 8 I 5-6 p.m. I 24 Marshall Hall

The Black Hair Experience

Friday, Feb. 16 I 3-6 p.m. I Gateway Center

Celebrating Blackness

Thursday, Feb. 22 I 6-8- p.m. I Gateway Center

Usher in the Lunar New Year

The ESF community is invited to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with food, music, activities, and joy!

Friday, Feb. 9 I 3 p.m. I Gateway Center

Students: Counseling Center Holds Open House

Do you know where ESF’s Counseling Center is? Or how to make an appointment? Have you met the great people who are there to help you? Find out all this and more and the Counseling Center Open House!

Tuesday, Feb. 13 I 11 a.m.-noon I 110A Bray Hall

Stop by, get some great information, and enjoy make-your-own parfaits!

Student Conference I Abstract Deadline Extended

The Graduate Student Association and the Mighty Oaks Student Assembly are seeking abstracts for the CNY Conference on Environmental Science and Studies. The deadline has been extended to Monday, Feb. 19.

This free conference is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Research students may submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations, sessions, or workshops.

Get all the details 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!