To the ESF College Community, It’s hard to believe that we’ll see students on our main campus in just a few short weeks! Even
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From: Subject: Date: To: President Wheeler presidentwheeler@esf.edu Executive Update: Week of August 10, 2015 August 11, 2015 at 3:55 PM CampusNews CampusNews@esf.edu, ESF_Students@listserv.syr.edu TotheESFCollegeCommunity, It’shardtobelievethatwe’llseestudentsonourmaincampusinjustafewshortweeks!Even thoughsummerwillsoonfade,Ilookforwardtothestartofanewacademicyear. WhatfollowsisthenextinstallmentoftherouEnebulleEnwe'velaunchedtokeepyoubeGer informedofadministraEveacEviEesandiniEaEves. IcameawayfromrecenttoursofournorthernproperEes—fromClaytontoWanakena,and NewcombtoWarrensburg(menEonedbelow)—withagreatersenseoftheirincredible opportuniEesforeducaEon,research,andoutreach.Weneedtoassesscurrentusestoassure wearerealizingthegreatestbenefitsandimpactpossible,thinkaboutenhancedbenefitstoour studentsoftheseresources,andaskhowtheESFproperEesinaggregatecanfuncEonasmore thansumofthepartsasanetwork. AsImenEonedwiththefirstinstallmentofthisbulleEn,itisnotintendedtocaptureeverything thatishappening,noraretheitemslistedexploredindetail.Theaimistobebrief,but informaEve,andthisisonlyoneofanumberofcommunicaEontoolsthatweareusingtoinform theESFcommunityofacEviEesfocusedonmovingtheCollegeforward.Pleasedonothesitateto respondtothismessagewithquesEonsorcomments. QuenEnWheeler ESFExecu)veUpdate:WeekofAugust10,2015 StrategicPlanning: Unitleadersheldaverysuccessfulannualadministra)veretreatonJuly30.Thepurpose wastothinktogetherabouthowtoworkacrossunitsandtowardthreeimmediate insEtuEonalneeds:1)increasingrevenue,2)improvingcosteffec5veness,and3) dis5nguishingESFandbringingittogreaterna5onalvisibility.Peopleworkedinsmalland largegroupsthroughoutthedaytoidenEfyandbegintoarEculategoalsandhighpriority effortsthatwouldbebestservedbyintegratedteams(groupsfrommulEpleadministraEve units).Bytheendoftheday,threeareascameforwardforconEnueddialogue:1) exploringaddi5onalauxiliaryserviceopportuni5es,suchas,butnotlimitedtothe potenEalforadiningfacilityandnewresidencehall;2)strategicandenhancedu5liza5on ofESF’sproper5esinCentralNY,theThousandIslands,andtheAdirondacks—andthis includesaddressingbuildingandfacilityneedsinalllocaEons—andarenewedfocuson fieldprograms(suchasdevelopmentofanenvironmentalobservaEonnetwork);and,3) developinganESF“OpenAcademy,”whichincludesnumerousfreeandcredit-bearing onlineofferingstargeEngmulEpleaudiences. onlineofferingstargeEngmulEpleaudiences. ItisplannedthatadraCofthestrategicplanwillbereleasedforreviewandcommentthe secondweekofthefallsemester,andthattherecommendedadministraEvefocusareas notedabove,andotherinputfromtheadministraEveretreat,aswellasmaterialfromthe previousyearofstrategicplanningbytheESFcommunity,willbeincorporatedintothe dra\planasappropriate. Anextstepoverthecomingweeksistoinvolveacademicleadershipandotherfaculty andstaffindiscussionsaroundthethreeareasfromtheadministraEveretreat,aswellas withotherelementsofthestrategicplan. BudgetandFinances: AteamledbythePresident,includingfaculty,administraEon,staff,andastudent representaEve,touredESF’sAdirondackproper)esthefirstweekofAugust.Oneintentof thetripwastofocusonelevaEngstrategicopportuniEesfortheproperEesandtheCollege asawhole.ThegrouptouredPackForestintheeasternAdirondacks;the AdirondackEcologicalCenter,AdirondackInterpreEveCenter,HunEngtonForest,andthe MastenHouseintheNewcombareaofthecentralAdirondacks;andtheRangerSchool, DubuarForest,andCranberryLakeBiologicalStaEonintheWanakenaregionofthe northwesternAdirondacks.TheteammetwithnumerousESFfaculty,researchers,staff, andstudents,aswellasRangerSchoolalumni,studentsfromotherschoolsdoingresearch atourfaciliEes,andpeoplevisiEngourproperEes.Thattrip,andavisittotheThousand IslandsBiologicalStaEoninClaytontwoweeksearlier,providedarenewedanddeep appreciaEonfortheseveryuniqueassets,whichincludenotonlytheproperEes,faciliEes, andassociatedprogramsandresearch,butalsothegreatESFpeopleassociatedwitheach! CollegeleadershipconEnuestobeheavilyengagedwithSUNYregardingthedevelopment ofopEonsandopportuniEesrelatedtofiscalaffairs.Forinstance,allSUNYunitsare requiredtoreportbytheendofSeptemberon18metricsassociatedwiththeir contribuEonstoSUNYExcels—theSUNYsystemstrategicplan.BobFrenchisleadingthe efforttoputtogetherour"PerformanceImprovementPlan"asSUNYhaslabeledthis effort. Relatedtothelastpoint,wewillalsosubmitatwo-page“whitepaper”outliningour requestforcompe))vefundingfromSUNYtoassistinreachinggoalsassociatedwith bothourstrategicplanningeffortandtheSUNYExcelssystemeffort. SyracuseUniversity: The2015-2016AmendmenttotheAccessoryInstruc)onandStudentServicesContract finalizedbybothESFandSyracuseUniversitysEllawaitsfinalreviewbytheNYSAGorney General’sOffice.TherewillbenochangeininstrucEonalorstudentrelatedservices. ESFleadershipconEnuestalkingwithSUaboutanumberofcollabora)ve student,programma)c,andresearchopportuni)es. AcademicGovernanceandCollegeLeadership: Rou)nemee)ngsbetweentheOfficesofthePresidentandProvostwithleadershipfrom AcademicGovernancestartedonJuly31. AcademicGovernancehasagreedtoconveneasmallgrouptodeveloptwolistsofneeded AcademicGovernancehasagreedtoconveneasmallgrouptodeveloptwolistsofneeded spacerenova)onsasprioriEzedbyfaculty,oneforclassroomsandanotherforteaching labs.Specifically,thisgroupwilldevelopthecriteriabywhichthisisdetermined,definea processthatallowsinputfromallfaculty,andimplementtheprocesstodevelopthe prioritylisttobedeliveredtotheProvost’sOffice.Thelistswillthenbesharedwith PhysicalPlantasinputtothedecisionsforrenovaEons.Itisimportanttonotethatfunding sourceso\enrestrictexactlyhowtheseprojectsareselected,sothefinalorderedlistwill differsomefromtheAcademicAffairsprioriEes.Oncefinalized,thelistsofexpected renovaEonsfortheyearwillbeposted.Relatedtothis,somemembersfrom ExecuEveCabinethavebeentouringallCollegefaciliEeswithPhysicalPlantleadershipto learnmoreaboutoverallfacilityneedsandopportuniEes. OtherAc)vi)es: CongratulaEonstoESF'sSteveWeiterandUpstateMedicalCenter'sCrisEnaPopefor havingtheirprojectselectedbytheSUNYOfficeofDiversity,Equity,andInclusiontobe fundedinthe7thAnnualExploraEonsinDiversityandAcademicExcellenceIniEaEve.“The purposeofthis‘SafeZone’projectistoimprovetheESFandUpstatecampus environmentsbyprovidingaprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityforarepresentaEve cohortfromeachcampustoarEculatetheirownstereotypesandassumpEons,idenEfy others’stereotypesandassumpEon,andlearnpracEcalskillsthatwillenablethemto becomebeGeradvocatesfordiversityandinclusion.Thefull-day'SafeZone'workshopwill trainadvocatesandinstructorstoconEnuetooffertransgenderandLGBTworkshops.” SUNYSeamlessTransfer:EachSUNYinsEtuEonmustcerEfybeforeOctober15thatits programsmeettheSUNYSeamlessTransferplans.AssociateProvostScoGShannonis reviewingESFtransferpathstoidenEfyanyaddiEonalprogramadjustments. EffortsconEnueontheprogramandlandscapeplansfortheAcademicResearchBuilding (ARB).TheARBwillhouseEFBfacultylaboratoriesandcollaboraEonspaces.Recent meeEngsincludingmanyfacultyandstaffmembershavetakenplacehelpingtorefine ARB’sopEmalprogramminganddesign. TheOnondagaLakeResearchCenterprogramplansarealsowellunderwayasweworkto refineprogrammingandresearchopportuniEes,anddevelopabusinessplantocoverthe operaEonalcostsofthebuilding. TheESF/SEO“BranchingOut”SummerCampbeganonAugust9andconEnuesthrough August14.Thisprogrambrings20highschooljuniorsfromNewYorkCitytothemain campusforaresidenEalexperienceandfieldacEviEesaimedatinteracEonswiththe naturalworld.ProgrammingisprovidedthroughESFOutreach.Thestudentscomefrom underrepresentedgroups,andtheyareaffiliatedwithaNYCnonprofitorganizaEon SponsorsforEducaEonOpportunity.SEOstaffhelptopreparethestudentsforadmission tocompeEEvecolleges,anditisanorganizaEonthatESFhaspartneredwithforseveral years. DatestoNote: · · ThelastFridayfortheSummer2015compressedworkweekisAugust21st. SummerofficehoursendonAugust28th.Regularofficehours(8:00am–4:30pm) resumeonMonday,August31st. resumeonMonday,August31st.
