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major universities
Syracuse University is recognized nationally and internationally as a major research and graduate center. Ranked among the nation's top 100 research institutions, the University is one of just 56 American institutions and two Canadian institutions selected for membership in the Association of American Universities.
Syracuse University was founded by the Methodist Church in 1870 and opened the following year with 41 freshmen, a faculty of eight and a single building in downtown Syracuse. Today, more than 13,500 full-time and 4,500 part-time undergraduate and graduate students attend Syracuse University. The University's 15 schools and colleges include the prestigious Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the highly regarded S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Many of the University's 805 full-time faculty are acknowledged for their research and publications as well as for their dedication to teaching. The campus is situated on 200 acres and comprises more than 170 academic buildings, libraries, laboratories and studios. Fifteen University buildings, including the Hall of Languages (1873) and Crouse College (1889), are listed on the National Register of Historic places.
As the City's second largest employer with 3,100 employees, Syracuse University is a major factor in the local economy. The annual payroll totals $165 million and much of the University's $479 million annual budget is spent on goods and services in Onondaga County.
Syracuse University's vision is "to be the leading student-centered research university with faculty, students and staff sharing responsibility and working together for academic, professional and personal growth." The institution has five core values: Quality, Innovation, Caring, Diversity and Service.
Many University students and faculty use their expertise and resources to benefit the greater community. Each year, more than 4,000 University students provide invaluable service to community agencies and organizations through programs such as the Community Internship Program, the Center for Public and Community Service, and the Community Link Program. Programs such as the Center on Human Policy, the College for Human Development's Marriage and Family Therapy Program and the College of Law's Public Interest Law Firm provide assistance to community residents. The talents of College of Visual and Performing Arts faculty and students are a welcome addition to the Hill's rich cultural community.
The Syracuse University Library, which is one of the largest and most comprehensive in Central New York, is open to the public. The Library's collection consists of 2.7 million books, 16,000 periodicals/serials, 1,400 computer-readable disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, more than 3.5 million microfilms and is a depository for federal government documents.
The diversity of the University's people and programs, which makes it a leading educational center, also complements the other rich resources that exist on the Hill. Syracuse University and the neighboring State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry enjoy a unique relationship, allowing the institutions to provide outstanding cooperative education programs.
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The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) at Syracuse is both old and new, small and large. ESF was established in 1911 as a school of forestry and rechartered in 1972 to reflect the College's broader mission in the environmental sciences. It boasts a small-college atmosphere with only 1,800 students, yet is affiliated with neighboring Syracuse University, which provides ESF students with the additional academic, cultural and social benefits of a large campus. Costs are low, standards high.
SUNY ESF
Approximately one-third of ESF's total enrollment is comprised of graduate students. The College has 114 full-time and 14 visiting faculty members, of which 93 percent hold the highest degree awarded in their field of expertise; 68 percent hold doctoral degrees. ESF faculty rank among the higher per capita for funded research dollars in the SUNY system, with more than $25 million in total awards. Full-time equivalent staff (FTE) number about 500. The College's state appropriation is approximately $24 million annually.
The College offers a depth of programs that focus on the environment and renewable resources that no other institution in the United States can surpass. In field classes on the College's 25,000-acre, multi-campus forest system and in laboratories on the main campus, equipped with the best instrumentation, students are well prepared to meet the challenges of the "real world." The Edwin C. Jahn Laboratory, a state-of-the-art chemistry lab, was dedicated in October 1997. The laboratory serves teaching and research needs in bio-, environmental, organic natural product and polymer chemistry as well as chemical ecology.
ESF students major in environmental and forest biology, forest chemistry, environmental science, forest engineering, forest resources management, landscape architecture, a dual program combining forestry and environmental and forest biology, forest technology, paper science and engineering, and wood products engineering.
The College also offers pre-professional advising for students interested in veterinary science, medicine, dentistry and law. In conjunction with Syracuse University, ESF additionally offers a certification program in secondary science teaching.
The variety of academic programs at ESF opens the door to many career possibilities. Graduates in recent years have reported holding some 480 different job titles, with starting annual salaries ranging from $18,000 to $42,000. Placement rates within six months of graduation range from 85 to 100 percent, depending upon degree program.
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