New composting system

Thanks to Green Campus Initiative, a student group dedicated to making the ESF campus more environmentally friendly, we now have our very own on-campus composting system. Located near the greenhouses on the edge of campus next to Oakwood Cemetery, the new system will handle food waste collected from across the campus and turn it into rich organic material.

Related news:

Students in the Green Campus Initiative and ESF President, Dr. Cornelius Murphy, Jr., will give a demonstration of the new food and organic waste composting operation tomorrow (Thursday, March 11, 2010) at 1:00PM.

The project includes an innovative process called static aerated composting which produces a weed free, pathogen free compost in as little as 3 weeks.

Spring graduation deadlines

All graduate students planning to graduate this semester (Spring 2010), please be advised of the following important deadlines:

Important Deadlines for Spring 2010

Last day to request appointment for defense of thesis/dissertation examination committee (Form 5B)
2/12/2010

Last day to drop a class
3/23/2010

Fall 2010 Registration Period
4/5-4/9/2010

All MPS, MF, and MLA students planning to graduate must notify OI&GS of their intent to complete the degree to have name included in convocation program
4/28/2010

Last day to defend to qualify for degree
4/30/2010

Last day to submit a final, revised, and signed version of thesis or dissertation and associated paperwork to OI&GS
5/4/2010

Last day of classes
5/4/2010

ESF convocation
5/15/2010

Commencement
5/16/2010

*Individual departments may also have other internal deadlines. Consult with your major professor or curriculum coordinator with questions.

Other important information:

If you have not turned in your Program of Study (3B) form to the Office of Instruction and Graduate Studies (OIGS), we ask that you do so as soon as possible.

If you are scheduling your candidacy exam or thesis/dissertation defense, please give OIGS two week’s notice.

For information regarding formatting of theses/dissertations, visit: http://www.esf.edu/graduate/graddegreq.htm

Gearing up for Spring Semester

Happy New Year and welcome to 2010! Things are quiet on the ESF campus this week, as most students have yet to return to campus. Spring classes begin on January 19th this semester, so only those with research to do or other obligations have returned so far.

Things aren't entirely quiet. Construction continues on the pass-through road behind Bray Hall, which will turn on-campus road access from a dead-end into a loop.

Upcoming events on campus include a graduate student TGIF party and snowman-building contest on Friday, January 22nd. Hopefully the snow will stick around!

Here's wishing everyone a happy and productive Spring semester.