Dear Students,

ESF is a special and extraordinary place where faculty, students, and staff work together to improve our world, whether that is on an individual basis or a global scale. Know that all of us are here to help you realize your full potential, pursue your passions, and reach your goals.

ESF’s faculty, staff, and administration will do everything in our power to make your transition to college life as smooth as possible. I am sure after the challenges of the past year you are looking forward to a return to a more normalized way of life and we are here to help – you need only ask.

Once again, welcome and congratulations. I look forward to meeting you and seeing all you will accomplish!

Sincerely,

Joanie Mahoney

President

SUBMIT YOUR AP SCORES

ESF will pre-register you over the summer for many of your fall courses. Please be sure to submit all college/university credit, including AP scores and final transcripts, to ESF's Office of Undergraduate Admissions at esfinfo@esf.edu or to:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

SUNY ESF

218 Gateway Center

1 Forestry Drive

Syracuse, NY 13210

esfinfo@esf.edu

Just prior to the start of classes, you will be part of a departmental meeting and finalize your schedule with your academic advisor and/or curriculum coordinator. Then you can purchase textbooks online.

CENTENNIAL HALL MOVE-IN DATES

Centennial Hall welcomes you! We look forward to seeing you in August.

Move-in is tentatively scheduled for August 22-23. Students in triple rooms will move in a day early on Monday, August 22. More information about move-in will be sent over the course of the summer.

Rooms will be assigned and emailed out when you find and match with a roommate on RoomSync. The last day to request a roommate is June 30. If you do not choose a roommate, we will match you with someone. Please make sure to watch your email for more information!

ORIENTATION DATES

We are so excited to welcome you into the ESF family! Throughout the summer, we will include information to help with your transition to college life. In the fall, many of your courses at ESF and Syracuse University (SU) will utilize some elements of Blackboard. Blackboard is ESF and SU's learning management system where you will find grades, course instruction, group projects, turn in homework, and view live course material.

ESF will host a Virtual Orientation program on Blackboard launching in July, your in-person Orientation the week before classes on August 23-27 for First-Year students, and a one-day Orientation for Transfers on Friday, August 26.

*Open Academy students will be able to attend some synchronous Orientation sessions but will be sent information regarding your Orientation Blackboard course through your advisor, Kathy Lang.

ONBOARDING NEXT STEPS

In order to complete your ESF Checklist and SU Tasks, which must be completed prior to the start of Fall semester classes, you must set up your myESF Student Portal .

STEP 1: Please access your Applicant Portal at https://applicant.esf.edu/account using the same credentials you used to apply to ESF. In your Applicant Portal, you will find an ESF PIN (F + 8 Numbers) to use to set up your ESFiD and password credentials that are only for you to use in the yellow box on the right-hand side of the page. 

STEP 2: In the yellow box on your Applicant Portal, go to step 4 and click on the link to set up your ESFiD at https://newstudent.esf.edu.

STEP 3: You will continue to use your myESF portal to access a lot of student information in the future, please remember to bookmark this site for future use and ease of access https://myesf.esf.edu. You will use your ESFiD credentials you set up in Step 2.

Be sure to visit your myESF Student Portal to review your:

1. Action Items and Personal Information
2.  “ESF Checklist and SU Tasks” on the left sidebar to progress through time-sensitive tasks.

You will monitor the status of your SU NetID in the SU Tasks portal, and it will notify you when it is ready to be activated. 

Once ready, you will find your SU NetID (user name) and SUID Number (9-Digit Number) under the “Registration and Other SU Tasks”. You will need these to complete some SU tasks.

A further note about credentials: SU NetID and ESFiD: The username for your SU NetID and ESFiD will most likely not match and the passwords should never match. We ask that you take a moment to separate the two sets of credentials that you are required to use while you are a student at ESF: The SU NetID and the ESFiD.

UPCOMING Newsletter: Sneak Peek for June 13, 2022

• Taking the math placement test (Launch on June 13)
• ALEKS Chemistry Summer Learning Modules
• Learning about Sexual Assault, Title IX, and Alcohol and other Drugs SPARC/TRAC learning modules
• Registering for academic accommodations from the Syracuse University Center for Disability Resources
• Orientation Webpage Resources