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To: woodbutcher1963

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry @ Syracuse University.

Since they probably change the name four times since you went there, you are forgiven.

My question, why is the a SUNY school at a private University?


26 posted on 12/04/2023 8:47:22 AM PST by Steven Scharf
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To: Steven Scharf

It is next door to SU on the south side. Between the Carrier Dome and a large cemetery. Where incidentally we did a lot of the tree identification when I took Dendrology. Meaning we walked around the cemetery and the professor taught us how to identify various trees.

SUNY ESF is adjacent to Syracuse University. As is the SUNY nursing school. Another state of NY college right next door to the SU campus. As was the VA hospital and Upstate Med center. It is all right in the SE corner of the city of Syracuse. East of I81. You never went under the highway. That was the hood.

Over the years SUNY ESF was a four year school plus graduate. When I there it was only a Junior/Senior program plus graduate degrees. So, we all went somewhere else for Freshman/Sophmore years. I went to SUNY Morrisville AG & Tech. They changed it back to a four year school after I left. They even built a dorm on the ESF campus. I lived in SU student housing my Junior year. My senior year I lived off campus.

However, I took many courses at SU. All of the marketing classes I took were at SU. I also took many elective classes there including photography, scuba diving, Astronomy, wood/metal arts. I still paid SUNY instate resident tuition.
SUNY then paid the “lab fees” for these elective courses. Even the lab fee for scuba diving. It was about $300. Which was a lot of money back in 1984/85.

So I graduated with dual BS degree certificates. One from SUNY ESF and one from SU. It was the best way to attend a private university and pay about 1/4 of what kids paying for SU paid. As far as I know, that is still the situation.


33 posted on 12/04/2023 9:12:58 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: Steven Scharf

This is a scale 3D representation of SUNY ESF:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/44/69/69446900d2ffc6cf6c83fa7a3332b54b.jpg

Gateway Center, Jahn Lab and Centennial Hall(dorm) were built after I was there. All the tan colored buildings are SU. Lawarinson(20 stories tall) and Sadler Hall were both dorms. Baker lab was where I took most of my classes. The home of Wood Products Engineering(my major).

Where is says Campus map was the north end of the cemetery. It was a huge piece of real estate. About 1 1/2 miles long at least.


34 posted on 12/04/2023 9:55:27 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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