M E M O R A N D U M

								June 15, 2011

To:		Members of the Board of Trustees

From:		Nancy L. Zimpher, Chancellor

Subject:	Commendation of 100th Anniversary of the Founding of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry


Action Requested

	The proposed resolution commends the 100th anniversary of the founding of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Resolution
	I recommend that the Board of Trustees adopt the following resolution:
Whereas the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York was founded in nineteen hundred eleven; and

Whereas the College has, for the last 100 years, provided a fundamental and thorough higher education in the fields of chemistry, environmental and forest biology, environmental science, environmental studies, environmental resources engineering, paper and bioprocess engineering, sustainable construction management and engineering, forest and natural resources management, landscape architecture, and forest technology from associate degrees through doctor of philosophy degrees; and
      
Whereas the College has a present student body of approximately 2200 students; including 1650 undergraduates and 550 graduate students, and

Whereas the College of Environmental Science and Forestry is one of only thirteen doctoral granting institutions in the State University of New York system, and 
Whereas as an institution, the College combines the ideas of academic excellence with the practical concerns of service to its community and the State of New York utilizing outdoor laboratories and research sites across the State totaling some twenty-five thousand acres; and

Whereas the College recognizes the significant role in the College�s founding and celebrates its enduring partnership with Syracuse University; and

Whereas the College graduates have become a mainstay and leaders in a variety of careers and professions; its alumni comprising more than 20,000 living members of the College in various locations internationally; and

Whereas the College has achieved national and worldwide recognition in research, teaching and service related to environmental protection, resource management, and sustainability; now , therefore, be it 
      
Resolved that the State University of New York honors and congratulates the College of Environmental Science and Forestry of the State University of New York upon the occasion of the One Hundredth Anniversary of its founding and for its continuing efforts to provide environmental leadership into the 21st century.


Board Resolution0-2-0June 15, 2011