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Find all of the resources you need as an ESF online student on this page. Click here to access ESF’s Online Education Student Guide. Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Reach out to us at [email protected].

Email

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Blackboard

Online learning platform where your courses are hosted. 

MySlice

Portal for academic, financial, employment, and administrative matters at Syracuse University. 

MyESF Student Portal

Use your ESF login to access student services, grades, tuition bills, and more. 

Academic Advising

Contact our academic advisor about courses, grades, goals, resources, and more. 

Library

Access online journals, databases, research guides, and remote assistance through Moon Library. 

Tutoring

Find academic support from a qualified undergraduate or graduate tutor in over 35 lower-division ESF courses.

SU Bookstore

Textbooks required for your courses can be ordered through the Syracuse University Bookstore.

SU Center for Disability Resources

Resources for mitigating competitive disadvantages and environmental barriers that impact learning.

Virtual Counseling

Access FREE, 24/7 access to virtual care services with ESF’s TimelyCare app (insurance is not required).

 


 

Meet the Instructors

Neal Abrams

Neal Abrams
Associate Professor, Chemistry
SUS 420 Sustainable Energy: Technology, Systems, and Policy
SUS 496 Solar Power: Photo Voltaic Design and Install

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Eddie Bevilacqua

Eddie Bevilacqua
Professor, Sustainable Resources Management
SUS 350 Intro to Spatial Analysis and GIS
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Sophie Brown

Sophie Brown
Visiting Instructor, Open Academy
SUS 310 Human and Social Dimensions of Sustainability
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Mariela Cavo

Mariela Cavo
Associate Professor, Sustainable Resources Management
SUS 375 Environmental Economics
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Andrea Feldpausch-Parker

Andrea Feldpausch-Parker
Associate Professor, Chemistry
EST 608 EST 608: Environmental Advocacy Campaigns and Conflict Resolution 
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Will Helenbrook

Will Helenbrook
Visiting Instructor, Open Academy
SUS 320 Ecological Dimensions of Sustainability
SUS 355 Conservation Biology and Landscape Ecology

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Paul Hirsch

Paul Hirsch
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies
EST 640 Environmental Thought and Ethics
EST 612 Environmental Policy and Governance
EST 635 Public Participation and Decision Making: Theory and Application

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Maren King

Maren King
Emeritus Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
SUS 450 Civic Engagement & Participatory Planning
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Patrice Kohl

Dr. Patrice Kohl
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies
EST 606 Public Perception and the Communication of the Environment, Science and Risk 
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Michael Mikulewicz

Dr. Michael Mikulewicz
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
EST 615 Environmental Justice: Policy, Tools, & Society
EST 616 Global Perspectives on Environmental Justice
EST 617 Measuring Environmental Inequality

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Shayan Mirzabeigi

Shayan Mirzabeigi
Visiting Instructor, Open Academy
SUS 330 Introduction to Sustainability Data Analysis
SUS 400 Analysis of Sustainable Systems
SUS 496 Green Building Design Principles and Practices

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David Newman

David Newman
Professor, Sustainable Resources Management
SUS 340 Principles of Sustainable Development
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Tania Ploumi

Tania Ploumi
Assistant Professor, Open Academy
SUS 300 Sustainable Systems Thinking: Ecology, Economics, & Society
SUS 365 Sustainability and Behavior Change
SUS 410 Sustainable Urbanism
SUS 480 Sustainability Management Capstone

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Katherina Searing

Katherina Searing
Assistant Dean, Graduate School
SUS 360 Climate Change & Sustainability

John Wagner

John Wagner
Professor, Sustainable Resources Management
SUS 430 Managerial Economics for Sustainability
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Benette Whitmore

Benette Whitmore
Professor, Environmental Studies
EST 555 Public Relations Management for Environmental Professionals
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