SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) on Wednesday launched the Campaign for ESF, describing it as the “most ambitious fundraising initiative in the College’s history.” The campaign seeks to raise $40 million — double the goal of the College’s last capital campaign — and has already secured $35 million […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) on Wednesday launched the Campaign for ESF, describing it as the “most ambitious fundraising initiative in the College’s history.”
The campaign seeks to raise $40 million — double the goal of the College’s last capital campaign — and has already secured $35 million in commitments. ESF officials announced the campaign during an event held at Palladian Hall in Syracuse.
The campaign focuses on three key priorities: expanding student access and success, transforming campus learning environments, and advancing critical research.
“As we embark on this campaign, I am incredibly grateful for the network of ESF alumni, advocates, and close friends who help to ensure we can best support our students — and our faculty and staff — so they can be successful,” ESF President Joanie Mahoney said in the announcement.
To date, ESF has raised more than $15 million to support academic-research programs and nearly $6 million to increase student support through scholarships and other initiatives. More than $7 million has been committed through planned gifts, with an additional $2 million in unrestricted support for the Annual Fund.
Nearly $5 million in other commitments brings the campaign’s total to date to $35 million, ESF said.
