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The annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Nov. 11 at Hendricks Chapel. This year’s ceremony will feature Richard Thompson, chairman of SU’s Board of Trustees and Vietnam veteran. The University Singers and the 198th Army Reserve Band will perform throughout the ceremony. All events are free and open to the campus community.

The day’s events include:

5 a.m.	National Roll Call on the steps of Hendricks Chapel. SU will join universities and colleges throughout the U.S. to read the names of more than 6,700 service men and women who have died since 9/11/01. Approximate time: 6 hours.
6 a.m.	Warrior Run, Orange Grove on the Quad. Organized by SU College of Law’s V.I.S.I.O.N. program, the SU community is invited to join the ROTC units, local veterans’ organizations, and military installations to run a 2.2 mile Warrior Run. Contact Chris at cjelli01@syr.edu.
11 a.m.	Veterans Day Ceremony at Hendricks Chapel. This year’s Veterans Day Ceremony features keynote speaker Richard Thompson, chairman of SU’s Board of Trustees.
Noon	Veterans Day Luncheon, Schine Student Center Panasci Lounge. Open to the SU campus community. Seating is limited. Registration required.
Noon-5 p.m.	Red Cross Blood Drive, University Place near Crouse Ave. In honor of veterans, the American Red Cross and the Syracuse University Veterans Resource Center are partnering for a blood drive. Visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment to donate.

 

For more information, contact Eileen Jevis at ejevis@uc.syr.edu or 315-443-3527.

The Oct. 17 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Jennifer Coman, executive director of Sarah House, a lodging for relatives of adult patients seeking medical treatment outside their own community. It is the only residence of its kind in the Syracuse area. She will discuss the organization’s history, uniqueness, and plans for the future.

Coman has been the executive director since 2010. She oversees the operational management, volunteer coordination, budget, and fund development for the organization.

Prior to her position at Sarah House, Coman was an intake coordinator at St Joseph’s Hospital Health Center.

For more information, visit http://uc.syr.edu/irp, call 315-443-4846, or e-mail cmkarlho@syr.edu.

IRP is a community program of University College of Syracuse University, dedicated to the principle of lifelong learning.

University College is celebrating its 95th anniversary on Tuesday, Oct. 8. UC students and alumni are invited to stop by and help celebrate. Cake and cupcakes as well as coffee, tea or cider will be served in the lobby from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (while supplies last). Guests will also have the opportunity to view photographs and a timeline that reflects UC’s unique history.

On Oct. 8, 1918, University College offered its first evening class at SU. While UC has been renamed, reshaped and renewed many times, it continues to serve as an entry point for students, a collaborator in business and in the community, and a partner across campus. For 95 years its core mission has remained the same: to open the door of Syracuse University to adults seeking lifelong learning.

 

For more information, contact Eileen Jevis at 315-443-3527 or ejevis@uc.syr.edu.

The Oct. 10 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Robert Long, commissioner of Onondaga County Department of Mental Health, Mark Cattalani, clinical director at Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Robert Gregory, professor and interim chair of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and Narayana Reddy, department chair of Mental Health Services at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center.

Among the topics to be discussed are the effects of recent developments such as: Affordable Health Care Act; Medicaid reform; NYS Office of Mental Health’s consolidation of psychiatric services into Regional Centers; and Onondaga County’s Human Services reorganization on access to mental health care services in the region.

TMR meets from 8:15-9:15 a.m. at Drumlins, 800 Nottingham Rd, Syracuse.

TMR is a community program of University College of Syracuse University. For further information, contact Sandra Barrett, director of community programs, 315- 443-4846, email cps@syr.edu, or visit www.uc.syr.edu/community/tmr.  The TMR program is broadcast on WCNY-FM, 91.3 on Sundays at 8 p.m. and at www.wcny.org/radio/thursday-morning-roundtable.

The Oct. 3 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Jose Cossa, Seeds of Peace coordinator at InterFaith Works of Central New York. He will be accompanied by a teen panel. They will discuss reducing racial tension and violence in our schools and community.

Cossa holds a Ph.D. in cultural and educational policy studies from Loyola University in Chicago. He is the founder and senior consultant of research, monitoring, and evaluation at Maguiguane Consulting, in Maputo, Mozambique, and was a research associate in the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin.

TMR meets from 8:15-9:15 a.m. at Drumlins, 800 Nottingham Rd, Syracuse.

TMR is a community program of University College of Syracuse University. For further information, contact Sandra Barrett, director of community programs, 315- 443-4846, email cps@syr.edu, or visit http://www.uc.syr.edu/community/tmr.  The TMR program is broadcast on WCNY-FM, 91.3 on Sundays at 8 p.m. and at www.wcny.org/radio/thursday-morning-roundtable.