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The Jan. 30 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Congressman Dan Maffei, 24^th District of New York.

TMR meets from 8:15-9:15 a.m. Note: The Jan. 30 meeting will be held at WCNY Broadcast and Education Center at 415 W. Fayette St. Parking is available on the street or in the lot located at 201 Wyoming St.

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 Jan. 16 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Sara Wall Bollinger, executive director for health planning at HealtheConnections.  HealtheConnections Health Planning is the lead agency for In Person Patient Navigator services in Onondaga County to help individuals enroll in New York State’s official  health plan marketplace.

Bollinger will discuss the prevention and wellness aspects of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the local Community Health Improvement Plan—a blueprint for local community action to improve health and address health disparities.

Meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of every month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Syracuse, 5833 East Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville.  The meetings are open to anyone who is retired or semi-retired.

For more information, visit http://uc.syr.edu/irp, call Colleen  Karl-Howe at 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.

Website: http://uc.syr.edu/irp

 

 

Military Advanced Education (MAE) has awarded Syracuse University the designation of a Top Military-Friendly University in its 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities.

From community colleges to state universities, online universities and nationally known centers of higher learning, MAE’s 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities provides potential students with information about institutions that go out of their way to give back to men and women in uniform.

Among the attributes considered in evaluating this year’s institution for inclusion in the guide are the flexibility of online learning options, extent of transfer credits accepted by degree level, on-campus ROTC, Service member Opportunity Colleges (SOC) participation, on-campus active duty/veteran assistance, the support provided to the families of service members, faculty trained in veteran reintegration issues, presence on military installations and  full-time counselors trained in veteran-specific mental health concerns.

SU has a longstanding commitment to veterans and military families that began during the post-World War II era when Chancellor Tolley offered returning veterans a prestigious institution at which to use their G.I. Bill benefits. SU continues its dedication to veterans through present-day initiatives created within the University’s 13 professional schools and colleges, personalized services from recruitment to degree completion available to student-veterans through University College and the Veterans’ Resource Center, and programs administered under the auspices of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).

“As our enrollment of veterans continues to grow since the post-9/11 benefit was put into effect, we creatively look for ways to enhance and increase our support and services for our student veterans,” says Bea González, dean of University College. “From admissions and to financial aid, our advisors are trained in veteran-specific matters in order to help our students every step of the way. Our staff is ready to work with our veterans to facilitate their access to the university and achieve their academic goals.”

The Dec. 19 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Cynthia Morrow, Onondaga County health commissioner.

Morrow will share findings from the 2013 Onondaga County Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan. She has served as Commissioner of Health for Onondaga County since 2005. She is also an assistant professor of public health and preventive medicine and an assistant professor of pediatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University.  In addition to leading a large health department, Morrow is committed to educating future physicians and public health workers and to developing and fostering community partnerships that address a wide range of public health concerns.

IRP meetings are held on every first and third Thursday of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Syracuse, 5833 E. Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville.

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’s Dean Bea González and Senior Associate Dean Geraldine de Berly traveled to Barranquilla, Colombia, in November to attend the 2013 Global Leaders for Global Engagement conference; the fifth Latin American and Caribbean Higher Education Conference on Internationalization.

Following the conference in Barranquilla, de Berly went on to lead a delegation of 22 UPCEA, AIRC and AIEA members representing 16 American universities to visit 11 universities in Bogóta and Medellín.  Working in conjunction with the Ministry of Higher Education Office of Internationalization and joined by González, de Berly led the delegates on planned institutional visits, as well as hosting two well-attended receptions for Colombian university administrators, U.S. State Department personnel and private school academic counselors (one in Bogóta and the other in Medellín).  The  delegation promoted international education exchange and collaboration and to that end, de Berly and González were able to highlight the range of opportunities available at Syracuse University.