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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.

The Sept. 26 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Frank Lazarski, president of the United Way. TMR meets from 8:15-9:15 a.m. at Drumlins, 800 Nottingham Rd.

As president of the United Way of Central New York, Lazarski coordinates the largest annual fund drive to raise money for human service programs in Syracuse and Onondaga County, as well as coordinates volunteer programs and a variety of community initiatives, such as Success By 6. Previous to this appointment, Lazarski served as executive director of SYRACUSE 20/20, Inc. He is a part-time instructor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School.

Lazarski received a master’ degree in public administration from SU, and a bachelor of arts degree from Stonehill College.

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.