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The No. 7 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Merike Trier, executive director of the Downtown Committee.  Trier will discuss renovations taking place in downtown, including the Pike Block. She will also describe why young professionals and “empty nesters” are leaving the suburbs and moving downtown and how locally owned and operated businesses are also finding their way to the city’s center.

Trier graduated from SUNY Binghamton and the State University of New York College at Geneseo.

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.

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

 

Contact Person: Colleen Karl-Howe

University College

315-443-4846,

cmkarlho@syr.edu

National Non-traditional Student Week is Nov. 4-8, and we plan to celebrate. After all, it’s also our 95th anniversary and we consider non-traditional students our focus and our greatest asset. UC students and alumni are invited to stop by UC this week  between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.to pick up a thermal lunch cooler and enter to win basketball tickets, an SU blanket and other great prizes.

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

Contact Person: Eileen Jevis
ejevis@uc.syr.edu
443-3527

The Oct. 31 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Rob Simpson, president and chief executive officer of CenterState CEO. Since 2011, Simpson has served as co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council (CNY REDC), a commission responsible for coordinating economic development for Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego counties.  The CNY REDC was awarded the top prize in the state in 2011 and 2012 for the development and implementation of its five-year strategic plan, securing a total of $197.5 million for 147 projects in the region. He has also actively engaged the Brookings Institution to work with the region to develop a Metropolitan Business Plan and a Metropolitan Export Initiative – the region’s most sophisticated planning efforts to date.

In recent years, CEO has received national attention for its innovative, integrated approach to business, economic and community development.

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 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.