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The Dec. 20 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Liz Ayers, director of development and grants at WCNY TV.

Ayers will share the details of her recent trip to Italy with a group from Central New York that traveled with the television production team that was working on a documentary on the canonization of Mother Marianne Cope.
Ayers has been a television staple for 26 years in Syracuse. She worked as a news anchor for WTVH for nearly 20 years, and for the past seven years has found a home at WCNY, channel 24.1.

Ayers hosts WCNY auctions and this year she also participated in the WCNY documentary “A Saint for Central New York.” As director of development and grants, Ayers searches for funding for television documentaries and educational programs. She has won numerous achievement awards for her commitment to community.

The IRP program runs from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., and is free and open to the public. IRP sessions are held at the First Baptist Church of Syracuse, 5833 E. Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville. For more information, visit uc.syr.edu/irp, call 315-443-4846, or e-mail cmkarlho@syr.edu.

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

Geraldine de Berly,  senior associate dean and director of the English Language Institute at University College, was selected unanimously by the board of directors of the International Center of Syracuse to receive its International Educator Award.  The award was presented at the 2012 International Citizen Award Dinner held on Nov. 9 at Onondaga Community College.

The International Educator Award recognizes an outstanding faculty member or administrator who has made a significant impact in the promotion of educational and intercultural exchange, and whose commitment to international education is truly remarkable.

Emmanuel Awuah, president of the International Center of Syracuse, said the board recognizes de Berly’s long-term professional and personal interest in developing international education and global engagement programs and support services for students from around the world. “We are aware of her outstanding leadership in providing quality success-centered services for students and scholars through the English Language Institute at Syracuse University for many years,” stated Awuah. “Some students have gone on to successful careers and have ascended to leadership positions in the U.S. and in their native countries.

“Gerry’s commitment and leadership has long been recognized by her colleagues at University College and Syracuse University,” said Dean Bea González. “She has continually grown the program, and its success reflects her personalized, interactive approach. We are so pleased that she is being acknowledged by her colleagues for being a dedicated ambassador for international education.”

The Nov. 15 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Robert McClure, a political science and public affairs professor and Chapple Family Professor of Citizenship and Democracy Emeritus at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School. The session is open to the public.

McClure will talk about the presidential and congressional elections and provide his perspective on how the results will affect Central New York and the nation.

The IRP program runs from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and is free and open to the public. IRP sessions are held at the First Baptist Church of Syracuse, 5833 E. Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville. For more information, visit uc.syr.edu/irp, call 315-443-4846, or e-mail cmkarlho@syr.edu.

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

The Nov. 15 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature David Cay Johnston, visiting distinguished lecturer at Syracuse University College of Law and Whitman School of Management. He will discuss how corporate socialism is devastating America.

Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and best-selling author, is a columnist and television commentator for Reuters. He has a worldwide assignment on tax, accounting and other economic issues. He began teaching at Syracuse College of Law in 2009, after retiring from The New York Times in 2008. Johnston is known for his coverage of how the tax system actually works, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 2001. He also wrote groundbreaking news stories that revealed Enron did not pay taxes, that some companies use a Bermuda mailing address to escape American taxes, and exposed political spying and brutality by the Los Angeles Police Department.

Johnston’s latest investigative book, “Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill,” was an instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. He is the author of “Perfectly Legal,” a national bestseller on the U.S. tax system that won the 2004 Investigative Book of the Year award. His first book was “Temples of Chance,” an expose of the casino industry. His newest book, “The Fine Print,” is about how businesses abuse plain English to restrain competition and charge inflated prices.

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

For further information, contact Sandra Barrett, director of community programs, 315-443-4846 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.

English Language Institute associate director Deborah McGraw, language coordinator Maureen Edmonds and instructor Steve Foulkrod were invited to participate on a panel entitled “Multi-linguals in Academic Discourse II” as part of a two-day symposium.  The Multi-lingual Mind: Language Development and Methodology Symposium was organized by Tej Bhatia of the language, linguistics and literatures department at Syracuse University and took place on Oct. 27 and 28. It was sponsored by the Mellon Foundation.

The panel was organized by Stanley Van Horn from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), chaired by Emma Ticio Quesada, and included three RIT English Language Center instructors. The six panelists discussed cross-cultural performance and academic literacy.