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‘Our Mental Health Service Delivery System’ at Oct. 10 TMR

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.

‘Seeds of Peace’ at Oct. 3 TMR

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.

‘Assessing Community Needs, Priorities and Trends’ at Sept. 26 TMR

United wayThe 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.

Kirst Shares Stories of CNY at Sept. 19 Session of IRP

The Sept. 19 session of the Institute for Retired People will feature Post Standard/Syracuse Media Group columnist Sean Kirst.

Kirst will talk about “Before and After Digital: Stories that Matter.” Kirst joined the Post-Standard’s Oswego County bureau in October 1988, later becoming a Syracuse city reporter. In 1991, he was named a sports columnist, and in 1996, a metropolitan columnist, which provided an outlet for his award-winning human interest pieces.

IRP runs from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Syracuse, 5833 East Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville. Guests are welcome to attend.

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

 

Student Veterans Organization Raises $1,000 For Honor Flight Syracuse

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The Syracuse University Student Veterans Organization is donating $1,000 to Honor Flight Syracuse, which will send 65 World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5.

The organization held a raffle in the spring to raise money to help fund the trip. Local businesses, including Saving Face Barber Shop and the Blarney Stone restaurant, assisted with selling raffle tickets. Prizes included a new 32GB iPad Mini, two iPod Nanos and a Syracuse University-themed gift basket, including two tickets to a home football game this season.

The SU Veterans Organization is composed of student veterans who have completed their terms of military service and chose to pursue the educational opportunity afforded by the post-9/11 GI Bill at Syracuse University.

Honor Flight Syracuse is a national, nonprofit organization that sends veterans to Washington, D.C., for a day-long, all-expense-paid flight to see the memorials, visit Arlington National Cemetery and reflect upon their service to the nation.

“The SU student veterans wanted to support a veteran organization that we have previously worked with,” says Anthony Keach, president of the SU Student Veterans Club. “World War II veterans are passing away every day and we wanted to participate in honoring the profound sacrifices made by that generation of veterans.”

Keach says that the veterans at SU felt privileged to assist in this mission that allows World War II veterans the opportunity to visit the recently erected WWII memorial, as well as other national monuments and Arlington National Cemetery. “It’s our way of showing our respect to those who may otherwise not been able to visit during their lifetime.” he says.

In addition to fundraising for the Honor Flight Syracuse program, the SU Veterans Organization sponsored a unit currently deployed to Afghanistan. They have also worked with Habitat for Humanity Veterans Build, which resulted in the organization receiving the Chancellor’s Award for Public Recognition and Scholarship in March 2012.