"The Syracuse Campus-Community Entrepreneurship Initiative"
Sept. 27, 2007
David Rubin, Dean, Newhouse School, SU
Kristi Andersen, Professor, Maxwell School, SU
Lisa Dolak, Assoc. Dean, College of Law, SU
John Robert Greene, Professor, Cazenovia College
Robert Spitzer, Professor, SUNY Cortland
David Rubin, Dean, Newhouse School, SU
Kristi Andersen, Maxwell School, SU
Bob Greene, Cazenovia College
Bob Spitzer, SUNY Cortland
Lisa Dolak, College of Law, SU
"Ivory Tower Hour": A special
edition of WCNY's discussion show http://wcny.org
Sept. 28, 2006
Hugo Acosta, Owner-Publisher, CNY Latino
newspaper www.CNYLatino.com
"Connecting to Central New York's Fastest
Growing Ethnic Population"
Oct. 5, 2006
Frank Woolever, veteran activist
"In the Footsteps of Gandhi: Experiences
in Nonviolence and Civil Disobedience"
Oct. 12, 2006
Mark Barone, Senior Director, Engagement
Initiatives, SU
Congressman James Walsh
Dan Maffei
Grant Reeher, Associate Professor, Moderator
"The 25th Congressional District Election"
Nov. 9, 2006
Charlotte Grimes, Knight Chair in Political
Reporting, SU
"The 2006 Elections: What Happened
and What Does It Mean?"
Nov. 16, 2006
Bob Dineen, President & CEO, Renewable
Fuels Association www.ethanolrfa.org/
"Renewal Fuels"
Nov. 30, 2006
Irwin Davis, President, Metropolitan Development
Assoc. of CNY
Kevin McAuliffe, Attorney, Green & Seifter Attorneys,
PLLC
Stephanie Miner, Councilor-at-Large, Syracuse Common Council
Don Western, Director, Onondaga County Office of Economic
Development
"How We Do Economic Development"
Dec. 7, 2006
Craig Watters, Asst. Prof. of Entrepreneurship
& Emerging Enterprises
Nola Miyasaki, Exec. Dir. of Entrepreneurship Programs,
Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship whitman.syr.edu/eee/ssic/index.html
"Community Reintegration: Restoring Citizenship and Civil Rights"
Feb. 22, 2007
Marty Mack, Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, Governor's Office www.ny.gov
"The New York State Budget and the Upstate Agenda"
March 1, 2007
William Smullen, Director of National Security Studies at Maxwell School of Citizenship
"Traversing the National Security Landscape"
March 8, 2007
Michael McMahon, Co-owner and Operator, McMahon's EZ Acres Farm in Cortland County
"Immigrant Labor and the Agriculture Industry"
March 15, 2007
Marsha Weissman, Executive Director, Center for Community Alternatives
"Community Reintegration: Restoring Citizenship and Civil Rights"
March 22, 2007
Arthur C. Brooks, Professor of Public Administration and Director of the Nonprofit Studies Program at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
"Crouse Hospital and the Future of Health Care in Upstate New York"
April 5, 2007
Christiaan du Preez, Founding member of the Democratic Party in South Africa
"Dealing with Terror"
April 12, 2007
Alan Wright, producer, WCNY-TV's "Mind Your Own Business"
Gail Cowley, V.P., Cowley & Associates, competition judge
"Mind Your Own Business"
April 19, 2007
Mayor Matthew Driscoll, City of Syracuse
"Q&A with Mayor Driscoll"
April 26, 2007
Margery Conner, Director
Angela Douglas, Project Manager
Maritza Alvarado, MD
"Bridges Out of Poverty and Applications to Health Care"
2005-2006
Sept. 8, 2005
The Media Unit
"Angels with Broken Wings": A
No-Holds Barred Look at Gang Violence
Sept. 15, 2005
David Rubin, Dean, Newhouse School, SU
Kristi Andersen, Maxwell School, SU
Bob Greene, Cazenovia College
Rogan Kersh, Maxwell School, SU
Bob Spitzer, SUNY Cortland
"Ivory Tower Hour": A special
edition of WCNY's discussion show (http://wcny.org)
Sept. 22, 2005
Terry Turnipseed, Assistant Professor, College
of Law, SU
"Private Property v. Public Interest:
The Eminent Domain Debate"
Sept. 29, 2005
Dorothy Stoneman, Founder, YouthBuild USA
Walt Dixie, Executive Director, Jubilee Homes YouthBuild http://www.youthbuild.org
"Unleashing the Positive Energy of
At-Risk Youth"
Oct. 6, 2005
David Rubin, Dean of the Newhouse School,
Moderator
Mayor Matthew Driscoll, Democratic Party Candidate
Howie Hawkins, Green Party Candidate
Joanie Mahoney, Republican Party Candidate
"Mayoral Candidate Forum"
Oct. 13, 2005
State Senator Martin Golden, 22nd Senate
District, Brooklyn; Chair, Senate Committee on Aging http://www.senatorgolden.com
"Preparing for the Baby Boom Generation:
An Aging Policy for New York State"
"The Outlook for U.S. Policy and Presence
in Iraq"
Oct. 27, 2005
Don Mitchell, Chair, Geography Department,
SU
Jonnell Allen, Community Geographer, Geography Department,
SU
Heidi Holtz, Director of Community Grantmaking, Gifford
Foundation
Addie Hightower, active member of several neighborhood development
initiatives, and member of the assets mapping committee http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/geo/default.htm
"Community Geography: Toward Social
Justice"
Nov. 3, 2005
Professor Thomas
Keck, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,
SU
David Richardson, Proesssor
of Economics and International Relations, Maxwell School
of Citizenship and Public Affairs http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/econ/
Arthur Brooks, Associate Professor, Maxwell
School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
"Gen X&Y and the Future of Civic
Participation"
March 9, 2006
Mayor Matthew Driscoll
"The Four-Year Plan: A Vision for the
Next 1000 Days"
March 16, 2006
Daniel Lowengard, Superintendent
of Schools
"Syracuse City School
District: Issues and Plans"
March 23, 2006
Mike Jesanis, President and CEO, National
Grid USA
"An Update on Energy Issues from the
National Grid Perspective"
March 30, 2006
CNY Community Foundation Panel
"Partnering for Success in Literacy"
April 6, 2006
Doug Sutherland, Managing Partner, Franklin Properties,
LLC
"Observations on Revitalizing Downtown Syracuse"
April 13, 2006
Dr. Cynthia Morrow, MD, MPH, Commissioner, Onondaga County
Health Department
"Protecting the Community: A Look at Pandemic Flu"
April 20, 2006
Darlene Kerr, President, Greater Syracuse Chamber of
Commerce
"Vision for Central New York"
April 27, 2006
Nancy Cantor, Chancellor,
Syracuse University
"University-Community
Engagement Initiatives"
2004-2005
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
Sept. 9, 2004
Tom Suozzi, Nassau County Executive and founder of Fix
Albany (http://fixalbany.com),
a political committee formed to support candidates committed
to reforming State government
“Taking Reform into the Political Arena”
Sept. 16, 2004
David Rubin, Dean, Newhouse School, SU
Kristi Andersen, Maxwell School, SU
Bob Greene, Cazenovia College
Bob Spitzer, SUNY Cortland
“Ivory Tower Hour”: A special hour-long version
of WCNY’s (http://wcny.org)
weekly discussion show
Sept. 23, 2004
Robert Odawi Porter,
Professor of Law
Dean’s Research Scholar of Indigenous Nations Law
Director, Center for Indigenous Citizenship, Law & Governance
Senior Associate Dean for Research
Syracuse University
“The Indian Nations and the Future of Central New
York”
Sept. 30, 2004
Mark Green, author, The Book on Bush, founder and president
of the New Democracy Project (http://newdemocracyproject.org),
a NYC-based national affairs institute of the political
left.
Rob Simpson, Assistant to the President, Metropolitan Development
Association; Steve Carlic, Assistant Managing Editor, The
Post-Standard; Nick Fruscello, Co-President & Chief
Technology Officer, Quantum City Solutions
'40 Below': What Can Syracuse Do to Attract and Retain
Young Professionals?
Oct. 21, 2004
Jeremy Creelan, Associate Counsel, Brennan Center at NYU
School of Law
“The Election and Foreign Policy: To Look Backward
is to See Forward “
Nov. 11, 2004
Aggie Lane, Partnership
Louise Poindexter, Partnership
Vernell Bentley, Partnership
Rev. Sam Hudson, Partnership
Alma Lowry, Professor and Co-director of SU’s Public
Interest Law Firm
New York State Government: The Case for Constitutional
Change
Nov. 24, 2004
Happy Thanksgiving
Dec. 2, 2004
Rep. Jim Walsh, US House of Representatives and Bill Byrne,
Chair, Syracuse Neighborhood Initiative
"Revitalizing Syracuse's Neighborhoods: Successes
and Strategies"
Dec. 9, 2004
Dave Valesky, Senator-Elect, NYS Senate, 49th District
"The Candidate and the Campaign: Running Against an
Incumbent in the NYS Legislature"
Feb. 3, 2005
Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor
A Conversation with
Chancellor Nancy Cantor
Feb. 10, 2005
Panel discussion with experts and actors from Syracuse
Stage’s “Visiting Mr. Green”
‘Can You Hear Me Now?’ – Bridging the
Communication Gap Between Us and Them
Feb. 17, 2005
SUNY Chancellor Robert King
The State University of New York: Higher Education To Be
Proud Of
Feb. 24, 2005
Edward Bogucz, Executive Director,
Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy
Systems (CoE-ES)
Can Syracuse Become the World Leader in Environmental Technology?
March 3, 2005
Madonna Harrington Meyer, associate professor of sociology,
senior research associate in the Center for Policy Research,
and director of the Syracuse
University Gerontology Center
Women Transcending Boundaries: Respect and Understanding
through Education
March 24, 2005
Ed Szczesniak, Commissioner of Elections, Onondaga County
Board of Elections IN MEMBERS LOUNGE
Inaction in Albany (Again): Will New Yorkers Be Able to
Vote in 2006?
March 31, 2005
Grant Reeher, associate professor of political science
and senior research associate, Center for Policy Research,
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Is the Revolution Coming? Medicare and the Big Picture
in Health Care Politics
April 7, 2005
Chief Sid Hill, Onondaga Nation
Healing Central New York & Onondaga Lake: The Onondaga
Land Rights Action
April 14, 2005*
Dave Moynihan, CPA, Testone Marshall & Discenza
Joe Mareane, CFO, Onondaga County
Ken Mokryzski, Director of Administration, City of Syracuse
(*TMR followed at 9:30 a.m. by an Onondaga Citizens League
panel discussion on "Municipal Collaborations: Town
and Village Service Agreements.")
City and County Finances: What's in our Fiscal Future?
April 21, 2005
Kent Gardner, Ph.D., Director of Economic Analysis, Center
for Governmental Research, Inc.
http://www.cgr.org
Local Government Consolidation 101: Current Theory &
Practice
April 28, 2005
Bob Thompson, Director, Center for the Study of Popular
Television, Syracuse University Newhouse School
"Season Finale"
2003-2004
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
Sept. 11, 2003
Ambassador Goodwin Cooke, Professor of
Practice and Director of Undergraduate Studies, International
Relations Program, Syracuse University
“9/11 Revisited”
Sept. 18, 2003
Honorable Nicholas J.
Pirro, County Executive, Onondaga County
“A Conversation with the County Executive”
Sept. 25, 2003
Mary Ann Shaw, Associate of the Chancellor, Syracuse
University, and Chair of the Steering Committee for the
CNY Children's Hospital, and Thomas Welch, M.D., Chair,
Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University.
“Central New York’s Children’s
Hospital: Because Children Are Not Just Small Adults”
Oct. 2, 2003
Ann C. Michel, President, Knowledge Systems
& Research, Inc., and co-chair, Syracuse 20/20
“The Changing Face of Syracuse: Change is a Challenge!”
Oct. 9, 2003
Karen DeCrow, former
president, National Organization for Women, and current
Vice President, Greater Syracuse NOW
“The Changing Face of Syracuse: A Woman’s
Place”
Oct. 16, 2003
Rev. Bill Lott, Coordinator, Targeted Community Intervention
Program
“The Changing Face of Syracuse: Young People
in Trouble”
Oct. 23, 2003
Tom Quinn, CEO, Community General Hospital
“The Community Hospital You Don’t Know”
Oct. 30, 2003
Rebecca Chopp, Ph.D., President, Colgate University
“A Vision for Higher Education”
Nov. 6, 2003
Harry Freeman-Jones, Artist and Gay Activist
“The Changing Face of Syracuse: Reflections of
a Gay Activist”
Nov. 13, 2003
Marilyn Higgins, Vice President
Economic & Community Development, Niagara Mohawk,
a National Grid Company
“The Changing Face of Syracuse: What are the
Possibilities for Central New York’s Economic Future?”
Nov. 20, 2003
Patricia Longstaff, Associate Professor, Syracuse
University Newhouse School of Public Communications
“Who Should Own the Media?”
Dec. 4, 2003
Barrie H. Gewanter, Executive Director, Central New
York Chapter, New York Civil Liberties Union
“The Patriot Act and Our Eroding Civil Liberties”
Dec. 11, 2003
Robert Moss, Artistic Director,
Syracuse Stage
“There’s No Place Like Home: A Conversation
with Bob Moss”
Feb. 5, 2004
Sean Kirst, columnist, The Post-Standard
“The Changing Face of Syracuse: Where Do We Stand
and Where Are We Headed?”
Feb. 12, 2004
Mitchel Wallerstein, Dean, Maxwell School
of Citizenship and Public Affairs
“The Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction: What's
Worth Worrying about Here at Home and Abroad?”
Feb. 19, 2004
Dimon Liu, Human Rights Activist , Woodrow Wilson
Foundation Fellow
"International Trade, Human Rights and U.S.- China
Relations"
Feb. 26, 2004
Randall Wolken, President, Manufacturers Association
of Central New York
“The Changing Face of Syracuse: Central New York
Manufacturing - Past, Present and Future"
March 4, 2004
Joan Riehm, Deputy Mayor, Louisville
Metro Government
"Metro Government: The Louisville Experience"
March 11, 2004
Charlotte Grimes, Knight Chair in Political
Reporting, Newhouse School, Syracuse University
"Political Reporting: Beyond Campaign Coverage"
March 18, 2004
Debbie Sydow, President, Onondaga Community College
"The Changing Face of Syracuse: OCC Today and
Tomorrow"
March 25, 2004
Jim Introne, President, Loretto Management Corporation
Ron Lagoe, Executive Director, Hospital Executive Council
David Sutkowy, Commissioner, Onondaga County Department
of Social Services
"Medicaid and Medicare: Systems in Need of Reform?"
April 1, 2004
Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, New York State
“From the Office of the Attorney General:
New York State
Issues”
April 8, 2004
James Wiggins, Executive Director, Interreligious
Council of Central New York
“The Changing Face of Syracuse: How
is Religious DiversityAffecting Our Community?”
April 15, 2004
Linda Carty, Chair, African-American Studies, Syracuse
University
Paula Johnson, Professor of Law, Syracuse University
“Brown v. Board of Education: Civil
Rights and Education 50 Years Later”
April 22, 2004
John Zogby, CEO, Zogby International
“Political Landscape 2004”
April 29, 2004
Kenneth A. Shaw, Chancellor, Syracuse University
“A Conversation with the Chancellor”
2002-2003
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
Sept. 12, 2002
Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, Professor of
International Relations and Public Administration, The
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse
University
“U.S. Foreign Policy: Coping With
Post – 9/11 Challenges”
Sept. 19, 2002
Honorable Nicholas J. Pirro,
County Executive, County of Onondaga
"Fighting to Control Our Destiny"
Sept. 26, 2002
Frank Mauro, Executive Director
Fiscal Policy Institute, Albany, NY
"Secrets of the State Budget Process"
Oct. 3, 2002
Dr. Robert Spitzer, Professor, Political Science Department,
SUNY Cortland
“The NYS Gubernatorial Election and the Role
of Third Party Candidates”
Oct. 10, 2002
Ann C. Cea, M.D., President, Medical Society of the
State of New York, and Yank D. Coble, Jr., M.D., President,
American Medical Association
“Challenges for Patients and Physicians in Today’s
Health Care Environment"
Oct. 17, 2002
Lee Davis, Executive Director
New York Indoor Environmental
Quality Center, Inc.
“Creating Healthy Buildings - and Healthy Job
Growth - Through Collaboration”
Oct. 24, 2002
Michael Addario, Rural Metro
Robert Carmona, STRIVE National
“Curtailing Violence through Jobs:
Strategies That Work”
Oct. 31, 2002
F. William Smullen III, Deputy Director, National Security
Studies Program, SU and former Chief of Staff to Secretary
of State Colin Powell and of the U.S. Dept. of State.
"To Go or Not to Go to War in Iraq"
Nov. 7, 2002
Katharine O’Connell, Syracuse Common
Council, and Chair, City of Syracuse Violence Intervention
Task Force
“Youth Violence: Looking for Causes and Solutions”
Nov. 14, 2002
Frank Lazarski, Executive Director Syracuse
20/20; Laurie Black, Coordinator, Community School; David
Cecile, Principal, Shea Middle School, Syracuse
“Shea Community School: Partnering with Families
and Community to Enhance Learning"
Nov. 21, 2002
Robert F. Baldwin, Jr., Chair DestinyUSA
Benefits Maximization Committee
“BeMax: How Can We Spur Economic Spin-Off from
DestinyUSA?”
Nov. 28, 2002
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Dec. 5, 2002
Robert D. McClure, Senior Associate Dean,
Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, SU
"Congressional Elections 2002: A Referendum on War?”
Dec. 12, 2002
Master of Ceremonies: Dick Carbery
Bring a Book! --- or two or three --- to benefit The Christmas
Bureau, jointly sponsored by the Salvation Army and United
Way of Central NY.
Needed: New books for children and teens. Families average
3 children each, so a donation of three books will help
a whole family. Monetary donations are also welcome.
Holiday Party
Jan. 16, 2003
Charles T. Driscoll, Jr., Distinguished Professor and
Chair Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Syracuse University
“Acid Rain and the Adirondacks: Diagnosis and
Prognosis”
Jan. 23, 2003
Jacob Alan Roberts, Executive Director, The Institution
of a Now Culture – Contemporary Urban Art Culture
& Community (ThINC)
“The Creative Class: How Does Syracuse Rate?”
Jan. 30, 2003
Kenneth A. Shaw, Chancellor
Syracuse University
“SU: What’s New, What’s Next”
Feb. 6, 2003
Timothy Douglas, director,
Syracuse Stage
“The Crucible: Seeing the Play in a Different
Way”
Feb. 16, 2003
Todd S. Hutton, President
Utica College
“The Griffiss Institute: Developing a World-Class
Center of Cybersecurity Research in Upstate New York”
Feb. 20, 2003
Robert Wedgeworth, President
ProLiteracy Worldwide
“The World’s Largest Adult Volunteer Literacy
Organization - Headquartered in Syracuse”
Feb. 17, 2003
Linda Rosenberg, Senior Deputy Commissioner, NYS Office
of Mental Health
“The Public Mental Health System: Whom Does it
Serve?”
March 6, 2003
David Speltz, President and CEO
Crouse Hospital, Syracuse
“Restructuring Crouse Hospital”
March 13, 2003
Keith D. Watenpaugh, Assistant Professor,
Middle Eastern Studies, Dept. of History; and Associate
Director, Center for Peace and Global Studies
LeMoyne College, Syracuse
“Beyond Oil and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Iraq
and America's New Empire"
March 20, 2003
Margaret G. Hermann, Professor of Political Science;
and Director, Global Affairs Institute, Maxwell School
of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
"Hussein v. Bush: Leadership Profiles and Perspectives"
March 27, 2003
Frank Mauro, Executive Director, Fiscal Policy Institute,
Albany
Edmund J. McMahon, Jr.
Senior Fellow for Tax and Budget Studies, Manhattan Institute
Center for Civic Innovation, Albany
“Balancing the State Budget: Is Governor Pataki’s
Proposal on Target ”
April 3, 2003
“After the Iraqi War: Is Iran Next?”
Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Associate Professor and Director
of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science,
The Maxwell School, Syracuse University
April 10, 2003
“Late for 19 Years Straight –
Why This Year’s State Budget Is Different”
Erik Kriss, Albany Bureau Correspondent, The Post-Standard
April 17, 2003
“War Against Iraq: Legal Issues”
William C. Banks, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith
Professor, Syracuse University College of Law Professor
of Public Administration Maxwell School of Citizenship
and Public Affairs
April 24, 2003
The'Bohemian Quotient': Why It's Important and How
Syracuse Measures Up
Lou Musante, Catalytix, A Richard Florida Creativity
Group
May 1, 2003
“Where Race Matters: The Supreme
Court And The University Of Michigan Case On Affirmative
Action”
Paula C. Johnson, Associate Professor, Syracuse University
College of Law
May 8, 2003
“Healthcare In Central New York:
Threshold or Precipice?”
Ben Moore, Executive Director of University Hospital,
and Vice President of Hospital Affairs at SUNY Upstate
Medical University
May 15, 2003
“Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed And What We Can
Do About It”
Also: Announcement of the Recipient of
the
2003 TMR Community Service Award
Judge James P. Gray, Civil Trial Calendar, Superior
Court of Orange County, California
May 22, 2003
“Homeland Security: Mission Impossible?”
Thomas J. Maroney, Professor of Law, Syracuse University
College of Law, and United States Attorney for the Northern
District of New York
2001-2002
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
Sept. 13, 2001
Nicholas Pirro
Onondaga County Executive
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
Sept. 20, 2001
Robert Doucette, President,
Armory Development & Management, Inc.
"Something About Cities"
Sept. 27, 2001
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D.,
Chief Economist, Council of Economic Advisors, Wash.,
D.C.
"The Labor Market Effects of Family-Friendly Policies"
Oct. 4, 2001
Michael Roizen, M.D., Dean,
College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University
"Why Our Community Needs
a Children's Health Center"
Oct. 11, 2001
Curtis Johnson, President,
The Citistates Group, St. Paul, Minneapolis
"Civic Leadership: Collaborating
with Strangers"
Oct. 18, 2001
Arthur O. Eve, Deputy Speaker,
New York State Assembly, Buffalo, New York
"Stop the Violence:
The Role of Community Leadership in Reducing Youth Violence"
Oct. 25, 2001
Goodwin Cooke, Prof. of
International Relations, Maxwell School of Citizenship
& Public Affairs, SU
"The U.S. and the Muslim
Middle East: Sources of Antagonism"
Nov. 1, 2001
Robert D. McClure, Senior
Assoc. Dean, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public
Affairs, SU
"Intelligent Patriotism"
Nov. 8, 2001
Joan A. Deppa, Prof., Newhouse
School of Public Communications, SU; David Thomson, M.D.,
Assoc. Prof., SUNY Upstate Medical University
"Facing Up to Bioterrorism"
Nov. 15, 2001
Robert J. Thompson, Director,
Center for the Study of Popular Television, Newhouse School
of Public Communications, SU
"Media Response to the
Crisis"
Nov. 29, 2001
Panel: Arthur C. Brooks,
Assoc. Prof. of Public Admin., Center for Policy Research,
SU; Marci Henderson, Exec. Dir., American Red Cross; Lynn
Shepard Scott, Onondaga Co. Executive's Office; Mark Wagner,
Pres., United Way of CNY
"Struggling to Make
Ends Meet: The 9-11 Crisis and Effects of Local Human
Service Agency Support"
Dec. 6, 2001
Ann C. Michel, Pres., Knowledge
Systems & Research, Inc., Co-Chair of Syracuse 20/20
"Voter Feedback - Advice
for the Newly Elected Mayor of Syracuse"
Dec. 13, 2001
Political Satire - Holiday
Party (Masters of Ceremonies: Dick Carberry, Marilyn Pinsky,
and Mary Anne Winfield)
" 'Tis the Season"
Jan. 10, 2002
Charles E. Schumer, U.S.
Senator, New York
"A Conversation With
Senator Schumer"
Jan. 17, 2002
William C. Banks, Professor
of Law, SU College of Law
"National Security,
Counter-Terrorism, and Civil Liberties"
Jan. 24, 2002
Ken Barker, Ph.D., Provost
& VP for Academic Affairs, SUNY Upstate Medical University
"The Stem Cell Research
Debate"
Jan. 31, 2002
Michael Connor, Exec. Editor,
The Syracuse Newspapers
"What's New at the Newspaper?"
Feb. 7, 2002
Heidi Holtz, Dir. of Communications,
Syracuse State; Vivian Moore, Dir., Multicultural Resources,
OCC, & Co-Chair, Dialogue Circles; Timothy Douglas,
Dir. of "A Lesson Before Dying"
"If All of CNY Read
the Same Book: Building Community Through Shared Experience"
Feb. 14, 2002
Imam Ahmed Kobeisy, Islamic
Society of Central New York
"Central New York's
Islamic Community"
Feb. 21, 2002
Michael Fields, Pres. and
Chief Exec. Officer, WCNY-TV/CLASSIC-FM, Syracuse, New
York
"The Role of Public
TV in the Community"
Feb. 28, 2002
Matthew J. Driscoll, Mayor,
City of Syracuse
"A Conversation With the Mayor"
March 7, 2002
Rick Sergel, Pres. and Chief
Exec. Officer, National Grid, USA
"Niagara Mohawk, A National
Grid Company: Will It Energize the Upstate Economy?"
March 14, 2002
Bonnie Pierce, Coordinator,
Central New York Labor-Religion Council
"The Proposed Living
Wage Law: What Would It Mean for Syracuse?"
March 21, 2002
Brandon Gordon, Dir., The
Midstate School Finance Consortium
"An Equitable New School
Aid Formula: A Radical Idea for New York State?"
March 28, 2002
Jeff Stonecash, Prof. of
Political Science, Maxwell School of Citizenship &
Public Affairs, SU
"Reapportionment: Distorting Democracy or Much Ado
About Nothing?"
April 4, 2002
Lt. Col. Glen R. DeWillie,
District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo
Dist., and Chair, Executive Committee, Onondaga Lake Partnership
"The Army Corps of Engineers
and the Onondaga Lake Partnership"
April 11, 2002
Peter Cappuccilli, Jr., Director,
New York State Fair
"How the State Fair
and Off-Season Events Impact the Local Economy"
April 18, 2002
John DeFrancisco, N.Y. State
Senate
"State of the Arts:
A Quality of Life Issue"
April 25, 2002
Edward R. Beauvais, President
& CEO, Northern Airlines
"Why It Makes Sense to Base an Airline in Syracuse"
May 2, 2002
Catherine Bertini, Former
Executive Director, United Nations World Food Program
"WPF: The United Nations
Frontline Agency in the Battle Against Global Hunger"
May 9, 2002
Stephen C. Jones, Ed.D.,
Superintendent, Syracuse City School District
"Shared Responsibility
for Students' Success: Progress Report"
May 16, 2002
Ron Deutsch, Executive Director,
SENSES
"Welfare Reform: What's
Working, What's Next?"
May 23, 2002
David Rufus, Youth Services
Director, Syracuse Housing Authority
"The Alliance Network: Civic Leadership in Action"
May 30, 2002
Matthew J. Driscoll, Mayor,
City of Syracuse
"SyraStat: Improving
Efficiency of Government Services"
2000-2001
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
September 14, 2000
Nicholas Pirro
Onondaga County Executive
"WHASSUP?" plus
question and answer session
September 21, 2000
Dr. Debbie Sydow, President
Onondaga Community College
"The Philosophy and
Practice of Servant Leadership"
September 28, 2000
Mr. Eliot Spitzer, NYS Attorney
General
"State Issues in New York State: From the Office
of the Attorney General"
October 5, 2000
Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr.,
President, SUNY College of Environmental Science &
Forestry
"What's New at ESF"
October 12, 2000
David Aitken, Executive Director,
Syracuse Lakefront Development Corporation
"The Syracuse Lakefront:
Moving Forward One Step At A Time"
October 19, 2000
Minister Don Muhammad, Dorchester,
MA; Mickey Roache, former Police Commissioner, Boston;
Franklin Tucker, former Dir. Of the Barron Ctr., Boston
Public Schools
"Reduce the Violence
in Syracuse"
October 26, 2000
Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Prof.
of Political Science, Maxwell School of Citizenship &
Public Affairs, SU
"The 2000 Elections
and the Enduring Debate About the Role of Government"
November 2, 2000
Goodwin Cooke, Prof. of International
Relations, SU
"The Presidential Election
and the Issue of Humanitarian Intervention"
November 9, 2000
Charles J. Beirne, S.J.,
President, LeMoyne College
"LeMoyne College as
a Catholic and Jesuit College: Its Role in Central New
York"
November 16, 2001
Hon. James C. Tormey, Administrative
Judge, 5th Judicial Dist. Of the State of NY;
Hon. Brian F. DeJoseph, Supervising City Court Judge,
City of Syracuse
"The Creation of a Drug
Treatment Court and Community Court in Onondaga County"
November 30, 2000
Thomas Dennison, Health Services
Mgmt. & Policy Program, Maxwell School, SU
"The Drivers of Change in U.S. Health Care"
December 7, 2000
Dr. Mark John Tierno, President,
Cazenovia College
"The Phenomenology of
Rapid Technological Change"
December 14, 2000
Katherine O'Connell, Councilor,
City of Syracuse; Hon. Bernard Kraft, Legislator, Onondaga
Co.; Sen. John DeFrancisco, State of New York
"Carousel Center Mall
Expansion: What Are The Questions on the Tax Deal?"
January 11, 2001
Edward Green, Green &
Seifter CPA's, PC; Karen Kitney, Director, Syracuse Onondaga
Co. Planning Agency; Sarah Merrick, VicePresident, United
Way of CNY
"2001: A Syracuse Odyssey What We See for the
Next Year and Beyond"
January 18, 2001
William Sanford, Chairman,
Onondaga Co. Legislature; Sam Laguzza, Legislator, 16th
District, Onondaga Co. Legislature; Joanne Mahoney, Councilor-At-Large,
Syracuse Common Council
"Carousel Center Expansion:
A Good Deal for the Community"
January 25, 2001
Anne Baker, Director, Rosamond
Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park
"What's New at the Zoo
2001 and Beyond"
February 1, 2001
Paula Freedman, Director
of Planning, Onondaga Co. Dept. of Long Term Care; Sandy
Martin, Executive Director, Home Aides of CNY; Eileen
Bailitz, CEO, St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation
Ctr.
