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”

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

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"

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.

"The Staff Shortage Crisis in Long Term Care"

February 8, 2001

John Robert Greene, Ph.D., Professor, History & Humanities, Cazenovia College

"What the Heck Happened? The Two Presidential Elections of 2000"

February 15, 2001

Seymour Sacks, Prof. Emeritus, Dept. of Economics, SU; Arthur Paris, Assoc. Prof., Sociology, Dept. of Sociology, SU; Theardis Martino, Coord., The Family Self-Sufficiency Program, Syracuse Housing Authority

"Syracuse and Its Black Community"

February 22, 2001

Mary Lerner, Exec. Director, Hospice of CNY; Joel Potash, Medical Director, Hospice of CNY; James Clark, Producing Director, Syracuse Stage

"When Art Imitates Life.And Gets It Right"

March 1, 2001

Keith Alford, Project Director, Jack Lawyer, Advisory Committee; Rosamond Gifford Community Exchange Forum, with Kathryn Goldfarb, Cecilia Resti, and Ned Duell

"Educational Enhancement through School/Community Collaboration"

March 8, 2001

Michael Corso, Chief of Residential Advocacy, NYS Public Service Commission, Dept. of Public Service

"New York State Power ­ Is an Energy Shortage Possible Here?"

March 15, 2001

Daniel Hege, Music Director,

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra

"Syracuse Symphony Orchestra: Its Role in Our Community"

March 22, 2001

Ben Moore III, Exec. Director,

SUNY Upstate Medical University

"Financial Prognosis: The Hospital in Today's Health Care Environment"

March 29, 2001

William F. Allyn, CEO, Welch Allyn Ventures, LLC

"Doing Business in Central New York"

April 5, 2001

Samuel Gorovitz, Prof. of Philosophy & Public Administration, SU

"Human Cloning and the Ethics of Genetic Engineering"

April 12, 2001

William A. Johnson, Jr., Mayor, City of Rochester

"Civic Leadership and Community Change"

April 19, 2001

Arnold Goldstein, Prof. Emeritus, Special Education Dir., Ctr. for Research of Aggression, School of Ed., SU

"Aggression and School Violence"

April 26, 2001

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Chair, Professor of Economics, SU

"President Bush's Tax Plan"

May 3, 2001

Mary L. Cotter, President, Time Warner Cable, Syracuse Division

"Wired for the Future: Delivering Broadband for Central New York"

May 10, 2001

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, Professor of International Relations & Public Administration, The Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at SU

"The Bush Administration and U.S. Foreign Policy"

May 17, 2001

Robert W. Weisenthal, M.D., President, Onondaga County Medical Society

"Health Care Crisis: The Physicians' Perspective"

May 24, 2001

Ward Stone, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation ­ Wildlife Pathology Unit

"West Nile Virus: Can We Prevent an Outbreak in 2001?"

May 31, 2001

Michael Addario, Chair, Onondaga Co. EMS Advisory Board & Division General Manager, Rural/Metro Medical Services of CNY

"Health Care Costs: Impact on Emergency Medical Services"

June 7, 2001

Katherine O'Connell, Matthew Driscoll, and Joseph O'Hara

Mayoral Candidate Panel

June 14, 2001

Bernard Mahoney, Jennifer Daniels, Minchin Lewis

Mayoral Candidate Panel

September 9, 1999

John Falge, Chief

Syracuse Police Department

"My Visions for the Future of the Syracuse Police Department"

September 16, 1999

Nicholas Pirro

County Executive

"Destination New Millennium - A Check List for Arrival"

September 23, 1999

Karen Dewitt, Government and Political Reporter, NY Public Radio

"NYS Government: Possibilities for Reform?"

September 30, 1999

Rev. Dr. James Shopshire, Sr.

Professor of Urban Ministry, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC

"Using Faith-Based Initiatives for Community Betterment"

October 7, 1999

Andres Duany, Principal

Duany, Plater, Zyberk & Co., Miami, FL

"New Urbanism and the Onondaga County Settlement Plan"

October 14, 1999

Dr. Silvio Torres-Saillant, Director

Latino-Latin American Studies Program, Syracuse University

"Latinos and the Narrative of the American Experience"

October 21, 1999

Dr. Carolyn Lewis, Executive Director, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Washington, DC

"How Good Is the Quality of Care in Our Hospitals?"

October 28, 1999

Joan Durant, Executive Director, YWCA

Linda Hall, Executive Director, Human Rights Commission

Dr. Jerome F. Melvin, Superintendent North Syracuse Central School District

"Week Without Violence: Turning It Into a Yearlong Plan"

November 4, 1999

Stephen M. Smits, Director Central New York Developmental Services Office

"From Institution to Community: A Look at Life Since Closing of the Syracuse Developmental Center"

November 11, 1999

Marshall Blake, President, SEIU 1199 Upstate and President, Greater Syracuse Labor Council

"Resurgence of the American Labor Movement: True or False?"

November 18, 1999

John Robert Greene, Professor of History and Communication, Cazenovia College

"Warm-up 2000: A Look at the Upcoming (In Progress?) Presidential Election"

December 2, 1999

David J. Miller, Executive Director, National Audubon Society of New York

"Smart Growth: Showing How the Economy and the Environment Come Together"

December 9, 1999

Vincent J. Cama, Senior Vice President, Knowledge Systems & Research, Inc.

"Transition from the 20th to the 21st Century: Major Business Trends"

January 13, 2000

Kathryn H. Ruscitto, Sr. Vice President for Policy and Program Development, Loretto

"So What Does 110 Look Like? - Eldercare Issues in the 21st Century"

January 20, 2000

Rep. James T. Walsh, Member of Congress, 25th District, New York

"The Path to Peace: The U.S. and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland"

January 27, 2000

Dr. Stephen C. Jones, Superintendent, Syracuse City School District

"How Leaders Help Schools Build Success"

February 3, 2000

Stephen S. Webb, Professor of History, Syracuse University

"Iroquois Land Claims: Past and Present"

February 10, 2000

Richard Elander, Acting Commissioner, Onondaga County Dept. of Drainage & Sanitation

Susan Miller, Asst. Director Lake Improvement Project Office, Onondaga Dept. of Drainage and Sanitation

"Onondaga Lake Improvement Project Update and Midland Avenue Combined Sewer Overflow Project"

February 17, 2000

Wendy Puriefoy, President, Public Education Network

"Local Education Funds: Strategies to Improve Public School Performance"

February 24, 2000

Robert Bellafiore, Exective Director, Charter Schools Institute, SUNY

Margaret Brooks, Lead Applicant, Syracuse Charter School

Ross Whaley, Chairman of the Board, Central New York Charter School for Science and Math

"Charter Schools: Policy and Proposals"

March 2, 2000

Robert Hanson, Executive Director, InterReligious Council of Central New York

"Syracuse USA: An Interreligious City"

March 9, 2000

Jan Quitzau, Executive Director, Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau

"Economic Impact of Tourism in Central New York"

March 16, 2000

Robert McClure, Sr. Associate Dean, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

"The Process of the Shrinking Presidency: Minimizing Leadership"

March 23, 2000

H. Carl McCall, Comptroller of the State of New York

"Current Perspectives on Issues Facing New York State"

March 30, 2000

Minch Lewis, City of Syracuse

"Fiscal Condition of the City and Prospects for Financial Viability"

April 6, 2000

Judge Langston McKinney, Syracuse City Court Judge

"Drug Courts and the Changing Criminal Justice System"

April 13, 2000

Samuel Sage, President, Atlantic States Legal Foundation

Louches Powell, Jr., Onondaga Creek Partnership

"Onondaga Lake Clean-Up Project: A Different View"

April 20, 2000

Rafael Cestero, Director Enterprise Foundation

"What Works in Community Development: the Enterprise Story"

April 27, 2000

Eric Mower, CEO

Eric Mower & Associates

"An Overview of the Syracuse Neighborhood Initiative"

May 4, 2000

Professor Kristi Andersen Chair, Dept. of Political Science Syracuse University

"Gender Gap in Voting"

May 11, 2000

Bruce Kenan, Partner, Pyramid Companies

"Carousel Center Expansion"

May 18, 2000

Professor Deborah Freund, Vice Chancellor and Provost, Syracuse University

"What's Up at SU"

May 25, 2000

Gregory Eastwood, M.D., President

Dr. Kenneth Barker, Ph.D., Provost & V.P. for Academic Affairs, SUNY Upstate Medical University

"Upstate Medical University and the Institute for Human Performance"

June 1, 2000

Michael Tomlan, Director Historic Perservation Planning Cornell University

"Historic Preservation: Housing and Neighborhoods"

June 8, 2000

Mayor Roy Bernardi, City of Syracuse

"Syracuse's Financial Future"