Anastacia Nanny Schinto-Osborne, 8, recited a poem by Countee Cullen during the 2016 Black History Month Opening Ceremony for Upstate Medical University.
The poem has been attributed to Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen and also Eugene Useni Perkins.
Here are some photographs from the SYNERGY 2013 graduation, which was held at SUNY Upstate Medical Center last week. This year’s diverse class of students interned for the summer at local area firms and developed problem-solving business projects.
The winner of this year’s Business Challenge was Team Yellow.
Dr. Luvenia Cowart, educator and health care advocate
Dr. Luvenia Cowart will be one of five individuals to be awarded with the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence next month. Cowart’s work to examine health care disparities in Syracuse has won her awards such as the US Department of Health and Human Services in 2009.
Cowart’s Genesis Project included a Barbershop Education Program that provided supplemental literature and screenings to men who did not frequent traditional healthcare venues.
Norm Swanson speaks at the rededication of Forman Park
Forman Park, originally conceived as Forman Square nearly two centuries ago, was re-dedicated today in a ceremony featuring civic leaders and business leaders from the Midtown neighborhood. Above developer Norm Swanson talks about purchasing the Parkview Hotel, which faces the Park. The Parkview was re-developed a few years ago.
Forman Park
SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Architecture Dean Mark Robbins
Mayor Miner activates the Forman Park Fountain
Bj Adigun, environmental advocate for Onondaga County, speaks at the dedication about the environmental benefits of green infrastructure in cities
