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The Place To Be Outdoor dining on sushi or pasta.
The aroma of fresh-baked bread. Sounds
Armory square of a live quartet. The trendy Armory
adds zest to Square neighborhood offers shopping,
downtown. spas, gourmet restaurants, family fun,
and loft living all in seven square blocks
in the heart of Syracuse.
“When people say downtown, they
mean Armory Square,” says Merike Trei-
er, economic development specialist with
the Downtown Committee. “There’s
nightlife, shopping . . . vibrancy.”
It wasn’t always this glamorous. The
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Erie Canal and railroads spawned 19th-
century factories, warehouses, and ho-
tels. The armory housed weapons, sol-
diers, even the cavalry. The railroads’
decline left the area nearly abandoned by
the 1960s. But with the 1970s came a re-
birth, with old buildings put to new use.
Named a National Historic District in
156 1984, the area underwent more revival
in the ’80s; new apartments came online
in the ’90s. “It’s a very new example of
urban renaissance,” says Treier.
Weekdays, Syracuse University stu-
sep tember 2007
dents and faculty bustle in and out of a
satellite classroom building. Office work-
ers grab a quick lunch or browse art gal-
leries. On weekends, families frequent
the Museum of Science and Technology.
Nighttime means dining, music, and the
bar scene as well as big-name perform-
ers at the Landmark Theatre.
— Michele A. Reed
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The Responsibility
Beyond Our
Products…
At Carrier Corporation,
our commitment
to make the world a more
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comfortable, productive and
healthy environment extends
well beyond the quality of
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our products.
Skiers enjoy more than 20
miles of cross-country trails
158
in highland Forest park. Within each community
where our employees live,
Snow what: BRInG It on Salty SpudS
Carrier funds and participates
Syracuse won the 2007 Golden Snowball — awarded by New York State to the Syracuse’s culinary claim to fame is the
in a wide variety of non-profit
Sep tember 2007
city where the most snow falls — for the fifth straight year. Total snowfall for salt potato. These baby spuds are boiled in
2006-07 came in at 140.2 inches, a bit above the city’s average of 111.9 inches.
Jeff Wright, the city’s commissioner of public works, knows snow. A 32-year
brine and dunked in melted butter. Tradi-
tion has it that early Irish immigrants, toil-
programs designed to
Department of Public Works employee, he spent the first ten years on the job driv- ing in the salt works, brought potatoes for enhance the quality of life.
ing a snowplow. He hires nearly 130 workers who go through 50 tons of road salt lunch and cooked them in the vats used to
to clear the roads each winter. make the Salt City’s most famous product.
“We do a tremendous job moving snow, so people can move,” Wright says. He Now they are a staple at family picnics,
remembers just one snow emergency in the city, in clambakes, and the New
Let the white stuff the late seventies, and a snowburst that closed busi- York State Fair.
come down — this nesses early on one day in 1992. Find the tender, suc-
city knows what to Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport has culent orbs in most cen-
do with it. only closed once for snow in the last 14 years, ac-
cording to Anthony Mancuso, commissioner of avi-
tral New York super-
markets. — MAR
ation. The airport can remove up to seven inches of snow per hour on the main
runway. “We pride ourselves here on being able to remove a lot of snow,” Mancuso
says.
To most Syracusans, white stuff means more ways to play. Oneida Lake, the
Finger Lakes, and Lake Ontario offer ice-fishing. Nearby mountains boast world-
class skiing and snowboarding; snowshoe and snowmobile trails abound.
Bob Geraci, Onondaga County’s parks commissioner, loves the exhilaration of
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cross-country skiing and the “breathtaking” beauty of a horse-drawn sleigh ride
in Highland Forest. “Picture a Currier and Ives winter scene,” he says. “That’s
what you can experience in Syracuse.”
— Michele A. Reed
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Literary Figure
The numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau astonished Ruth SCHOLARSHIP IN ACTION
Johnson Colvin. In 1961, census figures reported that 11,000 adults
in Syracuse could not read. “I thought, ‘How could this be?’”
CHANGING OUR WORLD
Colvin remembers. “Like many people, I assumed that illiteracy
Syracuse University is a place where talent, desire, and
was a problem in the Third World, not in my own backyard.
Something had to be done.” opportunity thrive—a university with a proven track record of
Colvin has dedicated her life ever since to ending adult accomplishment. Today, the challenges of society align more
illiteracy. Initially a community movement, Colvin’s work evolved than ever with our strengths. We draw inspiration from our past
into a national non-profit organization, Literacy Volunteers of
as we advance our vision of Scholarship in Action—an
America. That organization later merged with another Syracuse-
based literacy operation, Laubach Literacy International, to become entrepreneurial mind-set driven by the belief that discovery
ProLiteracy Worldwide, the world’s largest nongovernmental literacy and learning have no physical or intellectual boundaries; that the
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organization. complexities of the world are best understood by building bridges
Colvin has traveled the world to spread her message of literacy for all.
between academic disciplines and creating strong connections to
In 1993, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame
as a woman who exemplifies “the power of one individual to “communities of experts” in the public and private arenas to gain
change the world for the better.” In 2006, on her 90th the broadest worldview; that a diverse population of faculty and
birthday, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom students heightens intellectual discourse; and that the skillful
from George W. Bush.
blending of theory and practice empowers students to find
“The recognition is nice,” Colvin says, “but it’s
160 important to understand that it has taken many meaningful applications for their learning, preparing them to
people to make all of this happen — my husband, be leaders of the 21st century.
Bob, the students, and the teachers and other
volunteers. They are the ones who should be Ruth Colvin began Offering undergraduate and graduate
admired.” — Jeffrey A. Charboneau the modern literacy programs through:
movement at home
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School of Architecture
in Syracuse.
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Education
College of Human Services and
Health Professions
School of Information Studies
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
S.I. Newhouse School of Public
Communications
L.C. Smith College of Engineering and
Computer Science
University College (Continuing Education)
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
From left: Colvin’s first filing cabinet, a refrigerator, in
1962; a tutoring session; Colvin receiving the Medal To learn more about Syracuse University’s commitment
of Freedom from President Bush in 2006
to Scholarship in Action, visit www.syr.edu.
inset photos courtesy of proLiteracy WorLdWide
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Legacy of craftsmanship
Focusing on the Future
The Arts and Crafts and Mission furniture styles, born at the turn of the century
and now regaining popularity, trace their roots to the Syracuse area and the Stickley
brothers. Gustav Stickley began making his characteristic oak furniture in 1900 in
Energized people and a
Eastwood, a Syracuse suburb. He also published The Craftsman, a national magazine
dedicated to the ideals of the Arts and Crafts Movement — a trend toward quality
materials, fine craftsmanship, and simple, clean design in both home and furni-
hotbed of green technology.
ture design. His Mission style was inspired by the architectural lines of missions
he had seen in the Southwest.
In 1904, Gustav’s brothers Leopold and George, also in the furniture busi-
ness, incorporated the L. and J.G. Stickley Company. Later, as Gustav faced
bankruptcy, they acquired their brother’s line. In 1916 Leopold inaugurated his
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Cherry Valley Collection, using solid cherry found in the nearby Adirondacks.
By the early 1970s, the company was
on the verge of closing when
Alfred and Aminy Audi
bought it. Today L. and J.G.
Stickley employs more than
1,300 in Manlius, New York, and
operates The Stickley Museum in
162 the original factory in Fayetteville.
Visit stickley.com and
stickleymuseum.com.
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C o u r t e s y o f L . & J . G . s t i C k L e y, i n C . , M a n L i u s , n e W y o r k
National Grid’s famous art deco
Upstate New York headquarters in
downtown Syracuse, NY.
stickley’s mission oak
Come fuel your new ideas here
bow-arm morris chair
and footstool
in New York’s Creative Core.
moveable dentist’s chair serrated bread knife
inVented in 1840, M.W. Hanchett 1919, Joseph Burns
syracuse traffic light shoe store foot-measur-
Often, necessity was indeed the
muse of these familiar gadgets,
1924, Huntington Crouse ing device (right)
1930s, Charles Brannock
ShovelReady.com
and Jesse Hinds
all created in the Salt City.
drive-in banking air-cooled automobile
1949, Merchants National engine
Bank and Trust 1901, John Wilkinson
When great minds
The Academic Difference in Health Care
don’t think alike... ...patients win.
At University Hospital, we There is nothing simple about spina bifida, the Before his family transferred to Fort Drum, the
spinal disorder that’s considered one of the most Army searched for the comprehensive resources
complex medical conditions compatible with life. required to treat spina bifida. At University
encourage second opinions. At SUNY Upstate’s University Hospital, patients Hospital in Syracuse, they found an extraordinary
with spina bifida are entrusted to an elite team of level of expertise – and collaboration.
medical experts from a variety of specialties. Each
And third, fourth and fifth expert evaluates the patient, then the team meets
“From our first visit,” reports Romeo’s mother,
“they took us under their wings and made all
to share opinions, explore options and – with pivotal
the wheels turn. Ordinarily we’d be at home
opinions. Because when patient and family input – reach consensus on
in Michigan waiting for my husband to return
treatment. This interdisciplinary dialogue makes
the academic difference in health care. from Iraq, but Romeo’s making so much progress
medical experts pool their Nine-year-old Romeo (at right) of Fort Drum has
we’re staying right here.”
thrived – and even started walking – thanks to his This multidisciplinary approach to medicine –
perspectives, medicine team of neurodevelopmental pediatricians, orthope- –which is also benefiting lung, breast, thyroid
dic surgeons, researchers, therapists and specialized and brain cancer patients– is the signature of
nurses at University Hospital’s Center for SUNY Upstate Medical University, Central
moves forward. Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics. New York’s only academic medical center.
On Romeo’s Team at Upstate:
Dr. Danielle Katz Dr. Gregory Liptak Dr. Nienke Dosa
Asstistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Professor of Pediatrics Asstistant Professor of Pediatrics
• BS: Yale University Chief, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics • BA: Yale University
• MD: SUNY Upstate • BS: Univ. of Connecticut • MD: SUNY Upstate
Giant Steps
• Fellowship: Boston • MD: Duke University • MPH: University of Rochester Born with spina bifida, Romeo had
Children’s Hospital • MPH: UNC Chapel Hill • Fellowship: University of long been plotting his break from the
• Robert Wood Johnson Rochester wheelchair. Last year – thanks to his
Clinical Scholar multidisciplinary team at University
Hospital – he finally had orthopedic
surgery to release tendons tightened
by spina bifida. Three months later,
Romeo walked through the halls of
S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y o f N e w Yo r k his Watertown, NY, elementary
school – to the deafening applause
Upstate Medical/University Hospital of his schoolmates.
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