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Grace Flusche
There is wonderful
energy emerging in the WUC organization this season. Young new board members are suggesting great new
ideas. For example, the Fall Gathering Committee is being very
creative in planning the September 29th event using the theme: "Hidden
Treasures in Syracuse" We hope new and old members alike will
come to this event to meet and learn about local resources and
discover the opportunities that the WUC interest groups offer.
New board member,
Margaret Martin, brought her
energy to the creation of a WUC Gardening Group and quickly engaged
Jeanette Mattson of the Syracuse Rose Society to give a much
appreciated tour of The Thorden Park Rose garden on July 16th.
A
decision is still being made about whether to host a winter party
and we welcome members' feedback on this as on all WUC
activities.
Our most important
activity that funds our scholarships is the Poinsettia sale. This year the plant pick-up is scheduled
on December 1st We would like to hear from members who are willing
to help with this event. Help is needed in planning as well as
manning the plant distribution. Please call me if you can help.(472-1674)
or gflusch@hotmail.com.
Newcomers
are encouraged to join WUC and to let us know if there are things
hat can be done to help with the settling in process.
A focus of WUC activities is the encouragement
of scholarship. Toward
accomplishing that goal the following scholarships were awarded at
the 2006 Annual Spring Luncheon.
The
Tolley Scholarship The award is given to academically strong students
in the College of Health Services
and Human Professions
(HSHP) majoring in Child and Family Studies or Nutrition Hospitality
Management. The Tolley Award honors Ruth Tolley, wife of former
Chancellor William Tolley, for her many contributions to S.U. Women.
The 2006 award was given to JILL WEATHERLY who
was chosen by her college for her outstanding academic achievement.
Two Mildred Eggers awards were given. The award
honors Ruth Eggers, wife of the late chancellor Melvin Eggers. It
is given to students studying part-time at University College. Selection
is based on academic ability, leadership qualities, career goals and
financial need.
Pictured below is ANGELIA MACK, one
of the 2006 award winners. Angelia attained a 4.0 average and is
working toward
a degree in Social Work. Her career goal is to provide counseling and
support services to children and their families.
The
second Eggers Award recipient was CHERRIE NUGENT who
plans to complete her undergraduate degree and fast track into the
Social Work Masters Program. Her career focus will be on helping single
mothers. Her GPA is 3.95. She is
pictured below.
The
Beverly Whaley Award honors a current member of WUC who is the wife
of past president of SUNY College
of Environmental Science and Forestry. The scholarship is presented
to a Sophomore or
Junior student in ESF on the basis of
academic merit and financial need.
Pictured
below is THERESA EVANS, the
2006 Beverly Whaley Scholar.
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GARDENING GROUP
The
Gardening Group has been re-activated this year and is off to a great
start having had their first
event
on July 16th with
a tour of the Syracuse Rose Garden in Thorden park. Much
interest has been shown by WUC members. The group is under the leadership
of Margaret Martin.
The purpose of
the Garden Group is to nurture a sense of community among local gardeners,
and offers a
way for individuals
to trade seeds and plants, and foster a friendly environment in
which members can share information. In short, this group is for women
who love all kinds of gardening.
Future Garden Group
meetings will be held once every two or three months starting in
September. Meetings may include
field trips to local nurseries and gardening landmarks, yard tours
sponsored by individual members, and guest speakers on topics of interest.
If
there is a place you would like to visit, a speaker you would
like to hear or a topic you would like addressed, you are
welcome to come to a meeting and and share your ideas. Contact
Margaret Martin at mbmartin874@hotmail.com for
more information.
The
WUC Garden Group has an on-line listserve for members to
ask questions, and share gardening advice.
SPRING
LUNCHEON 2006
The WUC Annual Spring Luncheon was held
April 1, 2006 at the Country Club of Syracuse. It was a great success . Much
appreciation is given Ginny Dewey who chaired the event. Committee
members helping her were: Janet Anthony, Anita Evers, Janet Leeb, Theresa
Mychajlonka, and Isabel Wolseley. Many thanks to this hard working
committee. The speaker was Bethaida Gonzalez. Associate Dean at UC.
and President of the Syracuse Common Council. Her talk was very
well received as she gave an update on the activities of University
College entitled: UC: Today and Tomorrow
Janet Leeb and Nancy Herrington, co-chairs of the Scholarship
Committee, introduced the scholarship winners and presented their awards.
Each award winner gave brief comments about the value of the scholarship
and how it will help to forward career goals.
For the first time at his event , a tribute
was given to WUC's Honorary members. Each was given a corsage
and was recognized from the podium.
The slate of Officers and Board members
for 2006-2007 was presented by Margarida Bevilacqua, chair of the
nominating committee. President
Grace Flusche called for a vote of acceptance which was passed unanimously. She
then introduced and welcomed the new officers and board members.
They are:
President: Grace Flusche, President Elect: Janet
Leeb; Vice President: Darya Rotblat; Secretary: Heather
Engelman; Treasureer: Cindy Bongarten: Registrar: Stephanie
Vasta.
Board Members are: Janet Anthony, Margarida
Bevilaqua, Kathleen Bradley, Carol Brooks, Anita
Evers, Nancy Leopold, Beverly Martin, Margaret Martin, Smita
Rane
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MEMBER
SPOTLIGHT
The member spotlight for this issue is
on Darya Rotblat. She
is the Assistant Director of Off-Campus Student Services at Syracuse
University. Her work is with students, landlords and neighbors in the
S.U. area to resolve problems, prevent conflicts and provide an environment
that meets the needs of all involved. She has been a member of
WUC for one year and currently serves as Vice President. The
duties of the VP includes the management and communications of the
WUC Interest Groups. She worked on the committee for the WUC Holiday
Party and together with Stephanie Vasta was responsible for the lovely
decorations and ambiance for that successful event. This Fall
she is serving on the 2006 Fall Gathering planning Committee.
Darya is a Central New York native. She lives in
Weedsport with her husband who is an IT Consultant for Student Affairs
at Syracuse University. Rounding out the family is their dog,
Molly and two cats, Emma and Truxie.
Darya has an undergraduate degree in Public
Policy from Hobart, William Smith and a masters in Health Education
from Penn State. Her
hobbies are gardening, especially vegetable growing, and playing with
her pets.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
Once again the WUC participated in the
Syracuse University's Annual Strawberry Festival on June 9th. It has been found that
our participation is a valuable event to communicate to the University
personnel the purposes and benefits of joining our organization. Some
interested people signed up and will receive follow-up information
and an invitation to the WUC's Fall Gathering event. In addition
to information regarding the organization participants were told of
the up-coming Rose garden tour that was planned by the WUC"s Garden
Interest Group. There were raffles held and a candy give-away to round
out the good time.
Fall
Gathering 2006
Plans are underway for the Fall Gathering
celebration. The
theme this year will be "Hidden Treasures of Syracuse". The
speaker will be Debbie Stack. Debbie is Project Coordinator for "Cruising
America's Waterways" on PBS and the Erie Canal Museum, and Syracuse
Scenic Tours. She is a Graduate of the S.U. Newhouse Communications
Program. Her presentation will include ideas for children's events
and tours as well as those for adults. Brochures and literature will
be available.
There will be a focus on the WUC Interest
Groups which will also present according to the theme.
Be
sure to save the date and plan to attend. The date is Friday,
September 29, from 6 to 8 PM. The place is Nifkin Lounge at ESF.
Invitations will be sent in the near future
with more information including parking facilities.
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