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OCL Annual Meeting & Luncheon Scheduled for June 14 at Drumlins

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The OCL Annual Meeting and Luncheon will take place on June 14, 2018 from noon-1:30 at Drumlins Country Club, 800 Nottingham Road, Syracuse. Guest speaker is Aaron Leavy from the National Civic League. The Levis Smith Civic Education Award and the OCL Study Champion Awards will be presented. The 2017-18 OCL Study, “The State of... Read more »

OCL Study Session 12/13/17 The Role of Community Organizations in Civic Engagement

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Please join us for a panel discussion with: Melissa Menon, board member of Onondaga Citizens League Pam Burnet, executive director of Leadership Greater Syracuse Eric Ennis, 40 Below Jim Keib, executive director of F.O.C.U.S. greater Syracuse Peter Sarver, the Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse The Panel takes place at 12 noon on Wednesday December 13... Read more »

Next OCL Study Session 12/5/17 How does the media in CNY impact Civic engagement

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Please join us for a panel discussion with: Steve Davis, associate professor, department of Newspaper & Online Journalism S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications @ Syracuse University Michael Streissguth, professor, department of communication & film studies @ LeMoyne College Greg Loh ,APR, managing partner, public relations and public affairs at Eric Mower + Associates Dave... Read more »

2017/18 Study: The State of Community Engagement in CNY

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This study will take a look at the infrastructure for community engagement and will access the current state, including what is working well, identify gaps and recommend a practical plan for improvement. It is an unwieldy topic and the steering committee has narrowed the scope (but not yet limited it) to include the following topics:... Read more »