Strategic Financial Announces Lead Advisor, William (Bill) Rust, Receives CFP® Designation

Strategic Financial Services, Inc. (“Strategic”), an independent, Central New York-based wealth management firm, is proud to announce that Bill Rust, has achieved his CFP® designation from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. This designation is awarded to individuals who successfully complete the CFP Board’s initial exams, then continue ongoing annual education programs to…

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be Broadway Utica’s Students on Broadway Program Now Accepting Applications   With Broadway Theatre League of Utica’s recent announcement that it is now accepting applications for its Students on Broadway program, anyone enrolled in grades K-12 throughout Central New York— many of whom have never seen a Broadway show—will now…

Excellus BCBS Addresses Health Disparities in Upstate New York with Health Equity Award Funding

Nonprofit organizations are invited to apply beginning August 15th   Recognizing structural racism as a driving force of health inequities, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield invites nonprofit organizations to apply for their Health Equity Awards. The awards help fund health and wellness programs that address racial and ethnic health disparities in upstate New York. The application period…

SUNY Poly Kicks Off New Open Classroom Initiative

For the fall 2022 semester, previous recipients of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching will open their classes to visits by junior faculty, who will be able to participate in a portion of courses, from “Phase Equilibria for Nanoscale Systems,” “Organization Behavior,” “Perspectives on Knowledge,” and “Critical Perspectives on Digital Society,” to “Environmental…

Call to Action: Male Mentors are Needed

A new cohort of 72 students are excited to be paired with a mentor for the upcoming Young Scholars Liberty Partnerships Program! There is a special need for male mentors.  If you are interested in becoming a mentor or have questions regarding mentoring please contact Linda Stewart, Mentor Coordinator for Young Scholars LPP at Utica University either…

CHICAGO is Back in Utica

CHICAGO is BACK IN UTICA and after 25 years, CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show stopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen.   Broadway Theatre League of Utica has announced that single…