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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kim Court, Public Affairs October 14, 2009 (315) 498-2054

Media Opportunity

SYRACUSE MAYORAL FORUM TO BE HELD AT ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

WHEN: Monday, October 19 from 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Storer Auditorium, on the Onondaga Community College main campus. Click here for a campus map.

WHAT: Onondaga Community College and Syracuse 20/20 host a City of Syracuse Mayoral Forum featuring Democratic candidate Stephanie Miner, Republican candidate Steve Kimatian, and Conservative candidate Otis Jennings.

Vito Sciscioli, executive director of Syracuse 20/20, will moderate the forum. Sciscioli has more than 30 years of experience in city administration, including positions as deputy commissioner of urban improvement and commissioner of public works.

Candidates will adhere to a strict time schedule. Following is the forum format:

 Welcome by Onondaga Community College President Debbie L. Sydow, Ph.D.  Introduction of moderator Vito Sciscioli  Opening comments from candidates  Candidate responses  Student / audience questions (submitted ahead of time and answered as time permits)

With nearly 12,000 students, Onondaga Community College is the second- largest undergraduate institution in Central New York and was named one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the country by Community College Week. Founded in 1961, it is a comprehensive two-year college operating under the State University of New York (SUNY) and is locally sponsored by Onondaga County. Onondaga offers nearly 50 programs of study, bachelor and master’s degrees available on campus through the Regional Higher Education Center, and more than 80 other transfer agreements with four-year colleges and universities. Home to three-time NJCAA national champion men’s lacrosse and 2009 NJCAA women’s lacrosse teams, Onondaga has eleven intercollegiate men’s and women’s athletic teams. Follow Onondaga on Twitter: @OnondagaCC and on Facebook.