CLASS IS NOW IN SESSION: Summer for Doctor of Physical Therapy students means school is in session. Second-year DPT students joined some patient volunteers for their class Patient/Client Management: The Spine.

FORE! Clad in pink shirts, employees of the presenting sponsor Solvay Bank were among the volunteers, led by bank president Paul Mello, third from right, at this year’s Upstate Open, held July 23 at Timber Banks Golf Club in Baldwinsville. More than 250 golfers took part in the tournament fundraiser to support community education through Upstate’s Emergency Medicine department and research and patient care for adolescent and pediatric psychiatry. Lunch was provided by Karen’s Catering. Photo by Rebecca J. Flint.

Upstate President Mantosh Dewan, MD, left, and SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras attend a luncheon for students in the inaugural class of the Pre-Medical Opportunity Program, held this week on the Upstate campus.

A COUNTY PERSPECTIVE: Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon speaks at the June 7 event marking the 10th anniversary of Upstate’s acquisition of Community General Hospital. McMahon praised the effort and the success that has come from it, especially the opportunity for the Community Campus to assist in the county’s response to the COVID pandemic.

CHANCELLOR PRAISE: SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras offers his congratulations on Upstate's honor as a Magnet designation facility in recognition of its nursing staff and quality of care during a celebration June 30.