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Eleventh Annual James L. Stone Legislative Symposium Explores Health Care Reform
 With health reform front and center in the news, the School of Social Work hosted its 11th Annual James L. Stone Legislative Policy Symposium that explored the implications of health reform in Central New York and across New York State on October 30 at the Onondaga County Courthouse. The program’s title, “The Nation’s Health Reform: What Does it Mean for New Yorkers? Who Will Remain at Risk?, was a day-long symposium that featured guest speakers Ron Deutsch, executive director of New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness; Assemblyman Al Stirpe (121st Assembly District); and panel discussions with health policy leaders from New York State and Central New York. Local experts include: Ruben P. Cowart, president and CEO, Syracuse Community Health Center; David Duggan, professor and associate vice president and associate dean for clinical affairs, Upstate Medical Center; Jim Reed, senior vice president, marketing and sales, Excellus BC/BS; and Peter Sarver, chair of health committee, Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS). More than 120 students attended the event.
The James L. Stone Legislative Policy Symposium is made possible by School of Social Work alumnus James Stone G’64, who has served as commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health and currently chairs the advisory board of the College of Human Ecology. “We are grateful to Jim Stone for his ongoing support and visionary leadership that has made this annual symposium possible for the past 10 years,” says Diane Lyden Murphy, dean of the College of Human Ecology. “Year after year, this event allows future professionals in social work and human services the chance to hear from leading experts on important social policy issues, further strengthening their commitment to participate, as professionals and citizens, in advancing the ideas and values of the profession through involvement in all aspects of the policy process.”
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