Go behind the scenes of the SPM Club’s Charity Sport Auction

As a result of its most successful annual sport auction held in December 2012, the SPM Club made a $35,239 gift to Special Olympics New York, the largest donation ever generated from the auction's eight-year history. Since its founding in 2005, the Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University, a student-run organization in the Falk College's Department of Sport Management, has donated nearly $200,000 to local Central New York charities. Months of planning, teamwork, commitment and leadership year after year make this event a success every time. A recently released video chronology goes behind the scenes of the SPM Annual Charity Sport Auction. Meet the students, faculty, advisors and others involved to learn more about this annual event that grows every year.

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America’s First Sport

The first sporting event ever observed by Europeans in North America was a lacrosse game in 1637. Jesuit missionaries from France saw hundreds of native men playing a ball game with sticks that they thought resembled a bishop’s crosier, so they called the game “lacrosse.”

That makes lacrosse the oldest sport in America, and in the 21st century it is also the fastest growing. This rapid growth in participation, domestically and globally, presents the sport with a new set of opportunities and several challenges.

Students in The History of Sport class at Syracuse University’s Department of Sport Management researched the history, current status and future prospects of lacrosse during the 2012-13 academic year. This film is a product of their research which was led by Sport Management faculty.

America’s First Sport was made possible by funding from members of the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics Advisory Board and other generous donors. We thank you, and enjoy America’s First Sport.

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Students Organize Great Cardboard Campout Donation Drive

SPM 101 students sleep overnight in cardboard boxes, collect personal care items to benefit Rescue Mission

In the past year, an average of 235 people who might otherwise have been homeless stayed at the Rescue Mission shelter nightly. On April 18, 26 students enrolled in SPM 101—Personal and Social Responsibility—will sleep in cardboard boxes overnight on the SU Quad to raise awareness about homelessness. As part of these efforts, they are collecting personal care items to benefit men using the Rescue Mission shelter in the Syracuse community, including razors, soap, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks and underwear.

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Second annual WISE Symposium examines changing landscape of sport events

Leadership. Tenacity. Resourcefulness. Students looking to find success in the constantly evolving sport event industry had better come to the field prepared with confidence and those attributes that will help them stand out in the crowd. These words of advice and other insights were shared during the second annual WISE Symposium held April 9.

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2013 Spring Break LA Immersion Program for SPM Students

SPM’s eight-day Spring Break 2013 Los Angeles Immersion Program is connecting students face-to-face with leaders in media, marketing agencies, athlete representation, professional teams, collegiate programs, and sport venue facilities. Now in its third year, the sold-out LA Immersion Program educates students in a significant way by creating an awareness of the overall professional and career opportunities in the sport industry. The itinerary stops include meetings and tours with the NFL Network, AEG, Rose Bowl, Mandalay Sports and Entertainment, LA Coliseum, FOX Studios, LA Kings, PGA Tour-Toshiba Classic, NACAR and UCLA, plus many others.

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