Syracuse University’s Women in Sports and Events (WISE) will host “Shoot for Success: WISE Women in Sports,” a pre-game panel discussion on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 2 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Organized in collaboration with Syracuse University Athletics, the panel discussion will take place before the SU women’s basketball team tips off against Notre Dame at 5 p.m. Designed for women interested in pursuing professional careers in sports and events, the event will feature helpful how-to guidance and personal experiences from panelists on leading a successful career in sports. Guest panelists include: Boston Celtics Group Ticket Sales Manager,…
In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the School of Social Work in Falk College, the Syracuse University community was invited to participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 16 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Syracuse Model Neighborhood Association and the Rescue Mission. More than 60 volunteers from Falk College and all across the Syracuse University campus sorted and packed boxes of clothing, prepared sandwiches for delivery to the Samaritan Center, and assisted with special kitchen and office projects. “In celebration of our 60th anniversary, we thought it was fitting to engage…
Take a virtual tour of the Susan R. Klenk Learning Café and Kitchens, a new hands-on learning laboratory to prepare students with traditional and emerging professional competencies for careers in food, nutrition, dietetics, and public health. The facility includes an experimental food lab kitchen, commercial kitchen, baking nook and café. A video camera system allows faculty and chef instructors to broadcast classes, food demonstrations and seminars from Falk College to anywhere on campus and across the country. A generous and visionary gift from Falk College alumna, Susan R. Klenk, made the learning café and kitchens possible. A dual major in…
In May 2016, the Department of Sport Management at Syracuse University announced the creation of a new degree program in Sport Analytics. Since then, the announcement has generated a lot of media interest. The latest feature coming in the national magazine Athletics Administration. In its December 2016 issue, Athletics Administration ran a piece written by Syracuse University senior Justin Mattingly, who is majoring in Journalism and Political Science and minoring in Sport Management. The piece is titled “The Moneyball Mentality” and the cover of the issue features a photograph of Sport Management director Michael Veley and SPM Class of 2016…
Three Syracuse University Sport Venue and Event Management graduate students have been selected as interns with the Stadium Managers Association. Sean Banno, Rachel Chulock and Candace Sena, all Class of 2017, will attend and work at the 43rd Annual SMA Seminar from Feb. 5-9, 2017, in Huntington Beach, CA.
The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University, in collaboration with Steiner Sports, is holding an online auction of premium items. Bid now through December 20 at 10 p.m. Just in time for the holidays, this online auction is part of the SPM Club’s 12th Annual Charity Sports Auction to benefit the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center. The online auction offers a wide range of sports memorabilia including a Tony Parker signed jersey, Evander Holyfield signed boxing glove, 2013 American League All-Star autographed baseball, New Jersey Devils suite package, a Carmelo Anthony signed basketball, Dirk Nowitzki signed sneakers, two stadium tickets…
Social work student Justyn Knight ’18 is noticing what it takes to work in the helping professions. By learning about others, and about himself, Knight says he is feeding his passion for lifting others up. “The thing I enjoy most about social work is helping others achieve the goals they set out for themselves,” he says. “Sometimes all people need is some guidance to help them get on the right track.” Knight is used to giving others encouragement as a student-athlete on the Syracuse University men’s cross country team. This season, Knight was honored with the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Male Performer…
“It’s not what you don’t have that’s important,” says wheelchair basketball player Nik Goncin, “it’s what you have.” Changing Sports, Changing Lives tells the stories of people like Nik who put their abilities, their drive, their dreams first and their physical or intellectual disabilities second. They participate in sports that have been adapted to transform and enrich lives. The documentary film will air on WCNY TV, PBS channel 24 in Central New York, on Sunday December 18th at 12 noon. It is narrated by Chris Fowler of ESPN and ABC. Changing Sports, Changing Lives is based upon research done by…
The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University announced McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center as the beneficiary of its 12th Annual Charity Sports Auction. Slated for December 10 in the backcourt of the Carrier Dome, silent bidding on hundreds of auction items, including sports memorabilia and hands-on experiences, electronics and tickets to major sporting events, will take place in conjunction with the SU men’s basketball game vs. Boston University. Doors will open and bidding will begin at 10:00 a.m. and run through until the buzzer announcing the second half of the game. The SPM Club is a student-run organization in Falk…
The Syracuse University Baseball Statistics and Sabermetrics Club sent five students to compete in SABR Diamond Dollars Case Competition at Columbia University in late November. The team was given the prompt of finding the three most valuable position players in Major League Baseball, taking into account player production, age, injury risk, and contract. They had one week to work on the case, and then traveled to New York City to present their findings at Columbia on November 18. Justin Perline ’19, Evan Weiss ’19, Chris Karasinski ’18, Olivia Lavelle ’19, and CB Garrett ’18 placed second for their model. The…