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Broadway, Ryans to Receive Social Justice Awards at March 6 Program
Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein In commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month during March, the School of Social Work in Falk College will present its annual Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award program on Monday, March 6 at 6:45 p.m. in Heroy Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, and will include a keynote address by Beth Broadway entitled, “Building Bridges…
Falk student-athlete named ACC Player of the Year
Alexis Peterson, ACC Player of the Year. Courtesy Syracuse University Athletics.Courtesy of Syracuse University Athletics. Peterson Named ACC Player of the Year Peterson led the league in scoring during the regular season Senior guard Alexis Peterson has been recognized as the 2017 Blue Ribbon Panel Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, the league announced on Tuesday morning. Peterson is…
Freshman empowers young girls through Straighten Your Crown
Maddy Oliva, a freshman social work major, is working toward becoming a therapist or forensic social worker. She spends much of her free time doing philanthropy work through Straighten Your Crown and Syracuse University Active Minds. (Photo by Prince Dudley, staff photographer. Courtesy of The Daily Orange.) By Caroline Schagrin, staff writer. Courtesy of The Daily Orange. Once a week, Maddy Oliva…
Explore Falk College at February 20 Orange Preview
Considering a career as a child life specialist or social worker? A food policymaker or registered dietitian? How about a general manager for an athletic team? Visit Syracuse University Falk College at the February 20, 2017 Orange Preview day. Falk College is home to human development and family science, social work, public health, food studies, nutrition, and sport management. Prospective student…
Falk College students host makeup drive for transgender community March 2
Falk College’s Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) is hosting a makeup drive to benefit the Syracuse-area transgender community March 2, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Schine Student Center. The drive was organized by Meghan Harris and Nikki Binnie, MFT graduate students on the Trans Team at the Syracuse University Couple and Family Therapy Center, part of the MFT program. Students on…
Campus Community Invited to Grand Opening of Falk Café on 2 Feb. 15
The Falk Café on 2 will celebrate its grand opening on Wednesday, February 15. Students, faculty and staff from all across campus are invited to a cake cutting at 12:15 p.m. with Falk College Dean Diane Lyden Murphy. In addition to free cake, there will be complimentary coffee and tea throughout the afternoon, courtesy of Falk College. All guests can also enter to win a variety of gift baskets. Sy…
Research training program for veterans now accepting applications
To improve access to undergraduate research experiences in the area of trauma for groups typically underrepresented in this research, including veterans, a collaborative venture between Syracuse University’s Falk College, SUNY Oswego, and SUNY Upstate Medical University is now recruiting students for its 2017 program June 5-29 on the Syracuse campus. The Undergraduate Trauma Research Training prog…
Food studies’ Dr. Minkoff-Zern on immigrant labor and American food systems
Food studies assistant professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, Ph.D., comments on issues of immigrant labor and American food systems in light of the nation’s recent and potential policy changes in “What Would America’s Food Supply Look Like Without Immigrant Labor?” In the Munchies article, Dr. Minkoff-Zern explains, “We are dependent upon undocumented immigrants and we have been for a long time, so t…
Falk College hosts February 1 Courageous Conversations dialogue
Falk College will host one of several sessions of the Courageous Conversations dialogue series Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 4 p.m. in Wildhack Lounge, Falk College Complex, in which members of the Syracuse University community are invited to discuss their aspirations for University, the country, and the world in the context of current events. Light refreshments will be served. Courageous Convers…