On April 10, the School of Social Work held its Phi Alpha Honor Society, Zeta Gamma Chapter, induction ceremony at Hendricks’s Chapel. Twelve undergraduate and 20 graduate social work students joined Phi Alpha this academic year. Associate professor, Keith Alford, was the keynote speaker. Leondra Polk, Phi Alpha president, led the ceremonies, with assistance from Deborah Monahan, professor of social work and associate dean of research. Awards were presented by Bette Brown Thoreck, director, Baccalaureate social work program. The concept of a National Social Work Honor Society came from a group of undergraduates at Michigan State University. In November, 1960,…
The results of a recently released study completed by a research team including Chad McEvoy, Falk College professor of sport management, provides athletic directors and other stakeholders of men’s college basketball programs a new tool to determine appropriate compensation for head coaches. The study, which was commissioned by Winthrop Intelligence, expands the traditional scope of executive compensation studies. The researchers investigated performance parameters that predict market compensation levels and utilized executive compensation practices applying multiple regression analysis to develop a compensation valuation formula. The model the researchers created allows decision makers to explore the most relevant factors in determining the…
To support the efforts of the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center, the Falk College Student Leadership Society is planting a pinwheel garden on the SU campus (between Schine and Newhouse). The garden will create a visual reminder about Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is commemorated during April. Pinwheel purchases can be made April 12 from 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Schine Student Center for $1.00, though donations of any amount will be accepted. Sand buckets for donations are also available in offices throughout the Falk College, including its Office of Student Services (340 Sims Hall) beginning April 1, where people can…
Syracuse University honored students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and Scholarship in Action with the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES) on April 24. The Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship recognizes commitment to Scholarship in Action and investment in the public good. Nicole Rosenberg ’13, Class of 2013, received a Chancellor’s Citation. She has completed multiple internships in hospitals serving chronically and acutely ill children. Her work with children includes providing developmentally appropriate health care information to children and preparation and support for painful/stressful procedures and…
Syracuse University honored students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and Scholarship in Action with the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES) on April 24. The Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship recognizes commitment to Scholarship in Action and investment in the public good. Amber Lingenfelter, Class of 2013, received a Chancellor’s Citation. She is a hospitality management major with minors in both entrepreneurship and policy studies to learn crucial skills to fulfill her dream. She hopes to work for nonprofit agencies and good causes. She works 15-20…
The Falk College is pleased to announce that its students representing 21 courses, student organizations, field placements/internships and community efforts, and their faculty-staff advisors, will be recognized with 2013 Chancellor’s Awards for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES) during a special recognition ceremony on April 24. Three Falk College students who have invested themselves in and continue to contribute to the public good received individual CAPES honors, including: Amber Lingenfelter, a senior hospitality management with minors in entrepreneurship and policy administration. Her class and volunteer activities have benefited the Syracuse community, including the North Side Learning Center and the Hugh O’Brien…
Each year, 35 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students on the basis of distinguished academic achievement, citizenship, and service to community. Four Falk College students from the Class of 2014 have been awarded this prestigious honor for the 2013-14 academic year. They include: Janessa Bonti, nutrition science, Bronx, NY; Ariella Davis, child and family studies and dual major in the College of Arts and Sciences in policy studies, Narragansett, RI; Clifford Jacobs; child and family studies with a minor in exercise science-dance, College of Arts and Sciences, Lewiston, NY, and; Sieglinder Mghenyi, public health, Syracuse, NY. “To…
Conference features keynote speech, moderated film discussion by Tonier ‘Neen’ Cain Professionals, educators, students and other community advocates for children are invited to attend “Hope, Healing & the Human Spirit,” a two-day conference and symposium on trauma-informed care March 21-22 in Syracuse. The conference begins with a free screening of the film, “Healing Neen,” the transcendent story of Tonier “Neen” Cain’s emergence from drug addiction, multiple incarcerations and two decades of homelessness to become a tireless advocate and educator on the devastating impact of childhood abuse. The film will be shown on March 21, 7:00 p.m. at the Palace Theater,…
SU School of Social Work’s activities include 2013 Social Justice Award Ceremony March 26 honoring Professor Alejandro Garcia As the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) begins its annual commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month on March 1, the School of Social Work in the Falk College has planned a series of activities as part of its month-long national celebration. The Syracuse University Bookstore will feature faculty titles from the School of Social Work in its Schine Student Center window display March 6-12 spanning critical topics including aging, school violence and bullying, mental health care in the African-American community,…
Public health senior Estefany Frias spent the summer of 2012 working on a research project to advance scientific knowledge about interventions and solutions to health disparities throughout the state of New Mexico. “I wanted to do something different, so I ran a Google search and the opportunity with the New Mexico Center for Advancement of Research, Engagement and Science (CARES) on Health Disparities popped up,” says Frias. The CARES internship was located on the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center campus and as an intern, Frias assisted in compiling research data on two studies: post-partum depression and cervical cancer…