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…
Rachel A. Razza, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Child and Family Studies, will be a featured presenter at the upcoming conference, “Executive Skills for School Success: Enhancing Self-Regulation, Reasoning and Working Memory.” The conference, which takes place May 3-5 in Arlington, VA, will explore the science of “executive function” and how to use teaching strategies, meditation, exercise and brain training to enhance working memory, attention, self-control, thinking, and visual-spatial skills to better prepare students for the future. Dr. Razza’s presentation is included in the conference segment focused on addressing attention and ADHD to raise achievement. Her presentation is entitled, “Attention,…
April 9 Symposium Explored Changing Landscape of Sport Event Industry March 20, 2013- Eight of the sport event industry’s leading executives and visionaries offered valuable first-hand perspectives during the Syracuse University chapter of Women in Sports and Events’ (WISE) second annual symposium. “A Word to the WISE: Testing the Limits,” took place on Tuesday, April 9, 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3, followed by a reception. The symposium was interesting to those considering a career within the sport industry, with a particular focus that informed students about how to prepare for the changing landscape of the sport…
In honor of his significant contributions to the field of social work through teaching, research, policy advocacy, and service, Professor Alejandro Garcia, Ph.D., received the 2013 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award March 26, 7 p.m., in the Schine Student Center, 304ABC. Sponsored by Social Workers United, the School of Social Work, CNY NASW and the Falk College, the program was free and open to the public. This annual event was one of several activities celebrating National Professional Social Work Month commemorated each March. According to students in Social Workers United, “Dr. Garcia was chosen as this year’s…
Jeff Pauline, Ed.D., assistant professor, Department of Sport Management, received a grant to identify methods for increasing physical activity among college students. The prevalence of obesity in the United States is at an all-time high. The time period young adults spend in college is viewed as a critical period of weight gain. Reduced physical activity coupled with increased sedentary activities, such as studying and computer use, and a change in eating habits, creates the perfect storm for gaining weight. The Association for Applied Sport Psychology has awarded assistant professor of sport management, Jeff Pauline, a grant to identify methods to…
As most are aware, the Campaign for Syracuse University surpassed its billion-dollar fundraising goal three months before the official end on December 31, 2012. The milestone announcement was marked on September 13 when more than 1,000 students, staff, friends, and trustees came together to celebrate this accomplishment. The Falk College is tremendously grateful to all of the alumni, friends and supporters who contributed to the Campaign for Syracuse University so generously, which was launched in 2007. Of the Campaign for Syracuse’s total, $32 million will directly benefit the Falk College. In fact, it already is. A desire to honor their…
