Robert Swanda, a double major in nutrition science in Falk College and biology in The College of Arts and Sciences was named a 2016 Syracuse University Scholar, the highest undergraduate academic honor that the university bestows. University Scholars represent the Class of 2016 at the May 15 Commencement ceremony and are selected through a competitive process that evaluates course work and academic achievement, creative work, and how a student has taken his or her knowledge and experience out of the classroom and engaged the world. “Robert is a curious and dedicated learner, an effective leader with a caring attitude and…
Institute implements first university model in the U.S. for UNICEF’s Kid Power program March 7- April 1 Sport is vital to the holistic development of young people by fostering physical and emotional health. It is also a powerful tool to facilitate social integration and tolerance while promoting inclusion, citizenship and respect. Sport for development programs are playing increasingly significant roles in many global humanitarian and charitable organizations because of sport’s ability to highlight commonalities and bridge cultural and ethnic divides. The Sport and Human Development Institute in Falk College explores the intersection of sport with human development, social change, and…
For the second straight year, members of the Syracuse University Baseball Statistics and Sabermetrics Club participated in the Diamond Dollars Case Competition in Phoenix, Arizona, over Spring Break. Five members of the club traveled to Phoenix to attend the annual Society of American Baseball Research Analytics Conference, of which the competition is a part, for four days and attended various baseball analytics panels, discussions and multiple Spring Training games. The Diamond Dollars Case Competition was founded by SABR President Vince Gennaro and during the competition, students from colleges and universities across the U.S. compete against each other by preparing an…
Patience and prioritization-that’s what two food studies majors at the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics say it takes to succeed in both the classroom and Division I sports. Eli Silvi Uattara ’16 came 4,800 miles from Voronezh in the Russian Federation to study and compete at Syracuse University. She played outside hitter on the volleyball team, which she captained the past two years. During her career, she was twice named First-Team All-ACC. “Patience is probably the most useful quality for a student athlete, because there are always going to be difficult moments in sports and in academic and…
The benefits of plant-based eating for cancer survivors, and easy steps patients and their families can take to eat healthy, is the focus of a special cooking demonstration offered by nutrition science and dietetics students at Syracuse University. Falk College, in collaboration with the Upstate University Cancer Center’s certified specialist in oncology nutrition, presents “Purposeful Plant-based Eating for Cancer Survivors and Cancer Risk Reduction: A Recipe Demonstration and Tasting,” Wednesday, March 9, 6:00 p.m., Nutrition ACE Center, 204 Falk College. The program was developed in Falk College’s Food Demonstrations: A-Z course, taught by Professor Tanya Horacek, that helps students develop…
“Undocumented Rights Politics and Legislation: How Fare New York’s Undocumented Rights Politics and Legislation” is this year’s event title. As the name implies, the event will center around the topic of undocumented workers, the rights afforded them by their undocumented immigrant status, the policies that effect their well-being in New York, and their experience upon arrival. We look forward to seeing you all on Friday, April 1st at the Onondaga County Legislative Chambers (401 Montgomery Street). Doors open at 8:30AM. Please arrive 5-15 minutes early, as it does take some time to get everyone through security and settled in the chambers.
Motivated by a strong belief that food is the perfect outlet for fulfilling employment because of its potential impact on culture, economics, and the environment, Good Food Jobs.com co-founders Taylor Cocalis Suarez and Dorothy Williams-Neagle will present “A sustainable approach to finding a good food job” on February 24, 3:45 p.m., 104 Falk Complex. The presentation is free and open to the campus and local communities. Since its founding in October 2010, Good Food Jobs has registered 35,000 users and posted over 8,000 jobs across all disciplines, for full- and part-time, volunteer, apprenticeship, and other out-of-the-box jobs. The site educates…
The Ph.D. program in Falk College’s Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) was recently awarded reaccreditation by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s (AAMFT) Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). The COAMFTE is a specialized accrediting body that reviews master and doctoral degrees, and post-graduate degree clinical training programs in marriage and family therapy. The accreditation process is voluntary and requires self-study by the program, an on-site review by a selected group of peers, and a review and decision by the COAMFTE to determine compliance with accreditation standards. Accredited programs are reviewed at…
Sixteen Syracuse University juniors and seniors have earned full scholarships to the prestigious 2016 Dulye Leadership Experience (DLE), including social work major, Paulina Colon ’17. Founded by alumna Linda Dulye ’77, the highly selective DLE, now in its ninth year, promotes students’ self-discovery and critical skills building for finding a career that mutually benefits themselves and their employers. Since the program’s start in 2008, over 100 SU students have participated in the program, with most advancing to a job or internship within three months of attending. Dulye, an internationally recognized leader in workplace communication and engagement whose firm Dulye &…
Professor of food studies, Anne Bellows, introduces the human right to adequate food and nutrition in her recently released publication, Gender, Nutrition and the Human Right to Adequate Food: Toward an Inclusive Framework. The book identifies structural disconnects fueling food insecurity for a billion people, and disproportionally affecting women, children, and rural food producers: the separation of women’s rights from their right to adequate food and nutrition, and the fragmented attention to food as commodity and the medicalization of nutritional health. The book explores conditions arising from these disconnects: structural violence and discrimination frustrating the realization of women’s human rights,…