Phillip Thomas, a student in the Department of Child and Family Studies in the Falk College, is one of the SU football student-athletes assisting with the Youth Impact Program this summer for boys ages 9-12 from the Syracuse City School District. The five-week program sponsored by Syracuse University Athletics includes SU staff, student-athletes and local elementary teachers . Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Youth Impact Program (YIP) and a three time Super Bowl winner with the San Francisco 49ers, launched this innovative, national program, now in its fifth year. The Youth Impact Program at Syracuse University uses football…
Falk College faculty and current students welcomed potential graduate students interested in long-standing graduate programs in child and family studies, public health, marriage and family therapy, nutrition science and dietetics, and social work during a special Fall Information Session for graduate studies on Saturday, November 5 in Shemin Auditorium, Shaffer Art Building. Detailed information was provided on the College’s newest 36-hour graduate program: the M.S. in Global Health. Admissions was available at the information session to meet with students and provide information on academic programs, scholarships and housing.
To the beat of a steel drum band, Principal Clement Sankat, the head of administration for the University of the West Indies, shared his hospitality with the faculty, staff and students during the Child and Family Studies Trinidad/Tobago 2011 Spring Break. Meeting Principal Sankat was one of the many interesting and informative activities that the group experienced during this, the first CFS Spring Break in Trinidad/Tobago. Plans are underway for Spring Break 2012.
There’s a new character at Syracuse University, thanks to the efforts of two staff members at SU’s Early Education and Child Care Center (EECCC). Fran Paige, an assistant teacher at the center, is the author of a new children’s book, “Reagan McFagen,” which chronicles the adventures of a precocious young girl who likes to draw. Susan Campbell, also an assistant teacher at the center, is the illustrator. This is the first book for Paige, who has spent her career working with young children and has been with EECCC for more than 10 years. “I have always enjoyed writing stories—first for…
