Sport Management News
Immersive College Preview
This summer, dozens of high school students from across the country attended the Berlin Sports Analytics Academy and experienced firsthand what life is like as a Falk College sport analytics student. “It exceeded my expectations,” says attendee and Georgia native Max Kaplan...
What Happened in Vegas
The inaugural Sports, Entertainment and Innovation Conference (SEICon), a partnership between Falk College and the University of Nevada Las Vegas Sports Innovation Institute, was held in mid-July in Las Vegas and “was a great success,” says Sport Analytics Professor and SEICon co-organizer Rodney Paul...
From Zero to Hero
In “Year Zero” for the Syracuse University esports program, several representatives from the program received national recognition at the recent National Association of Collegiate Esports Convention. Esports at Syracuse includes an academic degree program that will start this fall in Falk College ...
Falk in Paris
In the 2024 Olympics, Falk College will be represented in many unique ways by current students Dan Griffiths and Livia McQuade, Associate Professor Jamie Kim, and Falk graduates and former Syracuse University student-athletes Freddie Crittenden III, Kristen Siermachesky, and Lysianne Proulx…
Gold Medal Alum
When the Olympic Games start next week in Paris, one of Syracuse University’s best-known alums and a member of the Falk College Sport Management Advisory Council will be at the forefront as Mike Tirico anchors NBC’s coverage. Tirico discusses the Olympics in this ’Cuse Conversations podcast and Q&A...
Equity in Esports
For emerging as a national leader in the movement for greater equity in esports and computer gaming, Department of Sport Management Assistant Professor Lindsey Darvin was recently named a finalist for the National Association of Collegiate Esports Scholar of the Year Award...
Gamechangers
Joey Gawrysiak was hired last August as executive director of the esports degree program to bring his visionary research and skills to campus. In this 'Cuse Conversations podcast, he discusses the evolution of the esports program, the progress made in its first year, what’s planned for the future, and more...
Falk in Australia
Starting in mid-May, 19 students from Syracuse University-including 14 from Falk College–spent the start of their summer in Australia for the “Australia: Sport, History and Culture” class. Watch the video and read excerpts from the students’ daily blog while they were “Down Under”...
Four Days in Philly
Earlier this spring nine female students from the Women in Sports and Events (WISE) Club from Falk College’s Department of Sport Management visited Philadelphia to meet with numerous sports organizations and industry professionals. One of the students, Livia McQuade, tell us about their trip...
Focused on Future Success
Syracuse University Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter has convened a task force charged with reimagining the human dynamics academic programs in Falk College and positioning them for future success by leveraging opportunities and expanding impact...