Sport Management News
On a Winning Streak: Syracuse Sport Analytics Students Prove They’re Ready to Storm the Industry
Professor Rodney Paul with students in the Milton Conrad Sport Technology Lab.Assembling a championship-caliber team and a profitable business organization is a challenge that sports owners, executives and managers face every day in the ultra-competitive world of sports. Increasingly, they are turning to data analytics for an advantage. Whether it is predicting player performance, athlete injury r…
Falk graduate students host Orange Guardians Kickoff April 8 to benefit Griffin’s Guardians
Falk College sport venue and event management students, in partnership with Syracuse University Athletics, will host the Orange Guardians Kickoff fundraiser with special guest Coach Dino Babers on Monday, April 8 at 6 p.m. at the Embassy Suites by Hilton at Destiny USA. The event will benefit Griffin’s Guardians, a local non-profit organization that supports families affected by pediatric cancer.…
Inaugural Andrew T. Berlin Sport Analytics Symposium Set for April 3 in Chicago
Calculating the Future of Sports Through Analytics is the featured theme of the First Annual Andrew T. Berlin Sport Analytics Symposium. The event will take place in Chicago on April 3, with a keynote address by Chicago Cubs Senior Vice President of Player Development and Amateur Scouting, Jason McLeod. Analytics professionals from the Chicago-area sports industry and Syracuse University faculty m…
SU sport analytics well represented at national economics conference
Nick RiccardiSport Analytics major Nick Riccardi ’20 presented his research at the Academy of Economics and Finance (AEF) Conference in Tampa, Florida, Feb. 7-8, 2019. He placed first in the undergraduate student research competition for his paper titled “Canadian Hockey Leagues Game-to-Game Performance.” “This conference gave me great experience on presenting and writing a research paper,” Riccar…
Syracuse students cover Super Bowl LIII Media Week in Atlanta
The students interview former Syracuse linebacker Cameron Lynch, senior captain in 2014, who now plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL. Photo courtesy of Deninger. With help from Falk College professor of practice, Dennis Deninger, and the Orange alumni family, three Syracuse University students made their way to Atlanta and covered Super Bowl LIII Media Week. Read more on the SU News webs…
2019 Falk Student Research Celebration Takes Place March 26-29
Falk Family Endowed Professor in Public Health, Brooks Gump with 2018 poster session winner Ivan Castro, Graduate Student in Public Health Falk students are invited to submit posters for completed or in-progress empirical, exploratory, policy analytic or hypothesis-driven research projects using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods for display, judging, and awards in the 2019 Falk Student R…
New Falk Office of Career Services opens with events for Falk students Feb. 1 and 8
The new Falk College Office of Career Services will provide Falk students with personalized guidance and resources to help them achieve their post-graduation goals, start new careers, or pursue graduate study. Services include one-on-one resume and cover letter consultation, interview coaching, job search strategy and negotiation preparation, digital presence and branding assistance, as well as sk…
Sport management students and professionals meet during S.P.M. Week
Blake Johnson (left) with Cherie Hong (right) As an exciting close to winter break, the inaugural Sport Management Students and Professionals Meet Week, or S.P.M. Week, gave sport management students the opportunity to learn more about careers in sport with the help of alumni who hosted them at their workplaces, including sports agencies, universities, and professional leagues and teams, from Janu…
SPM Club’s 2018 Sports Auction Nets $55,195 for Charity
SPM Club vice president Connor Monzo (left) and longtime SPM Club co-advisor Kate Veley (second from left) present a check for $55,195 to representatives from the Syracuse Rescue Mission on Jan. 18 at the Carrier Dome.On Jan. 18, 2019, the Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University announced it raised $55,195 for the Syracuse Rescue Mission at its 14th annual Charity Sports Auction. The ev…