Sport Management News
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…
Sport Analytics students present research at national competition
The Syracuse University Baseball Statistics and Sabermetrics Club sent two teams to the SABR Diamond Dollars Case Competition at NYU on November 16, 2018. The competition is for undergraduate students from universities across the country to compete against each other by preparing an analysis and presentation of a baseball operations decision. Presentations were made to a panel of judges consisting…
SPM hosts former minor leaguers, Yankees scout for Business of Baseball event
On November 7, 2018, the Department of Sport Management hosted a panel discussion titled “The Business of Baseball” in Falk College at Syracuse University. Students heard from former Minor League Baseball players Steve Bean and Nick Sinay as well as Marc DelPiano, a current scout for the New York Yankees who also played two seasons of minor league baseball. The panelists discussed opportunities in…
Brigid Daly ’19 receives Michigan Sports Business Conference’s BIG Initiative Award
Sport Management senior Brigid Daly ’19 was recently named a 2018 BIG Initiative Award Winner by the Michigan Sports Business Conference, an honor presented to 10 high-achieving sport management students in the Unites States and Canada. BIG stands for “Build, Inspire, Grow.” Daly attended the prestigious conference on Oct. 19 in Ann Arbor, Mich. She heard from featured guest speakers and industry…
Advocating for inclusive facilities access
During the training, students used measuring tapes, door pressure gauges, and inclinometers to examine spaces and access.To prepare students in Falk College’s Venue Management course to advocate for inclusive facilities access as future sport venue and events professionals, assistant professor of sport management, Jamie Kim, incorporated “Inclusive U” training into her syllabus this fall. Twelve s…
Sport management student says vibrant Orange spirit brought him to Syracuse
Alec Bieber ’18 is pictured left with Keith Hernandez at Citigold event at Citi Field. “Whether grabbing pizza at Varsity on Marshall Street, studying in Bird Library or sitting in class, everywhere you look you see others wearing orange, the color of their beloved University. This is why I love ’Cuse.” says Alec Bieber ’19. “It’s an amazing place to be.” Alec is from Scarsdale, New York, located…