Sport Management News
Commitment to developing a new generation of sport analytics professionals inspires $1 million gift from Andrew T. Berlin ’83
When Syracuse University’s Falk College launched a new degree in sport analytics in 2016, it was responding to the sport industry’s need for trained professionals able to process and analyze ever-increasing amounts of information to guide data-driven decision making. A $1 million gift by Syracuse University Trustee and alumnus, Andrew T. Berlin ’83, partner owner of the world champion Chicago Cubs…
Sport Management class partners with Syracuse Crunch
Students in the SPM 324 Sport Sponsorship and Promotion class gained real-world experience during the Spring 2018 semester by partnering with the Syracuse Crunch AHL hockey team. The class focuses on the sponsorship and promotional principles used in marketing sporting events, as well as emphasizes proposal writing, sponsorship solicitation and all the elements of activating a promotional campaign…
Sport Venue and Event Management Master program graduates its sixth class
The Department of Sport Management’s master program in Sport Venue and Event Management (SVEM) welcomed its sixth class of graduate students to campus in July 2017. The program comprises 36 credit hours of intensive classroom learning, skill development and experiential opportunities in settings like SU’s Carrier Dome. The 2017-18 cohort included 13 students, with a diverse mix of educational back…
Congratulations to the Class of 2018
On May 12, 2018, the David B. Falk College celebrated its Class of 2018 Convocation ceremony at Manley Field House. Eighty-one Sport Management undergraduates and 14 Sport Venue and Event Management master's students took part in the ceremony.
Students bask in Australia’s sport, history and culture
Falk College Endowed Professor of Sport Management Rick Burton took 12 students to Australia from June 13-30 as part of a three-credit course titled SPM 300 – Australia: Sport, History and Culture. The course is cross-listed as SOC 300 and much of the focus of this year’s trip was on the narrative of race in sports. It was the seventh time the course was offered. The students stayed in each city a…
SPM Charity Golf Classic Benefits Vera House
The Sport Venue and Event Management (SVEM) graduate program raised $20,000 during a charity golf tournament to benefit Vera House on May 7 at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse. The event, which was sponsored by Key Bank, included more than 100 golfers, lunch, a dinner reception, silent auction, guest speakers, and raffle prizes. Monies raised will support Vera House’s domestic and sexual violence…
Batter Up! Sport Analytics seniors’ research published by Baseball America
Sport Analytics students Justin Perline ’19 and Charles “CB” Garrett ’19 have been invited to attend the European Sports Economics Association (ESEA) conference in Liverpool, England, in August 2018. The seniors were notified in Spring 2018 that their research was accepted for presentation at the international conference. Their paper, “Minor League Team Success and Its Impact on MLB Player Perform…
Do we have a deal? ‘Shark Tank’ participant ISlide partners with SPM 444
In the Fall of 2017, students in Sport Management Associate Professor Patrick Walsh’s SPM 444 Sports Marketing Management course had the unique opportunity to work with a company that appeared on the hit ABC television show “Shark Tank.” ISlide develops premium, customized athletic slides (i.e., sandals) and has number of partnerships in sports and entertainment, including deals with the NBA, Pitt…
Sport management alumnus hosts current senior for capstone
Sport management alumnus Casey Miller ’08 with sport management senior Matt Neumann ’18 With over 550 alumni in the work force, many sport management alumni provide valuable knowledge, internships, and senior Capstone opportunities for students by serving as senior Capstone supervisors, including Andrew Ross ’14, Hali Stark ’10, Adam Baldassarre ’11, Zach Schotz ’13, Ashley Robbins ’10, Ashley Bra…