Falk College will attend many graduate school fairs this fall to connect with prospective graduate students in person and discuss interests and opportunities. This season’s travel schedule will take Falk College graduate admissions staff to many regional events in New York State and to major cities across the United States, such as Philadelphia, Boston, San Diego, and Washington D.C.
Syracuse University faculty, staff and current students will welcome potential graduate students interested in Falk College graduate studies in child and family studies, food studies, public health, marriage and family therapy, nutrition science, social work and sport management during its Graduate Program Information Session on Friday, November 4, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Grant Auditorium in White Hall, part of the Falk College Complex. The presentation will provide detailed information on Falk College graduate programs in: Child and Family Studies M.A., M.S., Ph.D. Marriage and Family Therapy M.A., Ph.D. Addiction Studies M.A. Food Studies M.S. Global Health M.S.…
Event purposefully connects event management coursework, experiential learning, social responsibility Falk College’s Sport Venue and Event Management graduate program hosted a charity golf tournament to benefit Vera House on May 9 at Timber Banks Golf Club in Baldwinsville, NY. This summer, the students presented a $15,000 check to Vera House in support of its comprehensive domestic and sexual violence programs. Students exceeded their fundraising goal for the event, which was to raise $5,000—while raising awareness—for Vera House. The tournament included more than 120 golfers, lunch, a dinner reception, silent auction, guest speakers, and raffle prizes. The execution of the tournament…
Jay Cox | Syracuse University Magazine | Summer 2016 | Vol 33 | No. 2 The 2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is barely underway and Colby Conetta ’17, the president of the Syracuse University Baseball Statistics and Sabermetrics Club, stands in front of club members in a Falk College lecture hall and leads them through a This Week in Baseball rundown: who’s hot (Orioles with a 7-0 start), who’s not (the winless Twins and Braves), and some random observations (legendary broadcaster Vin Scully made a Socrates reference). “I would like to proclaim the Twins dead one week into the season,”…
Millions of viewers watch as elite athletes like Michael Phelps, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky shatter records at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. But what typical fans don’t notice is the marketing, communication and event management that happens behind the scenes to make it all possible. It’s a sector of the industry that Sport Management students at Falk College are looking to pursue after graduation, including Chris Henderson ’18. This summer, Henderson is working in the midst of this global sporting event, putting his education into practice at the Rio Olympics while interning for NBC. “It has been…
Falk College Endowed Professor of Sport Management Rick Burton took 14 students to Australia from June 1-18 as part of a three-credit course titled SPM 300 – Australia: Sport, History and Culture. The course was also cross-listed as SOC 300 and much of the focus of this year’s trip was focused on the narrative of race in sports. It was the fourth time the course was offered. The students stay in each city about five days and along with classroom work, mix in cultural studies with trips to the rainforest and in-depth study of indigenous communities. The group visited Melbourne,…
Sixteen students enrolled in SPM 300 spent May 16-23, 2016, in the Boston area touring sport-related facilities, venues and organizations. The New England Immersion course compares and contrasts business practices, marketing strategies, branding initiatives, social media outreach and the organizational culture of competing sports franchises and entities in the greater New England market. Students conduct professional networking and meet and interact with over 30 industry executives and practitioners from the sporting industry. This year’s trip included meetings with professionals from the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, TD Garden, New England Revolution, New England Patriots, ESPN, Team Epic, Athletic Evolution, state6,…
“Throughout a student’s time in the Department of Sport Management, the faculty and staff put an emphasis on the importance of experiential learning and the highlight of this is the senior Capstone,” said Sport Management internship placement coordinator Francesco Riverso. “We impress upon each student that it’s their responsibility to take the time to educate themselves on the industry, to network with professionals, to go through the application process and to ultimately find an organization to become a part of. The Capstone process is an incredible learning experience for the students and helps prepare them for successful careers in the…
Market demand for data analysts exceeds national job growth average With growing numbers of sport organizations embracing data analytics’ powerful role in understanding and prioritizing information to maintain a competitive advantage, there is increasing demand for sport analytics professionals to guide data-driven decision making. Syracuse University’s Falk College today announced a new Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Sport Analytics—the first undergraduate program of its kind in the country established within a professional sport management program—to provide students with a deep understanding of math, statistics, research methodology, sport economics, database management, finance, and computer programming integral to sport analytics. “Upon graduation,…
On Wednesday, May 4, 2016, Falk College and its Department of Sport Management hosted “Sport for Life,” a multimedia symposium examining the positive benefits of sports and exercise for senior citizens. The event included the premiere of the documentary “Sport for Life,” produced by Emmy award-winning professor of practice, Dennis Deninger. By the year 2030, there will be 72 million Americans aged 65 or older. Experts report that the quality of these seniors’ lives, whether they will be spent in good health or managing chronic disease, could be determined by their level of physical activity. A panel discussion featuring experts…
