WNBA president, Laurel Richie, will present “The WNBA: Showing the World What’s Possible,” as part of the University Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Richie is responsible for setting the vision for the WNBA and overseeing day-to-day business and basketball operations. Recently, she announced that the WNBA is launching a campaign to market specifically to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered community, a move that makes it the first professional league to specifically recruit LGBT fans to its games. In her presentation, Richie will discuss her experiences in her three-decade career of developing award-winning campaigns…
At the 2015 Special Olympics New York State Winter Games held in Syracuse, 22 students enrolled in Sport Management Professor Mary Graham’s required SPM 295 research methodology course surveyed event volunteers. For the second year, in collaboration with Stacy Eder, Director of Volunteer Management at Special Olympics New York State, Professor Graham’s class polled volunteers during the opening and closing ceremonies and at select athletic events. The students explored multiple facets of volunteer satisfaction, including training and preparation received prior to the events, what made experiences memorable, and whether volunteers would be likely to serve again. Professor Graham observed,“the SPM…
The Sport Management Club annually holds a Charity Auction to benefit a Central New York charity. The 2014 recipient was Make-A-Wish Central New York. A check presentation took place at the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University on January 24, 2015. The check represents the proceeds from the December 6, 2014 Charity Sports Auction and is a donation on behalf of the 2014-15 Sport Management Club. The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University is excited to announce it has raised $59,185 for Make-A-Wish® of Central New York at its 10th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU men’s basketball game…
December 5, 2014—The Sport Management Club at Syracuse University, in collaboration with Steiner Sports, is holding an online auction of premium items now through December 9, 2014 at 10 p.m. Select the SU SPM Club for Make-A-Wish Auction to view all the items available. Just in time for the holidays, this online auction is part of the Syracuse University Sport Management Club’s Charity Sports Auction. All proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish® of Central New York. The online auction offers a wide range of sports memorabilia including an autographed basketball by 2014 NBA MVP Kevin Durant, a boxing glove signed by Manny…
The Falk College’s Sport Management Club ‘After the Auction’ Sale is happening now through December 22. Students, faculty, and staff, along with their friends and families, are invited to visit the Charity Sports Auction website to view and purchase more than 80 items ranging from jewelry, accessories, books and various classes, to autographed sports memorabilia and much more. All items are available at deeply discounted prices on a first-come, first-served basis, and all proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish of Central New York. The list is likely to change as additional items become available. Items are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.…
It was the first Tuesday of his freshman year when Scott Kevy ’15 admitted something to himself after leaving the Sport Management (SPM) Club kick-off meeting. “I knew I was here to stay,” he says of his decision to major in sport management in Syracuse University’s Falk College. Since that time, Kevy has held a series of leadership positions in the SPM Club, compiled an excellent academic record that includes a minor in information management and technology in the iSchool, and mastered several professional internships, including positions at Turner Sports in New York City, Monumental Sports and Entertainment in Washington,…
Faculty, staff, students available to talk about programs, coursework, student life Syracuse University faculty, staff and current students will welcome potential graduate students interested in the Falk College’s graduate programs in child and family studies, public health, marriage and family therapy, nutrition science, social work andsport management during a special Fall Information Session for graduate studies on Saturday, November 15. The presentation begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Shaffer Art Building, Shemin Auditorium. Detailed information will be provided on graduate programs in child and family studies (MA, MS, Ph.D.), child and family health (MS), marriage and family therapy (MA), social…
In the 1990s, Falk College sport management professor, Chad McEvoy, Ed.D., was a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst working closely with Dr. William A. Sutton, a distinguished academician and practitioner recognized for his visionary leadership connecting the sport marketing academic discipline to the industry. McEvoy will receive the 2014 Sutton Award from the Sport Marketing Association (SMA) named in honor of his teacher and mentor in recognition of exceptional contributions to sport marketing academics and the industry. The award will be presented October 24 during the Annual SMA Conference, which will be held in Philadelphia, PA. “Bill…
The Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars held a panel discussion titled “When Terrorism Visits Small Towns” on October 23. Among those taking part in the event were (in top photo from left) John Kelso, former Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Laura Beachy, Director, Editor and Co-Executive Producer of “We Were Quiet Once”; Sport Management student and Remembrance Scholar Lauren Strand; and Sport Management professor of practice Dennis Deninger, who emceed the event. Also featured at the event was Dr. Lawrence Mason, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications professor and author of “Looking for Lockerbie;” and Ryan Balton, co-producer,…
The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University will hold its Tenth Annual Charity Sports Auction Saturday, December 6 at the Carrier Dome. Silent bidding on hundreds of auction items, including sports memorabilia and hands-on experiences, electronics and tickets to major sporting events, will take place in the backcourt during the SU men’s basketball game against St John’s University. Doors will open for the auction at 3:15 p.m. through Gates A, B, C & E. Game time is 5:15 p.m. All of the proceeds from this year’s auction will benefit Make-A-Wish Central New York. “We are thrilled that the students…
