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Falk in Paris

In the 2024 Olympics, Falk College will be represented in many unique ways by current students Dan Griffiths and Livia McQuade, Associate Professor Jamie Kim, and Falk graduates and former Syracuse University student-athletes Freddie Crittenden III, Kristen Siermachesky, and Lysianne Proulx…

Gold Medal Alum

When the Olympic Games start next week in Paris, one of Syracuse University’s best-known alums and a member of the Falk College Sport Management Advisory Council will be at the forefront as Mike Tirico anchors NBC’s coverage. Tirico discusses the Olympics in this ’Cuse Conversations podcast and Q&A...

Equity in Esports

For emerging as a national leader in the movement for greater equity in esports and computer gaming, Department of Sport Management Assistant Professor Lindsey Darvin was recently named a finalist for the National Association of Collegiate Esports Scholar of the Year Award...

Gamechangers

Joey Gawrysiak was ⁠hired last August as executive director of the esports degree program to bring his visionary research and skills to campus. In this 'Cuse Conversations podcast, he discusses the evolution of the esports program, the progress made in its first year, what’s planned for the future, and more...

Falk in Australia

Starting in mid-May, 19 students from Syracuse University-including 14 from Falk College–spent the start of their summer in Australia for the “Australia: Sport, History and Culture” class. Watch the video and read excerpts from the students’ daily blog while they were “Down Under”...

Four Days in Philly

Earlier this spring nine female students from the Women in Sports and Events (WISE) Club from Falk College’s Department of Sport Management visited Philadelphia to meet with numerous sports organizations and industry professionals. One of the students, Livia McQuade, tell us about their trip...

Focused on Future Success

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter has convened a task force charged with reimagining the human dynamics academic programs in Falk College and positioning them for future success by leveraging opportunities and expanding impact...

Extra Points

For the NFL Draft in late April, six female students from Falk College’s Department of Sport Management --- Maddy Forster, Grace Froehlke. Aryssa Hopps, Claire Patin, Anna Pierce. and Ava Uribe --- enjoyed a unique learning experience as volunteers for the Detroit Sports Commission...

High Impact

Dessa Bergen-Cico, professor and graduate director in the Department of Public Health, has been selected as Falk College’s Honors Core Faculty member for a three-year term. “The core faculty are high-impact teachers and researchers,” says Honors Program Director Danielle Taana Smith...