Each year, 35 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students on the basis of distinguished academic achievement, citizenship, and service to community. Five Falk College students have been awarded this prestigious honor for the 2014-15 academic year. They include: Fergus Barrie, Sport Management Miho Hatanaka, Nutrition Sara Mileski, Child & Family Studies John Rodgers, Nutrition Lauren Strand, Sport Management “To be named a Remembrance Scholar is one of the highest honors at Syracuse University that recognizes students’ outstanding academic achievement and service to others, which is consistent with the Falk College’s priorities for all of its students. We…
Dan Gorman ’15, 2013-14 president of the Sport Management Club, and Hannah Visnosky, ’16, vice president of community service, recently accepted the Student Organization Philanthropy Award at the 2014 “44 Stars of Excellence Gala.” The group was honored for philanthropy work raising and contributing funds for nationally recognized or local charities and agencies. The SPM Club held its 9th Annual Charity Sports Auction in December, raising $30,500 for Food Bank of Central New York.
Faculty members from the Departments of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition and Sport Management were honored for excellence in teaching, research and service with 2014 Falk College Faculty of the Year Awards. The honorees, who are nominated by their peers for outstanding performance and contributions to students, the Falk College, Syracuse University and beyond, were recognized during the Falk College’s Convocation for the Class of 2014 on May 10. The name of each recipient, the award received, and excerpts from the letters of nomination are noted below. Dennis Deninger, Professor of Practice, Sport Management Excellence in Teaching Professor…
Rick Burton, the David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management, was appointed as the University Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA effective July 1. The Faculty Athletics Representative reports to Chancellor Syverud and is an institutional liaison to Syracuse Athletics as well as a representative of the University in conference and NCAA matters. Key issues this position has focused on in the past include overall student-athlete welfare, compliance with new and ongoing NCAA legislation, and generally advocating for the best interests of the University and its constituencies. Prior to his appointment at Syracuse in 2009, Rick served as Commissioner…
Our 21 sport management majors and minors flying out to Los Angeles on Saturday, March 8 for a week-long immersion trip invite you to follow their blog. Students will keep you up-to-date on the various meetings, games, sites and attractions they will experience throughout the course of the immersion experience. It will be a busy, exciting and educational week exploring the sports industry on the west coast. Students will meet with executives and SU sport management alums from AEG, UCLA, ESPN, Santa Anita, The Dodgers, Mandalay, The Stub Hub Center and so much more.
A column authored by David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management, Rick Burton, appears in the February 10 edition of Sport Business Journal. Highlighting the new International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, who is presiding over his inaugural games, the column offers perspectives on what his presidency means for sports in North America.
A column authored by David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management, Rick Burton, appears in the February 10 edition of Sport Business Journal. Highlighting the new International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, who is presiding over his inaugural games, the column offers perspectives on what his presidency means for sports in North America.
The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University is excited to announce it raised $30,500 for Food Bank of Central New York at its 9th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU men’s basketball game on December 7th, Food Bank supporters placed bids on hundreds of items, including sports memorabilia, electronics and tickets to major sporting events. Following the silent auction, the Club hosted an online auction, in collaboration with Steiner Sports Memorabilia, which showcased a number of premium items up for bid. All proceeds from these efforts benefited Food Bank of Central New York. “As a result of months…
Rodney Paul, professor of sport management, and SPM students Matt Filippi, Greg Ackerman, and Zack Albright co-authored a research paper that will be presented at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Feb. 28-Mar. 1 in Boston. Their research paper, “The Effects of Atmospheric Conditions on Pitchers,” studied the impact of air density on pitch selection and pitcher performance. It was one of sixteen papers selected (8 for presentation and 8 for posters) from more than 300 submissions worldwide. Matt Filippi, president of the Baseball Statistics Club, will represent the group at the conference. Student members of SU’s Baseball Statistics Club…
In the 1990s, many economists disdained sports economics as a field for specialization. But, as someone who had played and watched sports his whole life, Rodney Paul went against that advice he heard in graduate school. Paul had an extensive sports CV: playing basketball and baseball in high school, basketball and tennis in college; playing street hockey growing up, starting a club hockey team in graduate school; coaching basketball. While finishing his dissertation – a time-series analysis of savings rates across countries – and working as an adjunct professor, he followed an instinct and began studying on the effects of…