The Falk College’s Sport Management Club ‘After the Auction’ Sale is happening now through December 20. Students, faculty, and staff, along with their friends and families, are invited to visit http://www.sucharitysportsauction.com to view and purchase more than 70 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 Food Bank 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. Cash…
Graduate students in the Falk College’s Sport Venue and Event Management M.S. program traveled to Philadelphia Nov. 7-9 for a three-day field trip that included visits with various executives from the Philadelphia Phillies (MLB), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), Front Row Marketing and Aramark, a global leader in facilities and food services. A highlight of the field trip included attendance at a Philadelphia 76ers NBA game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The trip was part of Falk Professor Rick Burton’s graduate sport facilities management class and the group was accompanied by Dr. Chad McEvoy, the director of the sport venue…
The SPM Advisory Council is sponsoring an online auction to benefit SPM initiatives for undergraduate and graduate students. Proceeds raised will directly benefit undergraduate and graduate student initiatives for the Department of Sport Management in the Falk College, including (but not limited to): need-based financial assistance in support of research; scholarship; community service and civic engagement; travel to academic presentations; experiential learning opportunities; educational trips to network and learn from industry practitioners and a special needs fund to offset student emergencies.
The Falk College is pleased to announce seven first-year students from the Class of 2017 are part of the WellsLink Leadership Program, including: Isaiah Brown, Child and Family Studies; Niakale Camara, Social Work; Emma del Sol, Sport Management; Ashley Dixon, Child and Family Studies; Vida Ebron, Steve Lopez and Aja Watkins, Child and Family Studies. The Tenth Annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony will take place on Friday, November 1 to honor WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have successful transitioned to their second-year. Nikki Giovanni, a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator, will give the keynote address. Established in…
SPM 101 students sleep overnight in cardboard boxes, collect personal care items to benefit Rescue Mission In the past year, an average of 235 people who might otherwise have been homeless stayed at the Rescue Mission shelter nightly. On October 10, 37 students enrolled in SPM 101—Personal and Social Responsibility—will sleep in cardboard boxes overnight on the SU Quad to raise awareness about homelessness. As part of these efforts, they are collecting personal care items to benefit men using the Rescue Mission shelter in the Syracuse community, including razors, soap, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks and underwear. “We talked about this…
Sport management founding director instrumental in program’s national reputation for academic rigor, experiential learning, social responsibility Michael D. Veley, M.P.S., Director and Chair of the Department of Sport Management, was named the inaugural Rhonda S. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management at Syracuse University’s Falk College. His strategic vision has played an instrumental role in the development and growth of the Falk College’s undergraduate and graduate degrees in sport management while elevating its Department of Sport Management to national prominence. In 2011, Syracuse University alumni David B. and Rhonda S. Falk committed $15 million to SU—one of the largest ever…
Leadership. Tenacity. Resourcefulness. Students looking to find success in the constantly evolving sport event industry had better come to the field prepared with confidence and those attributes that will help them stand out in the crowd. “It takes a lot of endurance to be in the business,” said Shana Gritsavage, director of global events for Under Armour. “We don’t rest very much—particularly in a fast-moving brand that’s nipping at the heels of the big guys.” Gritsavage was one of eight leading professionals from the industry who offered advice and discussed the current state and future of sport events as part…
The results of a recently released study completed by a research team including Chad McEvoy, Falk College professor of sport management, provides athletic directors and other stakeholders of men’s college basketball programs a new tool to determine appropriate compensation for head coaches. The study, which was commissioned by Winthrop Intelligence, expands the traditional scope of executive compensation studies. The researchers investigated performance parameters that predict market compensation levels and utilized executive compensation practices applying multiple regression analysis to develop a compensation valuation formula. The model the researchers created allows decision makers to explore the most relevant factors in determining the…
April 9 Symposium Explored Changing Landscape of Sport Event Industry March 20, 2013- Eight of the sport event industry’s leading executives and visionaries offered valuable first-hand perspectives during the Syracuse University chapter of Women in Sports and Events’ (WISE) second annual symposium. “A Word to the WISE: Testing the Limits,” took place on Tuesday, April 9, 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3, followed by a reception. The symposium was interesting to those considering a career within the sport industry, with a particular focus that informed students about how to prepare for the changing landscape of the sport…
Jeff Pauline, Ed.D., assistant professor, Department of Sport Management, received a grant to identify methods for increasing physical activity among college students. The prevalence of obesity in the United States is at an all-time high. The time period young adults spend in college is viewed as a critical period of weight gain. Reduced physical activity coupled with increased sedentary activities, such as studying and computer use, and a change in eating habits, creates the perfect storm for gaining weight. The Association for Applied Sport Psychology has awarded assistant professor of sport management, Jeff Pauline, a grant to identify methods to…
