Since its founding in 2005, the Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University, a student-run organization in the Falk College’s Department of Sport Management, has donated nearly $200,000 to local Central New York charities. As a result of its most successful annual sport auction held in December 2012, the SPM Club made a $35,239 gift to Special Olympics New York, the largest donation ever generated from the auction’s eight-year history. The presentation was made at the Syracuse University Men’s basketball game against Providence on February 20. The SPM Club’s donation will help fund 88 athletes’ participation in Special Olympics for…
The Sport Management Club at Syracuse University, in collaboration with Steiner Sports Memorabilia, is holding an online auction of more than 25 premium items now through December 16, 2012. Just in time for the holidays, this on-line auction is part of the Sport Management Club’s Charity Sports Auction to benefit Special Olympics New York. The on-line auction offers a wide range of sports memorabilia that makes great gift ideas, including an New York Knicks basketball signed by Anthony, Thomas, Kidd, Chandler, and Coach Woodson; a Shaq autographed basketball; Moses Malone signed 76ers jersey, a pair of Maria Sharapova autographed tennis…
Women in Sports and Events (WISE) at Syracuse University invites the campus community to join them for “A Night at the Olympics with 2012 London Silver Medalist Natalie Mastracci and USA Rowing CEO Glenn Merry.” Dr. Gina Pauline, assistant professor in the David B Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, will serve as the moderator. The event will take place Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. in 105 Life Sciences. Mastracci (senior, English and Textual Studies) is a student at Syracuse University and was a member of the Canadian Olympic Rowing team in 2012. Merry has been at the…
Sport management and psychology double major Sarah Costello was named a Remembrance Scholar for 2012-13. The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by Syracuse University, were founded as a tribute to the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Costello, from Haverhill, MA, previously served as vice president of SU’s collegiate chapter of Women in Sports and Events (WISE) and continues her…
Come out and join the SU NASCAR Kinetics Team for the Hollywood Casino 400 Viewing Party on October 21st. NASCAR was looking for high-achieving, innovative students who thrive on creativity, problem solving and teamwork to participate in a national marketing competition it launched in 2009 to foster brand awareness throughout campus communities. Falk College sport management instructor Patrick Ryan knew his students in SPM 490—Independent Study: NASCAR would be up to the challenge. And he was right. The five-student team recently placed at the top in the first phase of the NASCAR Kinetics Marketing in Motion competition that partners students…
On Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, Syracuse University will sponsor a campus wide visiting day for prospective graduate students. The day will include formal presentations on our Falk College graduate programs and an afternoon expo highlighting all of SU’s graduate programs with career and financial aid presentations as well. Falk College’s morning presentation will provide information on our programs in: Addiction Studies CAS, Child and Family Studies, Global Health MS, Global Health CAS, Nutrition Science, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, and Sport Venue and Event Management. Below is the agenda and registration form. Please feel free to contact us if…
CFS Students Visit Trinidad-Tobago & SPM Students Travel to LA For the second year in a row, students in both Child and Family Studies and Sport Management will participate in immersion programs related to their majors during Spring Break 2012. Students majoring in child and family studies will be traveling to Trinidad and Tobago to orient them to educational systems in these Caribbean areas. Sport management students will travel to Los Angeles, immersing themselves in the sport industry. A full itinerary for the week-long experience includes meetings and tours with the PGA Tour-Toshiba Classic, NASCAR, Warner Bros. Studios, FOX, and…
The Syracuse University Chapter of Women in Sports and Events (WISE) presented “A Word to the WISE: Leveling the Playing Field,” at the first annual symposium which examined the obstacles and issues that students entering the professional world face, along with the skills and lessons necessary to overcome them and maximize their college experiences. The event will took place on Tuesday, April 10, 2 – 4 p.m. in Syracuse University’s Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, located in Newhouse 3, with a reception which followed. The event was free and open to both students and the greater Syracuse community. Laurie Orlando, senior vice…
As a result of its most successful annual Charity Sport Auction to date in December 2011, the Syracuse University Sport Management (SPM) Club made a $30,444 gift to the Upstate Cancer Center at Upstate Medical University during the SU Men’s basketball game vs. University of South Florida on February 22. This donation will help fund a patient nourishment station to serve patients receiving infusion as well as their families and a two-sided fireplace in the main waiting area for radiation oncology. “The entire Upstate Cancer Center is thankful for the donation by the SU Sport Management (SPM) Club. We value…
The Syracuse University Sport Management (SPM) Club held its Seventh Annual Charity Sport Auction on Saturday, December 10 at the Carrier Dome. Silent bidding took place on hundreds of auction items, including sports memorabilia and hands-on experiences, electronics and tickets to major sporting events, during the SU men’s basketball game against George Washington. All the proceeds from this year’s auction went to benefit the Upstate Cancer Center. Items not sold in the December 10th Silent Auction were available in an After Action Sale until December 21st. Online Sports Auction in Collaboration with Steiner Sports The Syracuse University Sport Management Club,…
