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…
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…
