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Good things happen on Mondays

Orange Wrap students Mary Welkie, Laura Dragon and Rachel Mallory, provided samples of wild mushroom risotto to students in Sadler Dining Hall recently as part of the Healthy Monday’s ‘Try Me’ Initiative. Each month the “Try Me” campaign connects students to plant-based food alternatives that have health-promoting benefits. The project is a collaborative effort of Orange Wrap, SU Dining Services and the Healthy Monday ‘Meatless Mondays’ initiative. Orange Wrap was created in 2005 as part of the Healthy Campus Initiative to provide nutrition education to students across campus. Orange Wrap educators are junior, senior and graduate nutrition majors who are…

An Agent of Change

by Ellie Prather ‘15 Child and Family Studies Major, Health and Wellness Minor During Summer 2014, I was accepted into the Boston University Summer Study Internship Program in the Public Health and Social Policy Track. This unforgettable opportunity provided me with eight college credits and guided me to my internship placement at Medically Induced Trauma Support Services, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting patients, families and clinicians who have been involved in medical error. The experience exceeded my expectations as I was subjected to such a prominent yet undervalued issue, and was surrounded by inspirational people striving for a safer…

Falk College Announces New Master of Arts in Addiction Studies

To address a growing need for more counselors, healthcare professionals and social services professionals with adequate training and credentialing in alcohol, other drugs and behavioral addictions, Falk College announced the creation of a 36-credit Master of Arts in Addiction Studies degree. The degree program provides students with opportunities to develop broad competencies in preparation for employment in a number of fields addressing alcohol, other drugs and behavioral (process) addictions. Throughout the academic program, students will be exposed to a public health perspective of substance use and addictive behaviors specializing in prevention and counseling. The 36-credit MA in Addiction Studies spans…

MFT announces Summer 2015 course offerings

The Department of Marriage and Family Therapy will offer a variety of courses this summer, including offerings during Maymester, Summer Session I and Summer Session II. All courses meet at: 601 East Genesee Street, Peck Hall.

Food studies, nutrition faculty, students participated in NYC James Beard Empire Feast

Falk College food studies chef instructor, Mary Kiernan, cooked for and participated in the James Beard Empire State Feast Event on Feb. 27 at the James Beard House in NYC. Assisting her and the other team chefs are Falk nutrition students, Rachel Johnson and Kaylah Wicks. The Beard Foundation offers events to educate, inspire, entertain, and foster an appreciation of American cuisine. Preparation for the event included recent test run-throughs at Syracuse University’s Falk College teaching kitchens.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awards $25,000 grant to CFS doctoral student, Kimberly Davidson, and Dr. Jaipaul Roopnarine to study racial-ethnic socialization in children

Child and family studies doctoral student, Kimberly Davidson, working with Jaipaul Roopnarine, Ph.D., have received a $25,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Head Start Research Scholars. Their research project will explore how children learn about race and ethnicity and the roles that home environment, the neighborhood where they live and the child care programs they attend play in their racial and ethnic socialization. The study’s findings have the potential to influence Head Start policy development related to multicultural curriculum, teacher professional development, and parent involvement strategies as well as to…

Empathy Matters looking for volunteers

“Treat others the way you want to be treated. We heard this mantra over and over again as little kids, but what we didn’t realize is that we were being taught empathy,” notes Syracuse University biology and nutrition science double major, Robert Swanda. Along with classmates Fareya Zubair and Andrew Sussman, Swanda has created Empathy Matters, a new program through Syracuse University’s Office of Engagement that is currently looking for committed volunteers. Empathy Matters needs you! Focused on second-grade students, Syracuse University college students, through playful activities such as puppy therapy, role reversal, and team building, will mentor elementary school-aged…

Sport Management Club at SU raises $59,185 during Tenth Annual Charity Sports Auction to benefit Make-A-Wish® of Central New York

The Sport Management Club annually holds a Charity Auction to benefit a Central New York charity. The 2014 recipient was Make-A-Wish Central New York. A check presentation took place at the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University on January 24, 2015. The check represents the proceeds from the December 6, 2014 Charity Sports Auction and is a donation on behalf of the 2014-15 Sport Management Club. The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University is excited to announce it has raised $59,185 for Make-A-Wish® of Central New York at its 10th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU men’s basketball game…

Falk College Office of Research Development welcomes Dr. Chantal Line Carpentier to present “Negotiating a Global Sustainable Development Agenda: The View from the UN Conference on Trade & Development” February 13

The Falk College Office of Research Development is pleased to announce Chantal Line Carpentier, Ph.D., will be the featured guest speaker on Friday, February 13 as part of its Spring 2015 Research Colloquium Series. Dr. Carpentier will focus on the most pressing sustainable development issues and initiatives from her perspective as chief of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), as well as ongoing collaborations to address these issues. The event, which is free and open to the campus community, will take place in 312 Lyman Hall. Lunch will be provided for this special session. Her presentation, “Negotiating…

Dr. Ramadoss presents on work-family interface in India

With a research focus that includes the workplace and how it affects employees and their families, assistant professor of child and family studies, Kamala Ramadoss, Ph.D., will be a featured presented during the South Asia Center’s Spring Speaker Series. On February 10, she will present, “Work-family Interface in India.” The presentation will take place at 340 Eggers Hall, 12:30 p.m. and is open to the campus community. The economic boom resulting from the liberalization of the Indian economy has increased employment opportunities, particularly for women who have entered the paid work force in large numbers leading to increasing numbers of…