To support the efforts of the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center, the Falk College Student Leadership Society is planting a pinwheel garden on the SU campus (between Schine and Newhouse). The garden will create a visual reminder about Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is commemorated during April. Pinwheel purchases can be made April 12 from 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Schine Student Center for $1.00, though donations of any amount will be accepted. Sand buckets for donations are also available in offices throughout the Falk College, including its Office of Student Services (340 Sims Hall) beginning April 1, where people can…
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…
On April 10, the School of Social Work held its Phi Alpha Honor Society, Zeta Gamma Chapter, induction ceremony at Hendricks’s Chapel. Twelve undergraduate and 20 graduate social work students joined Phi Alpha this academic year. Associate professor, Keith Alford, was the keynote speaker. Leondra Polk, Phi Alpha president, led the ceremonies, with assistance from Deborah Monahan, professor of social work and associate dean of research. Awards were presented by Bette Brown Thoreck, director, Baccalaureate social work program. The concept of a National Social Work Honor Society came from a group of undergraduates at Michigan State University. In November, 1960,…
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…
To support the efforts of the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center, the Falk College Student Leadership Society is planting a pinwheel garden on the SU campus (between Schine and Newhouse). The garden will create a visual reminder about Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is commemorated during April. Pinwheel purchases can be made April 12 from 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Schine Student Center for $1.00, though donations of any amount will be accepted. Sand buckets for donations are also available in offices throughout the Falk College, including its Office of Student Services (340 Sims Hall) beginning April 1, where people can…
Syracuse University honored students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and Scholarship in Action with the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES) on April 24. The Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship recognizes commitment to Scholarship in Action and investment in the public good. Nicole Rosenberg ’13, Class of 2013, received a Chancellor’s Citation. She has completed multiple internships in hospitals serving chronically and acutely ill children. Her work with children includes providing developmentally appropriate health care information to children and preparation and support for painful/stressful procedures and…
Syracuse University honored students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and Scholarship in Action with the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES) on April 24. The Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship recognizes commitment to Scholarship in Action and investment in the public good. Amber Lingenfelter, Class of 2013, received a Chancellor’s Citation. She is a hospitality management major with minors in both entrepreneurship and policy studies to learn crucial skills to fulfill her dream. She hopes to work for nonprofit agencies and good causes. She works 15-20…
The Falk College is pleased to announce that its students representing 21 courses, student organizations, field placements/internships and community efforts, and their faculty-staff advisors, will be recognized with 2013 Chancellor’s Awards for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES) during a special recognition ceremony on April 24. Three Falk College students who have invested themselves in and continue to contribute to the public good received individual CAPES honors, including: Amber Lingenfelter, a senior hospitality management with minors in entrepreneurship and policy administration. Her class and volunteer activities have benefited the Syracuse community, including the North Side Learning Center and the Hugh O’Brien…
Each year, 35 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students on the basis of distinguished academic achievement, citizenship, and service to community. Four Falk College students from the Class of 2014 have been awarded this prestigious honor for the 2013-14 academic year. They include: Janessa Bonti, nutrition science, Bronx, NY; Ariella Davis, child and family studies and dual major in the College of Arts and Sciences in policy studies, Narragansett, RI; Clifford Jacobs; child and family studies with a minor in exercise science-dance, College of Arts and Sciences, Lewiston, NY, and; Sieglinder Mghenyi, public health, Syracuse, NY. “To…
Conference features keynote speech, moderated film discussion by Tonier ‘Neen’ Cain Professionals, educators, students and other community advocates for children are invited to attend “Hope, Healing & the Human Spirit,” a two-day conference and symposium on trauma-informed care March 21-22 in Syracuse. The conference begins with a free screening of the film, “Healing Neen,” the transcendent story of Tonier “Neen” Cain’s emergence from drug addiction, multiple incarcerations and two decades of homelessness to become a tireless advocate and educator on the devastating impact of childhood abuse. The film will be shown on March 21, 7:00 p.m. at the Palace Theater,…
