SU School of Social Work’s activities include 2013 Social Justice Award Ceremony March 26 honoring Professor Alejandro Garcia As the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) begins its annual commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month on March 1, the School of Social Work in the Falk College has planned a series of activities as part of its month-long national celebration. The Syracuse University Bookstore will feature faculty titles from the School of Social Work in its Schine Student Center window display March 6-12 spanning critical topics including aging, school violence and bullying, mental health care in the African-American community,…
Public health senior Estefany Frias spent the summer of 2012 working on a research project to advance scientific knowledge about interventions and solutions to health disparities throughout the state of New Mexico. “I wanted to do something different, so I ran a Google search and the opportunity with the New Mexico Center for Advancement of Research, Engagement and Science (CARES) on Health Disparities popped up,” says Frias. The CARES internship was located on the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center campus and as an intern, Frias assisted in compiling research data on two studies: post-partum depression and cervical cancer…
Rachel A. Razza, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Child and Family Studies, will be a featured presenter at the upcoming conference, “Executive Skills for School Success: Enhancing Self-Regulation, Reasoning and Working Memory.” The conference, which takes place May 3-5 in Arlington, VA, will explore the science of “executive function” and how to use teaching strategies, meditation, exercise and brain training to enhance working memory, attention, self-control, thinking, and visual-spatial skills to better prepare students for the future. Dr. Razza’s presentation is included in the conference segment focused on addressing attention and ADHD to raise achievement. Her presentation is entitled, “Attention,…
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…
In honor of his significant contributions to the field of social work through teaching, research, policy advocacy, and service, Professor Alejandro Garcia, Ph.D., received the 2013 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award March 26, 7 p.m., in the Schine Student Center, 304ABC. Sponsored by Social Workers United, the School of Social Work, CNY NASW and the Falk College, the program was free and open to the public. This annual event was one of several activities celebrating National Professional Social Work Month commemorated each March. According to students in Social Workers United, “Dr. Garcia was chosen as this year’s…
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…
As most are aware, the Campaign for Syracuse University surpassed its billion-dollar fundraising goal three months before the official end on December 31, 2012. The milestone announcement was marked on September 13 when more than 1,000 students, staff, friends, and trustees came together to celebrate this accomplishment. The Falk College is tremendously grateful to all of the alumni, friends and supporters who contributed to the Campaign for Syracuse University so generously, which was launched in 2007. Of the Campaign for Syracuse’s total, $32 million will directly benefit the Falk College. In fact, it already is. A desire to honor their…
Five Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence at a campus ceremony and reception in their honor on Monday, April 1. The 2013 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence honorees are: Luvenia Cowart, professor of practice in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics; Edward L. Galvin, director of Archives and Records Management and Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster archivist; James T. Spencer, Meredith Professor of Chemistry and associate dean for science, mathematics and research in The College of Arts and Sciences; Raja Velu, professor of managerial statistics and JPMorgan Chase Faculty Fellow…
Openings are still available for several Falk College study abroad programs this summer. Offerings include: HTW 400/600—Comparative Health Policy May 24-June 14, 2014 This six-credit undergraduate and graduate course will use a variety of modalities for students to learn about comparative health policies. Students will visit Geneva, Amsterdam, and Morocco to fully immerse themselves in settings that take different policy approaches to health problems. Taught by Dr. Lutchmie Narine, students will have the opportunity to visit important health care institutions (e.g., the World Health Organization in Geneva) and participate in discussions with health care leaders in each country which will…
The Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition in Syracuse University’s Falk College wants to help SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff, and members of the community at large, improve eating habits and promote general well-being by making healthy food choices. Seniors and graduate students in the nutrition science and dietetics program (supervised by registered dietitians), will provide accurate, thorough and confidential dietary consultation. The program is led by Tanya Horacek, associate professor, nutrition. The deadline to sign up to participate is October 18. Consultation sessions are private and individualized, with flexible…
