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Remembering Alice Reynolds ’60, professor of nursing emeriti, nurse-midwife, WWII army nurse

Alice Reynolds ‘60, professor emerita of nursing who retired from Syracuse University in 1984, died at age 90 on April 21, 2010 in  Syracuse. A memorial service was held on November 5, 2010 at Holy Cross Church in Dewitt. A valued member of many constituencies and an  integral part of the Syracuse University Nurses Alumni Association, Reynolds will be greatly missed. Born in Ossining, N.Y., she was sent at age sixteen to complete her secondary education in Liverpool, England. She began nursing school at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary and ultimately completed her program there since England entered into World Ward II…

New 60-credit M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy Announced

Students entering the master in marriage and family therapy program beginning Fall 2011 will be the first class to complete a 60-credit hour curriculum for a M.A. in marriage and family therapy, which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). As a 60-credit program, the M.A. in marriage and family therapy meets or exceeds the minimum credit hour requirement prescribed by state licensing boards across the country.  Students must consult the licensing board in the state in which they intend to practice to determine specific course requirements. This program is designed to meet…

Faculty present research at national, international conferences

Over the past several months, faculty in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics have presented their research at national and international conferences. Assistant professor of child and family studies and teaching and leadership Eunjoo Jung, who is jointly appointed in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and the School of Education presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2010 Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. Her first presentation was entitled, Reaching Out: Impacts of Teachers’ Outreach Efforts on Kindergarteners’ Reading Skills, and the second entitled, “Reaching Proficiency: Reading and Mathematics Interventions for…

SPM students team with Syracuse Crunch for Mirabito Outdoor Classic hockey game

The Syracuse Crunch hosted the American Hockey League’s first outdoor hockey game, the Mirabito Outdoor Classic, against the Binghamton Senators on February 20 at the New York State Fairgrounds. Forty-five students in assistant professor of sport management Gina Pauline’s SPM 324—Sport Event Sponsorship and SPM 444—Sport Marketing Management classes played a role with Crunch staff in all facets of the event. The students from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics’s Department of Sport Management assisted in areas including ticketing, hospitality, VIP operations, marketing, promotion, parking and sales. Earlier in the month, Pauline and her students enrolled…

McNair Scholar focuses research, career on child and maternal health

Improving the way of life for others has always been important to May 2011 public health graduate Shanique Campbell. And living in the health and wellness residential learning community her freshman year paved a career path to do just that. All students in the learning community are required to take HTW 121, “Personal/Social Health.” Campbell, who entered SU as an undeclared student, fell in love…

Public Health Student Accepted to CDC Summer Internship Program

Loretta Odro ’11, Public Health, was accepted to the IMHOTEP summer internship program. The program is highly selective, training minority public health students. It is a collaborative effort between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Morehouse College. The eleven-week internship increases the knowledge and skill of juniors, seniors and recent college graduates in public heal…