Department News
SPM Newsletter highlights students, faculty, staff, alumni and more
Several years ago, during the embryonic stages of our sport management program, we embarked upon a strategic planning initiative. We called it "20-20 Vision," as we planned for what the sport industry would be like in the year 2020...
From the Dean
Welcome back to campus, returning Falk students! Let’s give a very special welcome to the Class of 2025, as well as new transfer and graduate students. We are so glad to have you in the Falk family. I hope each of you enjoyed a fun and restful summer...
New course tackles race, gender, and diversity in sport
A new course titled "Race, Gender, and Diversity in Sport Organizations," addresses identity, the history and policies of demographic categorization, intersectionality, and diversity management best practices, all with an emphasis on race, ethnicity, and gender in sport settings...
Falk College welcomes new faculty and staff
Syracuse University’s Falk College is pleased to welcome four new staff members who have joined Falk College in the past academic year: Stephen Bonomo, Director of Information Technology; Deborah Golia, Director of Admissions; Kailyn Jennings, Sport Management Internship Placement Coordinator; Danielle Jones, Social Work Internship Placement Coordinator; Donna Sparkes, Budget Associate, and; Emily…
Bee Orange
In spring 2020, South Campus became home to six honeybee hives, which house over 300,000 honeybees. In their first year on campus, the bees harvested enough nectar from campus plants and trees to create over 300 pounds of honey...
Collaboration enhances services for CNY children and families
Like communities across the United States, Central New York faces an acute shortage of mental health professionals, particularly those who work with children and families. The stigma of mental health issues, combined with long waits...
Welcome Class of 2025!
Falk College welcomes the Class of 2025, a talented group from 37 states and 33 global countries. The Class of 2025 includes 373 first-year students, 13 transfer students, 163 new graduate students, and 156 new online graduate students...
Illuminating 2021 Olympians
The Tokyo Olympics brings together an untold number of stories of athletes and their struggles, determination and victories. Brian Meyer ’11 is helping bring those stories to light to their fans and to the world. Meyer is account director at the creative agency 160over90, the lead marketing agency for...
Building a Food System ‘Rooted in Social Justice and Equality’
The next big step for the newly formed Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance (SOFSA) started, naturally, with Evan Weissman’s kindness and vision for food justice in the Syracuse community. He helped create a 2020-22 Lender Center for Social Justice Fellowship for students who would help organizations such as SOFSA determine how food systems in Syracuse could better meet the needs of the community...
Olympian and Social Work Graduate
Good as gold. That’s what Justyn Knight ’18 aspires to be every time he steps to the starting line for a race. As the greatest distance runner in Syracuse University cross country and track and field program history, Justyn Knight realizes the enormous hard work, dedication, training, and tactical skills required to compete and win. That work ethic held true for Knight in the classroom, where he e…