Department News
Food Studies Fall 2020 Newsletter
News from Food Studies at Syracuse University! Nearly 10 years since the first food studies course was offered in Falk College, extensive class offerings, growing numbers of students majoring and minoring in food studies, an expanding list of community partners, and increased research funding are just some of the many strengths that define the food studies program at Syracuse University today
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: Donna Fecteau, Administrative Assistant in the Department of Exercise Science; Julia Fuqua, Office Coordinator in the Department of Exercise Science; Heather Mauro, Internship Placement Coordinator in the School of Social Work, and; Melissa Tobin, Counselor, Acade…
Welcome Class of 2024!
Falk College welcomes new and returning Falk students to Syracuse University. The Falk student body includes 1,774 undergraduate and graduate students. The newest Falk students are a talented group from 40 states 22 global countries. We welcome 347 first-year and 28 transfer students who join 165 new graduate students. The entire welcome week schedule for new students can be found by visiting the…
Capstone curveball preps SPM senior for sport industry future
During the Spring 2020 semester, while Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru was completing her Senior Capstone as a media relations intern with minor league baseball’s Pensacola (FL) Blue Wahoos, COVID-19 hit, shutting down the sport industry and putting the Wahoos’ season on hold.
Reining in High Sodium Diets by Raising Awareness
Two of the five leading causes of death for residents of Onondaga County in New York are heart disease and stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly one in three people in the county is especially at risk due to high blood pressure, a rate that is comparable to the risk nationwide.
Taking Teletherapy Mainstream
Falk College’s Marriage and Family Therapy graduate programs are pushing telehealth to the forefront in a quest to serve an increasingly diverse clientele. Linda Stone Fish makes sure her space is clean and quiet as she places a virtual call in her small, downtown Syracuse office. Tucked away on the fourth floor of Peck Hall, the Syracuse University professor supervises doctoral students who provi…
Alumna Elevates Black Authors and Illustrators One Little Library at a Time
Sarah Kamya is working to put stories about and by people of color in Little Free Libraries all over the country. Sarah Kamya ’17 says the Little Free Diverse Libraries project has included placing books for every age group.When in-person instruction at her school was canceled for the rest of the year because of the pandemic, school guidance counselor Sarah Kamya ’17 decided to work from her homet…
Syracuse University presents “Dr. Sarah Short: Long on Life”
Syracuse University Libraries and Falk College have partnered to produce a vibrant audio documentary featuring Professor Emerita Sarah “Sally” Short. Syracuse University Libraries and Falk College have partnered to produce, Dr. Sarah Short: Long on Life, a vibrant new audio documentary featuring Professor Emerita Sarah “Sally” Short, an academic trailblazer in nutrition and proud Orange alumna who…
SPM Emerging Leaders Council To Launch Virtual Professional Series July 15
Falk College’s Department of Sport Management Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) will launch a virtual professional development series for young professionals July 15, 2020 called The Juice. The Juice livestream is dedicated to supporting, promoting, and encouraging professional development and social interaction among young professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. Experienced professio…
Nutrition professor inspires students to expand research in nutrition
By Emma Henzes Jessica L. GarayEven while data collection is on hold during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Falk College associate professor Jessica L. Garay, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D. is continuing her research, making minor modifications to procedures for her studies so they will be improved when her team resumes data collection. She continues to help students develop future projects, perform…