Department News
Students bask in Australia’s sport, history and culture
Falk College Endowed Professor of Sport Management Rick Burton took 12 students to Australia from June 13-30 as part of a three-credit course titled SPM 300 – Australia: Sport, History and Culture. The course is cross-listed as SOC 300 and much of the focus of this year’s trip was on the narrative of race in sports. It was the seventh time the course was offered. The students stayed in each city a…
Ten students complete month-long NSF-funded trauma research program
Ten student-veterans and traditional students recently completed the month-long 2018 National Science Foundation-funded Trauma Research Education for Undergraduates (REU) Program hosted by Falk College. To enhance skills for conducting trauma research while increasing their ability to gain admission to competitive graduate programs, participants attended seminars on research methods and statistics…
Karen Kirkhart Named NSCS National Advisor Of The Year
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), the nation’s preeminent honors organization for first- and second-year students, named Karen Kirkhart the Laura Taddeucci Downs National Advisor of the Year. Dr. Kirkhart, a professor at the School of Social Work in Falk College and director of its baccalaureate program in social work, has been a Syracuse University chapter advisor for NSCS since…
Falk College-Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group partner to support public health-focused drug policies
A four-year collaborative partnership between Syracuse University’s Falk College and the Council of Europe’s Cooperation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (the Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group) will support rigorous curricular development and training for drug policy administrators. This collaboration is an outgrowth of Falk College’s on-going partnerships with the Pomp…
Turning research into innovative solutions: Meet Fanta Drame ’18
Turning research into innovative solutions is the ultimate goal for Falk College public health alumna, Fanta Drame ’18. She originally accepted her offer to Syracuse University to pursue the pre-med track and become a pediatrician, her childhood dream. However, she learned about public health during her summer experience at the Clinton Foundation and changed her major within the first week. After…
SPM Charity Golf Classic Benefits Vera House
The Sport Venue and Event Management (SVEM) graduate program raised $20,000 during a charity golf tournament to benefit Vera House on May 7 at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse. The event, which was sponsored by Key Bank, included more than 100 golfers, lunch, a dinner reception, silent auction, guest speakers, and raffle prizes. Monies raised will support Vera House’s domestic and sexual violence…
Batter Up! Sport Analytics seniors’ research published by Baseball America
Sport Analytics students Justin Perline ’19 and Charles “CB” Garrett ’19 have been invited to attend the European Sports Economics Association (ESEA) conference in Liverpool, England, in August 2018. The seniors were notified in Spring 2018 that their research was accepted for presentation at the international conference. Their paper, “Minor League Team Success and Its Impact on MLB Player Perform…
Do we have a deal? ‘Shark Tank’ participant ISlide partners with SPM 444
In the Fall of 2017, students in Sport Management Associate Professor Patrick Walsh’s SPM 444 Sports Marketing Management course had the unique opportunity to work with a company that appeared on the hit ABC television show “Shark Tank.” ISlide develops premium, customized athletic slides (i.e., sandals) and has number of partnerships in sports and entertainment, including deals with the NBA, Pitt…
Syracuse elementary students have a taste of Puerto Rico
Elizabeth Gardner ’20 (right) leads a Books & Cooks lesson plan at Dr. Weeks Elementary School, where students learned about the culture and cuisine of Puerto Rico. This spring, fifth grade students at Dr. Weeks Elementary School had a taste of culture and cuisine from Australia, England, New Zealand, Cuba, Iceland, and Puerto Rico with the help of Falk College nutrition students and the Books…
Congratulations Falk Faculty
Marriage and Family Therapy faculty members Deborah Coolhart and Rashmi Gangamma were recently tenured and promoted to the rank of associate professor. In the Fall of 2012, Coolhart was appointed assistant professor after serving as an adjunct instructor in the department since 2008. She has designed and taught graduate courses and supervised the clinical work of graduate students in the Couple an…