On Thursday, Sept. 1, Syracuse University will host the inaugural Fall 2016 Symposium on Race and Our Communities. This inaugural symposium will feature student speakers, a keynote address by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill and a panel discussion including an esteemed panel of scholars, activists and experts. Moderating the symposium is Keith A. Alford, School of Social Work chair and graduate program director and associate professor of social work in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. Alford teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in social work, including human diversity in social contexts, strategies of social work intervention and social work…
Public health, food studies and nutrition instructor Jane Burrell Uzcategui took a trip to the New York State Fair to try many of the fair’s most famous foods and offer insight on how to indulge without going overboard. “The fair is fun, people are having a good time and that includes eating,” Uzcategui says. “But remember these foods are not meant to be your regular diet.”
Dean Murphy and the faculty and staff of Falk College would like to extend a very warm welcome to the Class of 2020, as well as our newest transfer and graduate students. We are pleased that you have decided to call Falk College, and Syracuse University, your home away from home these next few years. Welcome back to our returning students. We hope 2016-17 is an exciting and adventurous continuation of your academic exploration on this campus and in our community.
Amy Speach | Syracuse University Magazine | Summer 2016 | Vol 33 | No. 2 Growing up in South Korea as the eldest child in a family that held education in high regard, Professor Eunjoo Jung got an early start on her career as a child development specialist by helping her younger siblings succeed academically. Her professional interest in the study of educational environment began in earnest years later at the Korea Institute for Research and Behavioral Sciences in Seoul, where she conducted research and counseled children from challenged backgrounds. “I observed firsthand how academically intensive school curricula and punitive teaching…
Jay Cox | Syracuse University Magazine | Summer 2016 | Vol 33 | No. 2 The 2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is barely underway and Colby Conetta ’17, the president of the Syracuse University Baseball Statistics and Sabermetrics Club, stands in front of club members in a Falk College lecture hall and leads them through a This Week in Baseball rundown: who’s hot (Orioles with a 7-0 start), who’s not (the winless Twins and Braves), and some random observations (legendary broadcaster Vin Scully made a Socrates reference). “I would like to proclaim the Twins dead one week into the season,”…
Millions of viewers watch as elite athletes like Michael Phelps, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky shatter records at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. But what typical fans don’t notice is the marketing, communication and event management that happens behind the scenes to make it all possible. It’s a sector of the industry that Sport Management students at Falk College are looking to pursue after graduation, including Chris Henderson ’18. This summer, Henderson is working in the midst of this global sporting event, putting his education into practice at the Rio Olympics while interning for NBC. “It has been…
In a recent article authored by Falk associate professor of social work, Ellen Walser deLara offers insight on how to help children talk about violence and bullying. It’s troubling to think about the reality that children and adolescents are surrounded by a culture of bullying at school, and for some of them, at home. Furthermore, in an age where communities, societies and continents are more connected than ever before, children are living with an awareness of violence on a global scale. Dr. deLara explains that dialogue is key in helping children and teens cope with violence they experience at school,…
After years of dedicated practice, Syracuse University student-athlete Alyssa Manley has achieved what most young athletes only dream of: becoming an Olympian. This year, Manley is representing the red, white and blue—and the orange—as she competes with the U.S. woman’s national field hockey team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In addition to her commitment as an athlete, Manley also excels as a Falk College student in child and family studies. Manley started playing field hockey in 2008 and was appointed to the U.S. women’s national team last year. Although the Olympics are her biggest opportunity…
For the second year in a row, BrainFeeders, a student organization in Falk College’s Food Studies program, is partnering with Common Threads CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) to bring fresh produce to campus. All Syracuse University and ESF faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the Fall 2016 program that will run for nine weeks (September 1 through October 27). Beginning the first Thursday in September, Common Thread Farm will deliver boxes to campus for its members. The drop off location will be under the Huntington Beard Crouse Hall portal every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. If…
Falk College is now offering a Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH). Available beginning Fall 2016, this degree prepares graduates for research careers in a variety of local, national and international public health settings. Unlike applied training in public health offered by Master of Public Health (MPH) or other health-related master degree programs, the MSPH focuses on research methods and biostatistics competencies in concert with mentored research culminating in a thesis. With the rapid increase in accessible health information and the proliferation of global health initiatives, graduates will be well-positioned for careers in these growth fields. Public health faculty…
