Department News
“A Lovely Legacy”
The Falk College community is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Professor Emerita Sarah “Sally” Short, who joined the Syracuse University faculty in 1966 and became world famous for her unusual teaching methods, including riding a motorcycle into the classroom to grab her students' attention...
What Happened in Vegas
The inaugural Sports, Entertainment and Innovation Conference (SEICon), a partnership between Falk College and the University of Nevada Las Vegas Sports Innovation Institute, was held in mid-July in Las Vegas and “was a great success,” says Sport Analytics Professor and SEICon co-organizer Rodney Paul...
Campus Drug Prevention
In an interview for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s “Prevention Profiles” podcast series, Department of Public Health Professor Dessa Bergen-Cico discusses her more than 25 years of experience at Syracuse University addressing substance use prevention on campus and beyond ...
From Zero to Hero
In “Year Zero” for the Syracuse University esports program, several representatives from the program received national recognition at the recent National Association of Collegiate Esports Convention. Esports at Syracuse includes an academic degree program that will start this fall in Falk College ...
Falk in Paris
In the 2024 Olympics, Falk College will be represented in many unique ways by current students Dan Griffiths and Livia McQuade, Associate Professor Jamie Kim, and Falk graduates and former Syracuse University student-athletes Freddie Crittenden III, Kristen Siermachesky, and Lysianne Proulx…
Gold Medal Alum
When the Olympic Games start next week in Paris, one of Syracuse University’s best-known alums and a member of the Falk College Sport Management Advisory Council will be at the forefront as Mike Tirico anchors NBC’s coverage. Tirico discusses the Olympics in this ’Cuse Conversations podcast and Q&A...
Equity in Esports
For emerging as a national leader in the movement for greater equity in esports and computer gaming, Department of Sport Management Assistant Professor Lindsey Darvin was recently named a finalist for the National Association of Collegiate Esports Scholar of the Year Award...
Inclusive Education Fosters Ambition
Shafreya Wilkins ’25 has a vision for the future: operating her own food truck with mini dishes, such as tacos, sliders, truffle fries and slushies for the kids. For Wilkins, the food studies program at Falk College has provided a welcomed immersion in the world of cuisine and food systems...
Committed to Service
School of Social Work graduate student Benetta Dousuah is one of three talented and passionate Syracuse University student veterans who were recognized as 2024 Tillman Scholars, an award bestowed upon the next generation of public and private sector leaders committed to service beyond self...
Gamechangers
Joey Gawrysiak was hired last August as executive director of the esports degree program to bring his visionary research and skills to campus. In this 'Cuse Conversations podcast, he discusses the evolution of the esports program, the progress made in its first year, what’s planned for the future, and more...