Sport Management  News

SU’s New Sport Analytics degree featured in national magazine

19/12/16

In May 2016, the Department of Sport Management at Syracuse University announced the creation of a new degree program in Sport Analytics. Since then, the announcement has generated a lot of media interest. The latest feature coming in the national magazine Athletics Administration.

In its December 2016 issue, Athletics Administration ran a piece written by Syracuse University senior Justin Mattingly, who is majoring in Journalism and Political Science and minoring in Sport Management. The piece is titled “The Moneyball Mentality” and the cover of the issue features a photograph of Sport Management director Michael Veley and SPM Class of 2016 graduate Blake Johnson.

SPM master’s students selected as interns for national conference

19/12/16

Three Syracuse University Sport Venue and Event Management graduate students have been selected as interns with the Stadium Managers Association.

Sean Banno, Rachel Chulock and Candace Sena, all Class of 2017, will attend and work at the 43rd Annual SMA Seminar from Feb. 5-9, 2017, in Huntington Beach, CA.

Steiner Auction in support of SPM Club

15/12/16

The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University, in collaboration with Steiner Sports, is holding an online auction of premium items.

Bid now through December 20 at 10 p.m. Just in time for the holidays, this online auction is part of the SPM Club’s 12th Annual Charity Sports Auction to benefit the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center.

The online auction offers a wide range of sports memorabilia including a Tony Parker signed jersey, Evander Holyfield signed boxing glove, 2013 American League All-Star autographed baseball, New Jersey Devils suite package, a Carmelo Anthony signed basketball, Dirk Nowitzki signed sneakers, two stadium tickets to the CFP Semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31st, vacation packages and more.

“Changing Sports, Changing Lives” documentary television premiere Dec. 18 on WCNY Syracuse

11/12/16

“It’s not what you don’t have that’s important,” says wheelchair basketball player Nik Goncin, “it’s what you have.” Changing Sports, Changing Lives tells the stories of people like Nik who put their abilities, their drive, their dreams first and their physical or intellectual disabilities second.  They participate in sports that have been adapted to transform and enrich lives.

The documentary film will air on WCNY TV, PBS channel 24 in Central New York, on Sunday December 18th at 12 noon.  It is narrated by Chris Fowler of ESPN and ABC.

Changing Sports, Changing Lives is based upon research done by Syracuse University students and faculty.  Students in the Falk College Department of Sport Management’s Sport in American Society class studied the history, growth and impact of adaptive sports.  Their final projects provided the foundation for the documentary, which was written, produced and directed by Dennis Deninger, professor of practice in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.

In his 25-year career at ESPN, Professor Deninger produced documentaries and live sports programming, winning three Emmy Awards.  The first film in this Falk College series was America’s First Sport which has aired nationwide on ESPN networks.

A total of 65 people were interviewed at several locations, exploring a wide range of topics. The documentary covers the role of early innovators in the development of wheelchair sports for soldiers who were disabled in World War II including Dr. Tim Nugent of the University of Illinois.  Nugent, who coached his first wheelchair sports at Illinois 68 years ago, was interviewed shortly before his death in 2015.  Other topics include:

  • Origins of adapted sports, including the founding of the International Paralympic Games as the Stoke-Mandeville Games in England 1948;
  • Development of equipment that makes these sports possible
  • The growth of collegiate and high school adapted sports programs;
  • Adaptive sports’ impact on wounded Veterans returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • Effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other recent U.S. government initiatives, and;
  • The newest adapted sports and how they are broadening reach, appeal and participation.

“Changing Sports, Changing Lives is giving our students the opportunity to learn about the remarkable power of sports and to be part of a unique research project,” said Deninger.  “And is helping us build an archive of scholarly work that will expand in each year.”

Changing Sports, Changing Lives was made possible by a generous grant from the Taishoff Family Foundation.  Additional funding was provided by Key Bank of Central New York.

Twelfth Annual Charity Sports Auction to be held December 10

07/12/16

The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University announced McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center as the beneficiary of its 12th Annual Charity Sports Auction. Slated for December 10 in the backcourt of the Carrier Dome, silent bidding on hundreds of auction items, including sports memorabilia and hands-on experiences, electronics and tickets to major sporting events, will take place in conjunction with the SU men’s basketball game vs. Boston University. Doors will open and bidding will begin at 10:00 a.m. and run through until the buzzer announcing the second half of the game. The SPM Club is a student-run organization in Falk College’s Sport Management Department. Over the last 11 years, the Sport Management Club has raised over $320,000 for local charities.

“We are thrilled that the Sport Management Club has chosen The McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center as the beneficiary of this year’s Charity Sports Auction. The funds raised from this event will stay in Onondaga County, helping provide services to hundreds of abused children, putting them on a path of healing,” said Linda Cleary, Executive Director.

McMahon/Ryan is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to ending child abuse through intervention and education. The organization offers a safe, child-friendly process for abused children and their families, supported by a committed, professional team specializing in the investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse. The Child Advocacy Center provides services to nearly 300 child victims and their families each year.

SPM team places second in Sabermetrics Competition at Columbia

01/12/16

The Syracuse University Baseball Statistics and Sabermetrics Club sent five students to compete in SABR Diamond Dollars Case Competition at Columbia University in late November. The team was given the prompt of finding the three most valuable position players in Major League Baseball, taking into account player production, age, injury risk, and contract. They had one week to work on the case, and then traveled to New York City to present their findings at Columbia on November 18.

Justin Perline ’19, Evan Weiss ’19, Chris Karasinski ’18, Olivia Lavelle ’19, and CB Garrett ’18 placed second for their model.

The competition was judged by Major League Baseball personnel, including Ben Cherington, vice president of baseball operations for the Toronto Blue Jays.

“The students worked hard on their research and the department is proud of their showing at the competition,” said sport management professor Dr. Rodney Paul, who serves as advisor for the SPM Baseball Statistics and Sabermetrics Club.

The Club meets weekly during the academic year on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in Falk 200. It is open to any SU student.

SPM students win iSchool’s MLB Challenge

16/11/16

Sport Management students Olivia Lavelle ‘19, Caitlin Burke ‘18, Sarah Lundmark ‘18, and Mallory Miller ’17 teamed up to win the 7th Annual iSchool MLB.com College Challenge on November 13. The winners were given 24 hours to tackle real-world problems in the sports-tech industry and pitch their ideas to current MLB.com employees who are also Syracuse alums, including SPM graduate Carlos Ruiz ‘13.

This year’s task was to personalize the digital experience for MLB fans. The SPM team’s winning project was an addition to the already existing Ballpark app, where they created a tab called “Home Plate,” which allowed fans to extend their experience beyond the game.

The teams were judged on Business Feasibility, User Interface and Quality of Experience, Innovation & Uniqueness, and overall presentation, all of which were weighted equally.

“Ideally, we were told to think as creatively as possible,” said Miller, who has a double major in Sport Management and Information Management & Technology. “We wanted to find our unique point of view. We tried to think about the problem as a Sport Management problem, not as an IT problem, which is why I think we won.”

There were 27 teams competing in the event, and the SPM quartet is the first all-female team to win. They will now travel to New York City to visit the Major League Baseball Advanced Media offices and present their research to MLB.com executives. The students will also tour the MLB Advanced Media offices, and have dinner with company executives.

Assistant professor Patrick Walsh named Sport Marketing Association Research Fellow

10/11/16

Dr. Patrick Walsh, assistant professor of sport management, has been named a 2016 Research Fellow of the Sport Marketing Association (SMA) for excellence in sport marketing research. Walsh and his fellow honoree, Dr. Stephen Shapiro of Old Dominion University, were recognized at the Sport Marketing Association Conference XIV SMA Awards Luncheon Friday, November 4, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Walsh’s research focuses on the brand management practices of sport organizations and how they can best harness the power of their brand to further their business objectives. Specifically, he has examined topics such as the effectiveness of brand extensions in sport, the brand associations consumers hold for sport organizations, and the use of new media forums, specifically sport video games and social media outlets, as marketing and branding tools. His research has been published in journals such as Sport Marketing Quarterly, Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review, and Communication and Sport. Dr. Walsh also currently serves on the editorial boards of Sport Marketing Quarterly,  the International Journal of Sport Management, and the Journal of Global Sport Management.

McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center named beneficiary of 2016 Charity Sports Auction

29/10/16

The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University announced McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center as the beneficiary of its 12th Annual Charity Sports Auction. Slated for December 10 in the backcourt of the Carrier Dome, silent bidding on hundreds of auction items, including sports memorabilia and hands-on experiences, electronics and tickets to major sporting events, will take place in conjunction with the SU men’s basketball game vs. Boston University. The SPM Club is a student-run organization in Falk College’s Sport Management Department. Over the last 11 years, the Sport Management Club has raised over $300,000 for local charities.

“We are thrilled that the Sport Management Club has chosen McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center as the beneficiary of this year’s Charity Sports Auction. The funds raised from this event will stay in Onondaga County, helping provide services to hundreds of abused children, putting them on a path of healing,” said Linda Cleary, Executive Director.

McMahon/Ryan is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to ending child abuse through intervention and education. The organization offers a safe, child-friendly process for abused children and their families, supported by a committed, professional team specializing in the investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse. The Child Advocacy Center provides services to nearly 700 child victims and their families each year.

Get started on a career path that makes a difference with Nov. 4 Information Session

27/10/16

When students think graduate school, they think curriculum, campus, community, but most of all, what the degree will mean for their lives. It’s not until after completing their degree that Falk College graduate students realize the profound difference it made not just for themselves, but for the lives of those around them as they discover new and exciting opportunities to have a positive impact. That’s what a graduate degree from Falk College means: it means our graduates can do more—more for the community, for society, and for the world. And they do!

Join prospective Falk College graduate students interested in child and family studies, food studies, public health, marriage and family therapy, nutrition science, social work and sport management at Falk’s Graduate Program Information Session on Friday, November 4, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Grant Auditorium in White Hall, part of the Falk College Complex.

The presentation will provide detailed information on Falk College graduate programs in:

  • Child and Family Studies M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
  • Marriage and Family Therapy M.A., Ph.D.
  • Addiction Studies M.A.
  • Food Studies M.S.
  • Global Health M.S.
  • Nutrition Science M.A., M.S.
  • Public Health M.S.
  • Social Work M.S.W.
  • Sport Venue and Event Management M.S.
  • Dual Degree Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapy M.A./M.S.W.

Information and advising will be available regarding Falk’s Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) programs including child therapy, trauma-informed practice, addiction studies, food studies and global health.

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