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Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Launch a New Degree in Esports Communications and Management

Thursday, March 9, 2023, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University will soon begin offering a new, first-of-its-kind degree program focused on esports. The program, Esports Communications and Management, will be offered jointly by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the David B. Falk College of Sport…

Campus & Community

Falk College Sport Analytics Students Continue Success at National Competitions

Wednesday, March 1, 2023, By Matt Michael

In their professional careers, students from Syracuse University’s Sport Analytics program will have to adjust to adverse situations, think on their feet, and meet demanding deadlines. If recent events are any indication, they’ll do just fine in the real world….

Campus & Community

Parking and Transportation Services Makes Updates to New Late-Night Euclid Loop to Include Warehouse Stop

Thursday, February 2, 2023, By Jennifer DeMarchi

In response to feedback provided by students and faculty members who commute to and from the Warehouse, Parking and Transportation Services will adjust its new late-night shuttle route to include a stop at the Warehouse. Beginning today, the newly established…

Campus & Community

Parking and Transportation Services Announces Changes to Shuttle Offerings

Monday, January 30, 2023, By Jennifer DeMarchi

[Editor’s note, Feb. 2, 2023: This story has been updated to reflect changes to the shuttle service, now including a stop at the Warehouse.] After a two-week test period, the Office of Parking and Transportation Services has permanently added a…

Campus & Community

Falk Students Seek National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championship Feb. 1-2

Thursday, January 26, 2023, By Matt Michael

Move over, men’s soccer team. There’s another team on campus vying for a national championship. Eight sport analytics students from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics will compete Feb. 1-2 in the AXS National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championship…

Campus & Community

SABR Award Leads to Major League Job for Sport Analytics Student

Monday, December 12, 2022, By Matt Michael

Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca is credited for saying that “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” In other words, we make our own luck. And that’s exactly what Falk College sport analytics major John Asel ’23 did this…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff: Enter to Win Two Tickets and Transportation to Cheer on the Orange in the Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 29

Thursday, December 8, 2022, By News Staff

To show appreciation and celebrate its faculty and staff, Syracuse University is offering a chance to win tickets to cheer on the Syracuse football team in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. Winning faculty and staff members, plus a guest,…

Arizona PBS

Professor of Sport Management Analyzes The Arizona Cardinals’ Low Value

Monday, November 7, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Patrick Walsh, assistant professor of sport management at Falk College, was interviewed by Arizona PBS for the story “Makes cents: Why the Arizona Cardinals rank low among NFL’s most valuable franchises.” The article highlights the variety of reasons why the…

Campus & Community

Sport Management Major Elena Randolph Receives Michigan Sport Business Conference’s BIG Initiative Award

Thursday, November 3, 2022, By Margie Chetney

Elena Randolph ’24, a sport management major in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was recently named a 2022 BIG Initiative Award Winner by the Michigan Sport Business Conference (MSBC), an honor presented to 11 high-achieving sport management…

Media Tip Sheets

Overwatch 2 Illustrates Challenges Facing Esports Industry

Tuesday, October 11, 2022, By Christopher Munoz

Blizzard Entertainment positioned its popular shooter Overwatch as a major player on the esports scene. But the company has hit some stumbling blocks and faced criticism as it launches a sequel, Overwatch 2, including problems merging accounts and server issues….