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Falk College Sport Management Class Hosts Students From Utica City School District
Over the past two months, students from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, under the guidance of Sport Management Assistant Teaching Professor Alexia Lopes, Ph.D., collaborated with the Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) to host a campus visit…
Maxwell Alumnus Joins California Wildfire Relief Efforts
In mid-January, days after the devastating Eaton Fire began in Los Angeles County, California, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumnus Zayn Aga ’21 joined colleagues from the office of U.S. Rep. Judy Chu at a nearby donation drive…
Students Helping Children’s Hospital Patients Through Play Sessions
Jonida Konjufca was not sure what she wanted to do professionally before she enrolled in the Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS), but her professors and coursework soon opened her eyes. “I couldn’t imagine myself anywhere else. HDFS…
Falk College’s Sport Management Club Raises $59,500 at 20th Charity Auction
The Sport Management Club at Syracuse University raised $59,500 for the Rescue Mission of Syracuse as a result of its 20th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the Syracuse men’s basketball game on Dec. 10, supporters purchased items and placed bids…
Social Workers United Donation Drive to Benefit We Rise Above The Streets
“If it was not for you Al-amin Muhammad I would not be alive and I would have not been in my own apartment for a year and three months.” – Social media post from a client to We Rise Above…
FYS Students, Staff to Assist in Rescue Mission Telethon Dec. 8
Every year, Syracuse University students positively impact Central New York through community-engaged learning and volunteer service. This is especially true for students participating in First Year Seminar (FYS), a required one-credit course for all first-year and transfer students. FYS program…
Operation Orange Warmup Winter Coat Collection Now Underway
To support individuals on our campus and in the community, the University is hosting Operation Orange Warmup to collect winter coats. The collection to assist students in need is happening on campus now through Friday, Dec. 6. “There is a…
Syracuse University, Upstate Collaborate to Bring Memory Screenings to Area Offices for the Aging
Residents over the age of 60 in seven Central New York counties—Cayuga, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego and Tompkins—can receive free memory screenings from their local Office for the Aging (OFA) as part of a collaborative project between SUNY Upstate…
Fans Encouraged to Bring Non-Perishable Items to Friday’s Football Game
On Friday, Sept. 20, before the Orange football team takes on Stanford at 7:30 p.m. in the JMA Wireless Dome, the Office of Community Engagement and the Salvation Army will host a food drive to collect non-perishable food items for…
Support K-3 Literacy in Central New York: Become a United Way Book Buddy
Looking for an easy and rewarding way to give back to the local community this school year? Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to volunteer with Book Buddies, an in-person tutoring program focused on building literacy skills for kindergarten through…