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Prioritizing the Well-Being of Horses
As Jay Busbee wrote, “Horse racing is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, again.” Seven horses died ahead of this year’s Kentucky Derby. Many will be upset about this for a short time after, but then it may…
Falk College and Whitman School Launch Dual Degree in Sport Management and Business
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management and David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics are launching a new undergraduate dual degree program that helps students pursue growing career opportunities in sports business. The new undergraduate sport management/business…
Task Force Appointed to Develop Plan to Elevate Sport Management in the Falk College
Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter today announced the appointment of a task force to develop plans for elevating the Department of Sport Management within the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics to a…
SABR Award Leads to Major League Job for Sport Analytics Student
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…
Professor of Sport Management Analyzes The Arizona Cardinals’ Low Value
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…
Sport Management Major Elena Randolph Receives Michigan Sport Business Conference’s BIG Initiative Award
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…
2022 Graduates Reflect on Service as Academic Coaches
Josh Eimbinder ’22 struggled during his sophomore year at Syracuse. The sport management major wasn’t earning the grades he needed. “In high school, they didn’t teach me how to study—they just hand you the work. I went to my advisor…
She Shoots, She Scores: Sarah Thompson’s ‘Sticks Together’ Project Brings Street Hockey to Children in Argentina
On Comfrey Crescent in Orléans, a suburb of Ottawa, there was one thing that always brought the children out of their yards and houses and onto the street. No, not the ice cream truck. Instead, Sarah Thompson would come out…
Falk College Honors Faculty for Excellence in Service, Teaching, Research
Kenneth Marfilius, David Meluni and Latha Ramalingam were honored with 2022 Falk College Faculty of the Year awards for excellence in service, teaching, and research, respectively. The honorees were nominated by their peers for outstanding teaching, scholarship and internal and…
L.A. Story: On Immersion Trip, Sport Management Students Feel ‘The Passion to Give Back and Grow the Next Generation’
How’s this for a spring break: Seven days in Los Angeles, meeting more than 70 executives from 23 sports-related organizations, and riding at 125 mph in an official NASCAR pace car! That’s how Allison Rosen ’24 and 17 of her…