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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…
Carpe Diem! Berlin Scholars ‘Seize the Data’ at MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
For Michael O’Connor ’22, traveling with his fellow Sport Analytics Berlin Scholars in early March to Boston was “a moment of things coming full circle.” Four years ago, O’Connor visited Boston for the first time with his father, Dave O’Connor,…
The International Olympic Committee’s Response To Peng Shuai’s Allegations
Rick Burton, David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in Falk College, was quoted in two New York Times stories, “Are the Knicks and Lakers Really Worth $5 Billion?,” and “Will Olympics Sponsors Face Blowback Over Peng Shuai?.” Additionally, he…
Will the NCAA’s New Transformation Committee Be A Success?
Rick Burton, David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in Falk College, wrote commentary for Sportico entitled, “Transformers? NCAA’s Optimus Committee Is Hardly Prime.” Burton, who wrote this commentary, discussed the NCAA’s recent decision to create a Transformation Committee. He…
Falk College Event Features Sport Management Alumnae in NFL
Cady Langdon ’16 and Angela Marsh-Coan ’18 were involved in sports in high school, wanted to pursue a career in sports and are now working in dream jobs for the most popular professional sports league in the world, the National…
A Game-Changing Course for the Game-Changing Name, Image and Likeness
In a recent article from Sports Illustrated, Ross Dellenger writes this about the new Name, Image and Likeness rule that has turned college athletics on its ear: “The first thing to understand about NIL is that nobody fully understands NIL.”…
Sport Management Alumnus Helps Illuminate Olympic Athletes at Tokyo Games
The Tokyo Olympics brings together an untold number of stories of athletes and their struggles, determination and victories. Brian Meyer ’11 is helping bring those stories to light to their fans and to the world. Meyer is account director at…
Falk Researcher Discusses Impact of Olympics on Legacy of Sports Participation
The Tokyo Olympics will have a different vibe from other games. No fans in the stands will make for quiet venues. And what impact might that have on drawing young viewers into watching the games and participating in sports in…