SU Falk College Department of Sport Management

Students in the Introduction to Sport Management class toured the JMA Wireless Dome today, meeting with Dome executives to see what goes on behind the scenes in SU's on-campus multi-sport facility.

When then-high school junior Isabelle “Izzy” Kaplan visited Syracuse University in March 2023, the University had just announced it would be offering a new, first-of-its-kind degree program focused on esports starting in the fall of 2024. The Esports Communications and Management program would be offered jointly by the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and the Newhouse School of Public Communications. Now she is here at SU and enrolled in the Esports program!

https://falk.syr.edu/my-eyes-lit-up/

A Historic Partnership: Falk’s Sport Analytics Program and Kumamoto Volters Unite for 2024-25 Season:

https://falk.syr.edu/a-historic-partnership/

Falk Connections Help Take Sport Management major Livia McQuade '25 from Syracuse to Paris:

https://falk.syr.edu/college-of-opportunity/

Falk College Promotes 8 Faculty Members for 2024-25 Academic Year:

Congrats to our very own Department of Sport Management Chair Dr. Patrick Walsh for being promoted to Full Professor!

https://falk.syr.edu/innovative-leaders/

Join Us in NYC at the Sport Industry Night at 6:30pm Oct. 22!

Join Syracuse University’s Falk College for a networking event open to all New York City-based SU alumni and friends associated with the sport industry. Registration includes beer/wine/soda and food. Space is limited.

Falk College Dean Jeremy S. Jordan will give an overview of the newly reorganized Falk College of Sport and share plans to establish an institute focused on innovation and interdisciplinary research. Members of the Sport Management Advisory Council and Emerging Leaders Council will also be present to welcome guests.

Special thanks to Jason Rich and Rockefeller Capital Management for helping to make this event possible.

Special guests include former New York Giants offensive lineman Justin Pugh ’12.

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, Rockefeller Capital Management, 45 Rockefeller Plaza (630 Fifth Ave), Floor 5, New York City, NY 10111

https://cusecommunity.syr.edu/s/1632/17/interior.aspx?sid=1632&gid=2&pgid=10740&content_id=15168&authkey=EYtGkMDtUxj6mWEjI0bFGjyPVOgEjQr3EFwOgqjX55%2fsu3nkTH5XBA%3d%3d

Check out the 2023-24 edition of the Department of Sport Management Newsletter, highlighting students, faculty, staff, alumni, events, conferences, awards and more!

https://su-jsm.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/falk/pages/157224747/Sport+Management+Newsletters

Giving Back, Together: CBT at Falk: Empowering Women, Creating Inclusive Environments.

Chinny Nwagbo, Felisha Legette-Jack, and Vera Jones are panelists for the “Breaking Barriers and Empowering Women in Sport” discussion on Sept. 13 at Falk College.

Coming Back Together (CBT) is a triennial event for Black and Latino alumni to return to campus and celebrate their accomplishments, meet current students, and remain connected to Syracuse.

https://falk.syr.edu/giving-back-together/

Over the summer, sport management major Camila Malda ’25 (far left) interned with the Chicago Red Stars while sport analytics major Adelaide Gilley ’25 (far right) interned with the Houston Astros:

https://falk.syr.edu/internships-opening-doors/

Our students had some awesome summer internships, including major Fred Gullo with the Analytics and Football Research Department. This fall, Fred will intern with as a Performance Data Analyst.

Meet the newest members of ! 🍊

Falk College Sport Analytics major Eugene Tulyagijja ’25 is included in a podcast highlighting the use of analytics by the men’s basketball team:

https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2024/08/how-syracuse-basketball-leaned-into-analytics-addressed-off-season-concerns-heading-into-2024-25.html

A Unique Immersive College Preview: The Berlin Sport Analytics Academy Gives High School Students Hands-On Experience.

Read more here: https://falk.syr.edu/immersive-college-preview/

More than 500 people attended the inaugural Sports, Entertainment and Innovation Conference (SEICon) in Las Vegas this summer.

The David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, in collaboration with the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Sports Innovation Institute and the Las Vegas-based guest experience agency Circle, spent more than a year planning the event, which was held July 15-17 at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

Read more here: https://news.syr.edu/blog/2024/08/07/falk-college-partners-with-unlv-for-inaugural-sports-entertainment-and-innovation-conference/

From Zero to Hero
Syracuse University Esports Program Earns National Recognition in First Year

This past academic year served as “Year Zero” for Syracuse University’s esports program, which includes an academic degree program starting this fall and competitive teams that vie for national championships in their respective games.

But the program’s first year was anything but a “zero” as Syracuse won the Emerging Program of the Year Award at the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) National Convention from July 17-19 in Winter Park, Florida, just outside of Orlando.

In addition to the program award, two Syracuse University students—Kamron Manii ’24 and Braeden Cheverie-Leonard ’26—won awards and five other representatives from Syracuse were named award finalists.

Read more at this link: https://falk.syr.edu/from-zero-to-hero/

More photos from the inaugural Sport, Entertainment and Innovation Conference (SEI-Con) held last week in Las Vegas featuring panels, keynote speakers, student research presentations and more!

Falk College Students, Faculty and Athletes Featured in Summer Olympics!

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics are here and representatives from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University will have an impact on this year’s Games – and, quite possibly, future Olympic Games.

The Falk College representatives who are involved in several unique ways with the Olympics and Paralympics include current Falk students Dan Griffiths and Livia McQuade, Department of Sport Management Associate Professor Jeeyoon “Jamie” Kim, and Falk graduates and former Syracuse University student-athletes Freddie Crittenden III, Kristen Siermachesky, and Lysianne Proulx. Here are their stories:

https://falk.syr.edu/falk-in-paris/

Day 2 of the Sport, Entertainment and Innovation Conference (SEI-Con) is in full swing in Las Vegas featuring panels, keynote speakers, student research presentations and more!

ACC honors student-athletes:

Nineteen Syracuse University Department of Sport Management student-athletes were named to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Honor Roll for the 2023-24 academic year. The Honor Roll is comprised of student-athletes who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a grade point average of 3.0 or better for the full academic year.

The honorees for Sport Analytics, Sport Management, and Sport Venue and Event Managements majors are:

Laila Morales-Alves, Softball
Kambel Beacom, Ice Hockey
Stephen Betz, Soccer
Stevan Chuck, Cross Country
Taylor Davison, Softball
Carlie Desimone, Lacrosse
Ryan Gallegos, Softball
Evan Johnston, Lacrosse
Heidi Knoll, Ice Hockey
Derek McDonald, Football
Emma Muchnick, Lacrosse
Thomas Porter, Football
Johnny Richiusa, Lacrosse
Marissa Saunders, Track and Field
Kirstyn Schechter, Track and Field
Nea Tervonen, Ice Hockey
Sarah Thompson, Ice Hockey
Alivia Uribe, Soccer
Elizabeth Vogt, Rowing

It was a great evening, surprising sport management founding Director and Department Chair Michael Veley on his retirement. Congratulations professor Veley!!! You deserve every minute of this retirement!!! 🌟 Falk College will not be the same without you!!!

From mid-May through early June, 19 students from
–including 14 from –spent the start of their summer in Australia for the “Australia: Sport, History and Culture” class taught by Endowed Professor of Sport Management Rick Burton.

https://falk.syr.edu/falk-in-australia/

Earlier this spring 9 female students from the Women in Sports & Events (WISE) Club from Falk College's Department of Sport Management visited Philadelphia to meet with numerous sports organizations & industry professionals.

Student Livia McQuade tell us about their trip:

https://ow.ly/J6tx50Se62K

And with the first pick of volunteers for the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Sports Commission selects . . .
Falk College sport management and sport analytics students!

For the NFL Draft in late April, the Detroit Sports Commission and Visit Detroit – the city’s visitors bureau – did indeed utilize the talents of six female students from Falk College’s Department of Sport Management: Aryssa Hopps ’25, Grace Froehlke ’26, and Alivia (Ava) Uribe ’26 from Sport Management, and Anna Pierce ’25, Madelyn (Maddy) Forster ’26, and Claire Patin ’26 from the department’s Sport Analytics program.

https://falk.syr.edu/extra-points/

Follow along with students as they spend 3 weeks in Australia as part of their "Australia: Sport, History and Culture" class. From Melbourne and Cairns to the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney, and the Melbourne Cricket Ground their itinerary is jam-packed!

http://suaussie24.blogspot.com/

Falk College’s Department of Sport Management is pleased to recognize the outstanding work of its undergraduate and graduate students in the Class of 2024 in sport management, sport analytics, and sport venue and event management.

The Department of Sport Management held an awards celebration May 10 in Falk College. Students were recognized for academic excellence, philanthropic work, and post-graduate plans.

https://falk.syr.edu/class-of-2024-honored-with-sport-management-and-sport-analytics-awards/