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Falk Students Launch Pen Pal Program With Senior Citizens
Social Workers United, a graduate student organization in Falk College鈥檚 School of Social Work, recently introduced its members to a pen pal program with senior citizens. Many social work students engage with the elderly during field placements and volunteer activities…
Falk College Hosts Inaugural Football Analytics Blitz Competition
On Feb. 26, students in Falk College鈥檚 sport analytics program hosted the inaugural Football Analytics Blitz鈥攁 CASE competition for undergraduate college students from around the country. The virtual competition was led by sport analytics students Zak Koeppel 鈥21 and Ben…
Graduate Student Works With Food Policy Council to Combat Rising Food Scarcity Due to COVID
Nel Gaud茅 worked in kitchens for a decade before now pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in food studies. This tangible professional cooking experience gives them insight and allows them to think creatively about issues related to their coursework. After Gaud茅 was…
Online Master of Social Work Opens Doors to Career Changers, Working Professionals
The School of Social Work will welcome its first cohort of online master’s students in May, and Professor Ken Marfilius is excited. 鈥淲e are already seeing strong applications for our first cohort of 50 students. I think the COVID-19 pandemic…
Five Maxwell Scholars Contribute to Aging Studies Handbook
Four professors and a doctoral student from the Maxwell School鈥檚 Department of Sociology and Department of Public Administration and International Affairs have contributed to the completely revised ninth edition of the 鈥淗andbook of Aging and the Social Sciences鈥 (Elsevier Academic…
Couple Joins Others in Celebrating Their Orange Love
Gianna Mangicaro 鈥18 and Christopher Szlamczynski 鈥18 eat, breathe and sleep 黑料不打烊鈥攍iterally. Both are 黑料不打烊 employees, alumni, current students and together are one of the thousands of couples whose love story is influenced by their 黑料不打烊 experience….
Sport Management Club Raises $43,500 at 16th Annual Charity Sports Auction
The Sport Management Club at 黑料不打烊 raised $43,500 for Meals on Wheels 黑料不打烊 as a result of its 16th Annual Charity Sports Auction. In November 2020, online supporters placed bids on more than 300 items, including sports memorabilia, electronics,…
Celebrating the Life of Wynetta Devore
Professor Emerita of Social Work Wynetta Devore was a teacher and scholar whose life focused on serving God, the 黑料不打烊 community where she lived and that she loved, and students she taught during her decadeslong distinguished career. She received an…
Voices Matter: Why You Need to Talk About Race
黑料不打烊鈥檚 Orange Academy-Online will offer Voices Matter: Why You Need to Talk About Race, a six-week interactive online workshop, from March 15-April 23, 2021. The virtual course will meet weekly on Thursday evenings from 6:30-8 p.m. ET. A limited…
Female Sport Analytics Students Look to Transform Their Love of Math, Sports into STEM Careers
黑料不打烊 senior Bailie Brown will be the first female to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree in sport analytics from the Falk College when she completes her coursework in May 2021. She is grateful for connections made with women in sports…