Students from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics will soon be finding themselves in one central location, compared to the eight different buildings students currently use.

Plans are moving forward for the Falk to move into the College of Law’s current buildings once the law school relocates to Dineen Hall. The College of Law’s new location inside Dineen Hall is expected to be completed in 2014.

Michele Barrett, Falk director of communications, said in an email that Syracuse University’s Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction is currently working on plans to move Falk into the law school’s White and MacNaughton halls. “There is not much now to detail beyond the fact that planning is underway,” she said.

Barrett said the move to a central location will benefit Falk’s students, faculty and staff members.

Kylee Haggerty, a senior sports management major, said there are mixed reactions among students about the upcoming move to the old College of Law buildings. Haggerty is excited by the changes despite the fact that she’s currently a senior and won’t be able to enjoy the benefits of the move.

“I think it’s going to be especially good for the sports management program because we are out by Drumlins, which very few people know about,” Haggerty said. “It’s very hard to get to especially for freshmen and people who don’t have cars, so actually having offices on campus is going to be really nice.”

Erin Fleming, a graduate student studying social work, won’t be personally affected by the change since most social work classes are held in the Sims Hall. But she said she worries that the change may be difficult for other Falk students to adjust to. She said if the College of Law’s buildings were further than usual for Falk students, it could also bring a series of disadvantages.

Olivia Palmisano, a junior nutrition dietetics major, said she believed that the move for the Falk students into the College of Law’s buildings is the next logical step for the school.

Although she said she is now used to how scattered the classes for Falk are, the many locations of Falk offices confused her when she first transferred to the school.

“It just makes sense to have a whole school in a building so you don’t have to go all over the place, for forms and things especially,” Palmisano said.

Published on November 7, 2013 at 12:47 am

Contact Margaret: mglin@syr.edu