STRONGER TOGETHER UPDATE: April 10, 2024
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 Oren Shefet, PhD
Associate Director, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
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ARTS, CRAFTS AND MUSIC AROUND CAMPUS
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CBC and Crochet Club Joined Forces to Beautify and 'Yarnify' Campus
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| SIGN UP, TAKE PART AND SAVE THE DATE
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| Register for the WolfieONE Town Hall!
The first WolfieONE Town Hall will be held in person and via Zoom on April 30, and will be open to anyone willing to learn more. This session will be relevant to all staff and faculty, and provide you with an opportunity to get updates on this ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) transformation and ask questions. Registration will be required to attend.
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| From the Ombuds Office ...
New Spring Workshops for faculty, staff and students. Topics are: Depolarizing Conversations, Workplace Dynamics and Management Roundtable. Each workshop is offered three times - on West Campus, HSC and via Zoom. Register here.
Stony Awards Reminder:
Still Time to Make Stony Awards Nominations (through Monday, April 22)
Traveling Labs from the Procurement, Travel & Card Programs Office - Concur
On Tuesday, April 23, the Procurement, Travel & Card Programs will be hosting a ‘Traveling Lab’ covering Concur, Stony Brook’s web-based travel expense reimbursement platform. Topics include header, itinerary, lodging and meal requirements. Light snacks will be provided, and we encourage anyone who plans to travel this year to sign up.
April Book and Food Drives
Beta Alpha Psi (accounting & finance honors organization) is running a book drive and food drive during the month of April. The book drive will support Book Fairies, which collects and distributes books to those in need across LI and NYC. The food drive will support Island Harvest. Collection bins are located outside of Harriman 109.
Crip Camp: Disability Justice in Action / Film Screening and Panel Discussion
April 16, 2024, 5:30 – 9:00 pm @MART Auditorium and Atrium, Stony Brook University Hospital (also hosted virtually). Join us and gain a deeper understanding of disability justice, the historical context of the disability rights movement, and how you can advance disability justice in your personal experience and professional practice. Refreshments will be served at the beginning of the event. Sponsored by the Program in Public Health (PPH), Diversity, Inclusion, Cultural Competency, and Equity (DICCE) Committee. For more information and to register, please use this link - Crip Camp: Disability Justice in Action
Summer 2024 Kids Cooking and Nutrition Workshop
The Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine presents a Cooking and Nutrition Workshop for kids ages 8-10. Kids will harvest produce directly from our rooftop farm and use the vegetables to prepare healthy and delicious recipes. They'll learn kitchen safety and etiquette, how to read and follow recipes, and how to make and enjoy healthy meals. Registration is open now! Classes fill up quickly so don’t wait. Questions? Email us (nutrition@stonybrookmedicine.edu)
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| Cirque Flip Fabrique presents BLIZZARD at Staller Center Main Stage
This Saturday, April 13, at 8 pm, internationally renowned Cirque troupe FLIP Fabrique brings its newest show, BLIZZARD, to Staller! BLIZZARD will take the stage by storm, promising its audience a poetic journey through the dead of winter. Hailing from Québec City, Canada, the group’s shared dream is to create cirque shows inspired by the human experience. Cirque FLIP Fabrique dares audiences to dream, with performances that are equally as fun as they are visually stunning. Limited tickets are available here.
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EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING: STONY BROOK CSA
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| Eat well, be well! Join the 2024 Stony Brook CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Coordinated by the Nutrition Division, CSA is a weekly fresh, organic produce farm share in collaboration with Natural Earth Organic Farms, located in Calverton.
The program starts in June and runs for 20 weeks. The cost to join is $600 ($30 per week). CSA members can pick up their produce at The Stony Brook Heights Rooftop Farm located on Level 3 of the Health Sciences Tower. The farm also offers other CSA sites across Long Island.
Additional Fruit Share: Natural Earth Farms is collaborating with Briermere Farms to offer an optional fruit share for 15 weeks. Participants will receive about four pounds of fruit per week.
To learn more about the CSA or to join, visit the Natural Earth Organic Farms website, or email Stony Brook Medicine CSA Coordinators Annemarie Ng, MS, RD, CDCES, CDN, or Cara Cohen, MS, RD, CDN.
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