BE CONNECTED UPDATE: January 15, 2025
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BE CONNECTED SPOTLIGHT
Top Ten Stories
Stony Brook University had a memorable 2024, including a presidential transition, research breakthroughs, records set and athletic championships won. See the top 10 stories of 2024.
BE INSPIRED
Campus Beautification Committee
View the video behind the story of the Campus Beautification Committee's (CBC) BUSY 2024!
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The CBC's ART Tank Competition makes its debut, showcasing student works ... See the story behind the art here.
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BE INVOLVED
Coming Soon: More Couch to 5K Info Sessions Traditionally, we offer one informational session per six-week series. But, we understand that even just knocking on the door of a fitness journey — especially for those new to exercise—deserves more time and support. That’s why we’re now offering more opportunities to attend an info session throughout the year! To register, visit Couch to 5K Info Session.

Give Blood Blood cannot be manufactured, it is always a gift from someone. Help us reach our goal of 250 donors for the month of January. Schedule an appointment today.

Winterfest Join us for the second annual Winterfest! This is a campus-wide initiative where you can take a break from your busy schedule, have a little fun and learn something new! Winterfest will take place from January 13-22, 2025. Open to the entire SBU community. For more information and to view the full list of events and RSVP, visit stonybrook.edu/winterfest

Stony Brook Children's Hospital Basketball Game The seventh annual Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Event will be held on Saturday, January 25 at noon at the Stony Brook Arena. Stony Brook University Men’s Basketball Team will take on North Carolina A&T and host 22 patients and their families. As part of the annual tradition, every men’s basketball player and select support staff members will wear a jersey with a name of a Stony Brook Children’s patient displayed on the back. Purchase tickets here.

Stony Brook Southampton Hosts LI Premiere of ‘Underground: Hear the Sound of Freedom’. Runs Thursday, January 30, through Sunday, February 2. Purchase tickets here.

February Provost's Lecture. Stony Brook hosts and highlights distinguished anthropologists on Tuesday, February 11. Read more.
Employee Well-Being
Eat well, be well! Join the 2025 Stony Brook CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Coordinated by the Nutrition Division, the Stony Brook 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 $660 ($33 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 approximately four pounds of fruit per week starting in July. 

To learn more about the CSA or to join, visit the Natural Earth Organic Farms website, or email the Stony Brook Medicine CSA Coordinator Annemarie Ng, MS, RD, CDCES, CDN (Annemarie.ng@stonybrookmedicine.edu).

Stony Brook Athletics Accepting Nominations for Hall of Fame Class of 2025
The Stony Brook Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the Class of 2025 will take place next fall. We are now accepting nominations, and the deadline to submit is March 1, 2025. Submit your nomination! (Be sure to include any supporting documentation by emailing it to SeawolvesUnited@stonybrook.edu. All completed nominations will be reviewed by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee.) Questions? Call 631-632-7705 or email SeawolvesUnited@stonybrook.edu
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Devinder Mahajan
Devinder Mahajan was named to the Class of 2024 SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF).
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