STRONGER TOGETHER UPDATE: October 7, 2022
What's happening October 19? What's new and important to know? What's going on in DEI, at SBM and who's getting recognized across campus? Find out all this and more in this edition of the Stronger Together Update. As always, we welcome your input and feedback at strongertogether@stonybrook.edu.
 

MEET YOUR NEW COLLEAGUES
Get to know your new colleagues in our continuing series.
Carrie Cotton
Advancement
Prathamesh Hajirnis
Economic Development
Jenn Coggin
Facilities and Services

WHAT'S NEW?
See the message on SBU's support of the Iranian community (emailed 10/6)
It's Domestic Violence Awareness Month: See October events CPO is hosting
It's Cyber Security Awareness Month:
 - What faculty/staff should know
 - What students should know
REMINDER: President's State of the University Address is October 12; RSVP here
Dr. May Edward Chinn Hall
AROUND CAMPUS 
Don't Miss Fall 2022 Ombuds Workshops 
October 12 Provost Lecture Series features entrepreneur Rob Basso
Sketches of Manners, Civil War & Liberal Reform in 19th Century Latin America ... 10/12 Sir Run Run Shaw Lecture Series presents Felipe Martinez-Pinzon
Sign up for October 12's Graduate Business Programs Information Session
Art Walk to the Ashley Schiff Preserve is October 24
Check out SoCJ Colvin Center Hot Topics/Events

DON'T MISS ALL THE CAMPUS HAPPENINGS OCTOBER 19!
Enterprise Risk Management Fire & Safety Expo and Campus Dining Homecoming Harvest is 10am-3pm 
Employee Wellness & Benefits Fair, 11am-2pm (see H.R. Tips below for details)
Full day of fun at Rec Center's 10th anniversary celebration, including a facility tour, tye-dye, Glow-Yo, BINGO with prizes and paint night, 1-9pm
The Pit Stop: Commuter Lounge reopening celebration is 1 pm, Melville Library, first floor  
Asian & American Studies' Open House, 1-2:15pm
The War in Ukraine and the Future of Democracy: Sir Run Run Shaw Lecture featuring bestselling author Timothy Snyder, 4:30-6:00pm
RSVP here to enjoy food, fun and networking with Club Red, 4:30-6:30pm 
Insurance industry talks/networking for students, 12-8pm (see 'Insurance Day' on College of Business Events Calendar)
H.R. TIPS
EMPLOYEE WELLNESS & BENEFITS FAIR
Human Resource Services is pleased to be hosting a Healthier U Employee Wellness & Benefits Fair on Wednesday, October 19, 11am-2pm in the SAC, Ballroom A. From wellness offerings like drop-in-chair yoga to free healthcare screenings from the Stony Brook Heart Institute, we are bringing it all directly to you because we know — workplace wellness has never been more essential! 
You can also get your flu vaccine. Advance registration is required. To pre-register, visit Flu Vaccine POD.

Questions? Email healthieru@stonybrook.edu or visit Employee Wellness & Benefits Fair

DIVERSITY
National Disability Employment Awareness Month events at SBU
SBM and Suffolk County Farm celebrate Coming Out Day on Tuesday, October 11, after-hours
Check out 'Leading Innovation through Diversity & Inclusion' webinar (10/26, 27) for leaders at all levels

Panel Discussion: Indigenous Art & Environmental Issues, Thursday, October 27 at 4pm, Staller Center Recital Hall (hosted by the Zuccaire Gallery)
Meet our newest cohort of IDEA Grads, part of the  Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access (IDEA) Fellows program! Under the mentorship of CAS colleagues, they will receive training, work experience and financial support.

SHOUT-OUTS

Judith Brown Clarke, Vice President, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, is named to National Fitness Board of Directors!
Braden Hosch is named Vice President, Educational and Institutional Effectiveness
Meet 2022's SBU 40 Under Forty Honorees

Mei Lin ('Ete') Chan, Clinton Rubin and their research teams work to expedite cancer care
Steven Skiena earns Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
PhD Candidate and Biologist, Fanny M. Cornejo, named as finalist for inaugural Indianapolis award
STONY BROOK MEDICINE (SBM) 
Stony Brook Cancer Center's Mobile Mammography Van performs 5,000th mammogram for underserved women; see News 12 coverage on this milestone
Stony Brook doctors save four-year-old boy with quick response and life-saving surgery
Anissa Abi-Dargham, MD, named new Chair of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health


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