STRONGER TOGETHER UPDATE: May 18, 2023

As always, we welcome your input and feedback at
strongertogether@stonybrook.edu
.

BEAUTIFUL BAMBOO BASKETS

They were on display at the Wang Center for the Art Crawl and they're still there to enjoy as part of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Photos courtesy of John Griffin.

MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS

Safe Spaces for Students: What They Look Like, Professors Who Help Create Them

Healthier U Helping Employees Get Up and Running

With May being National Mental Health Awareness Month, see more on our commitment to wellness across the Stony Brook community:

MEET YOUR NEW COLLEAGUES

Get to know your new colleagues in our continuing series.

Nicholas ('Nick') Amador
Employer Relations Associate, Career Center

Erika Karp
Community Relations Representative for SBUH, University and Hospital Community Relations Office

Amy Prokop
Executive Assistant to the Dean, School of Nursing

AROUND CAMPUS: COMMENCEMENT COMING AND MORE

Join us as we celebrate more than 7,000 graduates tomorrow (Friday, May 19), 11am, at LaValle Stadium! For staff tickets, questions or more information, please contact Conferences & Special Events at 2-6320.

Laura Lindenfeld to moderate panel at 2023 Nobel Prize Summit, Thursday, May 25. Attend virtually.

Richard Leakey Memorial Conference: June 5-9:
Stony Brook University will honor the life and legacy of eminent paleoanthropologist, conservationist and SBU professor Richard E. Leakey by hosting a conference with the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI), in partnership with National Geographic Society. Leading scientists, anthropologists and conservationists from around the world will celebrate the immeasurable, life-long contributions by Leakey to furthering the appreciation of Africa’s centrality in the narrative of human evolution. Learn more about the conference and sign up to attend Dr. Louise Leakey's (Richard Leakey's daughter) free public lecture, "Six Decades: The Search for Fossils at Lake Turkana" on June 5. Other talks will be live-streamed for free throughout the conference at stonybrook.edu/live. (Note that the Louise Leakey public lecture will not be live-streamed.)

Happenings at Staller Center for the Arts:
The fall 2023 season – announced and now on sale – includes headliners LeAnn Rimes, Pat Metheny, Tom Segura, Corinne Bailey Rae, and many more. New membership options are available and faculty/staff can become members through payroll deduction. Members get discounts on all Staller Center performances AND the Stony Brook Film Festival. See the season preview video.

Stony Brook Film Festival
Goes on sale with the Early Bird discounted price on Friday, May 26. Members get even deeper discounts on the Early Bird price.

WHAT'S NEW AROUND SBU: MAGAZINE AND MORE

The Stony Brook Magazine is online for your reading pleasure! It looks at the revolutionary brain disorder research of Professor Lilianne Mujica-Parodi, discusses the creation of sustainable fertilizer with Distinguished Professor (and guitarist) Ben Hsiao, and features reflections (and photographs, like the one shown here) from Maurie McInnis and her trip to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and Centre ValBio in Madagascar earlier this year. All that and much more.

May 10 Message from the President: Recognizing Our Remarkable Year Together
President McInnis' New York State Budget Update (May 5 Message)
WSHU podcast nominated for a Peabody Award!
TODAY - Thursday, May 18 - is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. See what you can do

Celia Marshik Named Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education

Dr. Catherine Sherman joins the Division of Undergraduate Education as Assistant Dean for University Honors Programs; Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) becomes part of a new trio of University Honors Programs. Read more in Updates in University Honors Programs.

HUMAN RESOURCES / HR NOW ... STAY TUNED

In coming weeks and months you will receive more details on new services/programs being developed in Central HR and enhancements in HR systems. In the meantime, we invite you to preview exciting changes on the horizon in this video and c ontinue to check the HR Now website for information and updates. Questions? Please fill out this feedback survey or contact us at hrnow@stonybrook.edu. Here's the HR Now video with audio description.

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ATHLETICS: MEMORABLE WOMEN'S LACROSSE SEASON

The memorable women's lacrosse 2023 season came to an end in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Seawolves earned their 10th consecutive berth into the NCAA Tournament by winning the CAA Championship for the first time in program history. SBU went on to defeat No. 20 Penn State, 12-8, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament May 12. They then put forth a valiant effort, but were narrowly edged by No. 9 Loyola Maryland, 9-8, in the second round on May 14.
First round recap | Second round recap