The Peer Mental Health Alliance, a new student club on campus, put on an event outside of the Stony Brook Student Activities Center to raise awareness about mental health.

A  black fabric wall was put up with messages of positivity and hope while group members chanted for people’s attention and waved neon-colored signs with information on mental health.

Group members spread mental health awareness. 

The event was supported by Stony Brook’s Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO) and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), two departments from the Division of Student Affairs.

The club, whose mission it is to normalize the stigma around mental health, meets every Thursday at 6 pm in Frey Hall 216.

They welcome new members or those looking for information about mental health support on campus, and will continue to be a voice on issues of mental health for the student body.

To get involved or find out more about the Peer Mental Health Alliance, visit their Facebook page or visit them in person at Frey Hall.

Read more: http://www.stonybrook.edu/happenings/homespotlight/new-student-club-campaigns-to-end-the-stigma-on-mental-health/

The campus community came together on Thursday, November 9, 2017, for the 12th Annual “Journey Around the World Multicultural Show and Food Tasting,” an evening dedicated to celebrating different cultures with performances and foods presented by various student organizations. 

The event highlighted different cultures spanning Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the South Pacific.

Taiko drumming at Stony Brook

The program incorporated performances by the Turkish American Student Association, Taiko Tides, Déjà Vu Dance, Cadence Step Team, Stony Brook Taandava, YUVA, Stony Brook Pipettes, The Greek and Cypriot Student Association, Sri Lankan Student Association, and more.

This year’s annual tradition was coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Undergraduate Student Government’s Director of Diversity Affairs Ian Lesnick and Senator Tahiana Abad, in conjunction with the participating student groups.

Admission to the event was free and open to all members of the Stony Brook University community.

Read more: http://www.stonybrook.edu/happenings/oncampus/multicultural-show-and-food-tasting-takes-place-november-9th/

To celebrate Women’s History Month, Stony Brook University’s Women in Science and Engineering Honors Program (WISE) held the Women in Engineering Day on March 10.

Women in Engineering Day inspired young middle school women from Brentwood Union Free School District and William Floyd School District to pursue STEM disciplines in a day-long event filled with hands-on workshops, innovative education, demonstrations, tours of laboratory facilities, mentoring and panel discussions.

Students were challenged to think like engineers to learn how new technology impacts our changing environment.

A collaboration with the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, iCREATE – Division of Information Technology, Physics and Astronomy, and student organizations Women in Computer Science, Society of Women Engineers and the American Society for Civil Engineers.

“It was our goal to demonstrate that these young women can become our next engineers and innovators,” said Jacquelyn Sheehan, Middle and High School WISE coordinator. “By the end of the event, we all saw the gleaning excitement and eagerness they had to learn more about engineering.”

The Women in Engineering Day was provided with support from the Long Island Community Foundation and Stony Brook University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Read more: http://www.stonybrook.edu/happenings/oncampus/women-in-engineering-day-inspires-enthusiasm-in-stem/