Hundreds of faculty, students and staff members got to find out more about critical university services at August 12’s Stronger Together event.

Larry Zacarese, ERM Vice President and Chief Security Officer speaking with volunteers at the Stronger Together Event. 

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) — which encompasses the areas of emergency management and business continuity, environmental health and safety, risk management, and public safety — sponsored the event, which featured fire marshals, Environmental Health and Safety representatives, and University Police.

Community members also got the opportunity to tour the Walter J. Hawrys Campus Recreation Center and athletic facilities; learn more about Healthier U, Stony Brook Medicine Community Medical Group, and the Faculty Student Association (FSA); and enjoy each other’s company over healthy snacks and, of course, ice cream.

Giveaways ran the gamut from shirts, cups, pens, notebooks, small footballs and frisbees, to the popular fire extinguisher-shaped stress relievers.

“The Division of Enterprise Risk Management was proud to sponsor and partner with Marketing and Communication, Athletics, Student Affairs, FSA, Healthier U and Stony Brook Medicine to host the most recent Stronger Together event,” said ERM Vice President and Chief Security Officer Larry Zacarese. “It was well attended and a fantastic opportunity for returning students, faculty and staff to interact, share some snacks and, most importantly, a few laughs and smiles.”

Information and demonstrations included fire and overall safety guides, a CPR practice mannequin and an AED unit. There was a fire truck to explore and the all-student Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corp (SBVAC) vehicle, with two students available to describe their services.

Student Affairs ran nearly a dozen tours of the Rec Center, with about 70 people coming through the doors.

Event participants also got to tour Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, and other athletic facilities. Along the way, they got to hear about sports history, triumphs and expansion at SBU from Adam McLeod, associate athletic director for Facilities, Operations, and Capital Planning.

Jessica Nelson, marketing assistant for the Stony Brook Medicine Community Medical Group, was also happy to “spread awareness of the local practices and physicians with specialties that may be beneficial for students and others to know.”

All in all, another highly successful Stronger Together event!

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