Campus Announcements
Welcome to Campus Announcements
The guidelines for submitting a Campus Announcement can be found on the Instructions page.
- Your announcement must be related to a campus activity and that relationship must be present in your text. URL’s should be internal to the University.
- Your announcement must include a contact name along with either a phone number or email address internal to the University.
- If there is a fee for your event or workshop, you must include that in your announcement
- You can submit an announcement for a maximum of two consecutive weeks or every other week.
Use the link above (Submit an Announcement) and log in with your NetID credentials.
Latest Issue: December 9, 2024
00. IT News and Alerts
inter/Spring 2025 Instructors – Your course shells are created but are NOT available to your students. Our top 2 tips for working in your new courses are to: (1) Set up your Gradebook first For a complete list of tips which our team has compiled based on questions received over the past 2 years, visit our Brightspace Checklist https://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/start-of-the-semester-top-10-brightspace-tips Conquer information overload Upload sources like PDFs, website links, YouTube Video links, audio files, Google Docs/Slides/Sheets, research files, even ideas into one place, and then NotebookLM synthesizes, identifies themes and generates new insights. https://it.stonybrook.edu/articles/googles-notebooklm-now-available-allWinter/Spring 2025 Instructors – Your course shells are only available to You!
(2) Once you have your course set up, make the class active and then announce to studentsNotebookLM now available to all Stony Brook Google users!
001. Brightspace
Effective Monday, December 9th, at 4pm, you can either: – submit your grades via SOLAR (Chrome is recommended) if you’ve been using Brightspace gradebook this semester, Click optional URL for instructions on how to calculate your final grade for SOLAR. https://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/prepping-your-gradebook-before-importing-it-to-solarInstructors – Utilize Brightspace to calculate final grades for SOLAR
– import from Brightspace, or
– email an excel file to submit_grades@stonybrook.edu
01. Campus-Wide Administrative Announcements(dept moves/closes, employee info)
As a reminder, use of the New Supplier Request Form is MANDATORY for New Supplier Requests. Exceptions, which will still be done by email to procurement_vendorfile@stonybrook.edu, are outlined below:New Supplier Request Form Reminder
– The form is not to be used to request Individuals (Independent Contractors) to be added to WolfMart.
– The form is not to be used to request changes to existing Suppliers.
02. Workshops/Training
The Long Island State Veterans Home is sponsoring a free C.N.A Training Program starting on Monday, December 23, 2024. It is an accelerated class that will run from 12/23/2024 until 1/17/2025 to become a NYS Certified Nursing Assistant. Send your resume and letter of interest to LISVHCNAClass@LISVH.org. Job opportunities at the LISVH following successful completion of the NYS exam. For additional information, please call (631) 444-8617, text (516) 265-4009 or online at www.lisvh.org http://www.listateveteranshome.org Have you ever tried to analyze date/timestamps in a spreadsheet not by discrete dates and times but by month, day, or only the hour? At first glance it’s impossible or at least super complicated, BUT with a few tricks, you can do this in just a few clicks! Learn how in this quick online workshop Fri., Dec 20, 2024, 11:00AM-11:45AM. Protect your institution’s academic standards with Turnitin’s plagiarism detector. Identify copied content and ensure originality in every submission. This 50-minute workshop for any instructor who would like an overview of Turnitin. The overview will include: set up, feedback tools, reading reports. Register here: https://cvent.me/5gAYENCNA Training Class at the Long Island State Veterans Home
DoIT Mini Byte: Analyze Google Forms/Sheets Date/timestamps by Month, Hour, Day-of-the-week Like a PRO – Online Workshop!
Turnitin Overview
04. New Academic Courses & Programs
A Master of Science degree in Athletic Training is offered through the School of Health Professions. The admission application is now open; accepted students start courses in May 2025. A virtual information session is being offered on December 9 – starting at 5:30 pm. Email ATprogram@stonybrook.edu to receive the Zoom link or to schedule a personalized, one-on-one information session. For more information about this two-year, full-time 77 credit program visit our website. https://healthprofessions.stonybrookmedicine.edu/programs/at/graduate/about The Program in Public Health is proud to offer the Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program! The 51-credit MHA Program is a CAHME-accredited, fully online degree that develops highly qualified health management professionals and aspiring health management professionals with an understanding of population health competencies. Full-time or part-time enrollment is available. For more information, contact us at publichealth@stonybrookmedicine.edu. https://publichealth.stonybrookmedicine.edu/ Dive into the wonders of marine biology with MAR 106: Life in Our Ocean, a 100-level course open this winter session! Perfect for all students, majors and non-majors alike, this fully online, asynchronous class explores ocean ecosystems, marine biodiversity, and conservation challenges. Plus, it fulfills the SNW requirement for SBC credits. Register now and make progress toward your degree while uncovering the mysteries of the ocean!Master of Science in Athletic Training
Master of Health Administration Program Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2025!
New Winter Course Offering: MAR 106 – Life in Our Ocean
05. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
What: Overview of export control considerations for biomedical research To register: https://web.cvent.com/event/db306bd9-d661-44f2-8564-0323790b5261/regProcessStep1 On Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 12:00 noon the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior will be hosting a BRITE Postdoctoral Seminar entitled: “5xFAD/Abi3S212F Mice Display Distinct Age-Dependent Effects on Amyloid Beta Pathology and Microglia Dynamics.” speaker is Dr. Claire Butler, Post-doctoral Scholar, University of California, Irvine Faculty Host: Dr. Markus Riessland The Ecology& Evolution Department welcomes all biology undergraduates to attend our upcoming Living World Lecture Series, “Surf and Turf Community Science Meets In-Classroom Applications: How Urban Fish Surveys and Campus Clay Caterpillars Make Science Accessible “ Join our speaker Assistant Professor Dr. Peter Park, PhD, Farmingdale State College. ” The seminar will take place on December 9th, 2024, starting promptly at 6 p.m. in the Javits Lecture Center, Room 111. https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/_events/ Please join us TODAY, Monday, December 9, 2024 for a seminar entitled “Improved DNA binding increases natural transformation” with Courtney Ellison, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology at the University of Georgia. https://mib.uga.edu/directory/people/courtney-ellison On Thursday, December 19, 2024 @ 12:00 noon the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior will be hosting a BRITE Postdoctoral Seminar entitled: “Wiring up the Brain During Development: Coordination and Propagation of Cell Fate Choice in Neural Circuit Assembly.” speaker is Dr. Yu-Chieh David Chen, Post-doctoral Scholar, New York University Faculty Host: Dr. Prerana Shrestha Please join us next Thursday, December 19th, for a seminar entitled “Decoding host antiviral defenses against diverse coronaviruses” by Caitlin Stoddard, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Date/Time: Thursday, December 19, 2024, 12:00 noon.Export Control Webinar Series – BioMedical Research
Who should attend: Faculty who work, or plan to work, in biomedical research
When: Monday, December 16, 2024 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Part of the Research Security Program’s Export SeriesBRITE Postdoctoral Seminar
Ecology & Evolution Living World Lecture Series
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series
Date/Time: Monday, December 9, 12:00 PM
Location: Life Sciences Building, Room 038
Host: Dr. David ThanassiBRITE Postdoctoral Seminar
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series
Location: Laufer Center, Lecture Hall 101.
Host: Dr. Erich Mackow
07. Charitable/Fundraisers (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc…)
Here is your chance to support Stony Brook Child Care Services and win BIG! Please follow the link! https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/childcare/giving/index.phpStony Brook Child Care CA$H for Kids Raffle!
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