00. IT News and Alerts
Classroom Technology
Interested in hearing about technology in the classroom? View and read our late Spring 2024 entry in our Classroom Technology update log!
01. Campus-Wide Administrative Announcements(dept moves/closes, employee info)
WolfieONE Town Hall 4/30 (Tomorrow), 3PM
This informational forum, open to all faculty and staff, is a great opportunity to learn about the new ERP transformation, ask questions, and interact with the project Sponsors, Steering Committee/Functional Leaders as well as our implementation partner experts from Deloitte.
We encourage all faculty and staff to attend, even those who are not Finance or HR professionals, as this business transformation will ultimately be relevant to each one of us.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/change-management/events.php
Mini Byte: Adding a Scheme for Letter Grades in Brightspace (Friday 5/3 @ 1:00 PM EST)
Instructors! Are you getting ready to finalize your grades? If so, you may want to apply a letter grade scheme to your Brightspace gradebook which will show a letter next to each of your students scores. If you are interested in learning more, join us on Friday, 5/3 @ 1:00 PM for our mini byte on applying a letter grade scheme to your grades. Register using the link below!
Mark Your Calendars for 9-25-24 – Join the Office of Procurement for Donuts & Coffee at the Diversity & Donuts Supplier Fair
Join us for Donuts & Coffee on Wednesday, September 25th from 11am-2pm in the SAC Ballroom A while meeting local small Minority, Woman and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses right on campus! There are many companies looking for an opportunity to connect with SBU’s financial decision makers to showcase their products and services. Registration is encouraged via the link below; please mark your calendars to save the date. Please email Supplier.Diversity@StonyBrook.edu with any questions.
https://cvent.me/mBEE81?locale=en
02. Workshops/Training
CNA Training Class at the Long Island State Veterans Home
The Long Island State Veterans Home is sponsoring a free C.N.A Training Program starting on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. It is a 5 week training program 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
New Spring Workshops
Workshops are for all faculty, staff and students. They are offered in-person and via Zoom.
Topics are:
– Depolarizing Conversations
– Workplace Dynamics
– Management Roundtable
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ombuds/resources/workshops.php
Campus Nature Walk & iNaturalist Workshop
University Libraries presents an Earth Day extension! Join a campus walk with Librarian Christine Fena to explore nature. Capture photos and learn to share them on Wikimedia Commons or iNaturalist. 5/1, 1pm-220pm, Melville Library Galleria. Register via link; event capped.
https://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/campus-nature-walk-inaturalist-workshop/
The Risk and the Resistance: Dismantling the Toxicity in the STEM Ecosystem. Community Keynote Session with Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee
This presentation delves into the intricate landscape of the STEM ecosystem, scrutinizing the prevailing risks associated with its current state and demographics. The second part of the presentation will outline the consequential impact of these risks on individuals and communities within STEM. Finally, we will step into the realm of resistance, exploring practical strategies for combatting these issues.
May 2 – 10-11:30am – Wang Lecture Hall 2
Join SBU’s Active Learning Google Group!
Are you interested in active learning in higher education and the active learning classrooms across campus? Join our Active Learning Google Group! We invite passionate educators, administrators, and staff who are eager to transform the traditional learning landscape into dynamic, student-centered environments to join! Email celt@stonybrook.edu if you are interested!
Navigating the AI Revolution: A Strategic Guide for Business Owners
Artificial Intelligence can have a transformative impact on business – from comparative analysis and market research to providing ideas that will help you grow your business and save time. On Thursday, May 9, Theodore Massillon – Owner of NOM Media, will demystify Artificial Intelligence, (AI), and discuss its real-world applications. You will gain insights and resources needed to leverage AI effectively.
https://nysbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/1018711
Mastering Local Search Directories: A Guide for Small Businesses
The Stony Brook SBDC presents “Mastering Local Search Directories: A Guide for Small Businesses”. On Wednesday, May 1, Henry Bramwell, Owner of Visionary Digital Marketing and frequent SBDC contributor, will show you the importance of establishing a strong online presence which is vital for the success of your business.
https://nysbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/1018665
04. New Academic Courses & Programs
Master of Public Health is Accepting Applications for Fall 2024!
The Program in Public Health is proud to offer the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program! We offer classes in the evening and our nationally accredited Master of Public Health program can be completed in 2 years full-time. Our program offers concentrations in Climate Solutions and Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Community Health, and Health Policy & Management. For more information, contact us at publichealth@stonybrookmedicine.edu or 631-444-9396.
https://publichealth.stonybrookmedicine.edu/
The School of Health Professions Entry-level OTD Program is Now Accepting Applications
We are now accepting applications for the inaugural class for our 3-year entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate program. We strive to provide our students with a strong didactic curriculum and a diverse range of fieldwork and capstone opportunities. Our OTD program will prepare students to become licensed occupational therapists, with excellent skills in leadership, scholarship, advocacy, and clinical competence. Formal program registration from NYSED is pending.
https://healthprofessions.stonybrookmedicine.edu/programs/otp-otd/about
05. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
Neurobiology & Behavior Seminar
On Thursday, May 2, 2024 @ 12:00 noon in Life Sciences Bldg – Room 038, the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior will be hosting a seminar entitled: ” Alcohol, Alzheimer’s, and the Locus Coeruleus” Speaker is Dr. Steven M. Graves, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Host: Joshua Plotkin
URECA celebrates Undergraduate Research & Creativity
URECA’s annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research & Creativity on Tuesday, April 30, features undergraduate research posters, talks, senior design and Vertically Integrated Program (VIP) projects. Join us in recognizing the accomplishments of undergraduates working with faculty in all disciplines. All are welcome to attend!
Session I: 10:00 AM– 12:00 noon; Session II: 1:00 – 3:00 PM. Posters – SAC Ballroom A, Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) Showcase, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM – Ballroom B.
Grand Rounds- Cultivating Compassion in Medicine: A Toolkit for Medical Students to Improve Self-Kindness and Enhance Clinical Care
The Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics invites you to a Grand Rounds by Krisha Mehta, MD titled “Cultivating Compassion in Medicine: A Toolkit for Medical Students to Improve Self-Kindness and Enhance Clinical Care”. The Grand Rounds will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 from 4:30pm- 5:30pm. Please see link for more details and to RSVP or e-mail bioethics@stonybrookmedicine.edu
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/bioethics/events/#2024
MIC@10 Faculty Research Forum: Celebrating 10 Years of Applied Research, Tuesday, May 7, 9:00 am -11:30 am on Zoom
As a celebration of the MIC’s 10th anniversary, the MIC Faculty Research Forum will showcase the cutting-edge research of our faculty members across academic disciplines and professional ranks, exploring diverse facets of multilingual and intercultural communication, including multilingual participatory research, intercultural engagement, translation and migration, access and equity in language teacher education, language bias and justice system, and World Englishes. For more information,
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/mic/research/mic10facultyresearchforum.php
SBU Behavioral Ecology Group Seminar Series: Cooperation and competition in the genus Pan – Dr. Martin Surbeck/Harvard University
SBU BEG Seminar Series: Cooperation and competition in the genus Pan
2pm Friday, May 3, 2024
SBS Bldg – 2nd Floor
ICTE Seminar Rm, N244
Admission is free
Dr. Surbeck’s research focuses on competition and cooperation within and between groups, in our closest living relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees. Based on findings from his bonobo research site in the DRC Congo, his work explores evolutionary scenarios leading to the emergence of cooperation between members of different groups in humans.
Biochemistry and Cell Biology Melvin Simpson Lecture, 4/30/24
You are cordially invited to a lecture entitled “Initiation of Translation in Eukaryotes” with Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England. It will be held on TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024 @ 12:00 PM in the Charles B. Wang Center Theater. Refreshments will be served in the lobby at 11:30 am. Professor Ramakrishnan is a world-renowned structural biologist and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar Thursday, May 2nd
Please join us for a seminar entitled “DNA organization by SMC complexes and Topoisomerase II: Knot an easy problem” with Madhu Srinivasan, University of Oxford. It will me held on May 2nd at 12 NOON in LSB 434 (please note location and time). Host: Rolf Sternglanz
Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar, Thursday May 2nd
Your are cordially invited to attend a seminar entitled “Mechanisms of Nascent Protein Release and Degradation from Stalled Ribosomes” with Malaiyalam Mariappan, Yale School of Medicine. It will be held Thursday, May 2nd in LSB 038 at 4:00 pm. Host: Wali Karzai.
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Hybrid Grand Rounds
Tues., April 30, 2024, 11-12 pm. “Facts, Fiction and Future Considerations in Youth Bipolar Disorder”, with guest speaker, Benjamin Goldstein, MD, PhD, University of Toronto, Canada
Join Zoom Meeting
https://stonybrook.zoom.us/j/91471313264?pwd=TnVzaStKV2dPTGxRaHppYjhCaldDUT09
Meeting ID: 914 7131 3264
Passcode: 297960
Ecology & Evolution Seminar
Life Sci 038, In Person only, 2:30 pm Wed, 05/01/2024, “Dissolving boundaries: towards unification in the study of species interactions”. Judith L. Bronstein is a University Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, specializing in interspecific and mutually beneficial interactions. Host: Dr. Doug Futuyma
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/_events/
Department of Biomedical Informatics Grand Rounds: May 1st 2024
Title: Enabling and Accelerating Healthcare Delivery with AI
Time: 3:00-4:00PM
Location: Zoom (see Flyer for details)
Guest Speaker: Randi Foraker Ph.D.
https://bmi.stonybrookmedicine.edu/node/906
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series
Please join us Monday May 6, 2024 for a seminar entitled “Tuning Herpesvirus Reproduction to Physiological Stress Responses” with Ian Mohr, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, New York University, School of Medicine
Date/Time: Monday, May 6, 12:00 PM
Location: Life Sciences Building, Room 038
Host: Dr. Patrick Hearing
07. Charitable/Fundraisers (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc…)
Stony Brook Heights Rooftop Farm- Annual Plant Sale
The plant sale to support Stony Brook’s rooftop farm will be held on Wednesday May 8, 2024 outside the hospital cafeteria. Pre-order forms will be accepted until May 3, 2024.
This year we will have TWO pickup locations for all pre-orders.
East Campus: 5/8/24 (9am to 1pm) at the Stony Brook Heights Rooftop Farm (HSC level 3).
West Campus: 5/8/24 (8am-10am only) at the traffic circle in front of the Centers for Molecular Medicine. Email any questions to: annemarie.ng@stonybrookmedicine.edu
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0vV4InUkXFNuYvA
Stories of Stony Brook Child Care: Request for Video Testimonials
Show your support for the Stony Brook Child Care Center by sharing your story! In its over 50 years of service, SBCC has touched the lives of so many in our community. In preparation for our upcoming celebration on June 14th (http://evite.me/AWAbWeYm3H), we’re inviting those who have had experiences with the Child Care Center to share their story through a short video.
To submit a video, use this form: https://forms.gle/EUJobc
08. Culture And Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc…)
Guided Gallery Tour| John W. Winkler: The Chinatown Etchings By A. Rex Rivolo
John W. Winkler: The Chinatown Etchings By A. Rex Rivolo
Wednesdays, March 27, April 3, April 17, & May 8, 2024 at 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Wang Center Skylight Gallery
Hosted by the exhibition curator, A. Rex Rivolo, this tour will offer invaluable insights into the print techniques, themes, and cultural context present in John W. Winkler’s Chinatown etchings. You will be free to ask questions, engage in meaningful discussions, and gain a unique perspective on contemporary etching and printing.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/wang/events/index.php
Pet Away Life Stress at Melville Library
University Libraries, CPO, and CAPS present: Busy schedules? Full plates? Take some time to unwind with four-legged friends. Stop by the galleria outside the Central Reading Room and spend time with some friendly dogs who are sure to get you smiling! 4/30, 12pm-2pm, Melville Library Galleria.
https://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/pet-therapy-day-at-melville-library-3/
2024 Science Playwriting Competition Staged Readings of the Winning Plays:
First Place:
Almost Certainly Not Real by Claudia Barnett
Second Place:
Slick, Slimy, Grimy, and Dead by Audrey Hunter
Third Place:
The Primrose Protocol by Harold Taw
Honorable Mention:
Katacala Nights by Gino Elia
READINGS WILL TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2024 at 5:00 pm in the Simons Center for Geometry & Physics Della Pietra Auditorium, Room 103.
Wine and cheese reception at 4:15pm
