Category: Service

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A Life of Service: Joan Furey ’72 Honored by School of Nursing

Joan Furey’s remarkable story — one that was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed by the Stony Brook University School of Nursing at its 50th Anniversary Gala — actually began 8,000 miles from the SBU...

May 17, 2022

6 min read

Community Medicine Service University

SBUH Staff Lead Collection Efforts for Ukraine Relief

Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) employees have teamed up with a local church to collect much-needed supplies for Ukrainian refugees. Diane Marrone, assistant director of nursing for the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)...

March 30, 2022

2 min read

Students plant new greenery near the 9/11 Memorial Arch.

Community Events Long Island News Highlights Service University

SBU Launches Freshmen Community Service Day

The program was designed to offer meaningful service opportunities as a way of introducing freshmen to their campus and community while making new friends and connections.

September 15, 2021

6 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Community Faculty/Student Spotlights Long Island News Highlights Service SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Semester by the Sea Students Clean Up Warner Island Beach

On the last weekend in April, Stony Brook University students took part in the Southhampton Warner Island Cleanup. Students from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) boarded the RV Peconic, traveled...

May 6, 2021

2 min read

Community Service University

University Police Department Receives Re-Accreditation

It is one thing to be in compliance with the standards expected of all police units, but quite another to be “ahead of the curve” and serve as a model for other agencies. “That is exactly what Stony Brook University’s...

February 25, 2021

6 min read

Community Global News Highlights Service

Peace Corps Seeks Volunteers in its 60th Anniversary Year

For many years Stony Brook has supported Peace Corps projects around the globe, with 239 alumni that have volunteered with the agency and its mission to promote world peace and friendship.

February 12, 2021

2 min read

Featured Story On Campus Service University

Deputy Police Chief Nelson Castilla Carries on a Family Legacy

When Nelson de Jesus Castilla Jr. became a deputy police chief at Stony Brook University on October 1, he not only became the first Latino chief to serve on campus, but he also honored his grandfather Ismael Quintero’s...

January 18, 2021

6 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story Recent Grads Service Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Anne Green ’22 Takes Civic Engagement to a New Level

An invitation to take part in a panel discussion by global health advocate Chelsea Clinton is just one of the many distinctions that Anne Green ’22 enjoys. Community service is required of all Stony Brook University...

September 16, 2020

6 min read

Diversity Featured Story Service Student Spotlight

Students Unite to Support Black Lives Matter Movement

In response to the deaths of George Floyd and countless other victims of violence and systemic racism, Stony Brook University cultural organizations have banded together to raise money for the Black Lives Matter (BLM)...

June 18, 2020

5 min read

Community COVID-19 Featured Story Long Island Service

Caring Through the Crisis

Stony Brook Child Care Services Steps Up to Assist Frontline Workers When New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York State on PAUSE executive order, providing guidelines on which businesses could remain open...

May 29, 2020

10 min read

Service Student Spotlight

Stony Brook is Again Recognized for Voter Engagement Efforts

SBU has again been nationally recognized for its commitment to student voter engagement, ranked by Washington Monthly as one of the top schools for student voting.

February 21, 2020

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story Recent Grads Service Social Sciences Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Peony Tse ’20 Leverages Scholarships to Make a Difference

The first-generation college student says earning scholarships is her way of thanking her parents for their support and taking ownership of her future.

February 19, 2020

4 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Service

Robin DeLuca-Acconi Teaches Human Rights

She is one of thousands of social workers who shape policy and curriculum at the ground level, working tirelessly to support the mission of prominent human rights defenders.

January 27, 2020

4 min read

Featured Story Long Island Research Service

Stony Brook Experts Tackle Issues Raised by “Aging in Place”

In 2020, the last wave of Baby Boomers turns 55 years old. That generation is fortunate to have aged in the era of the greatest medical advances mankind has ever seen. The result is longer and better health, and with...

January 10, 2020

7 min read

Community Long Island On Campus Service Student Spotlight

First “Seawolves for Service” Event Highlights Campus Service Organizations

On November 21, 2019, the campus community came together to participate in the first Seawolves for Service. Supported by the Center for Civic Justice, Student Engagement and Activities, Fraternity and Sorority Life, and...

December 4, 2019

2 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Featured Story Recent Grads Service Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Elif Onay ’21 Gets Out the Vote

The simple act of registering voters pushed Elif Onay ’21 out of her comfort zone, and she’s grateful for that. Now the team leader for Stony Brook’s Center for Civic Justice, the 20-year-old from Staten...

October 24, 2019

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights Giving Back Recent Grads Service Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Hayley Rein ’19 Channelled Personal Loss Into Service

Imagine being a sophomore in college and losing your father — just a year after your mother died. That was Hayley Rein’s reality. The Stony Brook University psychology and sociology double major, who will graduate in...

July 16, 2019

4 min read

Community On Campus Service Student Spotlight

University Fundraising for Pedals for Progress Triples in Third Year

Throughout the 2018-19 academic year, Stony Brook University students and staff collected 125 bicycles and $1,250 for transportation costs and donated them to the charity organization Pedals for Progress (P4P). In three...

June 7, 2019

2 min read

Category: Service

A Life of Service: Joan Furey ’72 Honored by School of Nursing

SBUH Staff Lead Collection Efforts for Ukraine Relief

SBU Launches Freshmen Community Service Day

Semester by the Sea Students Clean Up Warner Island Beach

University Police Department Receives Re-Accreditation

Peace Corps Seeks Volunteers in its 60th Anniversary Year

Deputy Police Chief Nelson Castilla Carries on a Family Legacy

Anne Green ’22 Takes Civic Engagement to a New Level

Students Unite to Support Black Lives Matter Movement

Caring Through the Crisis

Stony Brook is Again Recognized for Voter Engagement Efforts

First “Seawolves for Service” Event Highlights Campus Service Organizations

Elif Onay ’21 Gets Out the Vote

Hayley Rein ’19 Channelled Personal Loss Into Service

University Fundraising for Pedals for Progress Triples in Third Year

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