New Stony Brook University and Suffolk County Community College partnership aimed at high school, community college and adult learners on the East End
The State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook and Suffolk County Community College (Suffolk) are partnering to present Sharks and Seawolves at Stony Brook Southampton, a college program created to strengthen educational and career pathways for East End students and residents.
Conducted at the Stony Brook Southampton campus, Sharks and Seawolves at Stony Brook Southampton is a partnership between Stony Brook Southampton, Suffolk’s Eastern Campus and the Hampton Bays School District. It provides high school students, current college students and adult learners with the opportunity to earn transferable college credit close to home.
Launching on January 26, the program will feature several courses offered by Suffolk County Community College and taught by Eastern Campus faculty, as well as an opportunity to enroll in a course taught by Stony Brook Southampton faculty.
Both institutions are working with the Hampton Bays School District to develop and administer this pilot program to include select students from Hampton Bays High School. Other East End high school students can also apply to attend. Students have the option to take one to three of the courses offered.
Classes offered include:
This is an introduction to the science of psychology and its history, with special emphasis on the field’s foundations: research methods, biological bases of behavior and laws of learning. These essential topics will lay the groundwork for students’ critical examination of psychological theory and application as it relates to subjects that might include lifespan development, psychopathology, personality, therapies, cognition, sensation/perception, social psychology and others. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE Social Sciences.
This course will provide an overview of the U.S. healthcare delivery system including healthcare facilities, healthcare reimbursement, the role of technology and the legal aspects. Healthcare roles and professions will be explored, as well as a blueprint for planning a healthcare career.
This course explores select culturally and ecologically important marine organisms found in the waters of eastern Long Island. Taxonomic relationships, morphological characteristics, ecological roles and conservation issues will be discussed for each taxa, with an emphasis on scientific research conducted by the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, and the work of local conservation organizations: one credit. Taught by Stony Brook faculty.
To register for classes on the Stony Brook University site, visit stonybrook.edu/suffolksouthampton.
To register for classes on the Suffolk County Community College site, visit sunysuffolk.edu/sbsouthampton.
“We envision this program as a powerful bridge for East End learners, from our local high schools to Suffolk County Community College and onward to Stony Brook University, the flagship of the State University of New York and the state’s number one public research university,” said Stony Brook Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Executive Director of Stony Brook Southampton Wendy Pearson. “Our goal is to retain and cultivate the well-educated talent emerging from our East End communities, students who can build meaningful careers, strengthen the regional workforce, and contribute to the future of Long Island.”
“We see this partnership as an exciting new pathway for East End students to begin their college journey with the full support of Suffolk County Community College and Stony Brook University,” said Edward Bonahue, president of Suffolk County Community College. “By bringing high-quality, affordable courses directly to the Southampton campus, we are helping students stay connected to their communities, explore academic and career possibilities, and build the strong foundation they need for future success.”
“Along with our existing three summer courses that are open to college and high school students, this new Stony Brook Southampton course will further strengthen connections with East End schools,” said Kurt Bretsch, advanced senior lecturer and faculty director for Stony Brook’s Semester by the Sea program. “While learning about culturally and ecologically important marine organisms of our region, participants will also be introduced to the many future opportunities for involvement in coursework, research, and internships with our marine science faculty and partner organizations on the East End.”
“For us, this early college programming is more than giving students access to the rigor of college-level coursework,” said Lars Clemensen, superintendent for schools, Hampton Bays Union Free School District. “It is about exposing high school students to the college campus experience — the development of self-advocacy and enterprise, certainly a cost savings, and a true exposure to what post-secondary life is like.”
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