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The Statesman is the official student newspaper of Stony Brook University.Founded in 1957 as The Sucolian, it is the longest-running student publication of the university and a print edition was published every Monday of the academic year until 2021.
The Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library is the main library at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. It is named for the father of philanthropist Ward Melville, who donated 400 acres of land and money to establish Stony Brook University in 1957. It originally opened in July 1963 and has massively expanded since its original construction.
The Staller Center for the Arts is the main arts building at Stony Brook University, in New York State, USA. It opened in 1978 as the Stony Brook University Fine Arts Center before being renamed in October 1988 after a $1.8 million donation from the Staller family. Located on the main campus of Stony Brook University, it consists of two main ...
In 1996, Wang announced a donation of $25 million for the construction of an Asian American center on the campus of Stony Brook University. [3] Wang, a graduate of Queens College, chose to donate to Stony Brook University because of its internationally renowned computer science program and its location near the Long Island headquarters of Computer Associates, Inc., his company. [3]
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) at Stony Brook University represents undergraduates, oversees student organizations, and allocates the $3.6 million Student Activity Fee (SAF) with the Graduate Student Organization. Its finances are managed by the Faculty Student Association and reviewed by the Vice President of Student Affairs.
Stony Brook University was founded in 1957 as the State University College of Long Island and was located in Oyster Bay, New York, before moving to Stony Brook in 1962. Businessman and philanthropist Ward Melville donated 482 acres of land to the Three Village area for a college campus that he envisioned as "Old World" and "pastoral".
James H. Simons was the chair of the mathematics department at Stony Brook from 1968 to 1976. After deciding to leave academia, he then went on to make billions with his investment firm Renaissance Technologies. On February 27, 2008 he announced a donation totaling $60 million (including a $25 million gift two years prior) to the mathematics ...
Stony Brook seeks fresh and inventive stories, intense character studies, impeccable direction and the highest production values in Independent Cinema. The Stony Brook Film Festival is a sought-after venue for filmmakers, sales agents, and distributors from around the world, who enjoy having their films shown on one of the region's largest ...