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The Jacob K. Javits Lecture Center is one of the main lecture halls on Stony Brook's campus. It opened in 1969 and was named after New York senator Jacob Javits in 1984 "in honor of Senator Javits’ many contributions to education and Stony Brook University" at the suggestion of a student editor at Stony Brook's newspaper The Statesman.
Stony Brook's financial endowment is managed by the Stony Brook Foundation. The foundation was established in 1965 as a not-for-profit corporation under the New York State Education Law, [ 22 ] chartered to collect and manage gifts from private and non-state resources to supplement the funding of the university and managed by a voluntary board ...
The university offers advice to first year students through the Undergraduate colleges. The advisors in a given UGC do the work of normal academic advisors, but can give students guidance on issues that relate to their first year, such as deciding on a major, dealing with being away from home, and how to navigate the services on campus.
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 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 ...
Stony Brook Manhattan was established in 2002 as a branch facility of Stony Brook University. It consolidated operations in 2011 to the 3rd floor of 387 Park Avenue South, with a classroom entrance around the corner at 101 East 27th Street.
A Stony Brook Press editorial from V. 29, N. 3, summed up objections to the new proposal: "Although it is flattering that the current drafters would believe that a 'flexible' document would be easier to navigate than the [current] Constitution, which explicitly lists clubs' rights and budgeting processes, this move would ultimately be more ...
The Statesman has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Newsday, and the Society for News Design, and its editors and writers have gone on to future careers in journalism. The Statesman's office is located on the third floor of the Stony Brook Student Activities Center on the main campus.