3/16/11
To all Faculty, Staff and Students,
All of us at Stony Brook University have been anxiously watching and
waiting as news of the devastation caused by the magnitude-8.9
earthquake, tsunami and emergency conditions surrounding the
Fukushima nuclear reactors continues to be reported out of Japan.
We have been in contact with each of our (six) students studying in
Japan, all of whom are reported to be safe. We are working with
authorities to make sure they have resources to return home if they
so choose. We have also been in touch with and are providing
resources to the 56 Japanese degree-seeking, exchange, and
certificate program students currently at Stony Brook University.
Stony Brook has many close professional and academic ties to Japan as
well, and we are in touch daily with contacts in those areas. Those
working in Japan under a Stony Brook alliance also have the option of
returning to the States until it is safe to return to Japan to
continue their work.
As Stony Brook University students, faculty, and staff struggle to
comprehend the breadth of devastation caused by this natural
disaster, the question we are all asking is: How can we help?
A University organized response team is now in place, anchored with
resources from the Japan Center at Stony Brook University (JCSB) and
through the Office of the Dean of Students. A website has been
launched which describes the support services and resources available
to our students, faculty, staff, and alumni who want to get involved.
Relief efforts and methods of assistance to Japan are listed on that
website and can be found at http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/japan. The
site will be updated as new information becomes available.
We cannot yet know the full extent of this tragedy, but we can try to
help. Members of the campus community with ideas or who would like to
volunteer via a University-based initiative should contact team
leaders, Professor Eriko Soto, Director, Pre-College Japanese
Language Program (Eriko.Sato@stonybrook.edu) or Assistant Dean of
Students Jeffrey Barnett (Jeffrey.barnett@stonybrook.edu) for
information about how to help.
Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD
President
Campus Resources:
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
631-632-6720
Student Health Center, 2nd floor
Center for Prevention & Outreach (CPO)
631-632-2748
Stony Brook Union, Room 216
Office of the Dean of Students
631-632-7320
Student Activities Center, Room 222
Faculty & Staff
Employee Assistance Program
631-632-6085
Old Chemistry Building, Rm.140
