Promote personal and intellectual growth among a diverse group of highly motivated students who aspire to achieve academic excellence, assume responsible roles in society, and develop their leadership capacities

Engage students in an innovative, seminar-based curriculum modeled on the best traditions of university education and integrated into the research and creative enterprises at Stony Brook

Create the social and academic atmosphere of a small liberal arts college within the heart of a large, public, research university

Help students to graduate equipped for ongoing personal and intellectual growth, and well qualified for success in a full range of careers