Activities and Events
Wednesday, September 24: |
Trail Fix |
Thursday, October 2: |
Habitat for Humanity |
Tuesday, October 7: |
Go Green for Ankizy! |
Tuesday, October 21: |
Hunger Banquet |
Friday, October 24: |
Leadership is Not Just for CEO’s |
Thursday, October 30: |
Spark Notes for Voting |
Wednesday, October 29: |
Going Global: International Volunteer Programs |
Wednesday, November 12: |
Developing the Next Generation of Service Learning |
Friday, November 21: |
Sundaes & Slices |
Read the descriptions below for more information.
Trail Fix
Date: Tuesday, September 24
Time: 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: Benedict Atrium
Description: Are you sick of looking at garbage all around the wooded trails that connect the academic buildings around campus? Don’t you want to do something about it? Meet us at the Benedict Atrium at 3:30 PM on Wednesday, September 24 to lend a helping hand. We will break up into groups and then tackle the trails on campus. Snacks and water will be supplied for all your hard work – all you have to bring is a good attitude!
Habitat for Humanity
Date: Thursday, October 2
Time: 8:30am – 1:00pm
Location: Shirley, NY (Meet in H-Quad)
Description: The 2008 Habitat for Humanity Stony Brook House is being built in Shirley, New York, for a single mom with 7 children, two of whom have disabilities. LDS student volunteers will participate in building a home for this deserving Long Island family. For the morning session, check-in is at 8:00am in the Langmuir Lounge. Please be ON TIME and wear comfortable clothing and sneakers.
Go Green for Ankizy
Date: Tuesday, October 7
Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Location: Benedict Atrium
Description: Come to the kick-off event for our Recycling Mission for Madagascar! The Madagascar Ankizy Fund (MAF) aims to build schools and clinics in remote areas of Madagascar. It is our mission to raise $400 for the MAF to help improve life for Malagasy children by providing tools for learning and basic health care. If each LDS student collects only 16 recyclable bottles or cans throughout the month, we can easily reach our goal, which is two-fold: we will raise money to donate to a worthy cause while also working to save our planet!
Hunger Banquet
Date: Tuesday, October 21
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Benedict Atrium
Description: Students will listen to a fascinating and informative presentation on Oxfam America, Fair Trade and Nicaragua. After the presentation, students will actively participate in a ‘hunger banquet’ to illustrate the true inequalities associated with poverty around the world. Students will experience and visibly relate to the differences in socioeconomic class and status through participation in the ironically titled “Hunger banquet”.
Leadership is Not Just for CEO’s
Date: Friday, October 24
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Langmuir Lounge
Description: Leadership is Not Just for CEOs is a leadership development program aimed at showing students how to recognize, apply and present their current leadership skills. The program will focus on the importance of networking and methods of developing leadership skills. Students will participate in an icebreaker, followed by a presentation involving a student panel of approximately ten student leaders from a variety of university programs and organizations. The student panel will discuss how the leadership skills they have gained have transferred to a wide range of personal and professional life skills. The program will end with a Q&A session between the panelists and participants.
Spark Notes for Voting
Date: Thursday, October 30
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Benedict Atrium
Description: As 2008 shapes up to be one of the most exciting election years in history, young voters should be aware of how to amplify their voices in the political process. Participants will be given the tools to identify, learn about, and take action on the issues that affect their lives, and leverage their power in order to achieve progressive change in our country. *Remember to register to vote by October 10th! (Rock the Vote 2008: http://www.rockthevote.com/home.html)
Going Global: International Volunteer Programs
Date: Wednesday, October 29
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Wang 101
Description: This program serves as a guide to anyone considering volunteering and/or interning abroad. International volunteer and internship programs offer unique hands-on learning experiences which promote cross-cultural collaboration and unity among individuals and communities around the world. Have an impact on economic and social conditions in other parts of the world!
Developing the Next Generation of Service Learning
Date: Wednesday, November 12
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Wang 102
Description: Is there something in your community that you want to improve or change? This program provides direct service opportunities both on and off campus throughout NYC and Long Island in an effort to get all of the members of Stony Brook University community actively serving together.
Sundaes & Slices
Date: Friday, November 21
Time: 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Location: James Lounge
Description: Enjoy a night of karaoke, pizza and ice-cream sundaes! In addition to having a great time with your peers, all students who attend this program must bring an item to donate (ex: nonperishable food item, gently-used clothing). All donations will go to an organization on Long Island which helps homeless individuals. Students will receive information about homelessness on Long Island and ways to get involved in aiding this cause. A representative from NANA’s House will also be at the program.