Stony Brook University Undergraduate Colleges

Activities and Events

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Undergraduate College Commons Day
Join us as we welcome author Billy Collins to campus.

9:00am - 10:30am	Breakfast and Meetings with the Author Student Activities Center Ballroom B,by invitation only
11:00am - 12:30pm	Creative Expression Awards Luncheon Student Activities Center Ballroom B,by invitation only
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Author’s Lecture on First-Year Reading– Sailing Alone Around the Room Staller Center Main Stage Book Signing to follow talk.
3:50pm - 4:45pm	An Interview with the Author Student Activities Center Auditorium
4:45pm	Book Signing Student Activities Center Auditorium

Download the flyer or the bookmark!

Come to the
SSO Halloween Extravaganza on October 25th
Visit each "lab station" in Roth Quad!

Mount: Halloween Party with Pumpkin carving from 9PM-11PM
Cardozo: Costume Contest with a Make up Station 8PM-10PM
Gershwin: Haunted House with a "Guess what this is" station 8PM-10PM
Hendrix: Scavenger Hunt 8PM-10PM
Whitman: Thriller Dance Contest with food 8PM-10PM

November 12th - 15th

Hot Topics Week

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Thursday, November 29th

AIDS Quilt

10am - 10pm, SAC A

The AIDS Quilt is coming to Stony Brook in commemoration of World AIDS Day. We will have the quilt for one day only: Thursday, November 29th, from 10 am to 10 pm in SAC A. In the morning, there will be a ceremony during which the Quilt will be unfolded, President Kenny will speak, and names will be read. The reading of names will continue throughout the day. Counselors will be available to speak to visitors.

AIDS Quilt About The Quilt
Founded in 1987, The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a poignant memorial, a powerful tool for use in preventing new HIV infections, and the largest ongoing community arts project in the world.

Each "block" (or section) of The AIDS Memorial Quilt measures approximately twelve feet square, and a typical block consists of eight individual three foot by six foot panels sewn together. Virtually every one of the more than 40,000 colorful panels that make up the Quilt memorializes the life of a person lost to AIDS.

As the epidemic continues claiming lives around the world and here in the United States, the Quilt continues to grow and to reach more communities with its messages of remembrance, awareness and hope.

Thursday, December 6th

SSO Convocation

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: SAC Auditorium

Guest Speaker Dr. Mary Kritzer,
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior

“You Heard it Here First!”

Presentation of Class Gift
Free Refreshments
*All SSO students are required to attend*

View the flyer

Learning Experiment Guidelines, Fall 2007: Students enrolled in SSO 101 need to attend three (3) Learning Experiments from the list of approved events below as part of their class.

LEARNING EXPERIMENTS - Students in SSO 101 need to attend three (3) Learning Experiments during the semester. For Learning Experiment credit for all events, at the event's start, you must check-in with the Science and Society staff member who will be attending the event.

“Breaking Down Stereotypes”
A facilitated discussion about stereotypes that people have of each other and of themselves, and the consequences of those stereotypes.

Date: Sunday, September 23rd
Time: 8pm
Location: Cardozo Lounge

“Let’s Talk About Sex” (Lunch & Learn)
Presented by Kathleen Flynn-Bisson, Health Educator

Date: Tuesday, September 25th
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Location: SAC 309
Must register for workshop through Commuter Student Services. Call 632-7353 or register via web form at:
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/css/lunchlearn_form.shtml

“Do It in the Dark”
A festival to raise awareness about reducing energy consumption. There will barbecue food, t-shirt giveaways, demonstrations, games, live bands, and distinguished speakers.

Date: Tuesday, September 25th
Time: 8pm – 11pm
Location: Roth Quad

“How to Get Involved in Undergraduate Research”
A discussion about how and why to get involved in research with Q & A.
Date: Wednesday, October 3rd
Time: 10pm
Location: Cardozo College Lounge

"Think Pink: New Research in Breast Cancer"
Every three minutes another woman in the United States is diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Join Dr. Kim from Stony Brook University Hospital as she discusses new research in the fight against cancer.
Date: Tuesday, October 9th
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Hendrix Lounge

"Outdoor Living Skills with Rich"
Come to Cardozo and learn all about outdoor living and the fun things you can do outdoors right here in Stony Brook.
Date: Wednesday, October 10th
Time: 9pm
Location: Cardozo Lounge

“You’re in America, Now Speak English”
A discussion on the newly proposed legislation to make English the only language spoken in the U.S.

Date: Wednesday, October 17th
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Hendrix College Lounge

Geology Open Nights
"Oceans Below" with Professor Brian Phillips

Date: Friday, October 26th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Earth and Space Sciences Building Lecture Hall (room 001)

http://pbisotopes.ess.sunysb.edu/openight/

“Fad Diets and Nutrition” (Lunch & Learn)
Presented by Leah Holbrook, Nutritionist

Date: Thursday, November 1st
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Location: SAC 308
Must register for workshop through Commuter Student Services.
Call 632-7353 or register via web form at:
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/css/lunchlearn_form.shtml

"Why are politics and voting so important?"

Date: Thursday, November 1st
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Gershwin Main Lounge

Astrology Open Nights
"What Big Eyes You Have!" with Professor Fred Walter

Date: Friday, November 2nd
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Earth and Space Sciences Building Lecture Hall (room 001)

http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/openight/opennite.html

"The Dynamic Role of Tropical Cyclones in the Climate System"

Date: Wednesday, November 14th
Time: 12:00pm, Endeavour 120
Speaker: Matthew Huber
Affiliation: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University

"Diffusion in Social Networks: New Theory and Experiments"
Sociology Department Colloquium: Damon Centola, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy Research at the Institute for Quantitative Research at Harvard University

Date: Thursday, November 15, 2007,
Time: 4:00 PM,
Location: SBS N403

"Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Practices: How Recycling Helps You"
How to recycle and why it helps not only the campus but the surrounding community as well.

Date: Thursday, November 15th
Time: 7pm
Location: Hendrix Lounge

"The Scale and Effect of Submarine Groundwater on the Ocean"

Date: Friday, November 16th
Time: 12:00pm, Friday,
Location: Endeavour 120
Speaker: Willard Moore
Affiliation: University of South Carolina
Host: Robert Aller

The World Of Physics Open Nights
"Toward absolute zero- or when atoms become waves" with Professor Pierre Meystre

Date: Friday, November 16th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Earth and Space Sciences Building Lecture Hall (room 001)

http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/openight/opennite.html

"Big Spender: Money Management for the Holiday Season" (Lunch & Learn)
Presented by Barbara Fletcher, Director of Undergraduate Scholarships, Enrollment Retention

Date: Wednesday, November 28th
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Location: SAC 311
Must register for workshop through Commuter Student Services.
Call 632-7353 or register via web form at:
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/css/lunchlearn_form.shtml

"SBU's got talent"
Help us celebrate the various cultures that are present on campus through music, dance, performance, and food.

Date: Wednesday, November 28th
Time: 8pm
Location: Tabler Arts Center

"Memory and Human Rights: The Importance of Failures"
Daniel Levy, Sociology, Stony Brook University

Date: Wednesday, November 28 , 2007,
Time: 4:30 PM,
Location: Hum 1009

The Unique Art of Mendhi
Learn about the art of Mendhi and its cultural significance.

Date: Thursday, November 29,
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Hendrix College

"Sign Language Workshop"
Facilitated by Jason Weisburd, a Commuter Assistant and accomplished SB undergraduate student who is deaf. Join us as we play games that will help you learn sign language basics and deaf culture.

Date: Thursday, November 29
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: SAC 303
Must register for workshop through Commuter Student Services
Call 632-7353 or visit the Commuter Student Services website at: studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/css/

Geology Open Nights
"The compositional diversity of the Martian crust: The role of igneous processes" with Professor Hanna Nekvasil

Date: Friday, November 30th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Earth and Space Sciences Building Lecture Hall (room 001)

http://pbisotopes.ess.sunysb.edu/openight/

"Behavior and Modeling of Nanocomposites"
Dr. C.T. Sun: Neil Armstrong Distinguished Professor at the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University.

Date: Friday, November 30th
Time: 2:00PM
Location: Room 301, Engineering Building

"How to stay out of debt"

Date: Monday, December 3rd
Time: 8pm
Location: Gershwin College Lounge

Dress for Success
A fashion show for successful interviewing. Ever wonder what you should or shouldn't wear in professional situations? Come to the Hendrix College Lounge to see a fashion show and learn about how to have a successful interview. See students and professional staff members strut their stuff in this exciting program.

This is a 'Tis the Season event. Tickets are on sale in the Hendrix College Office for $3 in advance, or at the door of the event for $5. All monies collected will go toward 'Tis the Season charities (NANA's House, Habitat for Humanity, and Child Life Program).

Date: Thursday, December 6th
Time: 9pm
Location: Hendrix College Lounge

Astrology Open Nights
"TBA" with Professor F. Douglas Swesty

Date: Friday, December 7th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Earth and Space Sciences Building Lecture Hall (room 001)

http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/openight/opennite.html

The World Of Physics Open Nights
"The new 17-mile long microscope for particle physics and the monsters we might see..." with Professor Michael Rijssenbeek

Date: Friday, December 16th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Earth and Space Sciences Building Lecture Hall (room 001)