SSO Center

Front Entrance

Opened in December of 2008, the SSO Center is the main location for SSO activities. SSO 101 and 102 classes take place the center’s fully-mediated classroom. A multi-purpose room functions both as a lounge and a forum for SSO programs and social gatherings. The center also houses a conference room for the SSO team and council meetings. The College Advisor and Faculty Director hold weekly office hours in their offices.

Hours

Monday - Thursday 8:00PM to 11:00PM

To reserve SSO Center space, fill out a Reservation Request Form (faculty and staff only).

Announcements

Fall 2009

2010 College Fellows Applications Available
What is a Fellow?

Undergraduate College Fellow
- 1. (n) a peer mentor and leader in the Undergraduate Colleges.
What do Fellows do?
- TA First Year Seminars 101 and 102
- help plan and implement college activities and programs, including orientation and selecting the first year reading
- represent the students to UGC staff and administration
- mentor new students
Apply here!
Fall 2009

SSO Advisors

SSO Advisor, Justine Perkowski, will hold quad office hours on Thursdays from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM this semester.

SSO Advisor, Stacey Zannettis, will hold quad office hours on Mondays from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM this semester.

Upcoming Events

Fall 2009

Upcoming SSO Events
Monday, November 16th, 2009

Engineering Life & the Massapequa Preserve Restoration

6PM-8PM in SAC 302

Ever wonder how accurately “The Office” depicts professional life?
Have questions about life after college?
How is professional life different from college life?
What are engineering firms looking for?
How do you impress an interviewer?
How important are office dynamics?
How has engineering changed lately?
How has the economy affected engineering?
Join the LI Water Environment Association to find out!

They will also discuss a project to restore a local waterway by dredging the pond bottom, augmenting streamflow, removing stormwater pollutants and stabilizing streambanks in a 423 acre preserve.

The Massapequa Preserve is a 423 park whose streamflow has been reduced over the past few years. Stormwater silt and erosion have degraded this preserve. To restore the preserve, streamflow augmentation will increase stream flows. Drainage swales will divert stormwater around the ponds. Stormwater pollutants will be removed.

Come learn more about this $6 Million project to restore a vital Long Island habitat. This event will take place in SAC 302. Pizza and soda will be served.
Friday, December 11th, 2009

Living World:"Forensic Anthropology and Diseases: the Wrath of the Gods"

Angelique Corthals, Assistant Professor at CUNY John Jay College for Criminal Justice

Earth and Space Sciences Lecture Hall 001 at 7:30 P.M

Although a relatively new field, the application of molecular scientific methods to the study of ancient civilizations is providing a great deal of new information about the way people lived and died. This lecture will review an introduction to some aspects of this fascinating area, including a special report on the recent research on the Children of Llullaillaco, featured in the this year's National Geographic Explorer program: "Child Mummy Sacrifice".

Dr. Angelique Corthals, an assistant professor at CUNY John Jay College for Criminal Justice, is a forensic scientist specialized in infectious diseases. She earned her D.Phil. from the University of Oxford and has researched and taught at Stony Brook University, the University of Manchester and the American Museum of Natural History. She is a consultant on HIV viral load technology and clinical guidelines in resource limited settings for Doctors without Borders. Corthals has studied human remains in museums and on archaeological and criminal sites around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the museum of High Mountain Archaeology in Argentina and the Valley of the Nobles in Gurnah, Egypt.