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Welcome to Stony Brook University's College of Business. 
Congratulations on your decision to pursue your MBA degree at Stony Brook!


Mark Your Calendar for MBA orientation , taking place virtually on Wedneday, August 18th from 8:00 - 11:00 am on Zoom.  At orientation you will get a chance to meet your new classmates, faculty & staff members, and other special guests.  

Please complete this form to register for the program:   Orientation RSVP.

Please view this welcome video from Dr. Lily Blocker, Co-Director of the MBA Program and Associate Professor of Management:


This orientation is designed to be an event where you will be able to get your questions about the program answered, as well as engage with one another. Faculty from the various areas will be represented, as well as advisors, alumni, and associates from the Career Center. We want to get to know you and allow you the opportunity to get to know the community that you will be spending the next 1 to 2 years with, so we plan to keep the "lecture" portion of the orientation to a minimum. 

Attached is a  Pre-orientation  PowerPoint for your review. This will get you started with the program and provide answers to questions such as:

  • What are SOLAR, NetID and Blackboard?
  • Where do I park?
  • How do I get my ID card? 
  • When and how do I register for classes?
  • Where can I find information on important dates and deadlines?

Many of your questions will be answered in the PPT so it is a good idea to save this for future reference. And, at orientation there will be fun opportunites to earn prizes based on your knowledge of this material.

One extremely important note: From this point forward all University notifications and emails will be sent to your Stony Brook email address. Please access this account and set up your forwarding preferences if you would rather have emails sent to your personal email account. You can sign in at:  stonybrook.edu/mycloud Use your NetID and password to log in  (you can find this on SOLAR) 

After reading through the PPT presentation, please bring any additional questions to orientation. There will likely be other new students with the same questions. We will try our best to answer them but if anything goes unanswered or you think of it after the fact, you can always email us at cobgraduate@stonybrook.edu.  

Things to do before you start your program:

  • Brush up on basic algebra and statistics

  • Review citation formats

  • Practice entering data, formulas and creating graphs in Excel

  • Update your resume to reflect graduate education in progress

  • Visit the Career Center website ( career.stonybrook.edu) and set up an account on Handshake

  • Follow the College of Business social media accounts so you can stay up to date on news and events:

    • Facebook: facebook.com/sbucob

    • Instagram: instagram.com/sbucollegeofbusiness

    • Twitter: twitter.com/sbucob

    • LinkedIn: inkedin.com/school/stony-brook-university-college-of-business/

Once you are processed for enrollment by the Graduate School and you have a NetID and password you will have a multitude of resources available to you: 

Google Apps

Google Apps for Education is the primary email system for everyone at Stony Brook University except Hospital employees and members of the School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine. Stony Brook's Google Apps suite of products includes Mail, Calendar, Drive, Contacts, Sites, Groups, Hangouts and a host of other applications to enhance communication and real-time collaboration across campus.

Microsoft Office

Microsoft office is available to matriculated students at  NO COST:  https://it.stonybrook.edu/software/title/microsoft-office

Virtual SINC site & Software Programs

Virtual SINC site allows you to access site-licensed academic software titles from your personal computer on or off campus.   https://it.stonybrook.edu/services/virtual-sinc-site

Software programs are available at no cost or a reduced cost for matriculated students.

http://it.stonybrook.edu/services/catalog/category/software

Library Resources

As an SBU student you will have full access to the University library which includes digital resources. They also offer a variety of workshops for students.

http://library.stonybrook.edu/research/library-instruction/

Career Center

The Career Center at Stony Brook University exists to: 

  • Educate   students and alumni about the career development process and industry options, empowering them to make informed career decisions

  • Prepare students and alumni for experiential learning (i.e. internships, co-ops, and community service), employment, and further education

  • Connect hiring organizations with our diverse student and alumni talent

Throughout the year the Career Center will be hosting workshops, networking events, job fairs, resume reviews, mock interviews, etc. Be sure to register for Handshake so that you will receive alerts about events, and so you can view available on- and off-campus jobs and internships. Be sure to update your resume first to indicate reflect graduate education in progress.  

http://career.stonybrook.edu/

We encourage you to check back in on this site often as we will be adding helpful presentations from our partner departments, such as University Libraries, the Career Center, and the Division of Information Technology.

We look forward to seeing you on Zoom on August 18!  If you have any questions about the orientation program, please email cobgraduate@stonybrook.edu.