Constellations
- Global Processes, Connections & Flows
Global Processes, Connections & Flows
Our graduates and future generations will face the consequences of environmental disruption
on a global scale that is already creating health disparities, economic and power
inequalities, stresses on our natural resources, and migration crises. To address
the causes of disruption and to deal with its devastating ethical and logistical consequences,
students of the 21st century need to be educated as global citizens with the intellectual
and experiential wherewithal to understand the interconnectedness of political, ecological,
and social systems, to compete successfully in the global marketplace, and to engage
as responsible citizens of the world. Stony Brook faculty and students will converge
across disparate disciplines to provide technological and social solutions. In Progress:
- Appointed Directorship of the Institute for Globalization Studies to house the new BA in Globalization Studies and International Relations (launched Fall 2020)
- November 2019: Call for Global Research Groups
- December 2019: Environmental Research and Education Center Workshop
- December 2019: Global Social Networks and Information Flow research group- call for interested faculty
- January 2020: Launching of the Center for Changing Systems of Power (CCSP)
- May 2020: Series of Virtual Town Halls for Social Justice commences to address concerns of our community
- August 2020: Institute for Globalization Studies introduces Competence in Globalization microcredential
- August 2020: CAS alumna endows the Center for Changing Systems of Power
- October 2020: Keynote address and Alumni Career Networking Panel formally launched the BA in Globalization Studies and International Relations
- December 2020: SUNY Seed Grant for Recyclable Plastics
- January 2021: First applicants admitted through collaborative recruiting into MA programs credentialed with a focus on Globalization Studies
- March 2021: CCSP makes first call for research seed grants
- Fall 2021: CAS introduces the Hub for Migration and Mobilities
Concept Development
- Global Migration of People and Ideas
- Global Health and Disparities
- Global Inequalities and Power
- Global Environment/Energy and Natural Resources
- Digital Revolution & Beyond
- Scholarly Creativity & Exploration
Digital literacy is essential for every student and faculty member. New computational
tools have the potential to answer fundamental questions in the disciplines as well
as in transdisciplinary areas, and quantum information and quantum materials will
drive the next revolution in technology. Cross-disciplinary convergence is crucial
not only for moving fundamental computational discoveries into applications that allow
fresh approaches to problems but also for understanding the ethical, political, economic,
and societal issues surrounding the technologies at hand.
A critical task of the college is to teach and communicate complicated ideas. We need
to educate students on what it means to engage with problems within a discipline as
well as what it means to transfer knowledge from one domain to the other. This initiative
respects the individuality of every discipline while identifying themes that run across
disciplines which students can use as a navigational aid for education and career
preparation.