Navigating SBU
Welcome to Stony Brook University! We have designed a two-term sequence of workshops to help you acclimate to the campus, know the resources, develop friendships, and become a member of our Seawolves community. Programs have been specifically curated to support your success as a junior faculty member, and mentors are available to guide and support you throughout the year.
We strongly encourage you to sign up for as many activities as you can. The sign up form will be available soon.
This year, the in-person program will start on Friday, August 26, 2022. Please note that we will only allow registration for a given event a week prior to the event for logistical reasons.
Schedule of Events
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Tuesday, 8/2/22, 11-11:50am Over Zoom |
Getting Connected In and Out of the Classroom During this session, you will learn about technological solutions available to you, and how to efficiently use them during your career at Stony Brook University. This session will take place over Zoom; please contact faculty_affairs@stonybrook.edu for a link. |
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Friday, 8/26/22, 9:00am |
Welcome to SBU Meet your colleagues, campus leadership, get to know each other, and hear the Stony Brook story. Learn about history on the University, seminal moments, key figures in our 60 years, and get introduced to the campus resources available to support your growth and success |
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Friday, 9/16/2022, 9:00am |
Mentoring session Junior faculty and their mentors get together for a joint session on mentoring and meet with the SBU Senior Mentoring team. |
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Friday, 10/7/22, 9:00am |
Time Managements and Work-Life Balance Meet a panel of senior SBU faculty and hear their advice on how to maintain work-life balance and manage your time as a junior assistant professor. |
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Thursday, 10/12/2022 |
New Faculty Welcome Luncheon Hosted by Dr. Carl Lejuez, Provost and Executive Vice President and Dr. Hal Paz, Executive Vice President, Health Sciences |
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Friday, 10/28/22, 9:00am |
Classroom Issues During this session, we will discuss how to prepare a syllabus and use emerging teaching technologies, discuss how to deal with behavioral and cheating issues, and how to build an inclusive classroom. |
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Friday, 11/18/22, 9:00am |
Reearch Foundation This session lead by the representatives of the Research Foundation will introduce junior faculty to proposal submission and grant management services at Stony Brook University. |
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Thursday, 12/1/22, 4:00pm |
End of Semester Social |
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Friday, 1/27/23 |
Off-Campus Junior Faculty Retreat (Topics TBA) |
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Friday, 2/17/23, 9:00am |
From Mentee to Mentor During this session we will discuss how to be a mentor and an advisor to graduate students, and where to recruit the best graduate students matching your interests. |
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Friday, 3/3/23, 9:00am |
Brightspace Get an overview of Brightspace and ask any questions you may have! |
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Friday, 4/21/23, 9:00am |
Wrap Up! Wrap up the year with coffee and conversation! Ask any outstanding questions you may have, share feedback about the program and any needs you still have, and have some coffee! |
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Thursday, 4/27/23. 4:00pm |
End of Year Social |
Program Outcomes
- Identify as a member of the Stony Brook community by building relationships with colleagues.
- Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly and evidence-based approaches to teaching practices.
- Incorporate evidence-based instructional and/or course design models and approaches within teaching practice.
- Reflect on how identities (of self and students) impact personal career stories, teaching &learning practices.
- Demonstrate an openness to diverse perspectives and commitment to creating an equitable and inclusive learning environment.
- Recognize factors that influence career choice and direction.
- Describe the relationship between academic major and career options.
- Name the baseline career readiness competencies students need for career entry.
Planning Team
Stony Brook University has a network of partners invested in the success of our new faculty, including the Planning Team below and a variety of other staff and faculty throughout the campus.
- Dr. Monica F. Bugallo, Vice Provost Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (Sponsor)
- Dr. Rose Tirotta-Esposito, Director, Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching (CELT)
- Dr. Marianna Savoca, Assistant Vice President for Career Development & Experiential Education
- Dr. Andrei Antonenko, Associate for University Systems Analysis, Office of the Provost