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Monday, October 18

2 PM
Inauguration Opening Reception with Distinguished Professor of Art Howardena Pindell and the exhibition Dos Mundos: (Re)Constructing Narratives
Location: Staller Center, Zuccaire Gallery
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Parking is available in the Administration Parking Garage. 

Tuesday, October 19

1 PM
Symposium: Health Education and Health Care Disparities — A Critical Look at an Interdisciplinary Approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Location:
MART Auditorium, East Campus

Directions and Parking:

For GPS: Stony Brook Medicine
101 Nicolls Road
Stony Brook, NY 11794

Take the Long Island Expressway (LIE, I-495) Eastbound from the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Manhattan or the Throgs Neck Bridge or Whitestone Bridge in Queens to Exit 62 - Nicolls Road North (Route 97) 8½ miles. The main entrance to Stony Brook University Hospital and The Health Sciences is on the right. Follow signs to Garage Parking.

Wednesday, October 20

3 PM
University Senate Inaugural Presidential Lecture
"The Shadow of Slavery in American Public Life"
Location: Charles B. Wang Center Theatre

Parking is available in the Administration Parking Garage. 

4 PM
Club Red Reception and Viewing of “To Be Sold: Virginia and the American Slave Trade”
Curated by President Maurie McInnis, "To Be Sold" examines the American slave trade before the Civil War through the works of British artist Eyre Crowe (1824-1910). 
Location: Charles B. Wang Center, Theatre Lobby
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Thursday, October 21

No scheduled events

Friday, October 22

3 PM
Symposium: Tackling Inequality in Higher Education: Past & Present 
Location: Simons Center, Della Pietra Family Auditorium
Reception immediately following in the Simons Center, Main Lobby

Directions and Parking:

For GPS: Stony Brook Simons Center for Geometry and Physics

Take the Long Island Expressway (LIE, I-495) Eastbound from the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Manhattan or the Throgs Neck Bridge or Whitestone Bridge in Queens to Exit 62 - Nicolls Road North (Route 97) 8½ miles. Turn left onto Shirley Kenny Drive to the main entrance of Stony Brook. Head northwest on Shirley Kenny Drive toward Circle Rd. Turn left onto Circle Road. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit and stay on Circle Road. Turn right onto Campus Drive.Turn left onto John S. Toll Drive. Turn right. Make a slight right. The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics will be on your left. Please park in the lot to the right that does not have a barrier in front of it (also known as the Mathematics lot).

Saturday, October 23

11 AM
The Inauguration of Maurie McInnis, PhD, Sixth President of Stony Brook University 
Location: Island Federal Arena
Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
RSVP   |  Delegates  |  Faculty  |  Platform Party        

Complimentary parking and shuttle information >

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12 PM
Inauguration Celebration Reception 
Location: Pritchard Gym  

Other Inauguration Day Activities

12:30 PM
Homecoming BBQ & Seawolves Town 
Location: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Parking Lot 
Visit the Homecoming website for more information >

1 PM
Art Crawl: Free Guided Tours of University Galleries 
Location: The tour will start in the Wang Center/Skylight Gallery, but join in at any point of the tour. 
Galleries: Charles B. Wang Center, Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, Lawrence Alloway Memorial Gallery (Melville Library), North Reading Room (Melville Library), Simons Center Gallery
Full schedule is available on the Art Crawl website
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/art-crawl/schedule.php
Note: Registration is not required.

2 PM
UNITI Center Ribbon Cutting 
Location: Stony Brook Union, First Floor
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3:30 PM
Homecoming Football Game 
Stony Brook Seawolves vs. Richmond Spiders 
Location: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
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8 PM
American Premiere of Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age
Staller Center for the Arts
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