Administration Archives – The Statesman

Long Island labor unions protest $37 million contract awarded to non-union group

Administration Long Island NewsNovember 2, 2021November 2, 2021

The Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties and affiliated unions greeted drivers on the morning of Nov. 2 at the south entrance of campus with several red-eyed inflatable rats and an open casket as they protested Niram Construction’s $37 million contract with the State University Construction Fund (SUCF).

State of the University 2021: President McInnis talks challenges ahead for SBU

Administration Features News State of the University 2021October 10, 2021October 12, 2021

President Maurie McInnis highlighted how SBU plans to handle concerns in the future, the school’s benefits of being young and her first semester on campus with a more familiar number of students in an exclusive interview with The Statesman.

GSEU SBU hand-delivers a 10-foot-long petition demanding graduate workers be paid a living wage

Administration News Top StoryOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021

The Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU) at Stony Brook presented a petition to be paid a living wage to President Maurie McInnis on Sept. 30. The union is giving McInnis 10 days to formally respond or they “will be forced to induce a response by other means.”

SBU advisor connects students to internships and research programs

Administration NewsSeptember 19, 2021

Through her fall 2021 pre-professional advising workshops, Stony Brook University lecturer Alexandra Solowinska is connecting students to science, technology, engineering and math and pre-health internship and research opportunities.

SUNY Chancellor comments on vaccination requirements during Union ceremony

Administration Faculty NewsAugust 27, 2021

On Wednesday, Aug. 25, the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor Jim Malatras came to Stony Brook University for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly-rebuilt Student Union.

Justin Fincher appointed VP of Advancement and executive director of Stony Brook Foundation

Administration Faculty NewsJune 13, 2021

Stony Brook President Maurie McInnis appointed Justin Fincher as vice president of advancement and executive director of the Stony Brook Foundation after a year-long national search, according to a letter from her office on June 8.

SUNY students will need to be vaccinated to attend in-person in the fall

Administration NewsMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

Students in SUNY and CUNY will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend the Fall 2021 semester, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

SBU planning in-person graduation in September for 2020 graduates

Administration Alumni NewsMay 10, 2021May 11, 2021

Stony Brook University plans to hold an in-person September commencement for its 2020 graduates. According to a new page on the university’s commencement website, the ceremony will be held on Friday, Sept. 10 in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

Stony Brook University hosts Asian American and Pacific Islander anti-racism forum

Administration Faculty NewsMay 6, 2021

Over 200 people attended “Breaking Silence: A Public Forum on Anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Racism” over Zoom on May 5, prompted by the national conversations around the increase in hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Stony Brook’s cancer center in application process for Nation Cancer Institute designation

Administration NewsApril 29, 2021May 1, 2021

Becoming NCI designated would require Stony Brook to be on par with some of the top cancer centers in the country. The NCI will recieve Stony Brook’s application in October and evaluate the cancer center early Spring 2022, according to the report.

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Pressure builds on SUNY chancellor to resign

USG opens resolution to remove Margaret Sanger’s name on campus residence

SBU bids for 150 million dollar Governors Island Climate Center

President McInnis announces wage increase for graduate workers; GSEU leader calls move “bad faith act”

Stony Brook administration promises to announce wage increase for graduate workers after threats to boycott symposium