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Students with visas will be able to complete semester after SBU goes remote

by Brianne LeddaAdministration News Student Life Top StoryMarch 12, 2020March 13, 2020

International students at Stony Brook University will be able to remain in the United States to complete their coursework, according to a March 11 email from Stony Brook University Visa and Immigration Services.

Five new people in Suffolk test positive for COVID-19, three quarantined at Stony Brook University Hospital

by Alek LewisLong Island NewsMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Three of the new patients are Brookhaven Town residents isolated at Stony Brook University Hospital. They include a man in his early 20s, a man in his late 30s and a man in his early 30s.

Editorial: Stony Brook University needs to communicate with the campus community

by The StatesmanAdministration Editorials Faculty Top StoryMarch 10, 2020March 10, 2020

The one thing we do know for sure is that the piling weight of uncertainty is unfair to SBU’s faculty and students. Simply addressing the rumors and telling us what they are just as unsure of what to do would suffice.

SBU preparing online classes in case of coronavirus outbreak

by Rabia GursoyAdministration NewsMarch 8, 2020March 8, 2020

Stony Brook University has instructed professors to prepare to offer online classes as soon as the week following spring break “in the light of the quickly evolving situation surrounding COVID-19.”

COVID-19: SUNY flying home students abroad

by Brianne LeddaAdministration News Student LifeMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

The State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) are chartering flights from South Korea, Italy and Japan to bring home students studying abroad in the wake of the coronavirus, or COVID-19.

Stony Brook University presidential search narrows down to three candidates

by Alek LewisAdministration NewsMarch 3, 2020March 5, 2020

After the approval by the Board, SUNY will send out a press release detailing the new president’s appointment information, according to the SUNY Presidential Search Summary and Timeline. The new president is expected to take over this summer.

Presidential search continues as candidate interviews are conducted

by Maya BrownAdministration NewsFebruary 9, 2020February 13, 2020

Stony Brook University held its first interviews for the incoming president last week. Isaacson, Miller — the firm hired to oversee the university’s presidential search — selected a number of candidates for the presidential search committee to hold “airport interviews” with.

Student media briefing got questions answered, but we are still being limited

by Gabby PardoFeatured OpinionsDecember 8, 2019January 3, 2020

I had the opportunity to attend a student media briefing with Interim President, Dr. Michael Bernstein on Wednesday, Dec. 4 with Editor in Chief of The Statesman, Gary Ghayrat and Assistant News Editor, Maya Brown. The briefing consisted of other campus media outlets along with The Statesman, and other members of Bernstein’s team, such as University Media Relations Officer, Lauren Sheprow.

The student body has been cheated by USG

by Thor HawreyOpinionsNovember 17, 2019November 17, 2019

I’m a recent alumnus who values integrity above all. While I was a student, this core value led me to get involved in improving the Stony Brook community and it resulted in the SUNY Chancellor awarding me the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence this past spring.

Interim President Bernstein talks finance and future at Stony Brook University

by Gary GhayratNews Top StorySeptember 24, 2019September 24, 2019

On Aug. 30, Interim President Michael Bernstein sat down for an interview with The Statesman along with University Media Relations Officer Lauren Sheprow to discuss the administrative changes that are happening at the university, the school budget and more.