Office of Emergency Management

Update: SBU cancels classes after Nor’easter puts Suffolk in a state of emergency

Alek Lewis • February 1, 2021

Stony Brook University has canceled all classes and events before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2 out of an abundance of caution for the current nor’easter.

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Lights out! Campus-wide blackout prompts dance party

Anna Correa • September 3, 2017

A steam leak in the Administration Building caused an electrical interference that resulted in a blackout across main campus on Friday, Sept. 1, Assistant Chief of Police Eric Olsen said. The blackout started at 12:20 a.m. and lasting an hour.

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Winter Storm Jonas freezes campus activities

Arielle Martinez • January 23, 2016

Winter Storm Jonas moved into the New York area over the weekend as hundreds of students moved into their residence halls for the start of the Spring 2016 semester.

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Out of an abundance of silence, I’m getting concerned

Manju Shivacharan • November 24, 2015

The last time I was alerted, via text message, about an emergency situation going on on campus was on Aug. 4—there was a power outage.

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SBU’s new Emergency Operations Center put to test in Juno storm

Kelly Zegers • February 1, 2015

Emergency Management monitors multiple forecasts from news sources and meteorologists, but primarily works with other emergency managers from around the state.

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Fire in Math building evacuates students

Will Welch • September 24, 2014

The Physics and Math buildings were evacuated after a fire on the third floor of the Math building set off alarms at 3:45 p.m. Classes in both buildings have been cancelled for the rest of the day.

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Three snowstorms means triple the work for SB Facilities and Services

Kelly Zegers • February 18, 2014

Within the first few weeks of this semester, snowstorms have brought students three days of cancelled classes and brought the university three days of snow removal efforts.

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Classes resume as snow removal continues

Nelson Oliveira • February 13, 2013

Huge mounds of snow, slippery walkways and limited parking sports were some of the things students found at Stony Brook University as all classes and campus activities resumed this Tuesday, Feb.12 –...