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Time For a Fresh Start!

Entering a New Semester Successfully

Greetings, Seawolf Families!

We hope you had a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones. Take these next few weeks to soak up as much time with your student before they head back to start another semester!

During this time we encourage you to talk with your student about what they are looking forward to when they return, and how they might be able to improve this semester. Maybe they need to reassess their limits, adjust their attitude, or even go outside their comfort zones this semester. Be sure to remind them of the resources they can use to help them be a successful student this spring.

Let's have a resource refresh! Click on the links below to learn more about the resources offered to our Seawolves.

Student Support Team

The Student Support team is your student's one-stop shop for campus resources and a liaison between the student and other campus offices. The Student Support Team coordinates efforts to assist students who encounter challenges or concerns in achieving success at Stony Brook University. Click here to learn more.

Academic Success & Tutoring Center

The Academic Success & Tutoring Center (ASTC) provides services that complement classroom instruction and encourage student success. ASTC collaborates with academic departments and student services to enhance, promote, and develop tutorial and academic success programs. Click here to learn more.

Career Center

The Career Center helps Stony Brook students and alumni prepare for their careers by helping educate and connecting them to the needs of their desired industry. Click here to learn more.

Faculty Student Association

The Faculty Student Association (FSA) is an auxiliary services corporation that operates many of the non-academic services on campus including meal plans, student health insurance, locker rentals, Microfridge rentals, vending machines, textbooks and course materials, Seawolves apparel and merchandise, and on-campus jobs. Click here to learn more.

Student Health Services

Student Health Services (SHS) offers accessible, high-quality, and cost-effective primary health to all Stony Brook Students. SHS services include primary and preventative care, pharmaceutical and laboratory needs, dietitian/nutrition consultations, sexual health, and more. Click here to learn more.

TimelyCare

TimelyCare is a new telehealth platform that provides 24/7 virtual access to medical and mental health services, right from your mobile device or computer. Click here to learn more.

Counseling & Psychological Services

Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) provides inclusive access to psychological and psychiatric services to all students through integrated, goal-directed treatment. Click here to learn more.

Center for Prevention & OutreachThe Center for Prevention & Outreach (CPO) offers a wide range of services to address student concerns about mental health, alcohol and other substances, healthy relationships, sexual violence, and physical health. Click here to learn more.

Military & Veteran Student Services

The office of Military & Veteran Student Services is dedicated to assisting Stony Brook veterans, service members, and their dependents in receiving their education benefits, facilitating their transition into our college, and providing support for their ongoing academic success. Click here to learn more.

Tips from Students

As we start a new year and a new semester let's look back at our best advice from students in 2023!

Sprinkling Support: Salt Shaker Parenting

Our metaphor of being a Salt Shaker parent means sprinkling your child with support, questions, and love in a gentle, subtle way.

It is hard to believe that we are at the halfway mark of the academic year! As your student prepares to begin the spring semester, take some time to ask how they think fall went for them and if they gained any wisdom along the way on how to meet their academic and personal goals better. Students sometimes feel disappointed with their grades and may think they are not bright enough to find success as a Stony Brook student, but what they may need is an adjustment in their mindset and study skills.

Individuals who believe their talents and scholarly pursuits can be developed through perseverance, dedication, and effective time management have a growth mindset. Students should continually evaluate their habits related to their academic goals and utilize new and creative strategies to find increased success. If your student struggles to meet deadlines or do well on exams, you may want to remind them of the skills-based tutoring at the Academic Success and Tutoring Center.

If your student seems disheartened with their academic progress, sprinkle them with encouragement and support and gently suggest they reach out to their advisor or the Academic Success and Tutoring Center to discuss options for how to reframe their mindset and habits. As family members, it is important for us to gently remind our students that their education is a journey and that their ability to be proactive in modifying their approach and gaining wisdom each semester will serve them well as students and beyond!

Career and Internships

Check out the Job and Internship Fairs!

As students head back for a new semester the Career Center is ready to host their spring job and internship fairs for students!

Each semester the Career Center hosts both in-person and virtual career fairs and other events for students to network and connect with potential employers located both on and off campus. Students can register on Handshake.

Check out the full list of events this semester!

Career Center Events

Campus Highlights

Billy Cosh Named Stony Brook University Head Football Coach

Billy Cosh, formerly the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Western Michigan University, has been named the third head football coach for Stony Brook University in its Division I era.

Spreading Holiday Cheer: Donating at Stony Brook University

The holiday season at Stony Brook University is a time of decorations and lights, chilly weather and a vibrant community spirit. Amid the festive atmosphere, many students, faculty and staff seek meaningful ways to support the Stony Brook community.

Campus News

The Year That Was: Stony Brook University 2023 in Photos

Check out The year’s most memorable moments at Stony Brook University are captured in this collection of remarkable images from 2023, taken by university photographer John Griffin.

Human Library Highlights Stony Brook Stories of Diversity

In November, Stony Brook’s first-ever Human Library took place, giving more than 100 “readers” a chance to ask questions of 13 members of the Stony Brook community representing a range of diverse areas including ethnicity, lifestyle, sexual orientation and health status.

Women's Basketball vs. Charleston

Friday, January 19

6:30p.m

Island Federal Arena

Click here to purchase tickets.

Men's Basketball vs. Hofstra

Monday, January 22

9:00p.m

Island Federal Arena

Click here to purchase tickets.

Met Opera Live: Carmen

Sunday, January 28

12:55p.m.

Staller Center

Click here to purchase tickets.

Visit the Stony Brook Stony Brook Calendar for a full list of campus events.

SAVE THE DATE: Siblings Weekend Coming Soon!

We know how important our Seawolf siblings are to our students and that's why we want to invite them for a special weekend!

Mark your calendars for the first-ever Siblings Weekend happening Saturday, February 17 & Sunday, February 18, 2024. More details to come!

Have Questions? We Have Answers!

How can my student order their textbook materials?

Check out the Campus Bookstore online! The bookstore offers textbook rentals, free shipping, and also price matches to other sellers like Amazon, Chegg and more!

When's the last day my student can add/drop classes?

Friday, February 2 at 4 p.m. is the last day for students to add or drop classes without a "W" (withdrawal notation on their transcript) for the spring semester. For more information, visit the Undergraduate Calendar.

Where does my student go if they need medical attention?

The Student Health Services offers a diverse range of medical and healthcare services. Students can also use our TimelyCare app for free 24/7 Telehealth services. To see all the Student Health Services offers click here.

Have additional questions?

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familyservices@stonybrook.edu

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