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STONY BROOK, NY--November 2, 2021--Providing her vision for what she described as a "luminous, ambitious future," Maurie McInnis was officially inaugurated as the sixth president of Stony Brook University on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Island Federal Arena, before an enthusiastic crowd of faculty, staff, students, alumni, family and friends, along with local officials and representatives from colleges and universities from across the country. In her much anticipated inaugural address, McInnis asked the audience to think back nearly sixty years to October, 1962, when a handful of buildings b...

Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis took the stage at the Charles B. Wang Center Theatre on October 20, and delivered her inaugural lecture

News Editor Students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited to attend the Wang Center’s 5th Biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service on Tuesday, March 9. As in the past, this year’s event is centered around a contemporary global issue, in this case the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is split into two virtual sessions. The first, from 12-1 p.m., is titled “Reflections on Community Health Service in Global Context” and features three PLU alumni who have served as Peace Corps Prep volunteers and who specialized in community health during their service. The k...

March 1, 2021 7 min read Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis has issued a message praising the “extraordinary response” of faculty and staff to the challenges faced during the coronavirus pandemic. The message reads as follows: Dear members of the Stony Brook family: One year ago, our school, community, and world were shaken by the coronavirus pandemic. It was a period of great fear and anxiety; there was still so much we didn’t know about this disease — from how it was transmitted to how to best protect ourselves, from all its specific early symptoms to exactly what we’...

Cost: Free Event Description Join us in saying goodbye to the Year of the Rat and welcoming the Year of the Ox at the Wang Center’s signature New Year Festival! This year, we will share in the humorous and whimsical spirit of the lunar new year in this workshop with Thien Nguyen August by making adorable 3-inch  daruma. A  daruma is a traditional Japanese wishing doll that helps keep us positive and motivated. Let’s usher in the Year of the Ox with love and spread good luck around your home or workplace.