University Services and Other Information

University Squash Court/Lounge The West Wing also has six squash courts that get used daily for classes and rec r eation. The court space and its adjoining lounge area were Services made possible by a gift from Stuart Goldstein. The lounge serves as and Other prime space for meetings and receptions throughout the year. Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Information Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium opened in 2002 and is the new home to the football and lacrosse teams. The state-of-the-art facility is the large s t outdoor facility in Suffolk County and has become the backdrop for Athletic Fac i l i t i e s some of Long Island’s most exciting sports events. The 8,200-seat The Sports Complex is actually two separate buildings, stadium was built at the cost of $22 million and its unique design Pr i t c h a r d Gymnasium and the newer West Wing. pr ovides fans with a tremendous stadium experience. It has a three - t i e r pr ess box on the east side and accommodates six luxury suites, a Pr i t ch a r d Gymnasium spacious working press box area, television and radio booths, and a Pr i t c h a r d Gym is one of the original buildings on campus, built camera deck on the roof. The south building houses the offices for the in the late 1960s when the campus moved to Stony Brook from football and lacrosse staff as well as locker rooms for the teams. The its Oyster Bay location. The gymnasium is 20,000 square feet facility was named Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in honor of the New and has three regulation basketball courts that can be divided York State senator who was instrumental in making the stadium a by a moveable wall intotwo separate rooms. The smaller part of rea l i t y . the gym is equipped with drop-down batting tunnels used by the baseball and softball teams during the winter months and Baseball/Softball Complex inclement weather. The gym is primarily used now for physical Sitting back-to-back at the north end of the Athletic property is education classes, rec r eation, and team practices. the baseball/softball complex. The baseball field is in its Also located in the Pritchard side of the Sports Complex is the original location and had a face-lift when the skinned area was 25 - y a r d swimming pool, the weight room, and various Athletics and redone and new drainage and sprinkler systems were installed. Physical Education offices. Pritchard has seen major renovations to The softball field was displaced when LaValle Stadium was its office space in the past few years. One of the biggest ad d i t i o n s co n s t r ucted, and is now located next to the baseball field. Both and most utilized areas is the Goldstein Academic Center. fields have 25-foot scoreb o a r ds courtesy of Coca-Cola. The fields are the primary practice and competition facilities for the Goldstein Academic Center two teams. The Goldstein Academic Center was dedicated in December 1997 through a gift made by Stuart Goldstein and the Sunny Bo o k s t o re s and Abe Rosenberg Foundation. The Center is the primary study The University Bookstore is located on the ground level of the hall for the student-athletes and is equipped with the latest computers Melville Library (opposite the Stony Brook Union). It stocks a wide and network connections for Internet access. The academic advisors selection of new and used textbooks, ref e r ence books, study aids, and student-athlete service offices are located in the Center as general books, school supplies, art supplies, engineering supplies, we l l . residence hall living supplies, Stony Brook logo clothing, Seawolves logo clothing, class rings, gifts and novelties, greeting cards, health Dance Studio and beauty aids, electronics, stationery, backpacks, magazines, Also in the confines of Pritchard Gym is a 600-square-foot dance studio candy and snacks. equipped with hardwood floors and ballet bars. The room is used for Shop early for the best selection of used books and to avoid the physical education classes and the Recration Department uses it for rush at the beginning of the semester, or reserve your textbooks multiple activities. online at www.stony broo k . e d u / b o o k s t o re . The Bookstore buys back textbooks year-r ound at wholesale West Win g prices. To get the best price for your unwanted textbooks, sell Opening in 1990, the West Wing was one of the biggest additions to them back to the bookstore as soon as finals week begins. the campus in many years. The arena is 40,000 square feet and houses The University Bookstore’s general books department carries th r ee regulation basketball courts with the center hardwood floor many ref e r ence and technical titles that relate to academic serving as the main court for basketball and volleyball. The arena has pr ograms and a wide selection of general reading books and a 177-meter rubber surface track surrounding the perimeter of the magazines. Titles not in stock can be special orde r ed at no room. In addition to basketball and volleyball, the arena is home to additional charge. For more information, call the University nu m e r ous trade shows, ceremonies, and concerts throughout the Bo o k s t o r e at (631) 632-6550. ye a r . The West Wing also has office space for Athletics administration The Bookstore Campus Account (BCA) is a taxable debit st a f f as well as a new equipment room, training room, and locker account. It offers the convenience of purchasing textbooks and fa c i l i t i e s . school supplies in the University Bookstore and Matthew’s HSC Medical Bookstore without carrying cash; just pres e n t Athletic Training Room your University ID card. A BC A can be opened in the amount of The athletic training room contains rooms for hydrot h e r a p y , $200, $300, $400, $500, $600, $700, $800, $900, $1,000, or $1,100. rehabilitation, private physicians examination, as well as a The amount you select is charged to your Student Account and general treatment area. The facility houses equipment to ensure may be deferred against financial aid or paid in monthly in s t a l l m e n t s the student-athletes are getting the best treatment available. An using the University’s Time Option Payment Plan (T OPP). To auxiliary training room in the new Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium open a BCAaccount, visit www.s t o n y b ro o k . e d u / b c a . supplements the primary roo m . The BCAmay not be used to purchase popular literature, logo clothing, mugs, gifts, or other non-school supply merch a n d i s e . The University Bookstore also offers the following services: Pr e p a c kaged Textbook Program Customers who preo r der get 218 firstselection of all used books in stock. Used books save 25 can access the Center’s Web site at www.s t o n y b ro o k . e d u / c a re e r , pe r cent off new-book prices. Reservations must be received 30 which has valuable job-search links such as Monstertrak, a days prior to the start of classes. Once your textbook res e r v a t i o n co m p r ehensive student resume database and referral system. and class schedule are submitted, you will be contacted to Graduate students are invited to visit the Career Center, which confirm your req u e s t . is located near the foot of the Zebra Path walkway and on the Textbook Guarantee Program Gold Shelf Tags in the textbook gr ound level of the Melville Library, Room W-0550. The office is department indicate that a professor has orde r ed a req u i r ed textbook open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Call on time and students are entitled to the following guarantee. If the tag (631) 632-6810 for an appointment or walk in to look at caree r is gold and the req u i r ed book is not available during the first two information and employment opportunities. weeks of class, you get a $5 voucher to be used toward the purch a s e of the book. Restrictions do apply and are posted in the Bookstore. Child Care Credit Card Authorization Parents can place their credit card The University has on-campus, yearround child care services on file with the University Bookstore to allow students to make for 160 children ranging in age from two months to five years. p u rchases. Additional information and a printable A d o b e Stony Brook Child Care Services is a nonprofit, nationally accred i t e d Acrobat PDF version of the enrollment form is available at center providing service for University students, faculty, and staff. ww w .sunysb.edu/ prov o s t l i a s n / b o o k s t o re / s t u d e n t s / c p r eauth.html. The Center is staffed by professionals in the early childhood field Parent’s Lifeline.A variety of special services are available for who are assisted by students enrolled in coursework practice.

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