An Introduction to Stony Brook As Printed January 2005 an INTRODUCTION to STONY BROOK
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As printed January 2005 An Introduction to Stony Brook As printed January 2005 AN INTRODUCTION TO STONY BROOK Stony Brook Soars: Our Surroundings students, faculty, and the general public. An Overview It is the first center of its kind in New Close to the historic village of Stony York State. Stony Brook is situated on a campus of Brook at the geographic midpoint of 1,100 acres, where world-renowned facul- Long Island, the University campus lies At the center of West Campus stands the ty have created a stimulating, highly about 60 miles east of Manhattan and 60 Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library, interactive environment for undergradu- miles west of Montauk Point, convenient which holds more than two million bound ate studies. With exceptional strength in both to New York City’s urban vitality volumes and some three million in micro- the sciences, mathematics, humanities, and cultural attractions and the tranquil format; around the library are the major fine arts, social sciences, engineering, and countryside and beautiful seashore of academic buildings for the Colleges of health professions, Stony Brook offers an eastern Suffolk County. It is only a short Arts and Sciences and Engineering and array of challenging, career-building pro- drive to some of New York State’s rich- Applied Sciences, the Van De Graaff grams. est farmland and fishing grounds, the nuclear accelerator, the Administration spectacular Atlantic beaches at Fire Building, Jacob K. Javits Lecture Established in 1957 as part of the State Island, the elegant resorts of the Center, Computer Science Building, University of New York system, Stony Hamptons, the craggy bluffs and natural Educational Communications Center, Brook has grown at a prodigious rate harbors along Long Island Sound, and Computing Center, the Stony Brook and is now recognized as one of the the picturesque village greens and gra- Union, Indoor Sports Complex, and nation’s finest public universities. There cious old homes of the North Shore other service buildings. The Museum of are approximately 1,890 faculty and towns. The internationally recognized Long Island Natural Sciences, located in 22,344 students. research facilities of Brookhaven the Earth and Space Sciences Building, Stony Brook has been classified as a National Laboratory and Cold Spring displays dioramas of Long Island’s natu- Type 1 research university, which is the Harbor Laboratory are nearby. And a ral landscape and special temporary highest distinction granted to fewer than two-hour train ride will bring you to the exhibits. 2 percent of all colleges and universities heart of one of the most exciting cities in The Student Activities Center (SAC) nationwide. This reflects Stony Brook’s the world. features a food court and dining hall, high volume of federally sponsored study and assembly areas, and an audito- research and its emphasis on scholarship. The Campus rium. The center provides a focal point Funding for research programs has for the extracurricular activities that are Ongoing campus beautification has cre- grown faster than at almost any other an important part of life on campus. The ated an atmosphere that encourages university, making it the major research SAC has undergone considerable expan- students and faculty to interact. The campus in SUNY, the largest public uni- sion and enhancement, with the addition fountain in the center of the six-acre versity system in the country. of a student lounge with gaming tables Academic Mall is a focal point for social and food, two large multi-purpose rooms, In 2001, the University was invited to join activity. Surrounding the fountain are an expanded Wellness Center, and an art the Association of American Universities, lawns, shrubs, gardens, trees, and a gallery. the nation’s most prestigious higher edu- brook that cascades down steps leading cation association. This places Stony to the campus’s main entrance. A nature Stony Brook’s Staller Center for the Brook in the company of much older, preserve, bicycle paths, park benches, an Arts provides superb performing arts established institutions such as Harvard, apple orchard, and a duck pond are inter- facilities, where artists of international Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and Johns spersed among the spacious plazas, mod- stature appear. The Staller Center also Hopkins. Stony Brook is tied for second ern laboratories and classroom buildings, houses the Departments of Theatre among all public research universities in and a performing arts center. Arts, Music, and Art. A broad plaza per capita faculty research productivity, (where outdoor concerts are held) con- The campus is constantly growing to second only to Berkeley. The University nects the Melville Library, Stony Brook keep pace with its progress. Recently generated more than $13 million in patent Union, and the Staller Center. royalties licensed to industry, edging out completed are the Charles B. Wang Harvard for 12th among colleges and uni- Center, state-of-the-art child care facili- Encircling the academic buildings are six versities nationwide. ties, an athletic stadium, an ambulatory residential quadrangles, each with living surgery center, and an $80 million reno- space for about 1,000 students. The quads In addition to its leading position as a vation of all residence halls. are made up of three to five coeducational research center, Stony Brook offers “colleges,” or residence halls, each hous- Stony Brook Manhattan, an extension excellent instructional programs in a ing 200 to 400 students. About 60 percent center located at 401 Park Avenue broad spectrum of academic subjects. of the undergraduate student body lives South, is designed to accommodate spe- Internationally recognized faculty mem- on campus. The quads are the basic social cial undergraduate, graduate, and non- bers teach courses from the undergradu- units for this on-campus population, pro- credit courses, plus seminars, intern- ate to the doctoral level in more than 250 viding residence halls, study and social ships, and events. It has 8 classrooms, undergraduate and graduate degree pro- space, and dining facilities. There is a two conference rooms, faculty office grams. The academic and cultural complex of one-, two- and three-bedroom space, and an open area for lectures, resources of the University and the sur- apartments near the Health Sciences receptions, and conferences. It houses rounding community provide a superb Center and an apartment building on the the Center for Wine, Food, and Culture, environment for intellectual and person- southwest corner of campus. al growth. which hosts seminars and lectures for 6 http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugbulletin As printed January 2005 AN INTRODUCTION TO STONY BROOK Located in single-story buildings on to the broad and diverse student body at H. Bentley Glass in Biological Sciences; South Campus are SUNY’s Marine Stony Brook. Jacob Bigeleisen in Chemistry; George Sciences Research Center, which func- Stell in Chemistry; Theodosios Pavlidis tions much like a small cottage embed- Stony Brook Faculty in Computer Science; Robert Sokal in ded within the University; the School of Ecology and Evolution; Louis Simpson Dental Medicine; and the Psychiatry and The vast majority of Stony Brook’s 1,890 in English; Robert Cess in the Marine Behavioral Sciences Department. faculty members hold doctoral degrees, Sciences Research Center; Herbert and 90 percent or more are engaged in Herman in Materials Science and (See the map at the end of this Bulletin.) active research leading to publication, Engineering; Charles Rosen in Music; much of it supported by external grants Seymour Cohen in Pharmacological Stony Brook Students and contracts. It was the productivity Sciences; William Van der Kloot in and high quality of our faculty that Undergraduates at Stony Brook can Physiology and Biophysics; Morton helped earn Stony Brook a ranking choose from more than 119 majors, Meyers in Radiology; John Gagnon in among the best public universities in the offered through the College of Arts and Sociology; Distinguished Teaching country. The faculty-student ratio is Sciences, the College of Engineering and Professors Jack Stern in Anatomical about one faculty member for every 14 Applied Sciences, the Health Sciences Sciences; Alan Tucker in Applied students. Center, Marine Sciences Research Mathematics and Statistics; S. Stanley Center, and the College of Business. Eminent faculty members include Alexander in Dental Medicine; Michael numerous internationally recognized Barnhart in History; Patrick Grim and The University’s enrollment for 2004 scholars. Many have earned high honors Helen Rodnite Lemay in Philosophy; was 22,344. Currently there are 14,072 in their fields, such as Einstein and Harold Metcalf in Physics and undergraduate and 8,272 graduate stu- Distinguished Professor Emeritus C.N. Astronomy; Norman Goodman and dents at Stony Brook. Many students are Yang, Nobel laureate in Physics; John Judith Tanur in Sociology; and Jonathan enrolled part-time in late afternoon and Milnor, Distinguished Professor, holder F. Levy in Theatre Arts; Distinguished evening courses offered by several of the prestigious Fields Medal, and Teaching Professors Emeriti Elof departments and by the School of Director of the Institute for Carlson in Biochemistry and Cell Professional Development. Mathematical Sciences; Gail Mandel, Biology; Homer Goldberg and Rose The majority of Stony Brook’s under- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Zimbardo in English; Barbara Elling in graduates—93 percent—come