Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
University was
originally established in 1957 as a college for the preparation
of secondary school teachers of mathematics and science; our
first campus was located at Oyster Bay, Long Island, on the grounds of
a former Gold Coast estate. In 1962, a new campus was built in
Stony Brook, on land donated by local philanthropist Ward
Melville. Part of the
State University
of New York system, Stony Brook now encompasses 123 buildings on
1,100 acres. In the forty years since its founding, the University has
grown tremendously, and is now recognized as one of the nation’s
important centers of learning and scholarship—carrying out the
mandate given by the State Board of Regents in 1960 to become a
university that would “stand with the finest in the country.”
Stony Brook recently joined the prestigious Association of
American Universities, the invitation-only organization of the
best research universities in the country. Stony Brook has been
listed as one of the “100 Best Values in Higher Education” among
public universities, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
magazine.
• The University offers 119
undergraduate majors and minors, 102 master’s programs, 40 doctoral
programs, and 32 graduate certificate programs.
• Ten doctoral programs are
ranked in the top 40 nationwide, with two in the top ten and four in
the top 20.
• Stony Brook is one of ten
universities given a National Science Foundation recognition award for
integrating research and education.
Close by the historic village of Stony Brook at the geographic
midpoint
of Long Island, the University campus lies about 60 miles east of
Manhattan and 60 miles west of Montauk Point. It is only a short
distance to the beaches at Fire Island, the elegant resorts of the
Hamptons, and the vineyards of the East End. The internationally
recognized research facilities of
Brookhaven
National Laboratory and
Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory are nearby.
The
Health Sciences
Center and
University
Hospital, located on East Campus, are the region's leading resource
for education and training in health care as well as medical research
and patient care. Stony Brook University Hospital, Long Island's
foremost health provider, has been ranked as one of the 100 Best
Hospitals and one of the 15 Best Major Teaching Hospitals in the
nation. The HSC comprises the
School of Medicine along
with the Schools of
Dental Medicine,
Nursing,
Health Technology and
Management,
Social
Welfare, as well as the
Long
Island State Veterans Home.
U.S.
News & World Report recognized the School of Medicine as one
of the top 50 primary care programs in the nation.
University Hospital is entering into an exciting Five Year major
modernization plan. This will include a new Ambulatory Care Pavilion to
house the Long Island Cancer Center and our own Chronic Pain Management
Center. As part of this plan, 10 new operating rooms with capability
for robotic surgery will be built. The entire operating suite will be
revamped providing a total of 23 operating rooms with the most modern
technology available.
The
Staller Center for
the Arts presents an ever-expanding schedule of live music, dance,
theater, and fine art exhibitions in its five theaters and 5,000
square-foot University Art Gallery. The Staller Center boasts Long
Island's largest screen and a Dolby sound system.
Stony Brook
University at-a-glance
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Surrounding Community
The
Stony Brook
area is one of the most attractive residential communities in the
Northeast. Amid the hilly dunes near Long Island Sound the woods and
fields along the water offer a variety of scenic delights. Fishing,
boating, golf and horseback riding are among the many opportunities for
recreation. Small wonder that the area has always been attractive to
artists and scholars. The
local museums and
neighboring communities provide
recreation and educational experiences.
Savor Long Island
The arts are prominent on campus at the Staller Center, a performance
venue associated with the Graduate School of Fine Arts. Internationally
known musicians, orchestras and ballet ensembles frequently perform
there. The recently constructed Wang Center celebrates Asian and
American cultures with special performances, such as The Beijing Opera.
A multitude of restaurants and New York City are easily accessible.
The combination of the various assets mentioned here explains the
rapid growth seen in eastern Long Island. Not only is the university
the largest employer, but it also has become the site of the nation's
second largest concentration of
high
technology industry. With it has come a large and continuing
increase in population, relatively young and well-educated, much in
need of top-level medical care. In this environment also the public
school system has thrived and it is ranked among the best in the
country.
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