May 7, 2018: University Senate Report
Office of the Provost
Appointment of Shelley Germana as Interim Assistant Provost for Academic Success
Dr. Shelley Germana has been appointed Interim Assistant Provost for Academic Success. In this role, Dr. Germana will oversee multiple areas, including the Undergraduate Colleges, the Finish in Four Initiative and the Finish in Four Fund, and Academic Integrity. Dr. Germana has served as Assistant Dean and Director of the Undergraduate Colleges since 2015. Throughout her time at Stony Brook, Dr. Germana has demonstrated a deep understanding of higher education. She has been very effective in moving the Undergraduate Colleges forward and has played a leadership role in developing Stony Brook’s gender equality program required for all academic affairs and student affairs.
Extended Deadline to Apply for the Open Educational Resources Initiative Grant
The Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative Grant funded by SUNY will award funds ranging from $250 - $2,500 to instructors of record (faculty, instructors, TAs) for the development or integration of Open Educational Resources into their courses. Proposals will be accepted from individual instructors or teams of instructors teaching different sections of the same course. Instructors must commit to using OER materials for three years and only projects that will reduce student textbook costs by 50% or more will be eligible for funding. OERs are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student, or self-learner.
The extended deadline to apply for the grant is Thursday, May 31, 2018. Apply to the OER Initiative Grant at http://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/oer/initiative-grant. To access the Library’s OER guide, please visit http://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/oer/home. For further questions or assistance regarding Open Educational Resources, please email OER@stonybrook.edu.
Call to Submit Recent Awards to the Faculty Awards Archive
The Office of the Provost is updating its archive of all awards and honors received by Stony Brook faculty. Without timely input, the University will be unable to properly acknowledge faculty achievements. Please be advised that any public recognition of these honors is at the discretion of event organizers. For further questions, please contact Andrei Antonenko at andrei.antonenko@stonybrook.edu.
2018 Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence
The Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence is given annually to a very select number of graduating seniors who have shown true academic excellence in the classroom, as well as through research, creative activities, and community building. This year, the following 15 students were recognized for their achievements:
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- Justin Cheung
- Hugo Concha
- Kathryn Eckartt
- Amna Haider
- Olivia Holmes
- Haarika Korlipara
- Aaron Kuang
- Ann Lin
- Anne Regina McNulty
- Randy Ryan
- Eya Setsu
- Dhaval Shah
- Kevin Shan
- Patrick Smith
- Torrye Zullo
IACS Joint Science Meeting to Take Place From May 21-23, 2018
The Joint Science Meeting is the central enabling activity of the partnership between
the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Stony Brook University as we pursue our common
interests in science, engineering, technology, and especially the education and preparation
of students. It is an opportunity for our faculty and students, as well as our external
collaborators, to share their knowledge and passion, and to identify and develop new
opportunities for collaboration. Participants from Tokyo Institute of Technology,
Stony Brook University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Northeast region of the
United States, and elsewhere in the country will come to SBU to participate in a 3-day
workshop to discuss the common threads among the following
topics:
- Quantum computing
- Physics: Small and Large Experiments
- Materials Science Condensed matter/chemistry
- HPC/Big data
- Environmental science and/or engineering