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- Established: 1957
- Location: Stony Brook, New York State
- President: Shirley Strum Kenny
- Faculty: Approximately 1,900
- Nickname: Seawolves
- Acceptance Rate: 47%
- Alma Mater: Sandy Shore
- Weather: Stony Brook, NY
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Stony Brook University is an institution of higher learning, granting undergraduate and graduate degrees. Its athletic teams are members of the America East conference.
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History
Stony Brook University was founded in 1957 as a secondary school for teachers of math and science. The original location was in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The institution moved to Stony Brook in 1962. Stonybrook.edu: At a glanceThe institution is made of 11 colleges and schools including arts and sciences,business, engineering and applied sciences, dental medicine, health, technology and management, journalism, marine and atmospheric sciences, medicine, nursing, professional development, and social welfare. The university is made up approximately 23,354 students.Stonybrook.edu: Fast Facts
Mission Statement
"Stony Brook University has a five-part mission: to provide comprehensive undergraduate,graduate,and professional education of the highest quality; to carry out research and intellectual endeavors of the highest international standards that advance theoretical knowledge and are of immediate and long-range practical significance; to provide leadership for economic growth,technology,and culture for neighboring communities and the wider geographic region; to provide state-of-the-art innovative health care,while serving as a resource to a regional health care network and to the traditionally underserved; to fulfill these objectives while celebrating diversity and positioning the University in the global community" Sunysb.edu: Mission statement-
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Stony Brook University Leadership
- President: Shirley Strum Kenny
- 1994-present: President
Studying at Stony Brook University
Prospective Students for Stony Brook University
- Princeton Review: State University of New York--Stony Brook
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Visiting Stony Brook University
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Stony Brook University Sports Teams
- Official Athletic Site: Stony Brook University "Seawolves" Athletic Site
- Athletic League: America East
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- President: Shirley Strum Kenny




