NavigationTop StoryAbout Stony Brook Now!SB Now! is an online news publication of the School of Journalism with reporting by students on Stony Brook on video, with photos and through the written word. It was created to provide a forum for the School of Journalism’s coverage of Stony Brook University’s participation in Albany Day of 2008. Albany Day is what Stony Brook calls its annual trip to the state capital, Albany, to speak to legislators on behalf of the campus here on Long Island. SB Now! allowed the School of Journalism to broadcast the day’s events to those who did not attend and gave the students of the School of Journalism an opportunity to put their skills to work. Since then, SB Now! has become a place where students who cover campus news and events for classes can post their work. |
BudgetVideo GalleryWe'll be putting all the videos that come out of Stony Brook Day in Albany here, so stay tuned! Albany is Red Hot in SBU ColorsStony Brook Seeks State Funds in AlbanyStony Brook University's annual field trip to Albany has always been based on not-so-secret undercurrents of money. Among other things, it seeks to put students face to face with the legislators who determine the state university system's funding. This year Albany day may prove to be especially important as Stony Brook struggles to expand amidst a shrinking national economy and a state budget deficit. Despite those factors, the state government is allocating $3.41 billion to SUNY for the 2008/2009 fiscal year, up 1.8 percent compared to last year’s allocation. Everything You Need to Know About the SUNY BudgetGov. Eliot Spitzer has proposed a multi-billion dollar plan to revitalize New York State’s public university system, graduating it to a level of prestige on par with those in states such as California. Spitzer’s proposal would add 2,000 new full time faculty jobs, turn two campuses into flagship universities and create a $4 billion endowment to finance future improvements.  |
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