STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY VOTED LONG ISLAND’S BEST stonybrook.edu Stony Brook University/SUNY is an af rmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. 16011002 BESTOF.LONGISLANDPRESS.com /// WINNERS GUIDE BETHPAGE BEST OF L.I. 2016 23 BEST COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY Ranked one of the top 100 universities in the nation by U.S.News & World Report, Stony Brook has reached unprecedented heights of achievement in research and discovery, inter disciplinary education and the arts. It provides vital resources for Long Island, New York State and the world, while its acclaimed faculty, including Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners, educate tomorrow’s leaders from an extraordinarily diverse student body. BEST COLLEGE PRESIDENT Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, has placed Stony Brook rmly on a trajectory of excellence, recruiting world-class faculty and researchers while attracting the most accomplished students in the school’s history. Through his efforts, Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine stand with the best in the nation. A champion for the economic development of Long Island, he is spearheading initiatives that are propelling our high-tech future. BEST COLLEGE SPORTS PROGRAM In 2014–15 Stony Brook earned three America East Conference champion ships and had four conference Players of the Year, seven All-Americans, ve national and two individual post season bids, two conference coaches and two rookies of the year. Also notable: six SUNY Chancellor’s Awards, 35 rst team All-Conference selections, six conference scholar-athletes of the year, 251 academic honor roll student-athletes and an average studentathlete GPA of 3.08. BEST FILM FESTIVAL The Stony Brook Film Festival, presented by Island Federal Credit Union and produced by Staller Center for the Arts, showcases lms that audiences won’t see anywhere else, from American indies to foreign lms to documentaries and shorts. Past attendees of the Festival include Alan Alda, Steve Buscemi, Ralph Macchio, Christopher Plummer, Tilda Swinton and Eli Wallach. Last July the renowned Film Festival celebrated 20 years.
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