Stony Brook University SUNY Korea

March 8, 2021 Beginning this year, Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism will begin to offer a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication. Students enrolled in the program will gain a robust understanding of how media work, how messages shared across a variety of media are shaped and used to inform the public, and how to create ethical, accurate messages themselves. “Mass communication affects nearly everything that people know, or think they know, in our society,” said School of Communication and Journalism Dean Laura Lindenfeld. “Students in this new program will learn how messaging shapes information, and discover, through research, theory and ethics, what aspects of communication work and why. With this degree, graduates will be informed media consumers and empowered to create effective communication.” The program emphasizes media theory, analysis and research. Combining these skills, students will be prepared to understand and deeply examine media trends and challenges, across the industry and more specifically through studies of particular platforms or societal issues. Students in the mass communication program will be able to practice creating their own multimedia messages using the School of Communication and Journalism’s state of the art two-story Newsroom, its TV studio, and professional-grade audiovisual equipment.  Housed in Stony Brook’s ACEJMC-accredited School of Communication and Journalism, the program will draw on the expertise of journalism faculty, who include Pulitzer Prize winners, and a growing cohort of communication faculty, with expertise in science and health communication, gender studies, advertising, and computer-mediated communication. Click here to read the original article 

March 8, 2021     The Stony Brook University Program in Public Health has earned accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) for two of its programs: the Master of Health Administration (MHA) and the Master of Public Health, Health Policy and Management Concentration (MPH HPM). With this accreditation, Stony Brook University becomes the first university in the SUNY system to receive CAHME accreditation of its programs. “Building Masters of Health Administration and Masters of Public Health in Health Policy Management degrees worthy of CAHME accreditation is an amazing achievement for Stony Brook University,” said Kenneth Kaushansky, senior vice president for Health Sciences. “These two degrees offer individuals devoted to a career in healthcare leadership, whether at an individual medical institution or in a policy-setting agency, the tools needed to make an important impact on the public’s health. I applaud Drs. Agris and Benz-Scott and their colleagues for these achievements, and look forward to results of their labors — the development of the next generation of outstanding healthcare professionals.” “I came to Stony Brook in 2002 as a new faculty member, previously trained in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins,” said Lisa Benz-Scott, professor and director of the Program in Public Health and Master of Public Health Program, and associate dean of Health Sciences. “Twenty years later I am still here, and thankful to have a dream job as director of the Program in Public Health working with outstanding public health researchers and healthcare leaders and managers to train the next generation of outstanding professionals who will solve emerging problems such as the ones we are facing today — vaccine distribution and acceptance, healthcare systems overcoming crisis after crisis, and communities working together with academic and healthcare institutions to promote equity, access and quality in health policies and practice. The accreditation of both the MPH and the MHA by CAHME is the culmination of years of planning and building, with Dr. Julie Agris leading a team of excellent faculty and staff, and creating a network of collaborating practice-based public health and healthcare leaders who mentor and employ our graduates. Now that the MHA is online, the opportunity to bring Stony Brook’s MHA program to a national scale is limited only by our capacity to deliver it.” This accreditation ensures greater access to affordable, student-centered, graduate health management education with the benefits of an accredited program that has met rigorous national accreditation standards. In turn, program accreditation assures employers that graduates of Stony Brook University are well prepared for health management responsibilities and have developed competencies recognized by the healthcare industry. CAHME is the only organization recognized to grant accreditation to individual academic programs offering a professional master’s degree in healthcare management education by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. The University’s Master of Health Administration and Master of Public Health, Health Policy and Management Concentration programs have been designed to allow students to continue to work while earning their degree and apply their professional experience to enrich program learning. Students are taught essential skills to address challenges in the health sector, such as conducting environmental scans of the healthcare marketplace, leveraging technology to create competitive advantages for healthcare organizations and facilitating the delivery of high-quality healthcare to communities. Programmatic accreditation demonstrates that the MHA and MPH HPM meet high-quality standards set by the profession. Click here to read the original article 

March 5, 2021 Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis placed second on Long Island Business News’ List of the Top 25 Most Powerful People in Long Island Education. Four others from Stony Brook made the list as well: Eden Figueroa (#10), associate professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Richard Reeder (#11), vice president for research; Jason Trelewicz (#15), associate professor, Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering and core faculty of the Institute for Advanced Computational Science; and Richard Gatteau (#17), vice president for student affairs and dean of students.     Click here to read the original article 

March 5, 2021 They are world-renowned scientists, groundbreaking researchers and beloved professors. They are also trusted advisors, caring mentors, loving mothers and good listeners. Women faculty at Stony Brook University have shown remarkable resilience this year, cultivating rigorous classroom environments and involved research projects while balancing the challenges of working from home during unprecedented circumstances. They have been an inspiration to their students and to colleagues as well, and during Women’s History Month, we recognize those women who have been role models to countless people across the university, and indeed, the world. “At Stony Brook, diversity is a part of our fabric and we have always embraced a variety of backgrounds, ideas and perspectives,” said Interim Provost Fotis Sotiropoulos. “We are incredibly proud of the distinguished women on our faculty, who inspire our students and contribute to our highly diverse campus community. I am honored to work with faculty of this caliber, and learn from these highly accomplished women every day.” Click here to read the original article 

SUNY Korea signed an MoU with the Incheon East Asia Global Education Institute (IEGI) on Friday May 28th. The areas of cooperation include collaboration in multilingual education and participation in international education programs, and exchange of information and mutual development of both organizations. After the signing ceremony, a campus tour was provided for the visitors. 

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SUNY Korea invites you to the Open House!   Join us to learn more about our programs and have a chat with admission counselors.     Schedule: Every other Thursday 15:00 – 17:00 KST (Korean:15:00 / English: 16:00)     Registration Link: https://apply.sunykorea.ac.kr/portal/admissions_events   You can view and choose which events to sign up for using the calendar at the bottom.       Inquiries: admission@sunykorea.ac.kr | 032 626 1030  | http://pf.kakao.com/_MPKHK

On May 18th, a campus visit by the Korea Overseas Study Association (KOSA) was held. KOSA is the only overseas study industry association in Korea, and it was established in 1980. 12 members of the Board of Directors of KOSA visited the campus of SUNY Korea and had a fruitful time discussing the academic curriculum and cooperative strategies. Additionally, Professor Jung Jae-man of FIT gave a special speech to introduce the academic curriculum of FIT. After that, through a campus tour, the facilities where students study were shown to the Board of Directors, who were visiting SUNY Korea for the first time. Kim Ki-dong, the Head of the KOSA Board members, said, “It was a great first step to many more discussions to come, and we are looking forward to it,” about the campus visit. This was the first official interaction between KOSA and SUNY Korea, so it was a great opportunity to discuss the future of SUNY Korea and the overseas study industry.

Forty students and two teachers from Incheon Songdo High School and forty seven students from Incheon Wondang High school visited SUNY Korea.   Provided for the visitors was a SUNY Korea Information Session and a Campus Tour.   Also, a special lecture on “Vision” by professor Terence Oliga was given to the students from Incheon Wondang High School.   We sincerely hope the visit to SUNY Korea provided insight and motivation to the high school students. 

SUNY Korea signed an MOU agreement with Uway Apply on May 20th, 2021. WonKi Min, the president of SUNY Korea, declared, “We hope this agreement to be exemplary of the cooperation between Uway Apply and a university with great programs in its attempt for easier and quicker recruitment of capable students. Sung Yoon-Seok, the CEO of Uway Apply, stated, “With this MOU, we will continue to communicate by utilizing each other’s strength and expertise to ultimately open up admission opportunities for many prospective students.” Meanwhile, Stony Brook University is recruiting freshmen and transfer students for the Fall 2021 semester until July 16th, while the Fashion Institute of Technology will recruit its freshmen students until June 30th.       To read the related articles:   CSTimes: Click here  Kmaeil: Click here      Newsway: Click here 

Following the FIT Alumni Panel Event, the Spring 2021 SBU Alumni Panel Event was successfully held with 5 SUNY Korea SBU-graduated professionals. The alumni (Eunpyo Choi, Udara Silva, Ban Seok Koo, Phit Ahn, and Hanbin Baik) are working at globally renowned companies in the fields of strategy & planning, start-up and app development.   Panel discussion and networking with current SBU and FIT students were done via zoom.    After the event, in a survey by CDC (Career Development Center), 100% of attending students rated the Spring 2021 SBU Alumni Panel Event to be “Very helpful” for Career Preparation. Also, 100 % of attendees responded that the event “Quite Exceeded Expectations.”

SUNY Korea invites you to the SUNY Korea Online Information Session for Koreans Overseas. Join us to learn more about our programs and Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 admissions.     1.     Schedule    Session   Time/Date   Language   1st   July 3 (Sat) 09:00 – 11:00   Korean   2nd   July 3 (Sat) 16:00 – 18:00     2.     Registration Link: https://apply.sunykorea.ac.kr/portal/admissions_events   You can view and choose which events to sign up for using the calendar at the bottom. (Note: All times displayed are Korea Standard Time unless noted otherwise) Time zone converter >>     3.     Inquiries: SUNY Korea Admissions (admission@sunykorea.ac.kr / 032 626 1030 / http://pf.kakao.com/_MPKHK )

SUNY Korea FIT’s very first alumni networking event was held via zoom with special invitees: four SUNY Korea FIT alumni professionals.   The event was organized by SUNY Korea CDC(Career Development Center)  to provide networking opportunities for current students with professional FIT graduates who are working in the fields of fashion design, cosmetic vendors, and digital marketing. Yeeun Kim, Gayeon Hoh, Yoojin Choi, and Chaehee Lee shared their work experiences at the respective companies: Mulawear, Sophie Company, BDJ Solution, and Yigal Azrouel.   The alumni shared various fields of interests, which included their personal career paths post-FIT.         Please stay tuned for SUNY Korea’s future alumni networking events!

Spring 2021 Career Talk to You #2 was held via zoom with guest speaker Sean Kim. Esteemed Key brand developer and Asia Director of Business Development at Bluebell Group, Sean Kim shared his years of remarkable career journey and expertise in global retail markets to SUNY Korea students.  After the event, 86% of the students in attendance rated the event to be “Very Helpful” for career preparation, and 100% of the attendees responded, “Very Likely to Attend Future Career Programs”.           We hope many more students will be able to participate in future career events. Please stay tuned for Career Talk to You #3! 

"So it can be a difficult time going through the pandemic like we’re all in right now. However this is a great opportunity to be on the look out for how you can be a positive agent for change. So keep this in mind and try to see if there’s ways you can help others live better lives and help the world be a better place, whether in a small way or a big way. "- CS Professor Alex Kuhn         Are you looking for meaningful ways to spend time as COVID-19 is ongoing? SUNY Korea CS Department Professor Alex Kuhn shared three favorite books on his shelf.       To watch the YouTube video: Click here