Stony Brook Southampton’s MFA Program in Writing and Literature will inaugurate its Fall 2010 Writers Speak series in the new Chancellors Hall Radio Lounge on Wednesday, September 22, at 7:00 pm with renowned author James Salter, who will be reading from the just-released Memorable Days: The Selected Letters of James Salter and Robert Phelps. Memorable [...]

Now in its 35th year, the Southampton Writers Conference, sponsored by the Stony Brook Southampton MFA Program in Writing and Literature, runs from July 14 through July 25. The keynote speaker this summer is Lorrie Moore, whose most recent novel, A Gate at the Stairs, was nominated for a PEN/Faulkner award. Moore’s work, which includes [...]

Faced with a 20 percent reduction, amounting to nearly $55 million in New York State financial support over the past two years, Stony Brook has been forced to make strategic cuts and streamline operations at its various locations. “With no apparent relief from Albany, we must be fiscally responsible and live within our means,” said [...]

Vikki L. Pryor, President and CEO of SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company Inc., will present a lecture on “Sustainability in the Insurance Industry” at 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 25, in Stony Brook Southampton‘s Duke Lecture Hall. The event is hosted by Stony Brook Southampton Dean and Vice President Mary Pearl. Under Pryor’s leadership [...]

Eight short plays written and performed by middle school students from area schools will be presented at Stony Brook Southampton‘s Avram Theater on Saturday, March 20, at 7:00 pm as the culminating event of the new Young American Writers Project (YAWP). Participating middle schools include Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor’s Pierson, Tuckahoe, Eastport South Manor, the Shelter [...]

Rossana Rosado, El Diario La Prensa publisher and CEO, will discuss “The Rising Voice of the Latino Population” as part of the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, February 25, at 7:30 pm in Stony Brook Southampton‘s Duke Lecture Hall. The event will be hosted by Stony Brook Southampton Dean and Vice President Mary Pearl. [...]

Stony Brook Southampton’s esteemed M.F.A. in Writing and Literature program kicks off its spring “Writers Speak” series with bestselling author David Rakoff on February 17. The popular literary events take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in Duke Lecture Hall and are free and open to the public. Rakoff’s New York Times bestsellers Fraud and [...]

Valerie M. Scopaz, a former planning director who grounded Southold Town’s planning policies and practices on environmental sustainability principles, has been named Community Relations Specialist at Stony Brook Southampton, a campus itself devoted to sustainability. “Valerie’s environmental credentials and expertise in community planning make her the perfect fit for us,” said Stony Brook Southampton Dean [...]

Eight short plays written and performed by high school students from area schools will be presented on Saturday, December 12, at 7:00 pm at Stony Brook Southampton‘s Avram Theater as the culminating event of the new Young American Writers Project (YAWP). “Dramatic writing and production skills give young people unparalleled lessons in communication and collaboration,” [...]

This year’s annual Windmill Lighting at Stony Brook Southampton will include holiday carolers, jazz, hot cocoa, cider, and holiday treats, plus a welcome by Stony Brook Southampton Dean and Vice President Mary C. Pearl, among other dignitaries. Festivities begin at 5:00 pm on Friday, December 4, in Chancellors Hall and continue at the Windmill. The [...]