Your LGBTQ* Services Update for the Week of August 27- September 2, 2018
LGBTQ* Services News and Announcements
Welcome to the Fall 2018 Semester!
This is going to be the start of a wonderful year and we're so excited to kick off the semester with you. Here in this email is the first update from LGBTQ* Services' Weekly Newsletter where you will get all the updates on what's going on here at LGBTQ* Services, events that happen around campus
and new opprotunities for you to take part in!
Visit the LGBTQ* Center!
LGBTQ* Center Hours for Fall 2018 are:
Monday - Friday: 12PM - 11PM
Saturday: 12PM - 5PM
Located on the 2nd floor of West Side Dining.

The LGBTQ* Center features:
  • A large mutipurpose lounge with a tv to watch movies and play games on.
  • Several computer stations that you are welcome to use.
  • A small collaborative area to host meetings or study sessions, with state of the art technology.
  • An all-gender restroom.
  • A spacious conference room.
  • A small kitchen area to make coffee, tea, or heat up some food in the microwave.


LGBTQ* Services Welcome (Back) Mixer!
Come connect and re-connect with all the great folx in Stony Brook University's LGBTQ* communities! Enjoy some free food and great conversations with others to kick off the start to a great semester!

Please contact us for any accessibility needs.

Monday, August 27, 2018
7PM - 9PM
SAC Ballroom B

LGBTQ* Center Fall Open House
The last event of our semester opening series is the LGBTQ* Center Open House! A much more laid back event we wish to invite you to come hang out in the center, grab some pizza, chat with folx, and see what this amazing space has to offer you.

The center opened last March, and since then the 1,967 square foot facility has become a hot spot for Stony Brook friends and family to come study, rest, and relax. We'd like to host this Open House to kick off the beginning of the semester, and let you know where you can find a nest to roost!

Please contact us for any accessibility needs.

Wednesday, August 29, 2018
12PM - 3PM
LGBTQ* Center

LGBTQ* Services Collaboration with the SBU Food Pantry
We're starting a collaboration with the Stony Brook Food Pantry to make the LGBTQ* Center a new point on campus where students, faculty, and staff can come pick up a care package of food at no cost! We want to encourage you to take the whole bag, and if there is anything you do not want please pay it forward and give what you don't need to someone who does.

Each bag contains food from the major food groups. If you want to come pick up a bag, come to the Center and speak with one of our staff members who can show you to where we keep the pantry.

You can come grab a bag anytime the LGBTQ* Center is open during the fall!
Let's Talk @ the LGBTQ* Center
LGBTQ* Services is partnering with Counseling and Psychological Services to make the LGBTQ* Center a Let's Talk location!

Let's Talk is a chance for students to drop by for brief conversations with a counselor in their communities. Students can stop by and say hello, pick up some giveaways, or stick around to discuss anything bothering them.

The counselors are caring, unbiased and trustworthy professionals, who can suggest resources for further support, if necessary.

If you would like to chat with someone about anything, you can find a counselor at the LGBTQ* Center.

Tuesdays, starting 9/4, during the Fall semester
3:30PM - 5:30PM
LGBTQ* Center
(Above West Side Dining C-Store)

Around Stony Brook!
Stay Connected with SB Engaged
Stay connected to all the going ons around campus from campus departments (like us at LGBTQ* Services!) and our over 400 student organizations!

SB Engaged is the online directory for all recognized student clubs & organizations, & student events on campus.
Corq is the mobile app version of this platform. If you are looking for ways to get involved on campus, these are your go to resources. 
Job and Internship Fair
If you're seeking a position for an on campus job, check out the Job and Internship Fair!

Positions include:
  • Student Assistants
  • Research Assistants
  • Graduate Assistants
  • Federal Work Study Positions

LGBTQ* Services is also going to be at the Job and Internship Fair this year! If you have a Federal Work Study and an interest working with LGBTQ* communities, why not consider applying as an LGBTQ* Center staff assistant?!

Wednesday, August 29, 2018
11AM - 2PM
SAC Ballrooms A & B

H-Quad/LDS Welcome Bash
LGBTQ* Services is going to be hosting a table at the H-Quad/LDS Welcome Bash! We're making buttons that you can take home with you!!!!

Wednesday, August 29, 2018
5PM - 7:30PM
H-Quad Inner Quad
(Rain Location: Benedict Atrium)
Beyond Stony Brook
Save the Date: Translating Identity Conference
"Opening its doors to the public once more, the Translating Identity Conference (TIC) explores a wide array of topics in discourses regarding gender and transgender identities, expressions, communities, and intersections. The largest conference of its kind in New England, TIC is a free conference that seeks to reach not only the University of Vermont & Burlington community, but the nation as a whole.

A one-day event, TIC has numerous sessions to choose from at any time, ranging from healthcare to law to education, that are directed towards people at all levels of inclusion in the trans and allied communities. This conference is designed to be a safe space for everyone to come, learn, and enjoy themselves!"
-From the Translating Identity Conference website

The Translating Identity Conference will take place:
November, 3, 2018
Dudley H. Davis Center
590 Main Street
Burlington, VT

Check in!
It's the start of the semester and while school is just starting again, keep in mind some dates that might impact your time here!
Friday , Aug. 31, 11:00 AM
  • Major Minor Changes End: Last day to submit major/minor changes effective Fall 2018 Semester.
  • Waitlist: Last day to waitlist a class. Students are responsible for any tuition liability incurred if registered from a waitlisted class.
Mon, Sept. 3
  • Labor Day observed: No classes in session!
Fri, Sep. 7
  • Waitlist Process Ends: Last day to be enrolled from the waitlist process pending seat availability. Students must contact the appropriate academic department after this date.
Mon, Sep. 10, 4:00 pm
  • Late Registration Ends: Last day to add, drop or process enrollment changes (adds, swaps, credit changes, etc.) via  SOLAR. Last day to drop or submit LOA/Term Withdrawal without a "W" (withdraw) recorded on transcript. Full/Part time statuses will be locked in after this date.
  • Undergraduate Students enrolling in grad courses: Last day to petition to the Graduate School. Changes must be processed by 4:00 pm
We Want to Hear From You!
Thoughts, Suggestions, Recommendations?
Have you got an idea for a program or event? We want to hear about it! Click the button below to submit your ideas!
Got Photos?
We'd love to feature photos of our LGBTQ* and ally Seawolves on our website! Send your high resolution jpeg or png format photos to us at  [email protected] . In the email please include name and contact information of everyone in the photo. 
Have Your Programs Featured Here!
If you have any other events or information that should be included in our weekly newsletter, please send an email to  [email protected]  by Thursday of the previous week with a description of the event, the date, time, and location, and a flyer of the event (if you have one), and any links to Facebook events or social media posts to highlight.
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