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    This summer, the Study Abroad program resumed for FIT students seeking an educational experience off American soil after two years of the program being paused during the height of the pandemic.  Click here to read the original article.  

    Follow the Garden State Parkway to Exit 0, and among the Victorian houses known as “painted ladies” that line the streets of historic Cape May, you’ll find The Days. New Jersey’s first private-label, sustainable apparel store is the brainchild of Alexa D’Amico, Fashion Design ’11. Click here to read the original article.    

Noah Khalsa and Lisa Crawford, master’s and PhD candidates, respectively, in the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, have been chosen as finalists in the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, which matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative branch, executive branch, or appropriate associations/institutions located in the Washington, DC area, for a one-year paid fellowship. Click here to read the original article.

  The State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees has approved the criteria for allocating $113 million in direct funding from New York State in an investment that will support campus programs designed to increase services to SUNY students, bolster enrollment at SUNY institutions and support college completion rates. Click here to read the original article.  

  On July 27, the Long Island Cranx Foundation completed its “Epic Rides For A Cause,” biking to Stony Brook Children’s Hospital where members of the charitable organization delivered a check for $22,000 in support of Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Child Life Program and the hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department Expansion project. Click here to read the original article.  

    Six Stony Brook University students are among the 20 students in the State University of New York’s second class of its Pre-Medical Opportunity Program, established last year to help Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) students interested in pursuing a medical career prepare for, apply to, enroll at and graduate from one of the system’s top medical universities. Click here to read the original article.

  One of the best decisions you will ever make is to attending SUNY Korea, because not only is it a top-tier university system, but it also allows you to join an exceptional community to help build a global network for your international career. Janar Osmonaliev is a CS graduate who got accepted to Meta. Here is his story at SUNY Korea and a message to his colleagues who major in Computer Science.   Why did you choose to attend SUNY Korea? I always wanted to study overseas, either in the United States or South Korea. So, in that sense, not only did SUNY Korea align perfectly with my goals, it also offered me the best of both worlds. It is also worth noting that SUNY Korea provided me with a scholarship and financial aid during my studies, which was very crucial. What are some of your valuable achievements during university? Personally, I think that successful completion of class projects with professors/students is an important one. They might seem insignificant from a macro perspective, but those small chunks of experience and knowledge helped me get where I am today. What is your most memorable experience at SUNY Korea? Ha-ha, I do not think it’s possible to pick only one, there are just so many. But what I can say is that all of them were shared with my close friends and the staff I have met at SUNY Korea. Also, shout out to Student Affairs and Career Center teams, you guys are amazing! I heard that you got a job at Meta. Congratulations! What was your motivation for applying to Meta? I guess it’s no secret that FAANG (used as a general term for top tech companies in the U.S. here) is the most sought-after place to work among engineers. It is a place where you can truly achieve your full potential and bring a positive impact to the world with your skills. How has SUNY Korea prepared you for a career at Meta? FAANG companies have a very competitive applicant pool. Students need a very solid expertise in the engineering field they are interested in. Luckily, I was taught by some of the most passionate professors. I want to express my gratitude to Prof. Kwon for solid algorithms/data structures foundation, Prof. Omondi for nurturing a strong sense of principles/morals, Prof. Ryoo for giving extraordinary projects that improved my problem-solving skills, and finally Prof. Kuhn for mentorship and support of my initiatives. Meta has a reputation for asking difficult interview questions. How did you prepare for the job interview? The job interview process was almost 2 months long - it was very challenging. I was interviewing in the Front End Engineering pipeline. Although I cannot share the details of the process, I would advise students to have an excellent understanding of JavaScript, specifically the features of ES6. What will your job responsibility be at Meta? I am currently going through the bootcamp process, soon to select a team to join. I am really passionate about design and overall product quality. Therefore, I want to work on user-facing products with high impact. Where do you see yourself in five years? I think it is an inherent human nature to strive for bigger and bigger achievements. Within the next 5 years, I want to gain more ownership of a product/service that I am passionate about. Apart from career growth, I also want to grow as a person and pursue a noble goal. I hope to dedicate more time towards nurturing enthusiasm for technology within the younger generation of people in Kyrgyzstan. Do you have a message for SUNY Korea students? Be bold. Do not settle for mediocrity. Do not spend time trying to fit in. And finally, if you are passionate about something, try to bring something new or do it differently.

The Department of Computer Science (CS) forms the foundation of your international career. A Korean student who has majored in Computer Science has experienced an international environment at SUNY Korea, which supported her to get a job at LG Energy Solution located in the States. Here is her story at SUNY Korea and how she made it as a Vision Systems Engineer at LG Energy Solution.   [Questions about SUNY Korea] Why did you choose to attend SUNY Korea? I always aspired learned various cultures from various people, but I had no chance to study abroad before entering SUNY Korea. As a student who was only preparing for the Korean SAT, it was not an easy decision to go to a foreign country right after graduating high school. When I had these worries, I happened to find out about SUNY Korea, and it was the perfect school to solve my concerns. The number of students per professor is several times less than the average U.S. universities, so it is much easier to interact with professors. Also, with a small number of students, many friends including foreigners can interact more closely. By choosing SUNY Korea, I was able to learn various cultures, English, and even the field that I wanted to learn. What are some of your valuable achievements during university? There is a saying that a Korean university is hard to enter, but easy to graduate, but a foreign university is not. I totally agree with that saying. However, as graduation is difficult, I could learn a lot about my major in depth. I earned three things during university. 1. I learned how to communicate with people of various nationalities by using English. 2. I learned the life of a U.S. university student. 3. I became a semi-master in computer science. What is your most memorable experience at SUNY Korea? The most memorable experience at SUNY Korea is doing team projects and assignments all night at CS commons. Also, I remember studying for exams with my friends in the library all night with energy drinks. Those memories make me feel nostalgic.   [Questions about LG Energy Solution] What was your motivation for applying to LG Energy Solution? As a Korean who studied abroad, I hope that Korea companies will expand their market globally. LG Energy Solution aggressively invests in the South America market, and is the number 1 company in the electric vehicle battery market. That’s why I applied to LG Energy Solution. LG Energy Solution has a reputation for asking difficult interview questions. How did you prepare for the job interview? First of all, I collected as many interview questions as I could from LG Energy Solution through the internet, and I prepared all answers. Also, through the career center, I prepared common questions for the interview and got several tips for it. They coached me in detail about how to deal with unexpected questions, and even how to make eye contact through the video interview, and so on. What is your job role at LG Energy Solution? My job title in LG Energy Solution is Vision Systems Engineer. Like any large company, LG Energy Solutions also outsources several software programs, including Machine Vision, to its vendors. These necessarily require maintenance through numerous variables in the manufacturing process. My role is to trouble shoot and analyze/improve those vision systems using computer basis knowledge. Also, I am improving deep learning models for certain process. Where do you see yourself in five years? In order to build a smart factory, computer vision systems have become an integral part, and the person dealing with them has become important as well. Also, most automakers, including Tesla, want to emulate the manufacturing process of LG Energy Solution, especially for vision systems. In five years, I hope to become an expert in this field and become a person who can greatly help LG Energy Solution maintain the world’s No.1 electric vehicle battery market. Do you have a message for SUNY Korea students? Enjoy yourself and have fun during your time in college because it is a once in a life time opportunity. But also, be sure to work hard.

Stony Brook University College of Business researchers Gary Sherman, Stacey Finkelstein and Paul Connell, along with coauthors at American University, Villanova University, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, won the Best Paper Award for 2021 from the Journal of Consumer Affairs.   Click here to read the original article.  

  Father Alexander Karloutsos, a member of the Stony Brook Council, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on July 7 for his work as a spiritual leader. The medal is the highest civilian honor in the U.S. and is awarded by the President to people who have aided or represented the country significantly in their lives.   Click here to read the original article.  

  Stony Brook Medicine (SBM) has been awarded $546,737 through the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) 2022 Empowering Communities to Deliver and Sustain Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs grant program. The three-year grant will allow SBM to take an expanded role in the capacity and sustainability of older adult falls prevention programs across Long Island, while enhancing statewide efforts and informing best practices. Stony Brook, which operates Suffolk County’s only Level 1 Trauma Center, is one of only 7 grantees in the U.S. that received funding through the program this year.   Click here to read the original article.

  Laiba Bilal, a PhD candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stony Brook University, has been awarded a 2022 Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Career Re-entry Scholarship.  Click here to read the original article.

Elena Romero, assistant professor of Advertising and Marketing Communications, has won a second Telly Award for her work on the CUNY TV show LATiNAS, a monthly magazine show dedicated to showcasing the stories of Latina women. The show received the Telly Bronze Award for its entire 12-episode second season, which was produced remotely during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to read the original article.

      On July 15, 2022 the newly elected city councilman made a visit to the Incheon Global Campus Universities. There were a total of eleven people including the seven councilmen and four industry board directors.  As part of the tour provided by IGC, there was a short visit made to one of SUNY Korea’s lecture rooms located in the Academic building A. The Dean of Strategic Planning and Relations provided a brief presentation about SUNY Korea. 

  On Friday June 17, the inauguration ceremony of Arthur H. Lee, the third president of SUNY Korea was held at the IGC Auditorium. Following this event, the SUNY Korea community came together to celebrate the commencement of the Class of Spring 2022! Congratulations to both President Lee and the Class of Spring 2022 for your hard-earned degrees!