Residences
1) There are 26 residence halls where students can choose to live on campus. They are divided into areas called quads which offer a variety of study, living, and recreational space. 2) On-campus apartments are offered to students of U3 or U4 standing, graduate students, families, married or domestic couples, and Health Science Center students which are open throughout the calendar year. These apartments include wheelchair and handicap accessible apartments. 3) Off-campus housing is offered through Stony Brook University’s website under off-campus housing. There you can search for apartments and search for rental listings as well as houses. 4) If students need to submit work orders, they can do so by going to
Parking
1) Residents can park outside of their residing apartments which have free permit privileges. 2) Commuters can park free in the green zones on campus. There is also stadium parking that costs $150.00 per year offered to commuter students but is offered to those on a waitlist as of the spring semester. 3) If a student is a commuter and cannot find parking, then you should leave your home earlier to find parking since University police enforces parking rules and regulations and issues tickets on a daily basis. 4) If students receive a ticket, you can pay in person at the Bursar’s Office located on the 2nd floor of the Administration Building Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. You can also mail payments on the address on the ticket. 5) You also have the option of appealing tickets within 14 calendar days of issuance. Parking tickets can be appealed using the Stony Brook Parking Ticket Payments and Appeals System or you may go to the Bursar’s Office (Administration Building, 2nd floor lobby) to complete an appeal form. Decisions are generally made within 2-4 weeks using the same method in which the appeal was received.
Dining
1) Resident students in their first two semesters at Stony Brook or any students living in mandatory meal plan buildings areas are required to be on one of the residence hall meal plans. All freshman and transfer students will be billed an additional fee for required opening weekend meals. 2) Apartment meal plans are a tax-exempt declining balance meal plan. When a food or beverage purchase is made, the amount is automatically deducted from your meal plan account. You can open an Apartment 500 or Apartment 250 and have it billed it to your student account. You can also replenish your account in increments of $150, $250 or $500 and have it billed to your student account. The Apartment 500 and the Apartment 250 meal plans are only available to apartment residents. 3) A commuter meal plan is a tax-exempt declining balance meal plan. The Commuter 500 is comprised of 400 flex credits and 75 campus points. The Commuter 250 is comprised of 225 flex credits. When a food or beverage purchase is made, the amount is automatically deducted from your meal plan account. 4) Campus Dining also offers job opportunities within the dining services where students can work on campus. 5) There are 13 locations of places to eat on campus, which include Campus Connection at H-Quad, Campus Dining Carts, Delancey Street in the Stony Brook Union, Kelly Coffee ‘ Tea House, Kelly Dining Center, Roth Food Court, Student Activities Center (SAC), Tabler Caf’eacute;, The Union Deli, Union Commons, Wolfie’s Restaurant and Starbucks, both located on the 2nd floor of the Union, and University Caf’eacute;, also in the Union.
Computing
1) There are 15 SINC Sites on campus with ones in the Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Fine Arts, Harriman, Humanities, Life Science, Math/Physics and SBS buildings, as well as the Language Center and Computing Center. These are often closed in the beginning of the semester but open up as the semester progresses. 2) The SINC Sites that are open usually and have the best hours is the SINC Site in the Melville Library, open from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Monday through Wednesday. Thursday it’s open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 3) Other SINC Sites like the North Reading Room and the SINC Site in the Union basement are also generous with their hours. The North Reading Room is open from 8:30 am to11:30 pm Monday through Thursday and on Friday it closes at 7:30 pm. It opens again on Sunday from 12:00pm to 11:30pm. 4) The SINC Sites have a printing quota that is meant to improve problems like long lines at the printer, the waste paper piles, and printers breaking down. Each student is given a $2.00 balance, allowing them to print up to 40 or 50 sheets per day double-sided. Once you have used your daily allowance you cannot print for the day at any SINC Site, but you may print from the computing centers in the residential quads. 5) There is no color printing in SINC Sites and usingyour own computer paper is not allowed. 6) There is no eating or drining in SINC Sites.
Transportation
1) Transportation services make trips to over 15 destinations on Stony Brook University West Campus, as well as to a variety of weekend Lake Grove/Smith Haven Mall destinations and Stony Brook Southampton. Stony Brook Southampton’s local service goes to varying destinations, including Southampton, Hampton Bays and Riverhead Townships. 2) Stony Brook University encourages the university community to use bicycles to navigate the campus. There are bicycle paths which provide environmentally friendly and convenient ways to travel about campus. The university community can also utilize the various bike racks on campus free of charge. 3) Stony Brook University bus service is scheduled to adhere closely to MTA’s Long Island Rail Road arrival and departure times, picking up and dropping off passengers near the North Parking Lot bus stop (campus side of the station). Enhanced bus service is provided during peak LIRR usage, such as the beginning and end of semesters, Friday afternoons, and holidays. 4) Transportation and Parking Operations in conjunction with Disabilities Support Services offers Special Transportation Services for those community members with a documented disability and/or are injured. Transportation and Parking Operations operates a shuttle service according to the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to meet the needs of disabled/injured individuals. 5) The Automotive Repair Facility is located next to the Campus Operations and Maintenance office on the West Campus of Stony Brook University, is staffed and equipped to perform a variety of vehicle services for Stony Brook University vehicles like oil changes and inspections.
Safety
1) Residential security includes residence halls that are locked 24 hours a day, “blue-light phones” that are located across campus so students can call for help from any location, and also the campus participates in Crime Stoppers, a program to prevent crime on campus. 2) The Campus Police can be reached by calling 631-632-3333 from their cell phone, or by dialing 333 from any phone on campus. 3) From dusk to dawn, students can be picked up or escorted back to their dorm by calling 2-RIDE (63(2)-7433) OR 2-WALK (63(2)-9255)
