Center for Prevention and Outreach

Stony Brook community celebrates fourth annual Pride Fest Block Party

Maggie Gawor, Assistant News Editor • May 12, 2025

On Wednesday, April 30, Stony Brook University held their fourth annual Pride Fest Block Party, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Student Activities Center...

Letter to the editor: The case for emergency contraceptive vending machines around SBU

Reese McQueen • November 12, 2024

Reese McQueen is an associate board member for the New York Birth Control Access Project.The availability of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives,...

CPO hosts annual “Take a Stand/Walk with Me” march

Maggie Gawor • November 5, 2024

Stony Brook University students, faculty and community members marched together in the annual “Take a Stand/Walk with Me” march around the Student...

PPGA expands access to Plan B on campus

Maggie Gawor • October 27, 2024

Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) is one of many organizations on Stony Brook University’s campus advocating for sexual and reproductive...

How the Center for Civic Justice was created

Javin Valentin • October 27, 2024

Established in fall 2019, the Center for Civic Justice (CCJ) became a formal unit within the Division of Student Affairs and Department of Student...

Center for Prevention and Outreach host annual Walk of Hope

Gabriella Cavalcante • October 8, 2024

On Monday, Sept. 30, students and faculty gathered outside of Stony Brook University’s Student Activity Center (SAC) in the afternoon for the seventh...

Pet the Stress Away: Gallery

Angelina Livigni • April 4, 2024

On Friday, March 29, the Pet Away Life Stress program teamed up with the Center for Prevention and Outreach and Counseling and Psychological Services to...

Title IX: holding SBU accountable

Viola Flowers • April 26, 2023

“Demand to hold SBU accountable. Title IX discrimination has become the norm on campus. Students are often left in the dark and silenced.”

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Stony Brook students protest against sexual violence in “Take Back the Night”

Nicole Morett • May 8, 2022

More than a dozen students assembled outside the Student Activities Center for the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance’s (FMLA) annual Take Back the Night demonstration — a protest against sexual violence — on April 28.

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Center for Civic Justice’s addresses access to healthcare in underserved communities

Jennifer Ojilere • March 6, 2022

The idea of driving innovative healthcare solutions has been prominent in many policymakers’ minds; however, healthcare reigns both controversial and troublesome in underserved communities.

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SBU students still concerned about COVID-19 on campus

Anthony Johnson • February 13, 2022

Although cases have declined since the break, according to the Stony Brook COVID-19 dashboard, students continue to voice their fears about their physical and mental health as the semester progresses.

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CPO offers free, informal services for mental health support

Viola Flowers • October 17, 2021

The Center for Prevention and Outreach launched two programs named "Let’s Talk" and "Resilience, Empowerment, Access, Care and Healing Groups" for SBU students to connect with counselors and peers concerning their mental health and emotional needs.

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