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SPRING 2025 PROGRAMS & EVENTS
All events are subject to change. Please check the DLDI Calendar of Events for updates.
All programs are open to members of the Division of Student Affairs.

THURSDAY, MAY 1
Coffee and Conversations Meet-up:
Topic: Coping Strategies During Times of Uncertainty
3:30pm to 5:00pm
UCC Conference Room (1st Floor, Stony Brook Union)
RSVP HERE.
Learn how to self-manage in your workplace during these current times of unpredictability and stress. Facilitated by Kanthi Raja, PHD, Assistant Director of Counseling, Equity and Inclusion Focus (CAPS), Kaitlyn McDonald, LMSW, Counselor (CAPS), and Victoria Valentin, LMHC, Counselor (CAPS). All Student Affairs members are welcome. Light refreshments included. RSVP HERE.

THURSDAY, MAY 8
Student Affairs DLDI/DI3 Year-End Social
4:00pm to 5:30pm
The Loft (SAC 221), located across from the Office of Student Affairs
RSVP HERE.
 A time for Student Affairs members to celebrate a successful academic year with colleagues and friends! RSVP HERE.

 

 

 

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Past Programs 

Student Affairs Community Building
DLDI/DI3 Mixer & New Staff  Welcome Events.  This social networking event is held each Fall and Spring.
Student Affairs Annual DLDI/DI3 Holiday Hangout! An annual division-wide tradition. 
Student Affairs DLDI/DI3 Year-End Social. A time for staff to celebrate a successful academic year!

Expanded Learning Opportunities 
Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace for Professionals with Disabilities. Presented by Carly Mastromatteo, Accessibility Support Counselor, SASC, and Gareth "Shui" Shumack, Associate Dean of Students, Office of Student Life. Spring 2025.
Creating Your Professional Development Plan (Virtual). Presented by Dr. Cheryl Chambers, DLDI Lead and Associate Dean of Student Affairs, and Ahmed Belazi, Executive Director, Strategic Analytics and Technologies, CRAFT. Fall 2024.
NASPA/ACPA Professional Competency Areas in Student Affairs. Presented by the DLDI Advisory Team. Fall 2024 & Fall 2023.
The Myth of Meritocracy and Higher Education. Presented by Dr. Usama Shaikh, Assistant Chief Diversity Officer Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Intercultural Initiatives; Stony Brook University. Fall 2023.
My Career Aspirations and Belonging. Presented by Christina Vargas, MS, Chief Diversity Officer/ Title IX Coordinator, Suffolk County Community College Faculty, Higher Education Administration Program, School of Professional Development. Fall 2023.
DLDI Coffee and Conversations Meet-up: Our Identities and Careers in Student Affairs. Presented by Karian Wright, MBA, Assistant Dean for Diversity & Inclusion, The Graduate School and Director, Center for Inclusive Education, Stony Brook University. Fall 2023.
DLDI Coffee and Conversations Meet-up: African American/Black Women Leaders in Higher Education. What's Going on? (Part I & II).  Presented by Dr. Cheryl Chambers, EdD, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Division of Student Affairs, Stony Brook University. Spring 2024 & Summer 2024.