Alumni Words of Wisdom Application

Alumni, Share Your Words of Wisdom!

As a valued member of our esteemed alumni community, we are excited to invite you to apply and share your valuable advice for our students. Your insights may be selected to be showcased on our Career Center's "Alumni Words of Wisdom" gallery. By filling out this application, you agree to be potentially featured on our gallery and related social media accounts.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Assistant Director of Alumni Career Services Marie Parziale at marie.parziale@stonybrook.edu.

Please input your First Name:

Please input your Last Name:

Please input your preferred email address:

Please input your preferred phone number (optional):

Please share your LinkedIn URL (optional):

Has your name changed since you graduated from Stony Brook University?

Yes
No

Please input what your full name was when you graduated from Stony Brook University:

Please write out how you would like your name printed for our gallery. Please include initials and/or suffixes as appropriate and if applicable.

Examples:

Bruce Banner
Stephen Strange, PhD
Dr. Victor von Doom
Anthony E. Stark
Steven Grant Rogers

Please check off which degree(s) you have completed.

Undergraduate Degree: For the following, if listing multiple items (majors, degrees, etc.), please separate these (in the same respective order for each field) using a comma.

Example 1: Accounting Major, Psychology Major

Example 2: Bachelor of Science (Chemistry Major), Bachelor of Arts (Journalism Major)

Please list what major(s) your undergraduate degree(s) are in.

Please list any minors for your undergraduate degree. Type "N/A" if not applicable.

In what year(s) did you earn the above undergraduate degree(s)?

At what university did you earn the above undergraduate degree(s)?

Graduate Degree: For the following, if listing multiple items, please separate these (in the same respective order for each field) using a comma.

Example: Master's in Business Administration (MBA), Master's in Psychology

Please list what graduate or master's degree(s) you have earned.

In what year(s) did you earn the above graduate degree(s)?

At what university did you earn the above graduate degree(s)?

Doctorate Degree: For the following, if listing multiple items, please separate these (in the same respective order for each field) using a comma.

Example: Doctorate in Education, Doctorate in Psychology

Please list what doctorate degree(s) you have earned.

In what year(s) did you earn the above doctorate degree(s)?

At what university did you earn the above doctorate degree(s)?

Doctor/MD Degree: For the following, if listing multiple items, please separate these (in the same respective order for each field) using a comma.

Example: Doctor in Medicine, Doctor in Healthcare

Please list what Doctor / MD degree(s) you have earned.

In what year(s) did you earn the above Doctor / MD degree?

At what university did you earn the above Doctor / MD degree(s)?

Other Degree: For the following, if listing multiple items, please separate these (in the same respective order for each field) using a comma.

Please list what other applicable degree(s) you have earned.

In what year(s) did you earn the above other degree?

At what university did you earn the above other degree(s)?

Please input the company you currently work for.

If you are unaffiliated with a specific company (author, etc.), please write "N/A"

Please input your current work title(s). If listing multiple, please separate these titles with a comma.

Examples:

Author
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Director, Process Manager

Which of the following of our Career Communities do you believe your work/profession would apply to? You can select multiple.

Arts & Communications
Applied Science & Research
Business
Education & Helping Professions
Exploring (Undecided)
Government, Law, & Public Service
Healthcare
Technology & Engineering

Please provide a personal quote from yourself sharing advice for our students, which will be displayed on our "Alumni Words of Wisdom" gallery (Max 450 characters, including spaces).

Please Note: Quotes that are too long will be trimmed down to fit our display dimensions.

We have a rotating display to celebrate different national months (i.e. Black History Month, Women's History Month, etc.) and our alumni from different cultural backgrounds.

Please check off which of the following celebratory months are applicable to you, and that you would like to be featured on as part of our themed display:

Black History Month
Women's History Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Pride Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
Veteran's Month
Other

What other celebratory month(s) would you like to be considered for?

If you selected "Other" for the above question, please input the label applicable to you that was not listed:

What board(s) do you serve and/or have served as a member on?

Please input the following about your previous experience as a Stony Brook University employee.

Department Name

Title Held in Department

Start Month+Year

End Month+Year

Please input the following about your previous experience as a Stony Brook University intern.

Department Name

Title Held in Department

Start Month+Year

End Month+Year

If you were nominated by someone for our "Alumni Words of Wisdom" gallery, please write out your nominator's full name:

Please upload your current photo/professional headshot here.

Please Note: For best results, your photo should be in a 4:5 horizontal ratio. Minimum dimensions should be at least 8 inches x 10 inches (2400 pixels x 3000 pixels). If there are issues with the photo you submitted, we will reach out to you using your submitted contact info.

If you do not have a professional photo and need assistance, please contact Marie Parziale.

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Are you interested in learning more about our Studio Career Chats? This is an opportunity for you to have an informal, face-to-face conversation with students at the Career Center to learn more about your career and industry.

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Alumni, Share Your Words of Wisdom!

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