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2024-2025 PROGRAMS 
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.

Fall 2024

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12
Student Affairs Annual DLDI/DI3 Holiday Hangout!
4:00pm to 6:00pm
The Shore Club (SAC 169)
RSVP HERE
Season's Greetings, Season's Eating! You are invited to join your Student Affairs Family as we celebrate the Holidays. The DLDI Team of the DI3 Committee will host an afternoon of relaxation and fun. There will be music, games, and assorted holiday refreshments. Come join us! All are welcome! 

DLDI holiday Hangout

Spring 2025

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
DLDI/DI3 Spring Mixer & Networking Event
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The Shore Club (SAC 169)
A time for socializing and networking in a relaxing atmosphere with music and light refreshments. All Student Affairs professionals, including our newest colleagues, are invited to this gathering to get acquainted with and learn more about DLDI's plans to "Bring the Spring!" Raffles for giveaways included. Hosted by the DLDI Advisory Team o fthe DI3 Committee. Open to all Student Affairs members. Save the date! Check back in January to RSVP for this event!

THURSDAY, MARCH 06
Coffee and Conversations Meet-up:
Topic TBA
3:30pm to 5pm
UCC Conference Room (1st Floor, Stony Brook Union)
Engage in discussions about contemporary topics in Student Affairs and Higher Education in a welcoming and comfortable setting. Visit us later to RSVP!

THURSDAY, APRIL 10
Coffee and Conversations Meet-up:
Topic TBA
3:30pm to 5pm
UCC Conference Room (1st Floor, Stony Brook Union)
Engage in discussions about contemporary topics in Student Affairs and Higher Education in a welcoming and comfortable setting. Visit us later to RSVP!

POSTPONED FOR SPRING 2025 (PROGRAM DATE TBA)
Coffee and Conversations Meet-up:
Meet SBU's Employee Resource Groups
Please join us next semester to learn about Stony Brook's supportive, identity-based employee resource/affinity groups that strengthen our campus community and how you can participate. We promise to provide engaging conversation, a welcoming atmosphere, and light refreshments!  Check back in January 2025 for the program date, time, and location.

Employee Resource/Affinity Groups: 
  • Black Faculty Staff Association (BFSA)
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) ERG
  • Jewish ERG
  • LGBTQ* Committee 
  • Unión Universitaria Latinoamericana (UUL) Faculty and Staff Group
      CC Postponement

Past Programs 

DLDI/DI3 Mixer & New Staff  Welcome Events.  These social networking events are held each Fall and Spring.
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.
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.