Undergraduate Colleges (UGC)

Welcome to the Undergraduate Colleges

The Undergraduate Colleges (UGCs) are vibrant learning communities offering individualized support while connecting you with faculty, staff, and campus resources to guide you through a successful first year at Stony Brook. The UGCs are not linked to academic majors. Each UGC will provide you with the knowledge and transferable skills that will complement any choice of major/career aspiration.

All UGCs include:

• customized advising and holistic support

• specialized academic and social programs

• opportunities for close interaction with faculty and peers around themes of common interest

As of Fall 2021, The UGC Themes are as follows:

Social Justice, Equity, & Ethics (SJE)

Advisors: Lori Glubiak, Peter Franzese, Amber Gemperline

Affiliated with the Mendelsohn Community in Campus Residences

The Social Justice, Equity, & Ethics undergraduate college focuses on the pursuit of diversity and inclusion, while creating a language of equal human rights for the 21st century.

Creativity, Technology, & Innovation (CTI)

Advisors: Jess O'Brien, Erika Benhardt

Affiliated with the Eleanor Roosevelt Community in Campus Residences

The Creativity, Technology, & Innovation undergraduate college focuses on addressing the grand challenges of society by exploring curiosities, identifying possibilities, and creating change utilizing the arts and humanities, entrepreneurship, and technology.

Global Health, Wellness, & Community (GWC)

Advisors: Amie Vedral Cohen, Samantha Zinke

Affiliated with the H Community in Campus Residences

The Global Health, Wellness, & Community undergraduate college focuses on exploring the notion of communities, while addressing the challenges and vulnerabilities that directly impact the wellness of the environment, ecosystems, and people around the world.