Diversity Recruiting Initiatives
WHY DO YOU NEED A DIVERSE WORKFORCE?
A business whose employees are diverse in age, ethnicity, race, and gender has a competitive advantage. The diverse workforce offers any business new and different perspectives, better customer service, and more successful recruiting and retention of employees. As our country becomes increasingly multicultural, it makes good business sense for its workforce to reflect that diversity.
The goal of this section is to help students identify companies who seek candidates with diverse backgrounds for internships and fulltime jobs, as well as scholarship resources.
For more information, contact Kimberly Joy Dixon, On-Campus Recruiting / Diversity Recruiting Coordinator at 631-632-6805 or kimberly.dixon@stonybrook.edu.
As a result of Kimberly Joy Dixon's efforts to provide minority students with additional corporate opportunities the Career Center received the:
INROADS
New York/New Jersey Region
2007
"Educator of the Year Award"
Stony Brook University is well recognized for its diverse student population. In 2005 we were ranked 13 on the Princeton Review's "The Best 357 Colleges" top 20 list for a diverse student population. For detailed statistics on our diverse student population click here: http://stonybrook.edu/offires/students/profiles.shtml
We welcome the opportunity to work with employers with diversity recruiting programs. The Career Center offers a variety of activities for employers to get involved including:
Diversity Professional Leadership Network
The Career Center developed the Diversity Professional Leadership Network to help students of color increase their knowledge of various careers and sharpen/enhance their soft skills. Through the program, students will learn more about being a professional and business etiquette, get an inside view of a specific industry/career path, and learn how to make a successful transition from school to the world of work.
Employer participation is encouraged for the Diversity Professional Leadership Network in two ways:
- Professional Networking event at Stony Brook Manhattan
A meet and greet event for students and professionals. Professionals are encouraged to assist students with utilizing their networking skills acquired through program events. - Professional Job Shadow Week “A day in the life of a professional”
An opportunity for the professional to share their day-to-day work responsibilities with a student at their site and participate in an informational interview regarding the job and industry.
For more on the Diversity Professional Leadership Network, read this document.
Diversity Panels/Information Sessions
The Career Center host panel events and Information Sessions for employers who wish to educate & recruit students from diverse backgrounds for their internship/ full-time employment programs.
Employer Resume Clinics
Before our job/internship fairs, hundreds of students visit the Career Center to have their resumes critiqued. We solicit help from employers to ensure our students' resumes are in tip top shape. This is an excellent opportunity to meet with students from various backgrounds, network and leave a lasting impression on our students. Shifts are available Monday - Friday from 10am-12pm and 1pm -4pm. Organizations can volunteer for both or we can create a time schedule that is convenient for you.
General Recruiting/Educational Events
- Job/Internship Fairs
- Etiquette Dinner
- Mock Interview Day
- January Shadow Program
- Career Week Event
- On-Campus Recruiting Program
Some of our corporate partners include:
- Credit-Suisse
- Goldman Sachs
- T. Howard Foundation
- INROADS
- SEO
- HACU
- Brookhaven National Lab
- Institute for Responsible Citizenship
- Merrill Lynch
"The mission of INROADS is to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. Stony Brook University has and continues to serve as one of our premiere academic partners in fulfilling that mission. The quality of the students, accessibility of the staff and resources of the campus make Stony Brook a natural choice for us in our recruitment efforts."
-Doreen Wilburn-Smith, Regional Director for NY and NJ, INROADS
Stony Brook Ethnic/Diversity Student Organizations
| African Students Union | Minorities in Psychology |
| Asian Students Alliance | Minority Planning Board |
| Bengalis Unite | Muslim Students Association-Sisters |
| Business & Law | Muslim Students Association |
| Business Leaders of Stony Brook | National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) |
| Caribbean Students Organization | National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) |
| Chinese Association at Stony Brook | Philippine United Student Organization (P.U.S.O.) |
| Cultural Italian American Organization | Russian Club |
| Guyanese United Youths | Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (S.H.P.E.) |
| Haitian Student Organization | Society of Women Engineers (SWE) |
| Hillel | Student Organization Creating Indigenous Awareness (SOCIA) |
| Hong Kong Student Association | Taiwanese Students Association |
| Japanese Cultural Association | United Nationalities in Transcending Ideologies Cultural Center (UNITI) |
| Korean Students Association | Vietnamese Students Association |
| Latin American Student Organization | |
| MBA Association | |
| Minorities in Engineering and Applied Science |
Fraternity and Sorority Groups
| Alpha Kappa Delta Phi | Omega Phi Beta |
| Alpha Phi Alpha | Phi Beta Sigma |
| Delta Phi Omega | Phi Iota Alpha |
| Delta Sigma Theta | Pi Delta Psi |
| Iota Nu Delta | Sigma Iota Alpha |
| Kappa Phi Lambda | Sigma Beta Rho |
| Lambda Theta Alpha | Sigma Gamma Rho |
| Lambda Upsilon Lambda | Sigma Lambda Beta |
| Lambda Fe Uson | Sigma Lambda Gamma |
| Malik | Sigma Lambda Upsilon |
| Omega Beta Sigma |
Stony Brook University Diversity Program Links
- Office of Multicultural Affairs
- Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action
- EOP/AIM
- CSTEP
- Wo/Mens and Gender Resource Center
- Women in Science and Engineering
- Disability Support Services
- The Committee to Celebrate Diversity