Get Involved

• SBU Advocacy Corps
  The SBU Avocacy Corps helps develop students into advocates for policy relating to federal financial aid, scientific research, diversity and inclusion, immigration reform, and other higher education priorities provided by SBU’s Office of Federal Relations. Students will have the chance to meet congress members and staff. All activities are virtual.
• College Democrats
  The Stony Brook College Democrats work to foster civic engagement, empower students and elect progressives and Democrats to public office! We do campaign work, voter registration, and community service! (Reminder: All SBU undergraduate clubs are also open to graduate students!)
• College Republicans
  The College Republicans at Stony Brook University works to cultivate Republican ideas on campus, provide opportunities for members to get involved in politics, and assist Republican candidates at all levels of government. We have weekly meetings consisting of guest speakers, open discussions, and/or games and contests. (Reminder: All SBU undergraduate clubs are also open to graduate students!)
• Young Democratic Socialists
  Young Democratic Socialists of Stony Brook University is a non-partisan, student-led organization committed to building solidarity among the campus community and the greater local community to engage in the movement for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice. We emphasize that true human liberation is impossible under capitalism, and we envision a society in which people have a real voice in the choices, decisions, and relationships that affect their lives. We will push to extend democracy into all aspects of life -- social, political, and economic. Our vision of democratic socialism is that of a truly free, democratic, and humane society which rejects an international economic order sustained by private profit, exploitation and alienation of labor, race and gender discrimination, environmental destruction, and brutality and violence in defense of the status quo. (Reminder: All SBU undergraduate clubs are also open to graduate students!)
• Environmental Club
  The Stony Brook Environmental Club strives to improve both the local and global environment through activism, education, and appreciation. We raise awareness about environmental issues and sustainable living through on-campus and off-campus events, presentations, and public outreach. We build community by volunteering together and regularly collaborating with other non-profit environmental activism and advocacy organizations. (Reminder: All SBU undergraduate clubs are also open to graduate students!)

Advocacy Efforts

• Framework for Academic Accountibility and Mentoring (FAARM)
  The goal of FAARM is to establish better incentives for federally-funded primary investigators (PIs) who mentor graduate students to improve the general quality of mentorship and professional relationships. This would partially be achieved considering mentor behavior and quality during funding applications.
  Jurisdiction: Federal Policy
  Status: Advocacy Stage

Understanding Politics

• The US Legislative Process