SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • TBR NEWS MEDIA • SBU BRIDGES • PAGE S19
Bridges Saturday, October 23 Homecoming is back at SBU with all the events you love! Join us for President McInnis’ Inauguration, a fun BBQ and exciting football. All are welcome!
stonybrook.edu/homecoming
Celebrate Homecoming on October 23 This year, Stony Brook University’s Homecoming caps a very special week of events as SBU celebrates the inauguration of its sixth president, Maurie McInnis. alumni and the community are invited to join the university on Saturday, October 23, to participate in the inauguration ceremony and then stay for our annual Homecoming BBQ, football game and celebration. The day will begin at 11 am with the inauguration ceremony in the Island Federal Arena. The community is encouraged to attend. At 12:30 the Homecoming BBQ will kick off in the LaValle Stadium parking lot, featuring great food, live music and fun and games for all ages (see the website to register and for pricing). At 3:30, the Seawolves football team takes on the Richmond Spiders at LaValle Stadium. Enjoy a fun halftime show where the Homecoming Court Royals will be crowned. For more information or to register for the BBQ, visit stonybrook.edu/homecoming.
INAUGURATION 11 am • Island Federal Arena Investiture of Maurie McInnis, PhD, as Stony Brook’s sixth president
BBQ
12:30 pm to 3:30 pm • LaValle Stadium Parking Lot Entrance fee includes live music, activities and games for all ages, unlimited BBQ favorites and much more
FOOTBALL GAME 3:30 pm • Seawolves vs. Richmond Spiders Join the fun with friends, family, alumni and students! Enjoy a stellar halftime show featuring Wolfie and the Marching Band. Add a discounted football ticket (limited availability) when you register for the BBQ. Stony Brook University’s Homecoming is set for Saturday, October 23 and will include the inauguration of SBU’s sixth president, Maurie McInnis.
Wolfie Wallet Helps Businesses Connect With SBU Wolfie Wallet is a great way for local businesses to reach the Stony Brook University campus community of more than 35,000 students, faculty and staff. The university-administered prepaid declining-balance debit account encoded on student and staff campus ID cards is a safe and convenient way for members of the SBU community to make food and other purchases from off-campus merchants.
There are now more than 25 local businesses where Seawolves can use their Wolfie Wallet dollars to make purchases, including The Bench, O Sole Mio, Shake Shack, The Steam Room and CVS in Setauket. To learn more about the program and to become a Wolfie Wallet partner, please visit stonybrook.edu/ wolfiewallet and click on “Merchant Signup”
Midfielder Chelsie DePonte, America East Woman of the Year, is back to lead the women’s soccer team to victory.
Catch Soccer and Football Action at LaValle Stadium Stony Brook University Athletics is pleased to announce their teams are back in action for the fall, with fans in the stands. Men’s and women’s soccer games are free and open to the public while football games require tickets. Home games for all three teams are played in LaValle Stadium For full schedules of all athletic events and to purchase tickets when needed, visit stonybrook.edu/ athletics.
Fall Preview The women’s soccer team, hot off its America East championship season, is the team to beat this fall. Be on hand as they take on SUNY rival, Binghamton, on Thursday, October 14, at 5 pm. The men’s team finishes its regular season with three home games: Sunday, October 17, at 1 pm vs. UMass Lowell; Wednesday, October 20, at 6 pm vs. Yale; and Monday, November 1, at 6 pm vs. SUNY rival, the University of Albany. Following their shortened “fall” season played this past spring due to COVID, Stony Brook football is raring to take to the field and rack up more wins. Their season, already underway, continues with home games on October 16 at 3:30 pm vs. Delaware and the Homecoming game on Saturday, October 23, at 3:30 pm vs. the Richmond Spiders. The Seawolves also close out their season vs. their SUNY Albany rivals.
