Stony Brook University

I was an undergrad researcher in a condensed matter group, as well as a nuclear physics group, and worked for a cumulative 3 and a half years. At the undergrad level, what the PI is looking for is enthusiasm. As long as you seem excited about the work (and have decent grades), you should be good....

An admissions counselor's primary responsibility is to service students and the University. Typically, there are a few types of days in admissions work: (1) on the road (recruiting), (2) in the office and (3) special events. Sometimes it is a blend. There is a lot of planning that goes into admis...

The Higher Education Administration (HEA) program is critical to my understanding of all the moving pieces within the University (roles, relationships, economies, ecosystems, etc.). It affords the student to connect individual roles and functions to larger contexts within and among the community ...

Be prepared to answer questions pertaining to small animal handling knowledge. If you don't have any experience with rodents and rabbits. BE HONEST! Know that this job is a lot of physical labor and standing on your feet! If you don't like that, then this isn't for you. If you have done research ...

The shifts are 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM and you have 2 breaks, one is 15 minutes long and one is an hour (lunch). You are given an assignment that details which room(s) you are to clean and which ones to check (this entails making sure animals have adequate food or water, that new births are recorded, ...

I was instructor over the summer, so my experiences are slightly different than that of a regular instructor during the semester. The summer class ran from 9:30 - 1:00. I would lecture during that time, with a 15 minute break in the middle. Before coming to class, I would prepare my PowerPoint sl...