Jacob K. Javits Lecture Center

Jacob K. Javits Lecture Center

Type	Public
Established	c. 1969
Location	Stony Brook, New York, USA

The Jacob K. Javits Lecture Center also known as Javits Center or Javits for short is the main lecture center at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York. It is located in west campus south of the main Academic Mall. It houses many of the lecture halls in campus and most of the general first-year courses are lectured here. Javits 100 is the largest lecture hall on campus, with 570 seats including a balcony. Other lecture halls include four 103-seat ones and two 218-seat ones.^[1]

Javits also houses the primary audio visual services support office.^[2]

There are currently plans to completely renovate the Javits Lecture Center, which are only in their preliminary stages. The structural engineers that are taking on this project is Leslie E. Robertson Associates.

The Northeast entrance of the Jacob K. Javits Lecture Center at Stony Brook

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Established in 1957 · Based in Stony Brook, New York

Campus	Stony Brook Manhattan Southampton

Presidents	Leonard K. Olson* (1957-1961) John Francis Lee (1961) Thomas H. Hamilton* (1961-1962) Karl D. Hartzell* (1962-1965) John S. Toll (1965-1978) T. Alexander Pond* (1978-1979) Richard Schmidt* (1979-1980) John H. Marburger III (1980-1994) Shirley Strum Kenny (1994-2009) Samuel L. Stanley (2009-present)

Academics	College of Arts & Sciences College of Business College of Engineering & Applied Sciences The Graduate School School of Dental Medicine School of Health Technology & Management School of Journalism School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences School of Medicine School of Nursing School of Professional Development School of Social Welfare Undergraduate Colleges

Athletics	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Pritchard Gymnasium Stony Brook Arena Joe Nathan Field University Track Dubin Family Athletic Performance Center Stony Brook Sports Complex SBU Men's Basketball SBU Men's Lacrosse SBU Football SBU Baseball SBU Women's Basketball SBU Men's Soccer SBU Women's Lacrosse SBU cross country

Facilities	Buildings Charles B. Wang Center Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library Marine Sciences Research Center Mount Stony Brook Observatory Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Staller Center for the Arts Stony Brook University Hospital Jacob K. Javits Lecture Center Student Union Student Activities Center Ward Melville Social and Behavioral Sciences Student Housing

Media	The Patriot The Stony Brook Statesman WUSB Stony Brook Independent

Research	Brookhaven National Laboratory (co-managed by SBU) Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center Long Island High Technology Incubator Stony Brook University Research and Development Park

Student life	Undergraduate Student Government People Brookfest Wolfstock The Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band Earthstock Stony Brook Film Festival Red Zone Wolfie the Seawolf The Roth Pond Regatta

References

↑ Classroom Finder, Stony Brook University Division of Information Technology
↑ Audio Visual Services, Stony Brook University Division of Information Technology

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