With such growing diversity, the University carved out 3,500 square feet of empty shell space within the Student Union Center — currently under renovation — to relocate the UNITI Cultural Center (United Nationalities in Transcending Ideologies) into larger space that celebrates and embraces ethic authenticity and connects the human spirit:

“There must be spaces, places and experiences on campus
that help students know and feel that they belong here
and are part of the larger community”

The new UNITI Cultural Center will host diversity and multicultural programs, social discourse, academic and experiential learning, support services, and advocacy. It will be prominently positioned on the first floor of the Stony Brook Union, facing the internal atrium, with a welcoming glass entrance and foyer area. Various cultural themes will permeate the living room, lounge, conference areas, offices, work rooms, as well as the art gallery and studio through the furnishings, fixtures, artwork and wall graphics.