Jen Filasky  | Director of Advancement Events

What’s your favorite Stony Brook tradition? 
Despite being a young institution, Stony Brook has many great traditions, and my favorite is the annual Roth Regatta. For more than 30 years, teams of students, clubs and departments have engineered boats out of cardboard, duct tape and paint, which are then raced across the murky waters of Roth Pond. And while some boats don’t survive more than a few seconds in the water, the creativity and design is still amazing to see. University Advancement even entered one year with a Star Trek-themed vessel dubbed the “Scholar-Ship Enterprise.” Whether you’re participating or spectating, the energy and excitement around the Roth Regatta make it a unique campus tradition not to be missed.