Theme: And Justice for All/ Y Justicia Para Todos

The annual flag procession from the fountain on the Academic Mall will begin at 12:30 pm, with the program immediately following at the SAC. The celebration kicks off with a proclamation from Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD. Light cultural refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

The keynote speaker is influential community activist Sergio Argueta, Turner Fellow Alumnus and Founder and Board Chair of STRONG (Struggling To Reunite Our New Generation) Youth Inc., one of the leading gang prevention and intervention agencies in the northeastern United States. He earned an associate’s degree from Nassau Community College and a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in political science from Hofstra University. He was awarded the Turner Fellowship at Stony Brook University, where he earned a master’s degree in social work. Argueta currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Schools of Social Work at Adelphi University and Millersville University in Pennsylvania.

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