Center for Excellenceand Innovation in Education
Center for ExcellenceThe State University of New York at Stony Brook takes a University-wide approach to teacher education and the University’s Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education (CEIE) was established in 1988 as the common link between the University’s undergraduate, graduate, and research programs and the region’s public and private primary and secondary schools.
From its establishment in 1988, the mission of the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education (CEIE) was to play a major role in the Long Island region by coordinating, supporting, strengthening, and developing: (1) undergraduate (pre-service) and graduate (in-service) teacher certification and teacher education programs; (2) educational research and development programs; and (3) school-university pertnership programs.
In the summer of 1999, a new independent administrative unit, the Professional Education Program (PEP), was established to coordinate teacher certification and to take responsibility for the accreditation of the University’s various teacher certification programs. Accordingly, the teacher certification component of the Center for Excellence and Innovation (CEIE) was transferred to PEP and CEIE’s mission was modified as follows:
The mission of the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education (CEIE) is to play a major role in the Long Island region by supporting, strengthening, and developing: (1) teacher education and development programs; (2) educational research and development programs; and (3) school-community-university partnership programs.
The Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education has, in the short period since its establishment in September of 1988, had a significant positive impact upon the Long Island region, and is widely recognized as a symbol the State University of New York at Stony Brook's commitment to teacher education, educational research and development, and partnership programs with schools in the Long Island region.
Grants Awarded
Highlighted Activities and
Programs
Teacher Education
Programs at Stony Brook
Cooperative Learning
Newsletter 
Publication and
Information Dissemination
Educational
Research and Development
Scholarly
Presentations
Laboratories
School-University
Partnership Programs
Summer Camps for
Students
All the Way Program
Long Island Suffolk
Writing Project
Epcot at La
Salle
Dance Me a
Story
Junior Duck Stamp
Program
Advanced Placement
History Conference
Pre-College Program
in Music
Stony Brook Summer
Music Festival
Water Week Poster
Contest
AP Summer
Institutes for High School Teachers
Chautauqua Short
Courses for College Teachers