SUNY Old Westbury’s Honors College students volunteered at St. John Cantius Parish Garden in East New York on March 23rd. The annual spring trip was coordinated by Honors College Director, Dr. Anthony DeLuca. Under the division of NYC Green Thumb, the goal for the students volunteering is to help senior […]
For the past few decades, there has been a lack of music programs and clubs on campus. SUNY Old Westbury once had a music major which catered to students who wanted to have a career in music. It was later disbanded. But as more students enrolled in the school, there […]
Singer and songwriter Solange Knowles released her fourth album, When I Get Home, on March 1st. The album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 with 43,000 album equivalent units. This marks Knowles’ third top U.S. album. It is a follow up to her 2016 album, A Seat […]
Nicole Paultre Bell-Earle, a social justice activist and former fianceé of Sean Bell paid a visit to SUNY Old Westbury to talk to students about her life after Sean’s death and the road to fight for justice in celebration of Black History Month. The Discussion was sponsored by the Black […]
‘Hard Work definitely pays off and results in opportunities” is the motto of SUNY Old Westbury student Larry Smith. Larry Smith, a sophomore majoring in criminology and minoring in pre law, hopes to become an entertainment lawyer and study intellectual property. Larry explains that a lot of celebrities and activists […]
This semester Sessions of H.O.P.E.,Inc has returned, hosting their first informational session of the semester on February 27th. Sessions of H.O.P.E. is a nonprofit Christian based organization that inspires and helps people to reach success in their lives by achieving their goals and developing better relationships with themselves and friends […]
On February 26th, SUNY Old Westbury President Calvin O. Butts III held a town hall meeting in the multipurpose room of the Student Union during common hour. Dr. Butts addressed the progress of the school and improvements that need to be made. He mentioned the enrollment of students and transfer […]
SUNY Old Westbury’s American Studies Associate Professor Llana Barber has received the 2018 Kenneth Jackson Award. She was awarded Best Book in North American Urban History for Latino City: Immigration and Urban Crisis in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1945-2000. “I spent over a decade researching and writing this book so of course […]
