Articles written by: David Paiz-Torres

Panther Pantry To Be Relocated To Campus Center
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Panther Pantry To Be Relocated To Campus Center

SUNY Old Westbury’s Panther Pantry will be among several offices to be relocated by March 27, 2023. The Pantry will be housed in the former Office of Residential Life in the Campus Center, giving it more visibility than it previously had. Director of the Panther Pantry Claudia Newman is asking […]

Bel-Air Returns to Peacock for Season 2
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Bel-Air Returns to Peacock for Season 2

Will and his cousin Carlton Banks in the Bel-Air Academy Library. After one year of waiting, the second season of Peacock’s Bel-Air officially began airing its weekly Thursday episodes on February 23, just ten-days after the one-year anniversary of the series’ initial release. The drama-driven series is a modern retake […]

 SUNY Old Westbury to Receive Nearly $1.9M in Federal Funding For A New STEM Center  
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 SUNY Old Westbury to Receive Nearly $1.9M in Federal Funding For A New STEM Center  

SUNY Old Westbury President Timothy E. Sams has announced that the college had been awarded $1,870,000 through the recently passed US budget for the current fiscal year.  In the announcement on January 18, 2023, he said the funds would help “launch an inclusive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career preparatory […]

Life in the Academic Village: Privacy and Independence
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Life in the Academic Village: Privacy and Independence

(Photo: A recently installed kitchenette in Roosevelt Hall, of the Academic Village.) One year after the return of the Academic Village, it is obvious that “independent, suite-style living” was long overdue for upperclassmen at SUNY Old Westbury. Woodlands residents have access to elevators, laundry rooms on each floor, and air […]

Residence Halls Under Renovation: Woodlands Hall 4 Reopens, Halls 1 & 2 Temporarily Closed
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Residence Halls Under Renovation: Woodlands Hall 4 Reopens, Halls 1 & 2 Temporarily Closed

The new HVAC system in Woodlands has a touch-screen thermostat. (Photo/Destini Sharpe) After a year of being closed down, Woodlands Residence Hall 4 has been renovated and is once again open to residential students. According to Assistant Director of Residential Life, Mercy Matthews, Hall 4 was closed to allow for […]

Former Old Westbury Student Arrested With Loaded Firearm on Campus
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Former Old Westbury Student Arrested With Loaded Firearm on Campus

A former Old Westbury student was arrested on campus for criminal possession of a firearm. University Police say the arrest occurred on February 1st following a traffic stop for excessive speeding and failing to stop at a stop sign.  The suspect was identified through public court records as 22-year old […]

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Fall 2021 Enrollment Levels

In the face of a global pandemic, in-person courses are back in session at SUNY Old Westbury but with reduced enrollment levels and fewer in-person course offerings. According to Director of Institutional Research Courtney Raeford, fully in-person or “traditional” courses currently make up 47% of the total course offerings. In […]