After weeks of candidates promoting their flyers on social media and attending Student Government Association meetings, students finally made their decisions and voted for SGA candidates at the polls. The positions in the ballots were president, vice president of clubs and organizations, academic senators, and campus life senators. The candidates […]
Sessions of H.O.P.E. Inc held their Second Annual Career Expo on April 24th in room 1100 of the New Academic Building. The Career Expo was in partnership with Inspirational Church of God in Christ Jesus, Inc. and The Office of International Enrollment Services. The careers that were present at the […]
SUNY Old Westbury hosted a Multifaith panel at the Recital Hall in the Campus Center on February 21. The panel consisted of six guest speakers: Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi who discussed Judaism, Reverend Marcus Tillery who discussed Christianity, Mohammed Hafeez Abdullah who spoke on Islam, Sarabjit Kaur who spoke on Sikhism, […]
The remodeling of the library is in its final phases of completion. There are no more major reconstruction projects but only pending minor changes. After remodeling that began in 2012, new amenities include individual and group study rooms, classrooms and interactive tv’s and smart-boards in all the major classrooms, IT assistance, instructional technology support, new furniture, and stairs. […]
The “Our Land” exhibition is comprised of photography and videography by artists from the Middle East, North Africa, and their diaspora as quoted in a statement by the exhibit and is curated by photographer and adjunct visual arts professor of Old Westbury Anthony Hamboussi. The first level of the exhibition […]
Dr. Calvin O. Butts III will be retiring in 2020 after serving as SUNY Old Westbury’s president for more than twenty years. However, his retirement as president does not mean his time at OW is over as he will be transferring to a faculty position. Starting on January 21, 2020, […]
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 […]
