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SUNY OW Mourns Loss of Khalid Hill

Eighteen-year-old SUNY Old Westbury student Khalid A. Hill passed away on Tuesday, November 20th. Hill was killed in a car accident while driving on the Northern State Parkway. Khalid was a first year student who lived in residential dorm Hall one. Hill was a desk attendant at the Woodland’s Hall […]

How Smart Are the Smart Classrooms?

DVD players in many classrooms are either missing or broken due to ongoing technology problems at SUNY Old Westbury. Broken players in the New Academic Building (NAB) and in room F114 of the Campus Center often require faculty members who want to show a DVD to surrender a driver’s license […]

SUNY OW Grieves Loss of President Emeritus John D. Maguire (1932-2018)

Dr. Maguire believed strongly in diversity and reflects back on a retreat that would ensure diversity in the SUNY OW community. Dr. John D. Maguire, president of SUNY Old Westbury from 1970-1981, passed away on October 26, 2018 in Pomona, California. He was 86. A friend of Dr. Martin Luther […]

A Tough Ending to the Women’s Soccer Season.

After a tough season, the Panthers looked to bring home the lady’s season with a win. SUNY Purchase was ready and had a great position to play spoiler for their home game versing the our very own Panthers. They started the first half with a rather uncharacteristic back-end spectacle which […]

Panthers Power Through Penalties

The Old Westbury Men’s Soccer team survived their intense playoff game against long-time rivals Farmingdale State Rams. The game started with an intense back and forth affair which saw crossing attempts go awry due to great defensive play by both teams. Heading towards the first half, the game started to […]

OWTV News: How the PEL Club Helped Millennials Register to Vote!

Watch OWTV News reporter Aleeka Noble interview the president of the Politics, Economics & Law club, John Holst, about the PEL club’s voter registration campaign before the midterm elections.  Old Westbury students making democracy work!

Our New Dean of Students: Claudia Marin Andrade

Watch OWTV News reporter Judith Amaro’s interview with our new Dean of Students Claudia Marin Andrade. The dean reflects on her first six weeks on campus and the new connections she is making with students.

Author Daniel Black Discusses The Coming with FYE Students

In case you missed it: Catch a glimpse of Black’s visit to campus. Author Daniel Black visited SUNY OW  to discuss his novel The Coming as part of the First-Year Experience’s (FYE) Common Reading Program during Panther Pride Homecoming Week.  Dr. Black is a professor of African-American Studies at Clark Atlanta University […]

Watch Episode 1 of “Jenna Asks” – Midterms Week Edition!

A new series from the Media Innovation Center asks members of the SUNY OW community about current events and hot topics on campus. In this episode, Jenna Barbone asks students about how they prepare for and de-stress from midterms. Be sure to look out for future episodes on the MIC […]