High-resolution image of the COVID-19 virus. Photo Credit: Alissa Eckert, MSMI, Dan Higgins, MAMS. Compared to the previous two years, the Fall 2023 semester did not start with a barrage of emails from various places and figures on campus regarding SUNY Old Westbury’s COVID-19 policy. Instead, students received one email on […]
Food Truck in the Campus Center Meadow Terrace. Photo Credit: Kayla Kidd. SUNY Old Westbury celebrated Hispanic Heritage month with a fun evening of tacos, salsa dancing, and Latin music. The event was in the Campus Center Atrium and Meadows Terrace from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.September 19th sponsored by the […]
Statue at the start of the event. Photo Credit: Vincent Arroyo. On September 19, SUNY Old Westbury unveiled its newest statue, a bust depicting 17th century Danish physician Ole Worm. The event was held in the afternoon on the Campus Center Meadow Terrace. Announced by University President Dr. Timothy E. […]
Photo Credit: oldwestbury.edu SUNY Old Westbury’s Student Government Association [SGA] held their bi-annual Club Bash in the Campus Center Atrium on September 7th. Attending the Club Bash event is the first step for students to learn what is happening on campus. But above all, it is an opportunity for students to […]
Recognizing excellence in student creativity, journalism, and production skills, the Media Arts Celebration (MAC) Awards ceremony was held on May 3rd. This year marked the 15th annual awards ceremony which was founded and produced by Media and Communications Professor Joseph Manfredi. Plaques were handed out to the winners who included: […]
On April 17, 2023, the American Studies/Media and Communications department at SUNY Old Westbury held an event that featured a Class of 2020 alumni, Marvin Argueta. Argueta now works at ESPN as a production assistant. He came to talk about the importance of using student media outlets on campus in […]
The SUNY Old Westbury men’s and women’s basketball teams lost their home-court advantage due to relocating to off-campus facilities for the 2022-2023 season for COVID-19-related reasons. New York State removed the teams from their home court due to the conversion of Old Westbury’s gym and fields to mass vaccination sites […]
The picture shows Shalei Simms, the Dean of the School of Business, who received the “Diversity in Businesses” Award in 2023. Then, from left to right, we have Timothy Sams, the President of the College; Lisa Payton, an Assistant Professor of Media and Communications; Michael Kinane, the Vice President for […]
On April 12th, SUNY Old Westbury held their annual Spring Career Fair in the Campus Center Atrium during Common Hour. The event was open to all juniors and seniors at SUNY Old Westbury in order for them to meet and connect with different employers for job opportunities post graduation, and […]
Robin Rue Simmons, founder and executive director of FirstRepair and a Pritzker Fellow at the Institute of Politics of The University of Chicago, spoke to SUNY Old Westbury students on April 6, 2023. The school’s Politics, Economics, and Law (PEL) Club welcomed Rue Simmons to give a talk about the […]
