“We have a unique, interesting history that has been neglected,” said Antonia DiGregorio, SUNY OW’s director of library services. “But little has been done to preserve it.” This will soon change. Christa DeVirgilio, digital initiative and archives librarian, said she expects to receive a grant early next year of about […]
There was an expectation that students who had left universities in 2020 and 2021 would eventually return to school in 2022 but that has not been the case. “We’re not seeing a return of what we might call the lost freshmen of fall 2020 and fall 2021,” Doug Shapiro, a […]
For the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters, SUNY College at Old Westbury will continuously follow all public health and state guidelines for COVID-19 to provide a safe and healthy environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The Student Health Center announced that any changes or implementations of COVID-19 guidance […]
SUNY College at Old Westbury has received a federal grant allowing for the creation of the Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS). The U.S. Department of Education granted SUNY Old Westbury over $538,000 for the Center. As the first New York State campus to ever receive funding from […]
SUNY Old Westbury President Emeritus Calvin O. Butts III passed away peacefully on Friday, October 28 in New York City. He was 73. Dr. Butts began at SUNY OW in September of 1999 and retired in August 2020. Besides being SUNY OW’s president for almost 21 years, he was the […]
The Amelie A. Wallace Gallery at SUNY College at Old Westbury hosted an art exhibition titled Howls that Wake Us in the Night, featuring artist Kenny Feldsott’s paintings. The exhibition had nearly forty paintings and works created by Feldsott. The paintings reflected topics of postcolonial traumas, violence, and human redemption. […]
Located on the first floor of the New Academic Building is SUNY Old Westbury’s newest dining option for students and staff, Paper Lantern. The new restaurant is exclusive to SUNY Old Westbury and was formerly home of the popular Dunkin Donuts and Panther Pad. Paper Lantern was added as a […]
From September 28 to October 1, Panther Pride Homecoming will return to SUNY Old Westbury! Panther Pride Homecoming celebrates school pride. It brings the SUNY Old Westbury community together including students, faculty, staff, and even alumni through a series of events. The annual event last took place in Fall of […]
From September 7 to September 8, the New York Blood Center joined the SUNY Old Westbury community for a Blood Drive. Students and faculty lined up to donate blood in the Campus Center Atrium. Informational posters and New York Blood Center Signs listing blood-related facts, eligibility criteria, and personal stories […]
SUNY Old Westbury’s 56th commencement ceremony will be held at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, May 22 at 10 a.m. The ceremony will be held for all fall 2021, winter 2021, spring 2022, and summer 2022 graduates The campus expects “one of our largest graduating classes in history,” […]
