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A Cute and Fluffy Way to De-Stress

A Cute and Fluffy Way to De-Stress

acampanella November 9, 2021

Finals will soon be coming. This is a very big week and you can feel the pressure building up. Luckily for you, there are therapy dogs to help you relax and wash your worries away. Testing time at college...

Fall 2021 Enrollment Levels

David Paiz-Torres November 4, 2021

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...

Professor is Using Investigative Journalism To Expose Environmental Issues

KBerthoud November 2, 2021

Students and faculty at SUNY Old Westbury are sure to recognize the name Karl Grossman. That is because Professor Grossman is a well-known and well-respected professor at SUNY Old Westbury, teaching...

A Complete Mess and Utter Disappointment: Old Westbury Students React to the Return of the Academic Village

Dpaiztorr October 22, 2021

A “complete mess and utter disappointment” is how Dmitri Sarmiento, a junior residential student studying Computer Science is characterizing his experience in the newly-reopened Academic Village. Students...

Residential Burglary Near Campus

Dpaiztorr and KHorton October 6, 2021

University Police Chief Steven Siena is advising residential students to “lock their doors” and to “refrain from allowing entrance to the residence halls to people unknown to them,” as they investigate...

Beloved Professor Promises to Bring Passion For Learning To New Administrative Position

Beloved Professor Promises to Bring Passion For Learning To New Administrative Position

KHorton September 28, 2021

  Dr. Michael Kavic has a clear passion for education and connecting with students. On the website “Rate My Professor” he has a list of glowing allocations including:  “He clearly has a strong...

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Warning of Fraud Email to Old Westbury Accounts

KHorton September 28, 2021

Have you received an email to your SUNY Old Westbury address offering you an unsolicited job paying big money? Don’t respond! It’s fraudulent, the University Police Department warns, and they are...

WadeAnthony Burke Becomes SGA’s Communication Director

WadeAnthony Burke Becomes SGA’s Communication Director

MBayne April 23, 2021

WadeAnthony Burke has officially become the new communications director of the Student Government Association. He is not your typical Junior here at SUNY Old Westbury. He has an interesting life story...

Oluwademilade O. Ogunlade: The New SGA President Who Earned Her Seat at the Table

Oluwademilade O. Ogunlade: The New SGA President Who Earned Her Seat at the Table

KKova April 16, 2021

The online votes from Panther Connect are tallied and Oluwademilade O. Ogunlade is now transitioning from Executive Vice President to President of the SUNY Old Westbury Student Government Association. Officially...

Old Westbury Student Entrepreneurship During Covid-19

Bmcinnes March 23, 2021

In a time where there is a high unemployment rate due to COVID-19, two of our very own panthers have capitalized by creating their own business. Nazeyah Cort, currently a senior at Old Westbury started...

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SUNY Old Westbury Announces New Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff

BKnibbs February 26, 2021

SUNY Old Westbury President Dr. Timothy Sams has announced that Dr. Jo-Ann Robinson will be Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff. She will report directly to Dr. Sams. Her functions will include...

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