Junior and former Campus Life Senator Oluwademilade “Olu” Ogunlade was recently elected as SGA’s Executive Vice President for the 2020-2021 Academic Year. Majoring in Politics, Economics, and Law(PEL) with an African American minor, Ogunlade juggles her workload by focusing each semester on either her major or minor. With the shift […]
Good morning, Effective today, SUNY Old Westbury is launching a testing program as a means to survey the prevalence of COVID-19 in our campus community. This program is consistent with the recent SUNY policy requiring all campuses to conduct surveillance testing for COVID-19. In short, we are asking all at […]
Anne Isabelle LaForest celebrates her win as one of SUNY Old Westbury’s Campus Life Senators on Tuesday, resulting in a large number of votes from the student body. LaForest, a junior studying Politics, Economics, and Law(PEL) saw an opportunity this coming school year to use her leadership experience with the […]
Old Westbury, New York…September 16, 2020… SUNY Chancellor James Malatras and the SUNY Board of Trustees officially appointed Calvin O. Butts, III as President Emeritus of the State University of New York at Old Westbury, in recognition of his 20 years of distinguished service to the college. The appointment was […]
Good Afternoon! SUNY Old Westbury today posted to its website a campus COVID-19 Status page that provides information on the campus’ testing efforts, including test results and numbers of positive COVID-19 cases affecting members of the campus. This page was created to promote greater transparency about our shared progress in keeping the […]
In the fall of 2020, there will be a new club called the Environment, Sustainability, and Melittology (ESM) club. The club originated from the Greenhouse Projects run by the honors college and grew rapidly in popularity. The current president and vice president Mohammed Mian and Sameer Ahmed, co-founders of the […]
The fall 2020 semester at SUNY Old Westbury is unlike anything that we’ve experienced before. Nearly all students are learning online while a handful are attending facilities-dependent courses on campus. Student housing is unavailable for the time being and athletics and recreational facilities are prohibited for the duration of the […]
Wayne Edwards, a Media and Communications professor who recently assumed the position of American Studies chair, has had his share of life journeys that landed him where he is today. Born in the Melrose Projects in South Bronx, he referred to himself as the creative, risk taking middle child of […]
To the SUNY Old Westbury Community: I am writing to you today, my last day actively leading SUNY Old Westbury as president. As was previously announced, I am retiring from the day-to-day responsibilities as president and beginning a 10-month Presidential Study Leave. As I step away, I am proud to […]
New SUNY Chancellor, Jim Malatras has announced that Dr. Teresa A. Miller, J.D., will be officer-in-charge at SUNY Old Westbury, following the departure of President Calvin O. Butts after more than twenty years of service. As officer-in-charge, Dr. Miller will provide ongoing leadership to the campus as the search for […]
