Former Old Westbury baseball player turned coach, Mike Manetta, is all smiles after practice. Photo Credits: Jacob Taormina. If you’ve paid any attention to Old Westbury baseball in years, then you probably recognize the name Mike Manetta. Manetta first came to SUNY Old Westbury in the fall of 2017. By […]
First cohort of Dream Scholars, Crear Futuros members, and scholar advisors in their first welcome meeting. Photo Credit: SUNY Old Westbury. SUNY Old Westbury has always served and accepted undocumented students and students of all statuses. However, 2023 marks the first year SUNY OW accepts Dream U.S. Scholars! With double […]
President Sams addressing new students. Photo Credit: Joanna Vissichelli On September 14, 2023, incoming freshmen and transfer students gathered in the Clark Athletic Center for SUNY Old Westbury’s Annual Fall Convocation. The university hosts the event each year to welcome new students together as a class as they begin their journey […]
Last year, Australian pop-rock band, 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS), released a 10-year anniversary video for their band entitled, “The 5 Seconds of Summer Show,” on their YouTube channel. Aside from the incredible live performances and meaningful interviews, this hour-long celebration video consisted of silly skits. One notable skit called, […]
People used to just go into fast food restaurants with family and friends but today, a vast majority of the population of the country orders to eat on-the-go or at home. Therefore, many experts believe that robot chefs, virtual ordering, and autonomous deliveries will be the new reality in 2030, […]
Protests in France have been raging on for days with more than a million angry protesters gathering against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform that will raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old. Protesters have set fire to the town hall, blocked train tracks and highways, set […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA] has proposed a new rule which will prevent popular cereal brands from labeling their products as “healthy.” According to The Intercept, the FDA proposed a rule that limits cereals to have no more than “2.5 grams of sugar per serving in order to […]
SUNY Old Westbury President Timothy E. Sams has announced that the college had been awarded $1,870,000 through the recently passed US budget for the current fiscal year. In the announcement on January 18, 2023, he said the funds would help “launch an inclusive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career preparatory […]
Jacque Reid at SUNY Old Westbury’s networking event. Emmy Award-winning TV & radio talk show host Jacque Reid spoke to SUNY Old Westbury students on February 14th about using social media to launch their careers. The Media and Communications Department welcomed Reid to the Old Westbury community as part of […]
On February 9th, SUNY Old Westbury held a commemoration to honor the life and legacy of Reverend and President-Emeritus Calvin O. Butts III. The commemoration was held in the Calvin O. Butts III library, with attendees consisting of President-Emeritus Butts’ family members, friends, professors both retired and current, as well […]
