SUNY Old Westbury hosted a Multifaith panel at the Recital Hall in the Campus Center on February 21. The panel consisted of six guest speakers: Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi who discussed Judaism, Reverend Marcus Tillery who discussed Christianity, Mohammed Hafeez Abdullah who spoke on Islam, Sarabjit Kaur who spoke on Sikhism, […]
The remodeling of the library is in its final phases of completion. There are no more major reconstruction projects but only pending minor changes. After remodeling that began in 2012, new amenities include individual and group study rooms, classrooms and interactive tv’s and smart-boards in all the major classrooms, IT assistance, instructional technology support, new furniture, and stairs. […]
Dr. Calvin O. Butts III will be retiring in 2020 after serving as SUNY Old Westbury’s president for more than twenty years. However, his retirement as president does not mean his time at OW is over as he will be transferring to a faculty position. Starting on January 21, 2020, […]
Harris Wofford, the founding president of SUNY Old Westbury, passed away at the age of 92 on January 21, 2019. He served from 1966 to 1970. President Calvin Butts in an e-mail noted that Wofford had played a part in creating American history. Dr. Butts also noted that Wofford helped […]
‘Hard Work definitely pays off and results in opportunities” is the motto of SUNY Old Westbury student Larry Smith. Larry Smith, a sophomore majoring in criminology and minoring in pre law, hopes to become an entertainment lawyer and study intellectual property. Larry explains that a lot of celebrities and activists […]
This semester Sessions of H.O.P.E.,Inc has returned, hosting their first informational session of the semester on February 27th. Sessions of H.O.P.E. is a nonprofit Christian based organization that inspires and helps people to reach success in their lives by achieving their goals and developing better relationships with themselves and friends […]
On February 26th, SUNY Old Westbury President Calvin O. Butts III held a town hall meeting in the multipurpose room of the Student Union during common hour. Dr. Butts addressed the progress of the school and improvements that need to be made. He mentioned the enrollment of students and transfer […]
Kevin Lopez graduated from SUNY Old Westbury in 2016 with a degree in Media and Communications and currently works for the National Organization for People with Disabilities (YAI). Lopez began working for the non-profit YAI in 1957. YAI provides more than 300 pro-grams to all age groups throughout New York […]
Will the School Be Ready for the Next Storm? On Thursday, November 15th media outlets across the tri-state area forecasted one to two inches of snow followed immediately by rain. However in the New York area residents were in for a shock. One to two inches of snow quickly escalated. […]
The opening of Amazon HQ2 is expected to bring 25,000 employees to Long Island City. There are significant concerns over whether the already struggling transit system will be able to support the potential population increase. A popular option for commuters who work near Grand Central Station is to take the […]
