Have you run into a deer on campus? You aren’t alone. The SUNY Old Westbury community has been battling an unexpected, furry obstacle—deer have become infamous for popping up all around campus. Night and day, rain or shine, spring and fall, the deer are out there. Students have had numerous […]
The English department celebrated the highly anticipated release of Elizabeth Schmermund’s new book of poetry, Alexander the Great, on Tuesday, March 26. Professors Nicholas Powers and Jessica Williams shared heartfelt introductions. The release party was an opportunity for students and faculty to show their support for her achievement. Dr. Schmermund […]
Are you interested in media production? Do you have a burning passion for broadcasting? Are you considering marketing? A visit to a radio station is a good place to get started. A group of SUNY Old Westbury students took a trip to the Cox Media Group (CGM) on April 5th, […]
Sunken Meadow State Park is one of Long Island’s most popular parks with trails through the beautiful woods on the shore of the Long Island Sound. Walking over the bridges overlooking the Sunken Meadow Creek the natural beauty is bound to catch your eye and make you stare in awe. […]
The Center for Student Leadership and Involvement (CSLI) invited students and faculty to plant trees on campus to celebrate Arbor Day and Earth Day on April 26. The green-thumbed volunteers planted 125 holly trees all over campus from the Cherry Road entrance to the Campus Center and the Woodlands and […]
Old Westbury students celebrated the solar eclipse on campus on Monday April 8. New Yorkers have not seen a total eclipse since 1925. Students on campus only experienced 88% of totality. Other students took a five-hour bus trip upstate to SUNY Oswego to experience the total eclipse. The Oswego trip […]
The fire alarms “woke me up and it was scary,” said Resident Assistant, Uwanique Brown. “That was just my train of thought: ‘Get up, get outside, get the students outside.’” At about 2:10 in the morning on Wednesday, April 3, students from Woodlands Hall 2 were abruptly woken up. Four […]
President Timothy Sams celebrated his third Old Westbury anniversary on January 11, 2024. His leadership expertise is based on more than 30 years of experience in higher education. In 2023, City & State named him one of the “Long Island Power 100.” Sams is focused on creating a world class […]
Educator Keba Cairo led a resume-building workshop for Old Westbury students at the Science building on March 13. Cairo is the president for Don’t Snooze on Clues, an organization which “provides students with life skill courses.” Your chances of landing a job will be influenced by the way you come […]
Illustration: Aidan Bongiorno Do you know anybody who has been impacted by alleged financial fraud? Or are you a Forensic Accounting student interested in volunteering alongside professionals? SUNY Old Westbury’s Justice for Fraud Victims Project (JFVP) might be just what you’re looking for. The JFVP puts students to work helping […]
