Photo Credit: Oldwestbury.edu After nearly 4 years of feeling the effects of COVID-19, SUNY Old Westbury has seen an increase in enrollment. “We saw a really large number of returning students who dropped out during COVID,” said Bryan Terry, vice president of enrollment management and marketing. “But now that we’ve […]
Photo Credit: oldwestbury.edu U.S. News & World Report reviewed nearly 1,500 U.S. four-year bachelor’s degree-granting institutions for its 39th rankings edition this year. Its report included methodology, graduation and retention, financial resources, faculty resources, and social mobility, among other ranks. After the review from U.S. News & World, SUNY Old Westbury ranked […]
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 […]
SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Soccer prepping for their match against Hunter College. Photo Credits: Jacob Taormina. In 2022, the SUNY Old Westbury Men’s soccer team tallied one win. The Panthers matched that total in just their third game of the season on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 with a 2-1 victory […]
AACSB Logo. Photo Credit: aacsb.edu SUNY Old Westbury’s (OW) School of Business became accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), according to the University. AACSB is a nonprofit association that aims to foster leadership among the next generation of college students. The association wants “to transform business […]
Photo Credit: oldwestbury.edu SUNY Old Westbury’s Student Government Association [SGA] held their bi-annual Club Bash in the Campus Center Atrium on September 7th. Attending the Club Bash event is the first step for students to learn what is happening on campus. But above all, it is an opportunity for students to […]
The new HVAC system in Woodlands has a touch-screen thermostat. (Photo/Destini Sharpe) After a year of being closed down, Woodlands Residence Hall 4 has been renovated and is once again open to residential students. According to Assistant Director of Residential Life, Mercy Matthews, Hall 4 was closed to allow for […]
As the hot summer days, loud dirt bikes, and open fire hydrants that become sanctuary to local neighborhood children come to a close, We the Panthers embark on a new journey that is meant to guarantee us well paying 9 to 5’s, or something like that. Panthers far and wide […]
When walking around campus, you’ve probably noticed flags hanging around the inside of the Campus Center Atrium and New Academic Building. These flags represent the United States of America and say the words “NEVER FORGET.” They list the names of those who lost their lives at the September 11, 2001 […]
“It’s just therapeutic to paint,” said Christine Whaley, also known by her painting moniker of Melosa Basquiat. Whaley paints under this moniker as a tribute to her late cousin, Jean-Michel Basquiat, a famous painter from the 1980s who created works which drew on Basquiat’s “own Caribbean heritage; a convergence of […]
