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OW’s New Acting Associate Provost: Dr. Barbara Hillery

LFrancavilla March 23, 2020

Dr. Barbara Hillery is OW’s new acting associate provost. In this new role, Dr. Hillery is responsible for helping establish academic priorities for the school. Although she is still figuring out...

A Message from the Director of The Student Health Center

A Message from the Director of The Student Health Center

ELandro March 18, 2020

Recently, a new coronavirus - 2019 Novel (New) Coronavirus - was detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China that has not been previously found in humans. This coronavirus can lead to fever, cough and...

Arbor Day Foundation Honors SUNY Old Westbury with Tree Campus USA Recognition

Arbor Day Foundation Honors SUNY Old Westbury with Tree Campus USA Recognition

ELandro March 18, 2020

For the fourth consecutive year, the Arbor Day Foundation has honored SUNY Old Westbury the Tree Campus USA® 2019 recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management. SUNY Old Westbury...

MacArthur Genius Poet Visits Old Westbury

MacArthur Genius Poet Visits Old Westbury

BKnibbs March 18, 2020

MacArthur Genius Fellow Poet Terrance Hayes visited SUNY Old Westbury to offer a presentation from his latest book American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin. The presentation was held in recognition...

Dr. Butts Will Continue As President During Search For Successor

Dr. Butts Will Continue As President During Search For Successor

JMichael and BKnibbs March 18, 2020

PROVOST O’SULLIVAN RETIRES; NEW ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS ANNOUNCED   Dr. Calvin O. Butts III will be staying on as president until the search committee can find a new president to step...

SGA President Kalief Metellus speaking at the demonstration. Photo Credit: Ilana Vatkin

OW Residents: Bring Back the Campus Parties!

ELandro March 18, 2020

During the common hour on February 18th, students at SUNY Old Westbury crowded the Campus Center atrium to protest against the ban of parties on campus. Roughly thirty students stormed the fourth...

Professor Karl Grossman

How Internships Add to a Student’s Experience and Future Employment

ELandro November 23, 2019

Every semester SUNY Old Westbury media and communications students gain valuable work experience through internships. They learn new and appropriate skills and gain knowledge, preparing them for jobs....

Is Our Campus Safe?

Is Our Campus Safe?

ELandro November 23, 2019

Earlier this month, University Police released its annual security report displaying information and statistics from 2018. “This has been a safe campus and continues to be a very safe campus,” said...

Swimming Collides with Lehman

Swimming Collides with Lehman

ELandro November 23, 2019

SUNY Old Westbury men’s and women’s swimming returned to the pool Wednesday evening on the road against the Lehman College Lightning (M: 1-0; W: 1-0) inside APEX Swimming Pool in Bronx, New York. Lehman...

SUNY Old Westbury’s Newest Sports Information Director: Nicole Sasu-Twum

Cpompey November 23, 2019

    On August 8, 2019, Nicole Sasu-Twum was appointed sports information director at SUNY Old Westbury by athletics director Lenore J. Walsh. As sports information director, Sasu-Twum...

Meet the Chartwells Crew: Maria Grande Jimenez

Meet the Chartwells Crew: Maria Grande Jimenez

LDeLeon November 23, 2019

  While serving orders of curly fries and chicken tenders at Diner 223, Maria Grande Jimenez, tells about how she has been working for 13 years for the Chartwells Company. She found this job...

Mold Protest

BKnibbs November 22, 2019

After complaints of mold in the dorms, a protest led by SGA President Kalief Metellus took place on October 15th outside the Woodlands Residence Halls. Students marched from the courtyards of the Residence...

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