In the first episode of Let’s Talk About It, Nina Crawford talks with Old Westbury students and Media and Journalism Professor Karl Grossman. The Old Westbury community discusses the Gayle King’s interview about Kobe Bryant and the allegations against him earlier in his career.
On April 6th, an email was sent out to the SUNY Old Westbury community by Mili Makhijani, chair of the presidential search committee, providing an update of the president search. The advertisement for the president of the college has been finalized and approved by the chancellor’s office and posted to […]
For two decades professor Amanda Frisken has been a member of the SUNY Old Westbury College, with a long-standing track record of service to OW and its students. She was recently promoted to acting dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Even though Dr. Frisken enjoyed being a faculty […]
The defining talent of working within a college’s administration is being able to juggle the multiple jobs thrown at you, in addition to your already established responsibilities. Newly promoted assistant vice president for institutional effectiveness and administration Dr. Jacob Heller does both. Institutional Effectiveness is the research and assessment Heller […]
Dr. Diana Sukhram has recently been promoted to the title of acting dean of the School of Education. “I am humbled by the opportunity to represent the school of ed by being the acting dean,” she said. “It puts me in a position to do amazing work with faculty, staff, […]
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 the in’s and out’s of her new job, Dr. Hillery is excited to see what this new chapter has […]
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 shortness of breath. There are hundreds of confirmed cases in China, including cases outside of Wuhan and […]
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 achieved the title by meeting Tree Campus USA’s five standards, which include maintaining a Campus Tree Advisory Committee, Campus […]
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 of Black History Month sponsored by the English Department along with the additional support from the American Studies […]
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 in after him. The semester also saw the retirements of two prominent administrators and a number of promotions. Dr. Patrick […]
