The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of life. It has brought about the first sabbatical from sports since WWII, but due to quite different circumstances. As we await the return of sports, there is chatter about possible updated formats and proposals to pick up where some sports left off […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced during a briefing on April 27th that the medical centers being built on campus (along with the three other locations being built in the state) will be put on hold until the fall flu season, where it is expected for a second wave of the coronavirus […]
“Take what you need, leave what you can,” Elle Mangano of Deer Park wrote on an easel next to a table of food, cleaning, supplies, and toilet paper. With Long Island having the highest unemployment rates in New York State, it was a way to help those unable to pay for […]
A quick look at the First-Year Experience Program Office at SUNY Old Westbury.
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.
Instagram and Facebook are updating their platforms to promote social distancing during COVID-19 to promote governmental enforced social distancing regulations. Instagram has teamed up with its parent company Facebook, to create an additional option in viewing social media. Users are capable of sharing their likes and favorited photos, videos, and […]
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, […]
