On October 23, 2024, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) department presented an event hosted by Dr. Jessica Williams, a prominent professor of the English department, on queerness in punk. Dr. Williams started with explaining how she took it upon herself to research the connection between queerness and alternative […]
A new and innovative STEM building is coming soon to SUNY Old Westbury. Following several years of effort and planning, the reconstruction of the Natural Science Building (NSB) has begun after almost four years of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Ray Maggiore, Assistant Vice President for Capital Planning, […]
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On the starry night of October 10th, many students came to view a mysterious colorful light that appeared through the sky. The atmosphere was filled with a colorful display of the Aurora Borealis, due to a severe geomagnetic storm. The occasion was hosted by CSTEP and the Physics Club, the […]
When students returned back to school after a long summer off, many may have noticed the newest addition to campus— a large, hollywood-sign-style ‘OW’ near the campus center parking lot. This sign is Old Westbury’s latest effort to create a bold, recognizable landmark to reinforce school pride and act as […]
As a returning student finishing a BA I abandoned twenty-four years ago, I was thrilled to see that SUNY Old Westbury finally has a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) major, decades past when many other schools with strong social justice initiatives started theirs. When I first started at O.W. […]
On Thursday, October 24th, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Center and the Politics, Economics, and Law (PEL) Department co-sponsored a presentation and discussion facilitated by Professor Carolyn Cocca of PEL entitled Election 2024: From Cat Ladies to Cat Eaters – the politics of likability, masculinity & intersectionality from […]
From September 16 to October 11, Old Westbury’s Amelie A. Wallace Gallery exhibited a small portion of Eric Edwards’ extensive collection of African art. The exhibit, titled African Art and Its Historic Value Systems in Educating a People, was an enlightening showcase of the craftsmanship of African artifacts. All information […]
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