Out of the 5,732 students currently enrolled at SUNY Old Westbury, 82% live off-campus. According to usnews.com, only 18% of students reside in college-owned housing, while the rest are commuters. With such a large number of individuals driving to and from school on a weekly basis, safety measures on the […]
In a single day, more than 200 million animals are killed for the meat products that the greater part of the population enjoys in their diets, according to sentientmedia.org. In one year, over 72 billion animals in the United States die to satisfy the desire to eat meat. According to […]
There are countless adjustments being made every day in our world to deal with the evolving coronavirus pandemic. Without the usual outlets of bars, restaurants or sporting events, we are transitioning to streaming services for entertainment more than ever. While everyone enjoys television and Netflix, the utilization of both has […]
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 […]
President Calvin O. Butts III sent out an email to faculty and staff at SUNY Old Westbury stating that all non-essential employees of the College are to continue to work from home and not report to campus until May 15, unless otherwise directed by your supervisor. No accruals should be […]
On April 22, 1970, over twenty million Americans recognized the first Earth Day by cleaning up the streets, local parks, campuses, and fought to raise awareness of a deteriorating Earth. The younger generations of America were calling for the preservation of the environment, thus necessitating the government to institute the […]
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 […]
