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November 27, 2023
Associate Professor Carolina Bustamante of Adolescence Education and Modern Languages and co-investigator Dr. Miguel Novella from Eastern Washington University were invited by the Spanish department at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México to participate in their professional development series…
November 27, 2023
SUNY Old Westbury welcomed its largest class of new first-year students in more than 10 years for the 2023-2024 academic year and a more than 17 percent increase in first-year enrollment over last fall. The 724 students overall are part of total student body of 4,448, the largest enrollment on…
November 17, 2023
Vice President for Institutional Advancement Angela Wambugu Cobb was among more than 60 leaders from the metropolitan area to be recognize when hundreds of supporters celebrated the Long Island Press’ annual Power Women of Long Island honorees on November 14 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in…
November 14, 2023
The Media Innovation Center (MIC) and the Old Westbury Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Center recently hosted "Expanding Roles, Expanding Representation: Women Behind the Lens," a talk with Kate Phelan, a noted director and cinematographer.Phelan met with the students, faculty and…
November 8, 2023
SUNY Old Westbury President Timothy E. Sams was for the third consecutive year included among the “Long Island Power 100” as identified by City and State magazine. According to the magazine, “The Long Island Power 100” identifies the local power players who are driving debates over major…
November 3, 2023
Telescopes ready for Astronomy Night at SUNY OW.Members of the Old Westbury campus community were in for a show as they attended Astronomy Night: An Evening Under the Stars on the SUNY Old Westbury Panther Park soccer field. The event, hosted by the Collegiate Science & Technology…
November 2, 2023
SUNY Old Westbury thrilled students with the 2023 Horror Conference, which focused on the villain Pennywise from the motion picture “IT.” The event, sponsored by the Panther Arts Collective and the English Department, was held on-campus to coincide with Halloween. Drs. Williams and Lee…
October 20, 2023
More than 100 school counselors from across Long Island visited SUNY Old Westbury on Friday, October 20, 2023, to participate in the 47th Long Island Counselors' Annual Conference. The event was developed and run by leaders from the East End Counselors' Association, the Nassau Counselors'…