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Olivia Carrera-Lazo, a recent graduate at SUNY Old Westbury and a resident of Queens, New York, has been recognized as the 2022 recipient of the President's Medal for Scholarship, for the College's highest student honor.  "To earn this recognition at our College, you must go above and…
SUNY Old Westbury seniors Inayah Burton and Mohammad Mian have been selected as 2022 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence recipients, the highest honor bestowed upon students in the system. SUNY honored only 180 students from 61 campuses at an award…
Students got the opportunity to “Show and Tell” their work at SUNY Old Westbury’s annual Research Day on campus this week. Highlighting the event’s theme this year, students showcased their research and creativity through oral, poster, media and art presentations to the community, and heard from…
Brianna Ordonez, a SUNY Old Westbury senior majoring in Special Education and Childhood Education, has received the Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence from the State University of New York.Ordonez, who lives in Lindenhurst, New York, was one of 45 students in SUNY Educational…
Preparing for an interview, internship or new job just got easier for SUNY Old Westbury students thanks to the grand opening of the Career Closet. Created by the Office of Career Planning & Development to help students “dress to impress,” Old Westbury students and alumni can visit the Career…
State University of New York at Old Westbury President Timothy E. Sams was included among the "Higher Education Power 100" in New York State, as announced by City & State magazine.Sams ranked 83rd on the 2022 list, up from the 90th position in the prior year's ranking. He was cited for his…
Shedding light onto issues related to computational biology, data analysis and how "the cloud" comes to life were the focuses recently of the first in a series of events planned using support from the National Science Foundation Computer and Information Science and Engineering Minority-Serving…
In a meaningful display of SUNY Old Westbury's dedication to its mission and experiential education, more than 200 students attended the inaugural First-Year Student Walk-the-Talk Peace Summit held recently at the College. The event was a collaboration between the Community Action, Learning…