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Co-Founder of TheDream.US meets with SUNY Old Westbury students Donald Graham, co-founder of TheDream.US, the largest scholarship and career program for undocumented youth in the nation, visited SUNY Old Westbury recently to meet with students receiving support through the program. The…
The School of Education recently held its Fall Student Teacher Professional Development Day which introduced education majors to professional teachers for a day of conversation and learning.  “I am so excited to see so many dedicated and passionate individuals committed to shaping the minds of…
The student- and community-broadcasters of OWWR - Old Westbury Web Radio recently received their 2024 "Golden Slipmat Awards" for their participation earlier this year in Vinylthon  2024. The "Golden Slipmat" is given to radio stations that play vinyl music exclusively for a full day, from…
When the 2024 “Power Women of Long Island” were revealed recently by Schneps Media, it had a bit of SUNY Old Westbury flair. In all, three of the leaders recognized are associated with the University.Now in its 30th year, the “Power Women of Long Island” event organizers say celebrates leadership,…
Each October, SUNY Old Westbury joins the nation in recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time when victim advocates, allied professionals, survivors of abuse and their loved ones, the surrounding community and others come together in unity to help end domestic violence by bringing…
Two administrators from SUNY Old Westbury were announced as members of the eighth class of fellows of the State University of New York’s Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI).Lisandra Ramos, special assistant to the president, administration and initiatives, and Martha Santana, vice president of…
Spending time in a small group with an internationally recognized physicist reviewing his work in supersymmetry is not the norm for most undergraduate college students.For students engaged in the Long Island High Energy and Astrophysics Undergraduate Pathway (LEAP-UP) initiative at SUNY Old…
National First-Generation College Celebration Day was Friday, November 8, 2024. But, because it’s such an important accomplishment and experience of so many SUNY Old Westbury students who currently attend or have graduated from campus, the Old Westbury Student Success team spent three days…