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Hundreds of first-year students of SUNY Old Westbury along with students from two high schools in New York City gathered to tell each other of their community service efforts while also learning about the life and impact of Mahatma Gandhi during the 2023 CALL Colloquy, titled “The Empowered Self…
Willie N. Verastegui, a recent graduate at SUNY Old Westbury and a resident of Massapequa Park, New York, has been selected for the highest student honor earned at SUNY Old Westbury, the President's Medal for Scholarship.  "This honor can only be earned through outstanding efforts…
SUNY Old Westbury seniors Rosanna Cuttone and Asma Halimi have been selected as 2023 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence recipients, the highest honor bestowed upon students in the SUNY system.The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence acknowledges…
Abound, an online college guidance system for degree-seeking adults, has named SUNY Old Westbury to its exclusive list of the nation’s Best Colleges for Adults in 2023.  Old Westbury was listed among 192 colleges, including 17 from New York State, excelling at meeting the needs of mature…
Alumni returned to campus to participate in the annual Alumni Career Exploration Day hosted by the Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP), Collegiate Science & Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) and Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program…
SUNY Old Westbury and Stop & Shop on April 19, 2023 held a ribbon cutting to mark the opening of the newly relocated Panther Pantry. The pantry, which is available to the more than 4,000 Old Westbury students and staff, is being supported by a $7,500 gift card donation from Stop & Shop that…
Ms. Christina Corye, a SUNY Old Westbury senior majoring in Biological Sciences from Brentwood, New York, has received the Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence from the State University of New York. One of only 46 students across the state to earn the award, Corye was recognized for…
Campus announces planned change from College to UniversityIn a ceremony replete with African drumming and dance, the traditional trappings of academia and the heart-warming remarks of colleagues and family, Dr. Timothy E. Sams was inaugurated on Friday, April 14, 2023 as the sixth president in the…