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Angela Wambugu Cobb
SUNY Old Westbury Names Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Angela Wambugu Cobb has been promoted to serve as the vice president for institutional advancement at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury. She previously served as the College’s senior associate vice president for institutional advancement. “Angela Wambugu Cobb possesses great…
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Improving Service, Understanding for those Impacted by the Criminal Legal System
The State University of New York at Old Westbury has been selected to receive THRIVE training from   College & Community Fellowship (CCF) to provide training to members of its faculty and staff to improve their abilities to ensure the successful reintegration of students who have…
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School of Education Professor Launches Literacy Podcast
Dr. Elizabeth Morphis, Assistant Professor in the Childhood Education and Literacy Department, has launched a new podcast, "The Literacy Teacher's Life." The podcast's purpose is to support and provide guidance for new and continuing teachers so that they can design and implement literacy…
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Post with the text THE FOLLYFIELDS RESIDENCY BRINGS TOGETHER TWO VISIONARY HUDSON VALLEY ORGANIZATIONS MILLAY ARTS & THE HAWTHORNE VALLEY FARM TO PRESENT ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PATTY HARRIS. Patty Harris will be creating a site-specific installation at the Farm. She will also be conducting collaborative workshops with the community, CSA members, families, and students of the Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School.
Visual Arts Professor Selected as Artist-in-Residence at Hawthorne Valley Farm
Patricia Harris, Associate Professor in the Visual Arts Department, is the first artist to take part in the FollyFields Residency, a new initiative hosted by Millay Arts and Hawthorne Valley Farm. The inspiration for the project is to bring together artists and writers with people engaged in…
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Fifth consecutive Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award earned
SUNY Old Westbury has been awarded the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity for the fifth consecutive year.Presented to U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion, the HEED Award recognizes…
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Eusocial snapping shrimps Synalpheus regalis. This image was in the cover of PNAS (https://www.pnas.org/toc/pnas/118/24)
National Geographic Documentary Highlights Biological Sciences Professor’s Research
Dr. Solomon Chak of the Biological Sciences Department recently had his research on eusocial snapping shrimp shown on National Geographic's new documentary series Super Natural on Disney+. SUNY Old Westbury students…
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Dr. Nicholas Powers from the English Department reading from his new book, “Thirst: The Rich are Vampires,”
English Professor Writes New 'Political' Vampire Novel
Dr. Nicholas Powers, an Associate Professor from the English Department, recently wrote “Thirst: The Rich are Vampires,” a political vampire novel that returns the horror genre back to its political roots published by Upset Publishing…
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55th Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists (MACUB) Conference held at SUNY Old Werstbury
SUNY Old Westbury Hosts 55th Metropolitan Biologists Conference
SUNY Old Westbury was the site for the 55th Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists (MACUB) Conference, the first in-person meeting held by the organization in three years. There were over 270 registrants, 100 student poster presentations, and seven oral presentations made at…
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