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August 2, 2021
Kalief Metellus, a 2021 graduate of the State University of New York at Old Westbury, began his work in July as a member of the first class of SUNY’s first-ever Student Advocate Fellowship Program.Metellus’ appointment as the system’s Student Advocate Fellow was announced earlier this year by SUNY…
July 29, 2021
Santiago Acosta, a scholar specializing in the intersections of aesthetics, politics, and nature in Latin America, has been selected as a 2021–2023 fellow at the State University of New York at Old Westbury through the State University of New York’s (SUNY) Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity,…
June 27, 2021
SUNY Old Westbury held four days of in-person Class of 2021 Recognition Ceremonies for the Class of 2021 on May 24-27, 2021 to celebrate the achievement of graduates, most of whom spent the past three semesters learning through remote and alternative methods of instruction. The Recognition…
June 27, 2021
Ruomei Gao, an associate professor in the Chemistry and Physics Department and member of the Institute for Cancer Research and Education at SUNY Old Westbury has been featured by the U.S. Department of Energy in its "DOE Science News Source" project conducted with the website, Newswise.…
June 23, 2021
Three professors and a staff member from SUNY Old Westbury have been named recipients of 2021 State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. The awards acknowledge and provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior achievement and encourage the ongoing…
June 23, 2021
Dr. Fred Millán, director of SUNY Old Westbury's Master's in Mental Health Counseling Program and Interim Psychology Department Chair, has been promoted by the State University of New York Board of Trustees to the rank of Distinguished Service Professor.Among the highest ranks available to faculty…
May 12, 2021
The State University of New York at Old Westbury today welcomed SUNY Board of Trustees Chair, Dr. Merryl H. Tisch, to campus to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning. Joining Dr. Tisch throughout her visit was SUNY Old Westbury President Timothy E. Sams.“We were very pleased to…
May 11, 2021
Yara Abdelsalam, a senior who graduates later this month after completing dual majors in Biological Sciences and Health & Society, has been awarded the SUNY Old Westbury President’s Medal for Scholarship, the highest honor presented to a student at the College. Abdelsalam will graduate having…