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April 20, 2021
SUNY Old Westbury seniors Keana Lee and Kalief Shack-Metellus were recognized as 2021 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence recipients, the highest honor bestowed upon students in the System.   Keana Lee“Keana and Kalief have shown incredible leadership,…
April 19, 2021
SUNY Old Westbury Visual Arts alumnus Joshua Olsen is a finalist in the SUNY-Wide Film Festival (SWFF). Olsen, who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2020, is nominated twice in the animation category for his works: “Pillow Talk” and “The Critique.”   May 2020 graduate Joshua Olsen…
April 19, 2021
Could you imagine being able to dive into the underwater world of New York City to explore the rich history and evolution of New York Harbor from its life as a resource for indigenous people, through the impacts of Dutch Settlers, past the rise of New York City, and beyond today’s environmental…
March 4, 2021
State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras recently visit SUNY Old Westbury to announce the expansion to SUNY's first-of-its-kind Re-Enroll to Complete program to close persistent racial and income equity gaps in student retention across SUNY. SUNY Old Westbury has participated since its…
February 3, 2021
Six members of the SUNY Old Westbury University Police Department were among those honored at the 2020 SUNY Police Chiefs Association Awards this month in a virtual ceremony. Lieutenant Renee Znack, Investigator Ryon Burnett, Investigator Julie Donley, Technical Sergeant Brett Cruickshank, Officer…
January 26, 2021
Students collect goods for those in need, as documented in "Re-inventing Long Island and New York City Communities after the COVID-19 Pandemic."Students in the Fall 2020 Public Health course "Social Determinants of Health" completed a photo essay project titled "Re-inventing Long Island…
January 25, 2021
Dr. Christos Noutsos at work with students in a Biological Sciences lab.SUNY Old Westbury Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Dr. Christos Noutsos was recently selected by the Promoting Active Learning and Mentoring (PALM) Network to become a Fellow. The fellowship is granted to…
December 22, 2020
Kalief Metellus, a SUNY Old Westbury senior majoring in Politics, Economics and Law, has received the Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence from the State University of New York. Metellus, who lives in Old Westbury, New York, was one of 45 students in SUNY Educational Opportunity…