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January 26, 2024
Associate Professors Laura Chipley and Samara Smith of the American Studies/Media & Communications Department received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to create a prototype of their immersive virtual reality project, "Virtual Aquapolis." The $100,000 grant, one of 10 awarded…
January 16, 2024
The graduate degree in Forensic Accounting offered by the School of Business of the State University of New York at Old Westbury has been ranked 3rd in the nation among the “Best Master’s Degrees in Forensic Accounting” as ranked by Accounting.com.  SUNY Old Westbury placed behind West Virginia…
January 3, 2024
The State University of New York at Old Westbury has announced that Dr. Shalei Simms has been named dean of its School of Business. Simms had served as the acting dean since summer 2021."Over the past more than two years, Dr. Simms has provided tremendous leadership and vision for the School of…
January 3, 2024
January 3, 2024 ... The SUNY Old Westbury Department of Public Health will host an accreditation visit by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) on April 8-9, 2024. The purpose of the visit is to seek continuing accreditation of the University’s Bachelor of Science in Public Health…
December 21, 2023
SUNY Old Westbury and its campus community had a remarkable 2023! Let's look back on the highlights: SUNY Old Westbury is now formally recognized as a university! President Timothy Sams was inaugurated as the institution's 6th president Expanded the Panther Food Pantry, and earned a U.S. Department…
December 19, 2023
The Old Westbury College Foundation, Inc. at its December 2023 meeting elected four new members to its Board of Trustees.  The new members are:Timothy Coners, tax partner in Grassi & Co., CPAs. Mr. Coners in 2008 earned a Master of Science in Accounting and in 2009 a Master of Science in…
December 6, 2023
The SUNY Old Westbury School of Education, in partnership with Hempstead Union Free School District, is one of two New York-based institutions of higher education included as the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) launched its fifth National Teacher Preparation Transformation Center…
December 6, 2023
The University Police Department of the State University of New York at Old Westbury held an installation ceremony on December 6, 2023 as it added three new police officers to its team. Joining the SUNY Old Westbury department are Jeffrey Martin of Hicksville, New York; Cristian Mayorga of Coram,…