The entire State University of New York at Old Westbury campus community today mourns the passing of President Emeritus Calvin O. Butts, III, who passed away in the early morning of Friday, October 28, 2022. The longest-serving president in the institution’s history, Dr. Butts joined the College in...
BestValueSchools.com has ranked SUNY Old Westbury in its new Top 100 list of the "Most Affordable Universities/Colleges in America." It is the latest higher education ranking group to identify the College for both its dollar value and program excellence. An excerpt from BestValueSchools.com website...
SUNY Old Westbury is ranked among the Top 10 percent on the Money Best Colleges in America 2022 list, which recognizes colleges and universities across the country that combine quality and affordability. In compiling its list, Money reviewed more than 2,400 four-year colleges and scored those ranked...
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...
SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. announced on March 5, 2024, the launch of the SUNY Black Leadership Institute (BLI), and two SUNY Old Westbury representatives will play prominent roles. Along with SUNY’s Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI), BLI is designed to ensure that “emerging leaders across...
For the second consecutive year, the State University of New York at Old Westbury is among the leading colleges in the country for social mobility according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. SUNY Old Westbury ranked seventh in the category among all regional universities in the...
SUNY Old Westbury has been selected as one of the top 250 public universities nationwide, and within the best 25 public institutions in the state of New York according to Buffalo Business First newspaper, an American City Business Journal Publication. The College ranked within the top 50% overall of...
March 2021... Continuing to prove its high-quality education at an affordable tuition, SUNY Old Westbury was ranked at number 32 in College Consensus’ Top 100 Best Value Colleges. The website reviewed rankings from various media outlets including Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, and the Wall...
A recent national ranking of colleges and universities that increase economic mobility for low- and moderate-income students has found that SUNY Old Westbury outpaces many traditional academic powerhouses nationwide. SUNY Old Westbury was placed in Tier 1 of the 2023 Third Way Social Mobility Index...
Suffolk County Community College and the State University of New York at Old Westbury have signed a new joint admission agreement, allowing students who complete their studies at Suffolk guaranteed admission into an array of programs at SUNY Old Westbury. As part of the agreement, Suffolk students...
SUNY Old Westbury has been awarded $1.5 million in state funding to build a childcare center. The funding is part of a $15.6 million funding plan to expand childcare services across New York's state university campuses. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the plan last week. "Expanding high-quality...
The State University of New York at Old Westbury has been named one of only 96 institutions of higher education across the nation to receive the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity publication in higher...
The State University of New York at Old Westbury has been named a recipient of the 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a...
March 28, 2017... The School of Education at SUNY Old Westbury has been awarded a five-year Teacher Opportunity Corps II grant from the New York State Department of Education for $324,934 for each of the five years. The five-year total is in excess of $1.6 million. The award, the fourth largest...
Abound, the online college guidance system for degree-seeking adults, has again named SUNY Old Westbury to its exclusive list of the nation’s Best Colleges for Adults in 2024. Old Westbury was listed among 176 colleges, including 11 from New York State, excelling at meeting the needs of mature...
Ms. Annette Johnson, who serves as the secretary for the English Department at SUNY Old Westbury has been recognized by the State University of New York Board of Trustees with a 2018 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service. The Award recognizes individuals who continuously...
Before an audience of higher education officials from New York and Cuba, State University of New York at Old Westbury President Calvin O. Butts, III, participated in a ceremony recently to sign a memorandum of understanding between Old Westbury and the Universidad de Matanzas in Cuba at the historic...
The University at Buffalo School of Law and SUNY Old Westbury have announced the signing of an agreement for a 3+3 joint degree program that will give Old Westbury students the opportunity to earn an undergraduate degree and a law degree in six rather than seven years. In this accelerated degree...
SUNY Old Westbury has recently received reports concerning potential NCAA rules violations relating to its women’s basketball program. SUNY Old Westbury embraces a steadfast commitment to integrity and ethical behavior. This core principle necessitates that the institution addresses this allegation...
Geanelle R. Sam, Psychology student and Vice President of the Nu Rho Psi Chapter Epsilon at SUNY Old Westbury, was awarded a National Undergraduate Honor Society in Neuroscience (Nu Rho Psi) Chapter Activity Grant for the 4th Advancing Cross-Disciplinary Outreach in Neuroscience (AXON) conference...