Graduating students check out of Residence Halls by 12 pm
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As a culmination of their studies in SUNY Old Westbury's Visual Arts programs, 17 students showcased their artwork at the Amelie A. Wallace Gallery this month. Works included digital animations, augmented reality works, prints, paintings and sculptures. The participating students are graduating with...
SUNY Old Westbury to launch resource center to focus on issues related to family crises, food insecurity, student wellness and more SUNY Old Westbury has been awarded a three-year U.S. Department of Education grant to establish the Panther Community Care Center to aid students in gaining access to...
Bringing the latest in teaching and research to students in the sciences is the clear goal for what will be an improved, larger Natural Science Building on the campus of SUNY Old Westbury. In conjunction with an announcement from New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, the campus broke ground on an...
Dr. Rahwa Haile, an associate professor in the Public Health Department at SUNY Old Westbury, has been selected by the Women's Empowerment Coalition of New York City as an honoree for their International Women's Day event on March 8, 2022. The nominating committee selected Haile based on her work...
The Media Innovation Center, Student Government Association, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Black Studies Center, First-Year Experience and the School of Arts and Sciences have joined together to sponsor a screening of "Hazing" which includes a session with noted director Byron Hurt. This event is...
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To what extremes will people go to become a part of certain groups? Answering that question was a central theme of a recent visit to SUNY Old Westbury by award-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt, whose documentary “Hazing” delves into the realities of hazing and how those involved have been affected. In...
The SUNY Old Westbury Panther men's basketball season didn't end the way its players and coaches had hoped, but they experienced history nonetheless. While the Panthers failed to reach the playoffs in the Skyline Conference, the team did get to celebrate its coach, Bernard Tomlin, who during the...
According to the recent National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), SUNY Old Westbury students reported strong experiences in various assessment indicators including high-impact practices, reflective and integrative learning, and effective teaching practices. First-year students at Old Westbury...
Dr. Barbara Hillery, Associate Provost in the Office of Academic Affairs, recently received the American Chemical Society Middle Atlantic Region’s E. Ann Nalley Award for Volunteer Service. The award recognizes the volunteer efforts of individuals that have significantly contributed to the goals and...
Tamara Rosenblum (b.1982), a video artist based in New York and Paris, presents the solo show Historias Paralelas (Parallel Stories), a multi-channel installation that compares the work of three women: the artist, her sister, Sofia, and their mother, Sonia. Rosenblum’s sister was the primary...
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The power of organized activism and need for young people to build on the efforts of their predecessors were the central themes on Thursday, February 16, 2017 when Bobby Seale, famous as the co-founder of the historic Black Panther Party, addressed an audience of nearly 400 students, faculty and...
The conversation on the personal lives of priests, and whether they should marry, is not a new debate, but has been ongoing for centuries. Dr. Xavier Marechaux, chair of the SUNY Old Westbury Adolescence Education Department and associate professor of history, recently explored this topic during the...