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...
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...
With the campus’ Panther Pride Homecoming 2025 festivities only days away, the headliners for this year’s Alumni Homecoming Concert held a virtual press conference for journalists from the student media outlets that cover SUNY Old Westbury, its events, and activities. The press conference featured...
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...
Juan Pablo Galvis, chair and associate professor History and Philosophy at SUNY Old Westbury, has been named as a fellow for the State University of New York Hispanic Leadership Institute by SUNY Chancellor John King. SUNY’s Leadership Institutes are designed for faculty and administrative...
Old Westbury College Foundation Leadership Awards Dinner Raises Funds for Scholarships The Old Westbury College Foundation, Inc. was pleased to welcome more than 500 guests on May 7 to celebrate the successes of SUNY Old Westbury during what became the highest-grossing fund-raising event in College...
Watch the 57th Commencement Ceremony of SUNY Old Westbury on YouTube | View the Commencement Photo Gallery on Flickr. Thousands packed the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 24 to celebrate and honor the more than 1,100 graduates who are part of the SUNY Old Westbury Class of 2023. The College...
Deer Park Recycling has committed $400,000 to establish a new scholarship program that will provide 10 four-year scholarships, each with a maximum value of $40,000, to students from Westbury and New Cassel who attend the State University of New York at Old Westbury. Named in memory of company...
Five students from the SUNY Old Westbury Honors College participated in the Northeastern Honors Council Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. from April 6-9, 2017. Students showcased their various research projects during the annual event with the theme of "Bridging the Divide." Honors College Director...
SUNY Old Westbury welcomed 60 companies and organizations to campus for its Spring 2026 Career Fair, providing meaningful networking and career exploration opportunities for nearly 400 student participants across a wide range of academic majors. The largest career fair in campus history, the Spring...