Dr. Keisha Goode of the Sociology Department was awarded the Astounding Advocacy Award by the National Black Midwives Alliance at their recent conference held in Hampton, Virginia. The award recognized her research and advocacy in supporting the continued advancement of the art, science and praxis...
Andreya Castro (Biology, Class of 2021) knew she wanted to enter the medical field since she was a senior in high school. After graduating Old Westbury, Andreya was hired by ScribeAmerica. ScribeAmerica is a company that provides doctors’ offices with medical scribes. The scribes accompany the...
For Sendi Mejia (Biology, Class of 2019) getting into the PhD program in Quantitative Plant Pathology at Purdue University was the conclusion of a long journey. When Sendi began taking science classes at Old Westbury, she was immediately struck by the amount of support she received from faculty...
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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...
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...