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...
Supporting students throughout their college journey as they define and refine the vision they have for themselves for their future lives and careers is an everyday activity at SUNY Old Westbury. Two recent programs on campus illustrate the time and effort SUNY Old Westbury places on showcasing new...
Dr. Llana Barber of the American Studies Department was recently awarded a Franklin Research Grant by the American Philosophical Society (APS) to conduct research for her project “No Refuge from Empire: Haitian Migration, Militarized Exclusion, and the Formation of the Nativist State.” The grant...
The power and influence of artificial intelligence and its impact on school counseling were the focal points as school counselors from across Long Island visited SUNY Old Westbury on Friday, November 7, 2025 to participate in the 49th Long Island Counselors' Annual Conference. The event was...
The State University of New York at Old Westbury has been selected to receive THRIVE training from College & Community Fellowship (CCF) to provide training to members of its faculty and staff to improve their abilities to ensure the successful reintegration of students who have been impacted by the...
SUNY Old Westbury held four days of in-person Class of 2021 Recognition Ceremonies for the Class of 2021 on May 24-27, 2021 to celebrate the achievement of graduates, most of whom spent the past three semesters learning through remote and alternative methods of instruction. The Recognition...
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