While the value of an undergraduate degree cannot be overestimated, a recent article in “U.S. News and World Report” highlighted four-year colleges that lead to even a higher education. SUNY College at Old Westbury ranked in the top five of the country on a list of ten schools which […]
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Letter from the OWTV Club
Welcome back SUNY Old Westbury students! The OWTV Club is brand spanking new this semester! Emmy Award winning producer and former professor at N.Y.I.T. Gary Licker, is the head of the OWTV Club. Licker is a new professor at SUNY Old Westbury who teaches TV. Studio Production. The OWTV […]
OW is Going Pink
Last year, about 55,000 supporters participated in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, which took place at Jones Beach in Wantagh. This year, the American Cancer Society is looking for even more supporters, as stated on the event’s details website, to walk for the cure to “provide […]
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Visits OW
#8220;I’ve always been determined,” Sonia Nazario said during her speech at Old Westbury. “It’s my determination that drives me.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist visited the college at the sixth annual Common Greeting Program in the multi-purpose rooms of the Student Union on September 27; to give a speech […]
Resources in the Counseling Center
The Office of Counseling and Psychological Wellness Services found in the Student Union, Suite 100 offers many resources to students. Clinical psychologists, Dr. Trisha Billard and Dr. Oren Shefet said that the center offers individual counseling, student groups, crisis support, and psychological diagnostic testing. Why would students visit […]
Old Westbury Student Competes in Pageant and Raises Domestic Violence Awareness
Media and Communications major, Melissa Ocampo, will be competing at a pageant for the chance to become Miss NY International 2012. The pageant will take place the first weekend of October at the Villa Roma Resort in the Catskill Mountains. According to the pageants’ website (www.nypageants.com), “Each contestant has the […]
SGA Elections to be Re-Scheduled
Due to a mechanical malfunction by the election machines, please be advised that the Student Government Association elections for the 2011-2012 academic year which took place on March 29th and March 30th have been declared null and void. There will be another election to be held on Tuesday, April 12th and […]
OW Radio Internships Lead to Jobs
With the shift in today’s economy, landing a career-based job right after graduation is a huge concern for many college students. However, for the fortunate ones who find work after graduating from Old Westbury, there seems to be a common factor that helped them attain this goal. […]
Paying for a Higher Learning
#8220;I always knew I would go to college. It never dawned on me that it would cost so much until I actually got there,” stated Keisha Hall, a current student at SUNY Old Westbury. Most professions at least require an associate’s degree, and even with that degree many […]
Double OC
America’s Best Dance Crew? Maybe not, but Double OC has caught the dancing bug and in the words of the team’s treasurer, Vanessa James, it’s “trying to spread dance all over this place!” Double OC, the newly established campus dance team and community service club was introduced to […]