Posted by Luisa Garcia
on March 19, 2024 at 4:53 pm
Chinese classic dancers performing at the Campus Center Atrium. Credit: Luisa Garcia.Table full of Chinese traditional treats. Credit: Luisa GarciaThe decoupage table. Credit: Luisa GarciaDancers pose after performing a dance. Photo Credit: Luisa GarciaChinese lantern crafts originated during the Han dynasty. Credit: Luisa GarciaChong Ming Li holding a dragon letter from his wooden art collection. Credit: Luisa GarciaShelly Huang using a traditional Chinese dress from 500 years ago. Credit: Luisa GarciaDaniel Yu Chinese calligrapher. Photo credit: Luisa GarciaTraditional Chinese calligraphy. Credit: Luisa GarciaPainting of the dragon, the animal of the year 2024. Credit: Luisa Garcia
The Food Service Advisory Council (FSAC) bridges Chartwells Food Services to the Campus Community for meaningful conversation to create greater selections and service to the campus. We are looking for 4 resident students, 4 commuter students, 4 Faculty & Staff to serve upon this committee. All meetings are held in the Campus Center, Conference Room H -311 during common hour, 2:40 pm – 4:00 pm. Please contact Carol Kaunitz, Executive Director of the Auxiliary Service Corporation by email if you are interested kaunitzc@oldwestbury.edu or 516-628-5071. Your participation is valuable to provide a successful food service on campus.
Meeting Dates:
September 12, 2023
October 25, 2023
November 14, 2023
December 6, 2023
February 7, 2024
March 5, 2024
April 2, 2024
May 1, 2024
First Cohort of Dream U.S 2023 recipients at OW, scholar advisors and crear futuros mentors.
The Dream.US was founded in 2013 by American philanthropists and is the largest national college and career program for undocumented immigrant youth with or without DACA or TPS status.
Eligible students in New York may apply for The National Scholarship, which provides up to $33,000.00 for tuition and fees, plus a $1,500.00 yearly stipend for books and transportation.
Students must apply and enroll at a partner institution in New York to receive the scholarship. SUNY Old Westbury became a proud partner with The Dream.US in 2023!
The National Scholarship application opens November 1st and closes in February. It is open to high school and college students. Eligibility requirements for the scholarship include:
Came to the United States before November 1, 2017, and have continuously lived in the United States since then
Arrived in the United States before the age of 16 (students born in the U.S. are not eligible)
Have graduated or will graduate from a New York high school (or have earned or will earn a high school equivalency diploma) before the Fall of 2023
Have significant unmet financial need and are eligible for in-state tuition
A Cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale or have a cumulative college GPA of 2.5 or better
