Leaving New York, which one of the first United States coronavirus hotspots with 486,000 total cases and 23,944 deaths, to drive to New Hampshire to stay for a weekend to see the change of seasons was soothing. Being in New Hampshire with its lower amount of cases lessened the paranoia […]
Looking at your friends, families, and others biographies on Instagram, Twitter, or other social media platforms,you may notice people including their preferred gender pronouns, even if they are cisgender, or those who’s assigned gender they’ve kept. You may be confused seeing your cisgender female acquaintance putting “she/her” in her bio, […]
SUNY College at Old Westbury alumna Fiona Lee talked about her “The Rising” photography art exhibit virtually on Zoom. However, on October 7th, 89 lucky listeners got to virtually “walk through” the exhibit with the artist and gallery director Hyewon Yi. Fiona Lee, a recent alumna of the Visual Arts […]
The Ascension is American musician Sufjan Stevens’ eighth studio album, released on September 25th, through the label Asthmatic Kitty. The Electropop album consists of 15 songs taking up an hour and 20 minutes. Stevens calls The Ascension “his protest album.” In his song “America,” he is on his knees trying […]
Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass is the highly anticipated debut poetry book by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey, published by Simon & Schuster on September 29th. Fans of Del Rey have said that her lyrics are like poetry and finally, they can have an illustrated hard copy […]
Rage by Bob Woodward is the American journalist’s twentieth and latest book, published on September 15th, 2020 by Simon & Schuster. This eloquently written book outlines president Donald Trump’s response to the global pandemic, social unrest, economic perils, foreign affairs and much more, revealing some of what is going on […]
The first democratic debate, amply titled “The Main Event”, sounded like a wrestling match between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, and the ad hominem attacks and small jabs at each other make it seem like one. Within the first 15 minutes, during which both parties agreed […]
Tenet is director Chirstopher Nolan’s latest action/thriller movie. Released on September 3rd, it has audiences shaking their heads in admiration and confusion. Making $207 million in the box office worldwide, its opening weekend hasn’t beaten Nolan’s 2010 movie “Inception” (2010) which made $833.6 million. The plot is fairly simple: prevent […]
T. Rex: The Ultimate Predator and The Nature of Color are now back on display at The American Museum of Natural History after the museum’s longest closure in it’s 150 plus year history. Both exhibits only being shown for a few brief days in March visitors can now come back […]
The “Art of Light” by Brian Clarke is now on display at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) upon its reopening. This exhibit will be available until February 21st, 2021. Brian Clarke, born July 2nd, 1953, is a celebrated architectural artist and painter from the United Kingdom and this […]
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:
Students who apply for the National Scholarship are encouraged to also apply for financial aid through the Jose Peralta New York State Dream Act.
Any questions please contact:
Jocelyn Morales, M.A.
Admissions Advisor
TheDream.US Admissions Liaison
Desk: 516-628-5503
