SUNY Old Westbury now a university

SUNY Old Westbury is now formally recognized as a university. The university will continue to be known as SUNY Old Westbury, but its official state education title will change from “State University of New York College at Old Westbury” to “State University of New York at Old Westbury.”This legal name change, effective July 1, 2023, was approved by SUNY Chancellor John B. King, who was delegated authority by the state university of New York Board of Trustees to take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate a university designation for eligible institutions.“This change reflects the quality and prestige of a SUNY Old Westbury education, which throughout its history has prepared its students for career and life success while empowering them to be changemakers for social and environmental justice,” said President Timothy E. Sams. “We will use our new status to attract more students, grow the research and scholarship capabilities or our faculty, and strengthen and expand our partnerships to serve the local and regional community we call home.”This recognition follows state Board of Regents’ new guidelines for what constitutes a university. These guidelines require institutions of higher education to offer registered undergraduate and graduate curricula in the liberal arts and sciences, including graduate programs registered in at least three of the following discipline areas: agriculture, biological sciences, business, education, engineering, fine arts, health professions, humanities, physical sciences, and social sciences.SUNY much as possible, and most certainly do something as simple and inexpensively as making fentanyl test strips available to all youths and young adults.”

Old Westbury offers graduate-level programs in five of those disciplines.

Visit the SUNY Old WestburyUniversity Announcement websiteto learn more about the campus and its new designation.

Corrine Kaufman (left) and County Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton after Kaufman addressed the Legislature, urging the Majority Leader to call a bill that would require fentanyl test strips to be included in all Narcan kits distributed by Nassau County.

“Perhaps Paige would still be alive today had fentanyl test strips been available,” Kaufman said. “Something as simple as making fentanyl test strips widely available can save countless lives. I strongly encourage the Legislative Majority to schedule a public hearing and for County Executive Bruce Blakeman to join us in supporting this life-saving measure.”

This March, the Nassau County Legislature recognized Kaufman as a Women’s History Month Trailblazer for her advocacy work in the fight to prevent fentanyl overdoses and deaths on Long Island.

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