State University of New York at Old Westbury

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Image:State University of New York at Old Westbury logo.GIF The State University of New York College at Old Westbury was founded in 1965 by the State University of New York Board of Trustees. It began in 1968 at Planting Fields, the former Coe Estate and arboretum located in Oyster Bay, New York. In 1971, the College moved to its present Old Westbury site in Nassau County on Long Island — the estate formerly owned by agriculturist, industrialist, sportsman and philanthropist F. Ambrose Clark.

Students enrolled at the College can select a course of study from one of 13 departments: American Studies; Biological Sciences; Business; Chemistry and Physics; Computer Information Science; English Language Studies; Humanities and Languages; Mathematics; Politics, Economics and Society; Psychology; Sociology; Teacher Education; and Visual Arts. At the graduate level, a Master of Science degree in Accounting is offered.

The College enrolls approximately 3,000 students (78 percent full-time and 22 percent part-time).

The College's current president is Calvin O. Butts, III.

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Student Life & Student Government

Old Westbury's student life is one that is the most diverse in the North East. The school is ethnically represented by its large Asian, Black and Hispanic population. However, a majority of the students who live in Old Westbury's dorms are that of minorities and there have been recent complaints by students that the dorms do not reflect the diversity of the campus itself. Another complaint of students is Old Westbury's lack of student life on the weekends. Since classes do not meet on Friday, many students go home to New York City and Long Island leaving the campus with very few students on the weekends.

Students can choose to participate in Student Government if they choose to. The Old Westbury Student Government Association comprises of an Executive Board which includes: a president, vice president, treasurer, secertary, public relations officerand the position of Governor of Social Affairs, who is responsible for the managing of clubs and organizations on campus as well as providing students with activities for them to participate in. The Student Government also has a student senate and a judicial court.

There are also several clubs and organizations on campus to serve just about every single interest a student could desire.

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Live from Old Westbury

The Clark Athletic Center, the athletic facility on campus named for the former property owner, is a prominent recreational facility on Long Island.

The basketball gymnasium at the Clark Center was the home of the Nassau County championship high-school basketball games in the mid 1980s and 1990s and has again hosted the tournament since 2001. Most recently, the popular post-season event has been aired on Cablevision, one of the nation's largest cable systems, on a live or tape-delayed basis.

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