State University of New York at Old Westbury - Academics

Academics

SUNY College at Old Westbury's students have more than 40 degrees from which to choose.

Of the College’s 132 full-time professors, approximately 80% hold the highest degree in their discipline. Six members of the faculty have been named Distinguished Teaching Professors and another four have been named Distinguished Service Professors by the State University of New York, which are among the highest ranks available in the University system.

Old Westbury faculty members are engaged in research, publication, and public service. In the 2009-10 academic year, the College faculty earned approximately $1,345,000 in research and service funding from such sources as the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Institutes for Health.

Academic offerings are housed in three schools.

  • The School of Arts and Sciences is home to the following departments: American Studies/Media & Communications; Biological Sciences; Chemistry and Physics; English; History and Philosophy; Mathematics, Computer and Information Science; Modern Languages; Politics, Economics and Law; Industrial and Labor Relations; Psychology; Sociology; and Visual Arts.
  • The School of Business is composed of the Accounting and Business Law Department, the Finance and Business Economics Department, and the Management, Marketing and Information Systems Department.
  • The School of Education in 2006 was accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, which describes itself as "the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation."

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

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