Academic Policies and Procedures

Graduation

To be eligible for graduation, all candidates must satisfy all College and departmental requirements for the specific degree. Students must verify their fulfillment of all the requirements with the exception of those credits for which they are currently enrolled, at least one semester prior to graduation.

Graduate students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better for Old Westbury graduate course work.

Residency Requirement

A degree candidate must complete at least thirty (30) credits at the College at Old Westbury to meet the residency requirements. This requirement may vary by program. Refer to individual Department/School policies.

Curriculum Codes:

Registration

Registration takes place before each semester begins. Completion of registration, in accordance with instructions issued by the Registrar, is a prerequisite to class attendance. These instructions are published in the semester Dates, Deadlines and General Information. A student must register on the WEB, or in-person (with valid photo ID), and pay tuition and fees or make appropriate arrangements with the Bursar, to be considered officially registered.

Physical presence in class does not constitute registration in a course even when work is completed. Students who have not registered officially will not receive any credit for the course work. All changes in students’ course schedules must be made before the end of the add/drop period (the first week of the semester), as published in the semester Dates, Deadlines and General Information.

Courses may be cancelled for budgetary, curricular or enrollment reasons. In such cases, an effort will be made to adjust a student’s registration to minimize adverse effects.

Registration in Undergraduate Courses

Graduate students who are advised by their Program Adviser to register for undergraduate courses must also get permission from the Program’s Graduate Director. Upon receiving the required approval, they may register or such courses at the time of graduate registration. Graduate students may not register on the Web for undergraduate courses.

Credits earned in undergraduate courses that are not part of the graduate degree requirements do not count toward the graduate degree, and graduate students pay graduate non-degree tuition. A graduate student may not register in a given semester solely for undergraduate courses unless he/she obtains permission from both the Graduate Program Adviser and the Program’s Graduate Director.

Registration in Out-Of-Program Courses

A student who has been admitted to a specific graduate program, or has been given permission to take specific graduate courses, may not automatically register for other courses in other programs. Students may do so only if they obtain written permission from the graduate adviser in the other program and receive permission from the Graduate Program Director.

Policies and Procedures Regarding Transfer Credits

Credits appearing on the transcript of another accredited college that were taken at that college are evaluated by the Graduate Admissions Committee and the Transfer Articulation Manager for transfer to Old Westbury. Transfer credit for courses taken at institutions that operate on a quarter system is limited to the computed equivalence in semester hours. Programs requiring 36 credits or fewer allow a maximum of 6 transfer credits. Programs requiring more than 36 credits accept various amounts of transfer credits. Refer to the individual program policies in those cases.

Official transcripts for courses taken prior to the student’s first semester at the College must be submitted to the Office of Enrollment Services as part of the admissions procedure. A preliminary evaluation of transfer credit can be made on the basis of a student copy of a transcript. However, official transfer of credit will be made only upon receipt of an official transcript.

After matriculation at Old Westbury, graduate students must obtain permission of a Graduate Program Adviser and a Graduate Program Director in order to take courses at other colleges for transfer back to Old Westbury.

Students should contact the host college with regard to admission and registration requirements.

Normally, courses taken at unaccredited institutions are not transferable to the College. A student may petition the Graduate Program for an exception to this rule; in certain documented instances, the petition may be granted.

Courses for which transfer credits have been accepted may not be repeated for credit at Old Westbury.

Academic Workload

SUNY defines full time graduate study. For billing and financial aid purposes full-time status is considered 12 credits. A student wishing to register for more than 12 credits must have approval on a Petition for Course Overload Form signed by the Director of the Graduate specific Programs.

Course Coding and Level

The course coding system consists of a department letter indicator, a numerical indicator, and a section indicator as follows: Department indicators (consists of the initials that identify the department offering the course):

BU = School of Business
ED = School of Education
MH = Mental Health Counseling

Numerical Indicator (consists of a four-digit number that provides information about the course): The first digit represents the level of instruction: 6 or 7= Graduate Course.

The following three digits represent the specific course. Example- (the digits or letters after the dash indicate the section.) BU7320.G01 means a course in School of Business on the graduate level; 320 stands for the specific course; G01 indicates this is section one of the graduate course.

Grading System and Policies

The grading system used on a graduate transcript provides for letter grades consisting of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, F, *CR (credit), *NC (no credit), I (incomplete) and W (withdrawal).

All students whose names remain on the official class roster, prepared at the end of the add/drop period, are assigned one of the above grades. All grades except I, CR, NC, and W are calculated in the student’s GPA. However, in cases where students repeat a course, the newest grade replaces the old one(s) in the GPA calculation. All grades, however, will remain on the transcript.

Grades as submitted, to and recorded, in the Office of the Registrar are the sole judgment of the instructor. Grade changes resulting from personal appeals to the instructor and hardship claims are never honored. Students may not raise their grades by completing extra work after the final grade has been recorded. The grading system used on a graduate transcript provides for letter grades consisting of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, F, CR (credit), NC (no credit), I (incomplete) and W (withdrawal). All students whose names remain on the official class roster, prepared at the end of the add/drop period, are assigned one of the above grades.

While students must pay for every course they take, financial aid will not pay for repeated courses unless the department/program requires a minimum grade for graduation and the previous grade was below the requirement. Courses not required to be repeated by the department will not count toward credit load for purposes of financial aid eligibility.

*Students registering for Internships in certain programs ( MALS and MHC), will receive a grade of CR (credit) or NC (no credit). Grades of CR or NC do not affect the GPA.

Incomplete

A grade of Incomplete (I) may be assigned by the instructor when:

• extenuating circumstances, such as accident or illness, make it impossible for the student to complete the course work by the end of the semester;
• the student has completed most of the course work at a passing level;
• the instructor expects that the student will be able to complete the remainder of the course requirements by the end of the following semester.

A grade of I remains in effect for one semester. A student must make appropriate arrangements with his/her instructor to complete the course requirements. The instructor will inform the student concerning the specific scope and nature of the work that must be completed. To certify fulfillment of course requirements, the instructor is expected to submit a letter grade by the end of the following semester. If the instructor does not submit a grade, the Registrar will automatically assign a grade of F. Students who are completing an incomplete should not re-register for that course in the semester that they are completing the incomplete.

Withdrawal

W, signifying withdrawal, may not be assigned as a final grade. After the end of the add/drop period and up to the ninth week of classes, a student may withdraw from one or more courses by filing an official withdrawal form (found on the student portal) with the Office of the Registrar. The Registrar will then record a W on the student’s transcript. A grade of W does not affect the GPA. 

A $20 per withdrawal fee (A/D) is assessed at the time of withdrawal. 

Please Note: Nonattendance in classes does not constitute withdrawal.

Any student who has not withdrawn officially from a course will remain on the final grade roster and will be assigned a final grade of F from the instructor or NC if the student has filed the appropriate CR/NC contract. Withdrawals may affect a student’s subsequent eligibility for financial aid awards. Grades are final as submitted.

See the section on Financial Aid in this catalog for a description of the effect of W grades on continued eligibility for student financial aid. A grade of W does not affect the GPA.

Other Information on Grades

Once submitted to the Registrar, grades other than ‘I’ cannot be changed except under extraordinary circumstances. Under no circumstances may a grade be changed after the degree has been awarded.

A student whose name appears on the class roster compiled at the end of the add/drop period, continues his or her registered status until the end of the semester, unless that student has officially withdrawn from the class. Consequently, liability for billing and eligibility for financial aid, as well as liability for probation, suspension or dismissal continues to apply to all students on this roster, unless the student has officially withdrawn at the Office of the Registrar.

Grade-Point Average (GPA)

Each letter grade carries the following quality points:

Two calculations of grade point averages appear on the student’s transcript: a semester grade point average and a cumulative grade point average. No quality points are assigned to I (Incomplete), W (Withdrawal), WN (Withdrawn Never Attended) or NR (Not Reported).

In order to be awarded a master’s degree, a graduate student must complete his/her program with a cumulative Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of 3.0 (B) or better. Grades counted in the cumulative

G.P.A. must be earned in graduate-level courses taken at SUNY Old Westbury, and all courses must appear on the student’s Old Westbury transcript.

All grades in graduate-level courses will be counted in computing the G.P.A. with the exception of grades in courses that have been taken and repeated at Old Westbury and grades earned in courses given by other institutions for which transfer credit has been awarded.

Academic Standing

Graduate students whose cumulative Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. Students on academic probation have one semester in which to raise their G.P.A. to 3.0. Any student whose Grade Point Average remains below 3.0 at the end of the probationary period will be dismissed from the College.

Additional requirements and appeal processes may be found in specific program policies.

Transcripts

Instructions to order official transcripts may be found at: https://www.oldwestbury.edu/academics/registrar/transcript-requests

Time Limit for Completion of Program

A matriculated student will have five (5) years from the date of matriculation (exclusive of armed services obligations) to complete all requirements for the master’s degree.

A Graduate Program may grant extensions of time and appropriate leaves based on the merits of the applicant’s case.

Readmission

Students who have previously attended Old Westbury and wish to return after an absence of one or more semesters must file an Application for Readmission at least one month prior to the beginning of the return semester.

Students who are absent for more than one year must reapply for admission by completing the process found at https://owsis.oldwestbury.edu/pls/prod/ywskport.p_start. Students absent for three consecutive semesters or less and who have access to connect.oldwestbury.edu should complete the form found at connect.oldwestbury.edu, login, select the Registration icon and then the Readmission form found in the Forms box.

Veterans

Students expecting to receive Veterans Administration benefits must be certified by the Office of the Registrar after registration. To receive certification by the Registrar, the student must submit appropriate documentation, including:

• V.A. Certificate of Eligibility and
• Discharge papers, certified by the County Clerk

Academic Integrity Policy (As of April 2017)

As members of the Old Westbury community, students are expected to adhere to standards of honesty and ethical behavior. Plagiarism and other types of academic dishonesty are condemned at all academic institutions. These acts detract from the student’s intellectual and personal growth by undermining the processes of higher learning and the struggle with one’s own expression of ideas and information.

Good academic procedure requires giving proper credit when using the words or ideas of others. Plagiarizing means “presenting somebody else’s words or ideas without acknowledging where those words and ideas come from” (Ann Raimes, Keys for Winters, 7th ed., p. 135). Examples include:

• copying material from the Internet or other sources and presenting it as one’s own
• using any author’s words without quotation marks; using any quotation without credit
• changing any author’s words slightly and presenting them as one’s own
• using ideas from any source (even in your own words) without proper credit.
• turning in any assignment containing material written by someone else (including tutor or friend); buying work and submitting it as one’s own
• submitting the same assignment in more than one class without permission of the instructor

Know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it; for guidance see Raimes or any other college writing handbook.

Other types of academic dishonesty include unauthorized collaboration or copying of students’ work (cheating); falsifying grades or other assessment measures; destroying the academic work of another student; the dishonest use of electronic devices; and others. When detected and verified, plagiarism and other academic dishonesty will have serious consequences.

Please note: In this matter, ignorance of the Academic Integrity Policy is never an acceptable excuse.

Graduate Programs

First Reported Offense:
Recommended Penalty: Failing grade for the specific course
Maximum Penalty: Suspension
Second and Subsequent Reported Offense:
Recommended Penalty: Suspension
Maximum Penalty: Dismissal

All Programs

Violations of plagiarism that occur outside of class (For example: work submitted for competitions, job applications, admissions to programs) may be considered a “Reported Offense”.

Any student found in violation of the Academic Integrity Policy may not be eligible for scholarships, honors or induction into academic societies. Students cannot withdraw from the course or apply for a grade of CR/NC while the matter is pending or if they are found in violation of academic policy. In some cases, in addition to academic consequences, violations may have other ramifications including those listed in the Code for Student Conduct.

Academic Support Services

Student Computing

Student computing at Old Westbury refers to a broad mix of resources. The College provides general access computing facilities, dedicated departmental labs, wireless access in most enclosed public spaces, high speed Internet access in our Residence Halls, and video conferencing. In addition, about half of our classrooms are equipped as presentation rooms with permanently mounted LCD projectors, Internet access and DVD players. General access labs are equipped with both black and white and color printers. All students are issued e-mail accounts once they register. This includes centralized storage space that can be accessed from all computers on campus. E-mail is Web based and can be accessed from anywhere in the world. Students also receive accounts on the College’s course management system (currently Blackboard) which can be accessed from on or off campus.

Discipline specific computer labs include Visual Arts, Computer Science, Education, Graduate Accounting Program, and Natural Sciences. These labs are under the control of their respective departments and have specialized software as required for each major. All students are issued e-mail accounts once they register. This includes centralized storage space that can be accessed from all computers on campus. E-mail is Web based and can be accessed from anywhere in the world. Students also receive accounts on the College’s course management system (currently Blackboard) which can be accessed from on or off campus.

The Library is the principal general access computing facility on campus. These work stations are available on nights and weekends as well as during normal school hours. Additional work stations are available in the student union building.

International Study Abroad

The opportunity to participate in an overseas program is an important part of the academic offering at SUNY Old Westbury. Students may include in their degree programs, 2-3 week intensive courses, a summer, semester, or academic year of study in a foreign county. International study programs are sponsored by the various State University campuses. SUNY Old Westbury students may apply for admission to more than 500 overseas study programs in 50 different countries: in North and South America, Africa, Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Courses are available in over 100 subjects, ranging from aboriginal studies and aerospace engineering to western philosophy and women’s studies. While many programs focus on language learning and are conducted in the language of the host country, many others are conducted wholly or partly in English. Program structures vary from total immersion in a foreign university, to course instruction by foreign faculty, to courses taught by the SUNY faculty with expertise in a given subject area, to a combination of these structures.

SUNY Old Westbury currently offers international study abroad programs with the following overseas institutions:

• Austria - University of Applied Science Upper Austria in Steyr
• Barbados - University of the West Indies at the Cave Hill Campus
• China - Jinan University, Minzu University of China, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Wuyi University
• France - Institute De Gestion Sociale in Paris
• Russia - State University of Management in Moscow
• South Korea - Gangneung - Wonju National University
• Spain - Universidad de Santiago De Compostela
• Taiwan - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Various types of financial aid, for which a SUNY Old Westbury student is eligible, may be applied to the cost of foreign study. Program deadlines vary, but six months’ lead time is usually required to investigate and apply for foreign study programs. Information may be obtained from the Office of Academic Affairs, Campus Center Room H-410. Students must consult with their academic advisor before undertaking overseas study.

The Office of Enrollment Services at SUNY Old Westbury is always planning additional overseas programs. For more information, please stop by the Campus Center, Room I-210 or call (516) 876-3906. Emails are welcome at overseas@oldwestbury.edu.

Learning Centers

Math Learning Center

The Math Learning Center provides tutoring and advising for students taking mathematics courses, and encourages students to develop a deeper appreciation and interest in mathematics. Staffed by professional educators, the Mathematics Learning Center welcomes all students. It is located in Campus Center, Library, (516) 628-5622. Specific hours are announced each semester.

Writing Center

Campus Library, Room L-242

(516) 876-3093 http://oldwestbury.mywconline.com

The Writing Center offers free writing assistance and non-credit writing workshops for Old Westbury students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Students can walk-in or make advanced appointments to discuss their work in progress with a writing consultant. We help with writing for any course or academic occasion and welcome students from all disciplines and academic levels. We assist with all aspects of the writing process including understanding assignments and generating ideas, developing thesis statements, organizing, paragraphing, and communicating clearly at the sentence level. Both face-to-face and online assistance is available. In conjunction with academic departments and the Writing Across the Curriculum Program, the Writing Center promotes excellence in writing.

Women’s Center

Woodlands Hall 1, Rooms 108-110

wgsscenter@oldwestbury.edu

Director: Jillian Crocker, Sociology

The WGSS Center is an inclusive and intersectional feminist community space and resource center for members of the SUNY Old Westbury community. It has three main goals:

· To educate and empower people of all genders about issues of gender and sexuality, health and well-being, and achievement;

· To raise awareness of and to reduce inequities, discrimination, and violence based on gender and sexuality; and

· To champion diversity, to advocate for equity, to build community, and to promote social justice.

The WGSS Center collaborates with campus and community partners to promote individual and community health, well-being, and development and to raise awareness of intersectional inequality.

Co-curricular opportunities through the Center encourage students to connect with and learn from each other and from faculty and staff. The WGSS Center sponsors presentations, small/informal discussions, workshops on advocacy and activism, and other activities designed to foster personal and intellectual development. The Center provides student-centered spaces for community-building and collaboration and maintains a small lending library and resources on a range of issues related to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. It offers a limited number of student internships in addition to opportunities for service learning, volunteering, and work study.

Academic Support Facilities

The Campus Buildings

SUNY Old Westbury has a 604-acre campus with a variety of buildings and spaces to support the academic and personal growth of its students.

Facilities Access for Persons with Disabilities

In accordance with federal and state laws, the College is continually modifying its facilities to provide access for disabled persons. To appropriately serve handicapped persons in areas as yet unmodified, College policy is to “reach out” with services and staff in an effort to accommodate specific needs. Students needing special services are encouraged to contact the Director of Services for Students with Disabilities, New Academic Building, Room 2065 at (516) 876-3009 (also see section on Services for Students with Disabilities under Academic Support Services).

Academic & Administrative facilities:

• Campus Center: Academically, the Campus Center is home to the Visual Arts Department, a host of classrooms used by multiple departments across campus, and the campus’ television studios. Administratively, the building houses functions such as Admissions, Bursar, Educational Opportunity Program, Financial Aid, Information Technology, Registrar, and Residential Life. Along with the campus post office, the main Campus Dining Center is also located here, as is the Atrium Café.
• Campus Library: The Library, which overlooks expansive lawns from the L wing of Campus Center, is a process as well as a place, with librarians engaging faculty and students throughout the campus and with the internet delivering library services far from the physical library. The Library has more than 150,000 volumes, as well as over 130,000 electronic books which can be used anywhere, anytime. Online, full-text periodicals now number in the tens of thousands. There are over 2,000 DVDs, etc., as well as viewing facilities and presentation classrooms. The library has strong collections in Women’s Studies and African American Studies. The Tamiment Library Radical Pamphlet Literature, Slavery Source Material, and Women’s History
  
  Research Center Library are rich collections of microfilm for American history. Important databases in all our fields of study are available to students and faculty wherever they may be. Databases for research in business and accounting are especially strong. The library has a rapidly expanding Curriculum Materials Center for Teacher Education. There are more than 60 workstations and there is wireless internet through out the building.
  
  Quality access to quality material is not enough, especially in the rapidly changing electronic world. Librarians help students with generous, one-on-one consultations, as well as with phone, email and instant messaging assistance, in order to enhance research and computer skills. The librarians also provide a formal instruction component to many courses in which professor, librarian and students work together.
• Natural Science Building: Home to the Biological Sciences Department, Chemistry & Physics Department, • and Public Health Department, the Natural Science building features a greenhouse, lecture hall, classrooms, and a multipurpose teaching laboratory. The building also houses several research laboratories used by faculty and student researchers. Available instrumentation includes GC, GC/MS, LC/MS, UV-VIS, FTIR, and NMR. The Natural Science Building is also home to the College’s green roof project, an experiment in sustainable energy management.
• New Academic Building: When it opened in 2012, the NAB became the first college or university building in the local community to earn Gold status under the prestigious LEED program. The NAB serves as the main classroom building on campus, housing the School of Business, School of Education and a majority of the departments within the School of Arts and Sciences. Also located in the NAB are the Academic Advising Center, the Honors College and the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities. The NAB also includes computer labs for both classroom and general purpose uses and a Dunkin’ dining facility.
• Visual Arts Studios: The Visual Arts Department is supported by the following class laboratory areas: drawing, sculpture and painting studio, electronic media: digital design studio and photography lab. The Amelie A. Wallace Gallery (described below) provides co-curricular support for the visual arts.

Arts & Athletic Amenities:

• Amelie A. Wallace Gallery: The Amelie A. Wallace Gallery in the College’s Campus Center exhibits paintings, sculpture, photographs, and mixed media by professional artists (including faculty) and students in the Visual Arts Department. Lectures and discussions with the exhibiting artists are scheduled in conjunction with the opening of shows in the Gallery. The Gallery’s three levels, connected by ramps, feature nearly three thousand square feet of exhibit space, plus track lighting that can be adjusted to highlight the displays. The center level opens onto an outdoor sculpture court that can be used to house outdoor displays. The entire facility is supported by two adjacent rooms for preparation and storage of exhibit materials.
• Duane L. Jones Recital Hall: The 336-seat Duane L. Jones Recital Hall is equipped with theatrical lighting, a large podium, excellent acoustics, and four dressing rooms. The Jones Recital Hall is located in the Campus Center.
• F. Ambrose Clark Physical Education and Recreation Center:
  The F. Ambrose Clark Physical Education and Recreation Center, named for industrialist and College at Old Westbury benefactor F. Ambrose Clark, is the headquarters for all athletic programs and activities at this institution. These include intercollegiate, intramural, and recreational athletics along with facilities needed to ensure that the college community is served accordingly.
  
  Old Westbury’s NCAA Division III athletic program competes in 13 intercollegiate sports including Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Swimming, Baseball, Softball and Women’s Lacrosse. Our intramural program encompasses popular activities available during the year including racquetball, basketball, co-ed volleyball, and dodgeball.
  
  Other Clark Athletic Center features include an Olympic-quality, six-lane swimming pool, a 2,500-seat arena for basketball, volleyball or other programs, a fully equipped cardio room (w/ treadmills, stationary cycles, stair climbers and rowing machines), a weight room, locker room, and shower facilities. Baseball and softball facilities, two soccer/lacrosse fields, tennis, outdoor basketball and handball courts and miles of trails and roadway suitable for jogging are also included. Schedules for facility use are available on our website: www.oldwestburypanthers.com.
• Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex: Named with the permission of the Robinson family after the legendary baseball figure, the complex includes both baseball and softball facilities.
• John & Lillian Maguire Theater: The Theater, which opened in fall 1983, is an intimate 400-seat proscenium house with a hydraulically operated orchestra lift, complete with a trapped stage, an associated 30-line fly house opening to 40-feet wide, and a 28 foot-high, curtained opening. The stage depth of 28 feet can be doubled by opening 30-foot-high doors to a 4,000 square foot backstage assembly area. Dressing rooms, offices, and shop and costume facilities surround the stage. There is also a black-box rehearsal/studio theater. Sophisticated light and sound controls are housed above the rear of the auditorium. The Maguire Theater is in the J-wing of Campus Center.
• Panther Park: Home to the Panther men’s soccer, women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse teams, Panther Park is located in the center of campus, offering a natural turf field that puts student-athletes in the center of the action.

Campus Life & Residence Halls:

• Student Union: The hub of extracurricular activities is the Student Union, which features large meeting spaces, the student lounges, and offices for student government, clubs and organizations. Among the services found in the Union are the First Year Experience Office, the Center for Student Leadership and Involvement, the Dean of Students Office, Office of Student Conduct, Orientation Office, Student Union Building Manager’s Office and the Office of Counseling and Psychological Wellness. The Student Union is also home to our Women’s Center, Interfaith Center, Barnes and Noble Bookstore and the Panther Food Pantry. Campus media outlets The Catalyst and OWWR web radio are also housed here. Panther’s Den dining options include Diner 223. TuTaco and The Market.
• Woodlands Residence Halls: The Woodlands and the Academic Village are the residential complexes on campus, each compromised of multiple buildings. The Woodlands is located just west of the NAB and Campus Center, and is a three-story structures offer oversized double-occupancy rooms that houses our underclassmen students. The Academic Village is a 4 floor cluster of buildings that offers large single rooms for upperclassmen students.  These buildings have study spaces, common rooms for socializing and kitchens for students to utilize.

Other Services and Facilities

College at Old Westbury Alumni Association

The College at Old Westbury Alumni Association is a service organization with more than 600 members. The Association is self-governing, operating through an elected board of directors and officers. The president of the Association is a member of the Old Westbury College Council and the Old Westbury College Foundation, Inc. To assist current students, the Association sponsors such activities and awards as career information panels, the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award to a graduating senior, four scholarships for undergraduate studies, and two student scholarships for graduate study. In addition, Association members lend their time and talents to many College-wide committees, and participate in Homecoming activities, job fairs, open houses, international festivals, new student orientations, convocations, and commencements. The Association also holds an annual awards dinner, which honors alumni of the College and Long Island community.

Members of the Association are entitled to audit courses without charge, (with instructor permission), use the College Library and, at a reduced rate, the F. Ambrose Clark Physical Education and Recreation Center. For information, call the Alumni Association Office at (516) 876-3140 or write the College at Old Westbury Alumni Association at SUNY Old Westbury, P.O. Box 210, Old Westbury, NY 11568-0210.

Alumni Class Auditing Program

Graduates of the State University of New York at Old Westbury may observe (audit) courses with permission of the instructor without payment of tuition and fees other than the parking fee. Permission to audit courses should be arranged directly with the instructor prior to the first day of classes. Interested alumni should obtain a copy of the class schedule on the website at www.oldwestbury.edu or through the Office of the Registrar.

Information Technology Services (ITS)

Information Technology Services (ITS) is the centralized umbrella group for technology on campus. The department directly maintains the general access computer facilities and provides secondary support to the departmental labs. It also maintains the administrative systems that support day to day College operations including desktops, the network infrastructure that provides Inter/Intranet access and the telephones. The Web based student registration system, E-mail, the course management system, campus wide computer accounts, network shared file space are all maintained by this department. A state-of-the-art network operations center permits the staff to oversee most of the campus systems from a single location facilitating quick trouble shooting and fault isolation.