Are you joining us for the WCSA24 on-ground conference? We hope so! Since you all may be coming in at various times, here’s where we’ll be:

Thursday, June 6, 6:00-9:00pm at Cafe Dolce Vita: 495 N Broadway, Jericho, NY 11753

Friday, June 7, 8:00am-9:00pm and Saturday June 8, 8:00am-9:00pm, at SUNY Old Westbury, Campus Center, Wenwood Dr, Glen Head, NY 11545

Enter campus through the main entrance, Gate A. Conference dorms reserved for WCSA and conference meeting rooms are on the northwest side of campus.

The dorms are located in building #3 of the Woodlands Residence Halls as shown on the campus map below. Sessions will be held in the (New) Academic Building, the Campus Center Atrium, and the Duane L. Jones Recital Hall, E Wing.

There will be check-in available in the dorms in building #3 of the Woodlands Residence Halls from 12-9pm, Thursday and 8am-6pm, Friday. Registration will take place prior to the Thursday eve event and on Friday. To learn more about the program, see WCSA24 Programs.

Campus Map with Annotations for WCSA Conference-Goers

Traveling in from Further Away

The link to this map may be helpful: Driving directions to SUNY Old Westbury. Check out thes helpful tips on the bottom of SUNY Old Westbury’s “Visit” page for travel by car, bus, or train.

More tavel info copy and pasted from WCSA24 News: More hot tips to help you get to campus (thank you, organizer Carol Quirke!):

LaGuardia Airport to SUNY Old Westbury: Campus is about 25 miles from LaGuardia, but this will be about an hour and 15 minute drive (longer during rush hour). Hotels are clustered around Jericho, which is only a 5 minute drive from campus.

• There are various options to get from LaGuardia to Jericho. Taxi service is estimated to cost $110-$140 and to take 30 minutes. Bus-and-train options are much cheaper, but take longer (as much as two and a half hours).
• Best mass transit option: The Q70 bus from LaGuardia to Woodside and 61^st Street. Take the Long Island Railroad to the Hicksville Stop (on the Port Jefferson or Ronkonkoma Branches), and then a taxi or ride service to campus or hotel.  Public buses do go to the Campus gate, but it’s a mile in to the actual campus.
• Uber lists its average price at $92, and 46 minutes to Jericho (price and time will vary by time of the day).
• You can also rent a car at LaGuardia.

Kennedy Airport to SUNY Old Westbury: JFK is about 23 miles from campus, with an estimated drive time of a little more than one hour (if not during rush hour).

• There are various options to get from Kennedy to Jericho. As above, taxi is estimated to cost $110-$140, and bus-and-train are much cheaper but take longer (a little more than an hour and a half).  For public/private transport: Take the AirTran from JFK airport to the Jamaica Long Island Railroad Station; a train from there to Hicksville station (on the Port Jefferson or Ronkonkoma Lines); and then taxi or ride share to campus or hotel. Public buses do go to the Campus gates, but it’s a mile in to the actual campus.
• Uber lists its average price at $55, and 37 minutes to Jericho (price and time will vary by time of the day).
• You can also rent a car at at Kennedy.

Driving: If you’re not too far away, driving may be the best option, as the campus is not within walking distance of restaurants, bars, motels, or the railroad.

Rail: Another option is to get yourself to Manhattan via rail, and then use the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), which leaves from both Penn Station and Grand Central Station.  Take the Port Jefferson or Ronkonkoma lines and get off at Hicksville Station, where you can get a bus, taxi, or Uber to get to campus or your motel.  (If in Brooklyn, you can leave from the Atlantic Terminal.)

Public Transport Maps Here:  https://new.mta.info/maps

Questions?

Reach the WCSA24 Conference Organizing Committee

*Featured image, Margaret Polander, Unsplash