Students at SUNY Old Westbury, OWN their education and future.
The OWN Experience values and supports you as a whole person.
A student at SUNY Old Westbury experiences academic innovation and support and personal growth and care. Our degrees prepare you for exciting fields, with coursework designed to offer students impactful experiences both in and out of the classroom and prepare you for career and post-graduate success. Every undergraduate student has an assigned OW Success Team which includes their Class Dean, Assigned Academic or Faculty Advisor, a Financial Aid Counselor and Course Faculty.
Signature Experiences will add a dynamic and rewarding dimension to your time at Old Westbury.
The student experience is built on:
Innovative learning & Programs
Holistic Personal Development
Career and Community Connections
The OWN Experience is belonging and mattering
Join the Old Westbury community as a first-year student or a transfer. Each year in your OWN Experience is designed for engaged learning, to support personal achievement and well-being and to prepare you for the future.
You Belong. You Matter. OWN Your Future.
Class Deans
All undergraduate students are assigned a Class Dean who works to promote a program of support and care for each student.
OWN Wellness
Our OWN Wellness focus places the well-being of every student at the center of what we do -- concerning everything from a student's emotional and physical wellbeing to their mental and financial and more.
Signature Experiences
Going to college is about more than learning, it's about having experience that meet your expectations, fit your interests and expands your prospects for the future.