Performance Planning

Strengthen the University Infrastructure to improve the wellbeing and growth of OW community members:

1. Faculty to include:
   1. Pay Equity
   2. Teaching
   3. Research
   4. Service & Faculty Governance
      1. Chairs (professional and institutional impacts)
      2. Governance
2. Staff to include:
   1. Pay Equity
   2. Professional Development
   3. Services for Staff
3. Students to include:
   1. Affordability
   2. Student Engagement
   3. Seamless Student Services
   4. Retention & Graduation
   5. Preparation for post graduate success
   6. Wellness, Safety & Belonging
   7. vii.Career Placement and Advancement
4. Effective Collaborations (Silo-Busting*)
   1. Transparency
5. Customer Service 
   1. Training/Development
   2. Expanded hours
6. Environmental Sustainability*

Improve Institutional Capacity to include:

1. Use of Technology & Space
2. Fiscal Management & Financial Stability
3. Course Availability
4. Registrar Services
5. Enrollment
6. Fundraising
7. External Resources*
   1. Partnerships & Externships
   2. LI community/business leaders and community at large (local community, business partners, partner with higher education institutions
   3. State and Federal Partnerships
8. Assessment 
   1. College-wide
   2. Divisional 
9. Improve Business Process Review and Optimization
10. Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility across the University*

Innovate Transformative Programs to include:

1. Elevate the University's Identity, its Brand and Spirit
   1. Amplify HSI/MSI programs*
   2. Campus Beautification
2. Signature Programs:
   1. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)
   2. DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
   3. Additional Academic Programs
3. Residential College *
4. Social Justice Center

Advance Educational Models

1. Curriculum Development 
2. Resources
3. Pedagogical Innovation
4. Instructional Modalities
5. Online Education
6. Policies and Procedures
7. Enhance Technological Infrastructure
8. Applied/Experiential Learning (Curricular & Co-Curricular)
   1. Internships
   2. Other forms of applied learning

Advance a Culture of Excellence: Initiate efforts (programs, systems, initiatives) that enhance and establish a culture of excellence.

1. Collaboration
   1. Transparency
   2. Encouraging dialogue, social interactions across units
2. EIT Accessibility
3. Service and Faculty Governance
4. Wellness & Belonging
5. Assessment

Examples: Teaching and Learning centers, Tinker Center, Think Tank, Faculty Center... 

Mission Statement

SUNY Old Westbury is a dynamic and diverse public liberal arts college that fosters academic excellence through close interaction among students, faculty and staff. Old Westbury weaves the values of integrity, community engagement, and global citizenship into the fabric of its academic programs and campus life. In an environment that cultivates critical thinking, empathy, creativity and intercultural understanding, we endeavor to stimulate a passion for learning and a commitment to building a more just and sustainable world. The University is a community of students, teachers, staff, and alumni bound together in mutual support, respect, and dedication to the Mission.

College Vision Statement: 2018 – 2023

Old Westbury, SUNY's most diverse campus, is a regional academic leader that fosters personal growth and prepares students to embrace the social and environmental responsibilities of our 21st century global community.