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Line 1: {{Short description\|Public university in Westfield, Massachusetts, ~~United States~~US}} ~~{{Multiple issues\|~~ ~~{{More citations needed\|date=March 2010}}~~ ~~{{advert\|date=July 2018}}~~ ~~{{COI\|date=July 2018}}~~ }}▼ {{Infobox university \| name = Westfield State University \| former_names = Barre Normal School (1839–1844)<br />Westfield Normal School (1844–1932)<br />Westfield State Teachers College (1932–1960)<br />Massachusetts State College at Westfield (1960–1967)<br />Westfield State College (1967–2010)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Catalog: About the University \|url=https://catalog.westfield.ma.edu/content.php?catoid=24&navoid=1059#:~:text=In%201844%20the%20institution%20relocated,and%202010%20Westfield%20State%20University. \|website=catalog.westfield.ma.edu \|publisher=Westfield State University \|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> \| image_name = Seal of Westfield State University.svg \| image_size = 150px \| caption = Westfield State University Logo \| established = {{start date and age\|1839\|09\|04}} \| type = [[Public university]] \| accreditation = [[New England Commission of Higher Education\|NECHE]] \| staff = \| faculty = \| president = Linda Thompson<ref>{{cite press release \|title=Westfield State University Board of Trustees votes to appoint Dr. Linda Thompson as 21st president \|url=https://www.westfield.ma.edu/news/view/westfield-state-university-board-of-trustees-votes-to-appoint-dr.-linda-tho \|access-date=5 August 2021 \|work=Westfield State University \|date=April 28, 2021}}</ref> \| provost = \| principal = \| rector = \| chancellor = \| vice_chancellor = \| dean = \| head_label = \| head = \| endowment = $20,002,999 (2020)<ref>{{cite web\| url=https://www.westfield.ma.edu/images/uploads/administration-finance/6-30-20_Financial_Statements_WSU.pdf ~~{{Bare~~\| ~~URL~~access-date=2023-10-28 ~~PDF~~\|~~date~~ title=~~March~~FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ~~2022~~ANALYSIS}}</ref> \| students = 4,702<ref>{{cite web \| title = College Navigator - Westfield State University \| language = en \| access-date = 2024-07-24 \| publisher = [[National Center for Education Statistics]] \| url = https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=MA&id=168263}}</ref> <small>(fall 2022)</small> ~~\| students = 5,396 (total enrollment 2020)<ref name="westfield.ma.edu">https://www.westfield.ma.edu/documents/cds2020-2021pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref>~~ \| undergrad = 4,630 (2020)<ref name="westfield.ma.edu">{{cite web\|url=https://www.westfield.ma.edu/documents/cds2020-2021pdf ~~{{Bare~~\|title=GENERAL ~~URL~~INFORMATION ~~PDF~~\| access-date=~~March 2022~~2023-10-28}}</ref> \| postgrad = 766 (2020)<ref name="westfield.ma.edu"~~>https:~~/~~/www.westfield.ma.edu/documents/cds2020-2021pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref~~> \| doctoral = \| academic_staff = \| city = [[Westfield, Massachusetts\|Westfield]] \| state = [[Massachusetts]] \| country = United States \| coor = {{Coord\|42.131392\|-72.796005\|display=inline,title}} \| campus = Residential \| campus_size = {{Convert\|256\|acre}} \| free_label = ~~\| free =~~ \| free = \| colors = Blue, White and Gold<br />{{color box\|#00247d}} {{color box\|#FFFFFF}} {{color box\|#8e774d}} \| mascot = Nestor \| nickname = Owls \| footnotes = \| affiliations = [[Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield]] \| website = {{URL\|westfield.ma.edu}} \| logo = [[File:Logo of Westfield State University.svg\|180px]] }} '''Westfield State University''' (commonly known as '''Westfield State''') is a [[public university]] in [[Westfield, Massachusetts]]. It was founded in 1839 by [[Horace Mann]] as the first public ~~co-educational~~coeducational college in America, without barrier to race, gender, or economic class.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.westfield.ma.edu/about\|title=About \| Westfield State University}}</ref> ==Rankings== {{Infobox US university ranking In 2013, WSU was ranked fourth nationally by [[US News]] in their Best Online Programs Honor Roll.<ref name=USNews2013>{{cite web \| url = https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/bachelors/rankings?int=b88eac \| title = Best Online Bachelor's Programs \| year = 2012 \| work = U.S.News Education \| publisher = U.S. News & World Report LP \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130404001914/http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/bachelors/rankings?sort=v_faculty_and_credentials_score&sortdir=desc \| archive-date = April 4, 2013}}</ref> WSU was also ranked first in the country for "Faculty Credentials & Training" and eleventh in "Student Services & Technology".<ref name=USNews2013/>▼ \| USNWR_REG = 94 ▲}} ~~==Academics==~~ ▲In 2013, WSU was ranked fourth nationally by [[US News]] in their Best Online Programs Honor Roll.<ref name="USNews2013">{{cite web \|year=2012 \|title=Best Online Bachelor's ~~url~~Programs \|url= https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/bachelors/rankings?int=b88eac \| ~~title = Best Online Bachelor's Programs \| year = 2012 \| work = U.S.News Education \| publisher = U.S. News & World Report LP \|~~ archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130404001914/http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/bachelors/rankings?sort=v_faculty_and_credentials_score&sortdir=desc \| archive-date = April 4, 2013 \|work=U.S.News Education \|publisher=U.S. News & World Report LP}}</ref> WSU was also ranked first in the country for "Faculty Credentials & Training" and eleventh in "Student Services & Technology".<ref name="USNews2013" /> ~~{{unreferenced section\|date=October 2018}}~~ Full and part-time programs lead to undergraduate bachelor's and advanced degrees, including: the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science, (B.S.), Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.), Bachelor of Special Education (B.S.E.), Master of Education (M.Ed.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) and newly Physician Assistant Studies (M.S.). There are 31 undergraduate majors, 34 minors, and 43 different concentrations at Westfield State University.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.westfield.ma.edu/academics\|title = Academics at a Glance \| Westfield State University}}</ref> Westfield State University's Division of Graduate and Continuing Education offers a variety of master's degrees and graduate certificates. Classes are offered on-campus and/or online. Graduate study, post-baccalaureate teacher licensure, and community education courses are offered. ~~===Accreditation===~~ Westfield State University is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States\|accredited]] by the [[New England Commission of Higher Education]].<ref>{{Citation\|title=Massachusetts Institutions – NECHE\|publisher=[[New England Commission of Higher Education]]\|url=https://www.neche.org/institutions/ma/\|access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref> In addition, its teacher licensure programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Educator Preparation and Quality. The Athletic Training program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE); The Health Fitness program by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the Social Work program by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Its music program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), while the Computer Science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). WSU has also been designated as a Commonwealth of Massachusetts-accredited Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training institution. ~~==Campus life==~~ There are nine on-campus and one off-campus housing options and over 75 active student recreational, social and academic clubs and organizations. A number of programs of activities are provided by the honor societies at Westfield, they include: [[Alpha Phi Sigma]] (Criminal Justice), [[Kappa Delta Phi]] (Education), [[Lambda Iota Tau]] (Literature) [[Lambda Pi Eta]] (Communication Studies), [[Lambda Sigma]] (college service), [[Phi Alpha Theta]] (History), [[Phi Kappa Phi]] (superior scholarship in all disciplines), [[Pi Delta Phi]] (French), [[Pi Sigma Alpha]] (Political Science), [[Psi Chi]] (Psychology), [[Sigma Delta Pi]] (Spanish and Hispanic Culture), and Sigma Xi (Science and Engineering). ~~==Athletics==~~ ~~{{See also\|List of Westfield State Owls head football coaches}}~~ Westfield State University received the Howard C. Smith Cup from the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference in the spring of 2017 in recognition of the best athletics program in the state – the third consecutive time and 13th overall that the program has received in its history.{{citation needed\|date=July 2018}} At Westfield State, 21 varsity teams compete in Division III of the NCAA, representing 13% of the student body. The Westfield State Owls, with mascot “Nestor,” meet the competition in the blue and white colors of the university. The varsity intercollegiate teams for fall are field hockey and women's cross country, volleyball, golf and soccer, as well as football and men's cross country, golf and soccer. Winter teams include women's basketball, indoor track, and swimming and diving, as well as men's basketball, ice hockey and indoor track, and coed cheering. The spring teams are softball, women's golf, lacrosse and track and field, as well as baseball, and men's golf and track and field. ==Notable alumni== * [[George B. Cortelyou]] (1882) - U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Commerce, 1903–1904 * [[Alice Mary Dowd]], American educator, author▼ * [[Nettie Stevens]] (1883) - discoverer of the X and Y [[chromosomes]] * [[Eduardo C. Robreno]] (1967) - the first Cuban-American federal court judge * [[Marsha Bemko]] (1977) - Executive Producer, ''[[Antiques Roadshow (U.S. TV series)\|Antiques Roadshow]]'' (PBS) * [[Peter Laviolette]] (1986) - ice hockey player and coach * [[Christopher Donelan]] (1987) - Sheriff of Franklin County [[Geraldo Alicea]] - Former representative for the 6th Worcester District in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]▼ [[Domenic Sarno]] (1993) - Mayor of Springfield * [[Chris Caputo]] (2002) - Head Coach of the [[George Washington Colonials men's basketball]] team [[Todd M. Smola]] (2004) - Representative from Palmer [[~~Christopher~~Todd ~~Donelan~~M. Smola]] (~~1987~~2004) - ~~Sheriff of~~Representative ~~Franklin~~from ~~County~~Palmer * [[John J. O'Connor (artist)\|John J. O'Connor]] - Artist with works in the collection of the [[Museum of Modern Art]] and the [[Whitney Museum\|Whitney Museum of American Art]] ▲* [[Alice Mary Dowd]], American educator, author ▲* [[Geraldo Alicea]] - Former representative for the 6th Worcester District in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] * [[William D. Mullins]] – member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] and baseball player<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Cooney \|first=Beth \|last2=Mooney \|first2=Jeanne \|date=1986-03-03 \|title=Mullins honored by many \|pages=1, 8 \|work=[[Holyoke Transcript-Telegram]] \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113796070/mullins-honored-by-many/ \|access-date=2023-01-03}}</ref> ==References== Line 89 ⟶ 72: ==External links== * {{Official website\|http://www.westfield.ma.edu}} * [http://www.westfieldstateowls.com Official athletics website] {{Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield}} Line 99 ⟶ 81: [[Category:Westfield State University\| ]] [[Category:Schools in Westfield, Massachusetts]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1838]] [[Category:Public universities and colleges in Massachusetts]]