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'{{Short description|Public university in Westfield, Massachusetts, United States}} {{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<br />Westfield Normal School<br />Westfield State Teachers College<br />Westfield State College | 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>https://www.westfield.ma.edu/images/uploads/administration-finance/6-30-20_Financial_Statements_WSU.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> | 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">https://www.westfield.ma.edu/documents/cds2020-2021pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</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 = | 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 college in America without barrier to race, gender, or economic class.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.westfield.ma.edu/about|title=About &#124; Westfield State University}}</ref> ==Campus life== There are nine on-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). ==Rankings== 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 Programs |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/bachelors/rankings?int=b88eac |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" /> ==Notable alumni== * [[George B. Cortelyou]] (1882) - U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Commerce, 1903–1904 * [[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 * [[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 * [[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== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.westfield.ma.edu}} {{Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield}} {{Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference navbox}} {{Little East Conference navbox}} {{Massachusetts Higher Education}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Westfield State University| ]] [[Category:Westfield, Massachusetts]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1838]] [[Category:Public universities and colleges in Massachusetts]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Hampden County, Massachusetts]] [[Category:1838 establishments in Massachusetts]]'