(Also "Westfield State '' which used to be known as Westfield State College) Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts comprehensive, coeducational, four-year state universities. This race barrier, the first state in America without gender or economic class by noted educator and social reformer Horace Mann as joint training college was established in 1838.Location
Westfield State has an international airport, both 45 miles (72 km) Hartford, Boston 90 miles (140 km) is located. The nearest bus and train station is in Springfield. I have a car in approximately 50% of the student campus. There are 13 other colleges and universities near the campus.
Westfield State University's main 256-acre (1.04 km2) campus to campus residents free Pioneer Valley Transit Authority is located in a suburban neighborhood and accessible location along West Street via the bus system.
Main Campus at its center a large campus green, tall pines, flowering trees and known for seasonal landscape. Nine residential halls, five academic buildings, a cafeteria, an interfaith center, plant, campus center and library are common green-house sports and recreational activities, to besiege.
Woodward Center adjacent Overlook Drive (sports facilities) and Horace Mann Center (administrative and academic) d. Horace face of the Mann Center 300 acres (1.2 km2) offers many points of interest, including a duck pond in Stanley Park, to name gardens, football and hockey fields, walking trails, picnic areas and wildlife sanctuaries rose a few. The park is also often used by wireless internet access and students.
as an important initiative, it is five minutes away from the university campus in the city Westfield began to establish a presence. Lansdowne Place now 38 Thomas Street upperclassmen housing and Westfield State University Downtown Art Gallery since its opening in autumn 2008, art exhibitions, there are several featured.
History
Westfield State University, reflecting the history of education in America has a long and distinguished history. WSI retired history professor Robert T. Brown, Westfield Normal School, 1839-1914 wrote the first academic history. "Community Colleges Rise and Fall" was published in 1988 by Westfield Massachusetts Institute of Research. The following information is adapted Brown studies.
19th century
In Colonial America, school kids want to spend more time working on the family farm more frequently in class. when I go to school, they were taught by well-trained really not very young school principals. Religious leaders, teachers present a better class, and had become a profession like medicine or teaching ministry argued that nothing so much can be done to improve the school. There is also a way to educate them to remain separate.
Educational deficiencies and concern for children's welfare reformers, teachers can be developed before training schools should be teaching methodology and said plant reached its peak at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1784, New York State will be allocated to new countries created a Board of Regents in 1795 to improve the school and the school district $ 50,000 provided an annual grant. Vermont in 1823, after the first seminar teacher Andover, Massachusetts moved to Concord, has been opened.
Swiss Pestalozzi teacher educators have developed a way to examine the children and the learning process. teaching school was established for the training of such teachers she had been adopted by France and Prussia. In France, the "normal" basic norms of schools for teaching-called. In 1835, Massachusetts Legislature adopted this view and whose money was given by the Board of Education has created the Common School Fund.
Horace Mann
Horace Mann, 1837 From nothing to do with 1848 as the Commonwealth education Everything is responsible for the Higher Education Board Secretary. "Normal schools" Crossing the vision for public support began his public speaking tour in a statewide movement education, economic opportunity, improve to ensure stability and to create law and order Mann how the general public, parents, working class and the rich and religious leaders spoke sermon. His training "social equalizer" will be open and civilized individuals into how children rebel group said.
In 1838, Mann's aggressive leadership, state funding for teacher training to build Massachusetts the first state-supported institutions in the United States has allocated $ 10,000 to match gifts from Boston Edmund Dwight "public schools." He chose the site of the school, staff hiring and curriculum outlined.
Religious leaders have played a strong role in Mann's mission. Reverend Brooks was born in Springfield and Boston was one of the leading figures in the establishment met with Edmund Dwight. Dwight Massachusetts Board of Education had made his fortune in a newly appointed member of the Evangelical sector and has been committed to many reformist policies.
Dwight Mann was approached with an offer in March 1838. the legislature had a total match to improve preparation of those teachers will be $ 10,000 donation. Mann has gained rapid acceptance and contact with members of the legislature on April 19, 1838 Governor Edward Everett solve signed a three-year trial of screening for teachers to public schools.
Barre Assay
On December 28, 1838 the Board of Directors of two school-a Lexington, at the end of Framingham State formed all-female school in an institution was the University and the nation's first hybrid public schools and Westfield was a pioneer in Barre, another State University. The third school, 1840 Bridgewater State University opened the vanguard. Barra went first class entrance exam and admitted 12 women and 8 men, consisted of.
a thriving village of 2,700 people, the town of Barre cotton and woolen mills strong industrial base, a powder mill and the biggest employer, there was a factory made of palm leaf hats. Barre able to live up to the financial agreement while school was opened with the townspeople Board of Education was not prepared for the influx of students from regular schools and complaints. director of school health deteriorated, he missed the winter term in November 1841 and died a short time later. This experiment led to a failure Barre and the school closed its doors in 1841.
Westfield Normal School
Reverend Emerson Davis, First Congregational Church of Westfield and Gelson William Bates, was a Westfield lawyer and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives effort for the school opened and moved Leading pastor. In September 1844, Bates was reopened school in Boston and Westfield moved with the tide turning in the legislature was effective. (There is a country named to honor Davis Hall.)
one of the many arguments for the school to move to Westfield was the welfare of the society. Westfield and Springfield was a thriving industrial and large residential community in Albany. Then place a railway linking New Haven channel Westfield, Westfield tied Boston. It was developed as a center for Westfield whip construction industry and growing successful businesses tobacco and cigar rolling, powder factories, brick-yard and even boasted an organ builder was also at this time. It was an ideal place for a normal school.
September 4, 1844 the day the school opened in Barra Westfield and Westfield Normal School took its name. In September 1846 a Greek revival building to house the school on the corner of Washington and School Street was opened.
Between 1854 and 1856, was the main William Harvey Wells. Wells has already established its reputation in education reform and was the author of the great texts on grammar and philology national figures. During his tenure, Westfield Normal School began to grow and by 1856, 20 students were in attendance.
John W. Dickinson, a four-year faculty member and a strong advocate for education reform, that teachers and students mold life and citizenship, he believed had an obligation to lead them to a path of excellence 1877 1856 was also in the main. nutrition and child health advocates, including exercise, Wells embraced the individualism of each student, and often gave lectures on the nature of education. During this time, the school also offered further study was a two-year school for an additional two years. (For dormitory named in honor of Dickinson Hall.)
The Civil War and the end of the century began an agricultural depression, post-war financial panic in 1873, had a huge impact on Westfield. school boys War withdrawal and caused an influx of black students and was established in a short time would be multiethnic. Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute in Massachusetts as a place of education for most promising student transmitters are used to regular schools. North Its chief organizer of the 1885, 1882 Westfield Normal School and was attended by a physician in Boston and the Boston School Committee was a respected member was Samuel Courtney. (WSI now has a dormitory named in honor of Courtney.)
Deteriorating school buildings by 1887 and a new building then principal, a request was put forward by James Greenough. It aroused competitive interests in these districts. Northampton and Springfield making their towns an aura of prestige and economic benefits proposed in hopes of relocating to their area school. Their efforts failed and a new three-storey sandstone building, a new era in the history of normal school heralds, was built in 1892 on Court Street.
New school laboratories for scientific education featured. Starting with a two kindergartens and elementary school education class home on the first floor. nine notes, by 1898 he had grown to a school with 165 students in kindergarten education.
It was built in Massachusetts and the money has been allocated for improvements in other new schools during normal school, this was the moment. three records in the rest of the schools initially to increase the number of schools decreased two percent and non-Westfield and 1874 county records were lost.
Within a few years, the government adopted tough new entry requirements. This new admission standards and curriculum changes eventually moved schools Barre falling to the lowest since record, resulting in declining enrollment students have made to gain acceptance. Greenough School Principal revolted that resulted in the resignation.
Charles S. Chapin arrived as manager in 1896 in Westfield, the school immediately and restart the attention marine biologist who called for the university's Wilson Hall, an excellent faculty including Charles Branch Wilson, safe. Chapin also left in 1901, it has doubled the size of the student body.
Early 20th Century
In 1900, a new school was built at the site of the former normal school building. plus kindergarten class at nine, to run is located in the building and will be staffed by a normal school principal. Westfield student guidance had been for the first time on what will be many opportunities to practice.
In 1901, Clarence Brodeur made 22 years and was a major task. time, almost half of the students had moved on tram line. 1897 1938 No man also won the most education were only about $ 1,000 a year and faculty came and went because of low salaries.
During this time the Massachusetts Legislature, to meet the needs of modern industrial and social conditions in response to a cry for public education, the Commission has created a training position. Commissioner industrial needs regular schools were authorized to implement a program to sensitize.
Later, many normal schools throughout Massachusetts home arts, gardening, basket making, introduced manual training, including chicken breeding and commercial art. , Handwriting training methods, sewing, physical education: 1915 Westfield Normal School emerged the academic program emasculation, included only have 1-4 year program the removal of nine science courses reduction and only remaining course of the 20 curriculum and methods courses. The money was distributed and maintenance of buildings began to decline.
In 1925, when Charles Russell was a major, the school could not afford to be professionally printed catalog and unsafe for residential building on Court Street. Russell's accomplishments are many. He brought the community outreach groups, educators visit schools abroad to observe the methods and extended the Americans think and act as a professional faculty encouraged. In order to prepare students to teach at the secondary school level, he has expanded the course of two to three years of study.
Westfield State Teachers College
When all the normal schools in 1932 was the state teachers college name, it is no longer possible for them made legal a four-year college degree. Unfortunately, this giant step open to the economy's dependence on the advanced school and Depression deepened, the teacher lost jobs and records have fallen.
Mid-20th Century
University Hall from whom Edward Scanlon Scanlon, Westfield came on the verge of celebrating 100 years and began his 22-year legal fight off attempts to close the school. In 1928, Governor Leverett Saltonstall, arguing that jobs were teaching graduates more available, and Westfield has proposed closing the other three schools. His proposal did not pass the legislative process, but it is considered to be less need for teachers. The Westfield machinists, toolmakers, offering courses for dental and medical technicians led to an offer to become vocational training center. These proposed legislative changes died.
When World War II broke out, all the normal school system as Life magazine as one of the worst nations determine the Massachusetts public higher education system has sunk too low. Yet among some of the schools, there were legislative initiatives to solve the problem by trying to shut Westfield. However, plans to close the House defeated supporters were rallying.
However, in June 1953, the Westfield City Council a new $ 3,025,000 Westfield State Teachers College for the site as a top Western Avenue for $ 1 Commonwealth city land about 26 acres (110,000 m2) voted to forward the way. This effort led efforts to buy land for the campus instrumental (Parenzo Hall was named for whom) was State Representative Anthony J. Parenzo. Three buildings were built, the main school building (today Parenzo Hall), a dormitory (today Scanlon Hall) and central heating plant (today maintenance building.) University opened a new house in 1956, with about 4-100 students. After the war, the economy sank money problems.
Westfield State College
Over the next 20 years, Westfield will continue to expand its range and on 24 May 1968, the state still grow as teachers to recognize the legislature voted to change the college name. Westfield State College to serve as institutions for the next 42 years.
21st Century
In July of 2010, for both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Senate to change the state university system in the state university system, and was voted to rename the six state universities, including the Westfield State University. measures on 28 July 2010 was signed into law by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
Westfield State's Office of International Education, are encouraged partnerships with higher education institutions worldwide to expand international study and exchange opportunities. New academic majors and the university has undertaken a program of renovation and infrastructure improvements on campus, including new construction. Mode Hall, an office and classroom building on campus, as well as new suite-style residence hall, University Hall added. Plans are set groundbreaking in September 2014 Wilson Hall, studies are underway for the construction of an academic building to be connected.
Rankings
Westfield State University, published by US News & World Report "Best Colleges" 2011 edition According to the review criteria and ranks first among the Massachusetts state university peers. 572 in the category of national universities, but not against their peers in one of the four geographical regions. WSI reflect the highest degree graduate and professional as well as liberal arts degree specializing official Carnegie classification of four-year college university "Regional University-North 'category.
In a 2010 study of the cost versus quality, massınc, a Boston-based parties were reported over public policy think-tank in Westfield Massachusetts State is ranked first among all public and private institutions. tuition, fees, room, board, books and evaluating the college graduation rate compared with the cost of materials - Study college cost-effective measures are taken. massınc "given some other relatively similar profile of students from Massachusetts public college (Westfield State) is a remarkable degree of success or failure of students achieve their undertakings." Reported that
In 2012, WSU their Best Online Program was ranked fourth nationally by US News Honor. graduation rates as rankings are offered to students and recent graduates of indebtedness is based on factors such as academic and professional support services. by rank Faculty identity and Educational Technology Student Services and 92.6 points on a scale of 100 points and 11th in the country # 1.
Management and Organization
Appointed by the Rector of the University and the Board of Trustees, currently John F. Flynn III headed 11 community and regional leaders, a group of 1979 Class and Head responsible for the university's day-to-day management, board chairman of the Massachusetts State Police Administrative Officer. President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Advancement and University Relations, Finance and Administration and Records Management will supervise the five Vice-Presidents, one formed by the Council of Ministers are supported. The University currently following the resignation of former president Evan S. Dobelle appointed by the Board of Trustees on November 25, 2013 Interim President Dr. Elizabeth Preston, managed by.
long standing forum on campus, Student Government Association (SGA) in every classroom and dormitories, vehicles, WSU multicultural societies and alumni and selected by the student body, representing the work of 75 members of the legislature and 8 members of the executive council consists of the interest of academic and social concerns.
a faculty of 24 chapters and 222 permanent duty-track faculty member serves 4678 undergraduate students. Eighty five percent of the faculty hold terminal degrees in the fields during the day and part of the student-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. fifteen percent of the faculty are people of color.
Current statistics provide an interesting view of the student body. According to records, 4678 undergraduate students, 51% female, 49% male and 2866 students living in 10 homes.
Undergraduate students receive financial aid of the kind including federal grants and state and institutional aid 80% Aid Bureau statistics for 2009 to 2010 notes. Sixty-eight percent have received a student loan; A total of 148 scholarships were awarded $ 572,412 and $ 458,260 were awarded to 342 students with the Federal Work Study. Seventy-seven percent of graduates of 2008 provided employment within three months of graduation.
WSU Institutional Research Office, in the autumn of 2010 a day or evening division entered first grade students in 1139, G. P. composite verbal and math SAT score was 3.0 in 1020 declares that their average high school. The upper half of the high school class of 2010 with 72% of first-class high school class of twenty-five percent (58% reported) was the top 25%. 2009 class of freshmen Seventy-nine percent have returned to the 2010 fall semester.
various educational linguistic, ethnic and cultural schools of high school students from backgrounds primary employer as a function of the university's Urban Education Program, of which 37%, 93% of first-year students presented when the first, Massachusetts that reporting is to attend institutions of higher learning families and 91% of financial assistance received.
As of fall 2010, 131 faculty members and 126 graduate and undergraduate Continuing Education Department services to 139 graduate students.
Westfield State employees fall 2010 rosters color people 15% of whom 221 lecturers, State, County and Municipal Employees American Federation (AFSCA on) 197 members, 145 managers and 40 civilian unit specialists, representation, listed 607 employees.
Academic
Accreditation
Westfield State University also Schools and Colleges, Inc. is accredited by the New England Association of his teacher license programs, Teacher Education Accreditation National Council (NCAT) and the primary school has been accredited by the Massachusetts Department of Education and Secondary Education teacher preparation and quality. Athletic Training Athletic Training Education Program (CAAT) have been accredited by the Accreditation Commission; Allied Health Education Programs Accreditation Commission (CAAHEP) and Social Work Education Council (CSW) are on His Health Fitness program by the Social Work program by the music program, Music Schools National Association (NASM) by accredited computer science program in Engineering & Technology Accreditation Board Computer Accreditation Commission (CAC) (ABET) accredited by. WSI also accredited Massachusetts Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) has been appointed as a Commonwealth of educational institutions.
Sections and Departments
Full and including part-time programs, bachelor degree and advanced ways: Arts (BA) Degree Science (BS) Degree, Social Work (BSW), Special Education Bachelor's (BSA), Master of Bachelor of Education (M.Ed .), Science (MS) Master of Arts (MA), Social Work (MSW) .There in Public Administration degree (MPA) and Master 31 undergraduate majors, 34 minors and 43 different Master Westfield concentrations State University. New undergraduate nursing majors, Athletic Training, Spanish and Ethnic and Gender Studies and the new graduate, a Master of Social Services. The highest recorded majors Justice, Business Administration, Education, Psychology and Communication are criminal.
Honors Program
Honors Program and / or focused on a specific topical interdisciplinary intellectual with a view to challenging academic courses are designed to provide motivated students.
Honors classes, classmates and professors, and courses that emphasize interaction with more than writing and discussion and independent work limited to 15 to 18 students. Honor, and often extends beyond the classroom experience to give opportunity to socialize and learn from guest lecturers, cultural activities, participation in conferences, field trips and informal meetings with receptions, it included participation in special events. In addition, the university provides housing designated honor
with a minimum 3.5 high school GPA of incoming freshmen and 1150 combined SAT scores it can be considered for participation in the Honors Program. Academic achievement can be considered predictive of the other factors. A college is guaranteed admission to a graduate student transfer program of the Federal honors program.
Westfield State University Honors Program in developing programs to support the growth of the intellectual and student-faculty relationships enrich the students' learning experience. As part of the Honors Program, WSU students graduate with University Honors or Honors Commonwealth. with distinguished honors courses offered each semester, students and other academic and social facilities such as special events and off-campus access is available as well as priority registration and honors.
It is located in the department of Honor Hall of Honor Center Mode.
Graduate and Continuing Education
Westfield State University Graduate and Continuing Education Department offers master's degrees and postgraduate certificates. Classes on campus and / or online are offered. Graduate Education, a post-graduate teacher training courses are licensed and society; In addition to homeland security, including the graduate certificate, a variety of certificate programs. Classes day evening, a winter session and during two summer sessions are offered.
Master of Applied Behavior Analysis, Education, Mental Health, School Counseling (Pre-K-8 and 5-12), Public Administration, Accounting, Criminal Justice and Social Services are provided in English.
Teacher Licensure Undergraduate Pre-Service Program Specialist and Principles of Early Childhood Education for Reading, Elementary Education, Special Education Secondary Biology Secondary Chemistry Secondary General Science, Secondary and Secondary History and Secondary Education and Secondary Mathematics as well as Licensure is offered in the program First, Middle and Secondary Schools.
WSU Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, Physical Education, Secondary Biology, General Science Secondary School, a secondary school and secondary school History and Secondary Education and Secondary Professional Licensure Degree Programs including mathematics.
Non-Licensure Degree Programs Early Childhood Education, Educational Administration, Elementary Education, History, Vocational Education, Secondary Education and Special Education facility. Advanced Undergraduate Study in Educational Administration (C.A.G.S.) and the Headmaster Program Certificate Program is also available.
Teachers' Training and Research Centre
Founded in 2004, Teacher Training and Research (CENTRAL), the Center for WSI, more Westfield State University and K-14 is working to develop links between partners. Superintendents, principals and / or teachers, teacher training and look CENTER as a resource for professional development. CENTER School Juniper Park is located on the second floor. resource room from 5:00 pm until 08:00 every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday open
Recently Gateway Regional School District, the lead school districts in cooperation with the Ministry of Education Westfield State University CENTER (USDO A) to obtain a million dollar grant. "Memorializing Promise and Conflict: Monumental History of American Democracy," titled grant, innovative programs and new technology to 12 grades 7 date area school districts to improve teaching assistant federal Teaching American History (TAH) is part of the program. CENTER successfully bringing in $ 4,000,000 of the funds TAH, TAH programs since 2005, directed and performed note is important. This is the fourth TAH grant acceptance and execution.
CENTER Other programs include:
Science Grant - MMSP - Gateway Regional School District, Holyoke Public Schools, Easthampton, funded by a federal establishing partnership inquiry-based science professional development between the public school and CENTRAL, the grant program run by the state.
Full Version Mentor Training - a program made by Santa Cruz New Teacher Center cooperation. The program day-to-day tasks and teaching them the skills necessary to support the growth of teaching skills to teachers as well as starting work with master teachers.
Mentor Training - Every summer CENTER beginning teachers in their district work provides basic training for these teachers.
ongoing courses and workshops for educators - CENTRAL credit and non-credit courses and continues to offer a variety of principals, teachers, workshops for school nurses and central office administrators. This weeklong summer workshop after school and full-day workshops are held throughout the school year as some on-line training.
