The proposed Schools will include the following majors:
Education, Arts, and Humanities – art, communication, education, English, history, music, theater
Criminology, Justice, and Public Policy – criminal justice, ethnic and gender studies; language and culture studies; philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology,
Health, Natural Sciences, and Human Services – biology, chemical and physical science; environmental science, health sciences, nursing, social work; sports medicine and human performance
Business and Data Analytics – accounting and finance; computer and information science; economics and management; geography, planning and sustainability; marketing and management; mathematics
Reorganize Academic Affairs central administrative structure to
align with faculty, librarians, staff, and student support.
• Rethink the college structure
Engage in a robust process in early Spring with faculty,
librarians, and staff to provide finalized recommendation to
the President on the college structure, to achieve a more
financially sustainable academic model.
Examine options proposed by UEAAC, faculty, staff, and
librarians include a school structure or two colleges
maximum etc.
Estimated Cost Savings: $460K – $1.75M
Recommendation Overview:
westfield.ma.edu/efficiency
• Increase efficiency in budgeting and scheduling
• Support disciplinary and interdisciplinary excellence
• Foster greater community and collaboration among faculty and
students
• Emphasize institutional priorities such as retention, graduation
rates and achievement gaps
• Become more responsive to students through enhanced focus on
recruitment, fundraising, curriculum review and development
Phased process:
• (1) structure proposal
• (2) refinement
• (3) final financial validation
• (4) implementation
• (5) continued assessment
Proposed structure is interim.
• Use new structure as a holding pattern to
strategically focus on new program growth and
enrollment growth.
• Allow for the development of an Academic Master
Plan that aligns with the vision of the academic
programs and the institution.
Recommended school/college structure will provide cost
savings to the University, currently estimated at $749,000 (built
into the FY22 Budget).
• Central Office structure in terms of funding has not yet been
finalized but will be shortly.
• Additional UEAAC cost savings also built into the FY22 budget
totaling $1,251,000; does not overlap with school structure or
central office structure.