While working at restaurants in high school, Brandon Sullivan ’20 was shocked by all the food that went to waste. During his sophomore year at Westfield State, Sullivan was challenged by a semester-long project in a Medical Ethics course to address a public health issue.
As Madeleine Hebert ’20 directs her crew on the set at the Chester Theatre Company (CTC), it’s clear she doesn’t let her age affect her performance. She has the precision and confidence typically found in someone much older.
Lynn Shelley, Ph.D., was impressed with her students’ brains during her course, Service Learning in Psychology, and she was blown away by their hearts during a related service work trip to Guatemala a year ago.
Professor Carsten Braun, Ph.D, says students studying geographic information system (GIS) thought it was funny when he brought out a paper map on a road trip they took to South Carolina.
Peter Vancini ’14 says his certificate in geographic information systems (GIS) opened more doors for him than his bachelor’s degree.
Just before Ricki Kantrowitz, Ph.D., professor of psychology, retired in May 2019, Lynn Shelley, Ph.D., the department chairperson, sent an email to psychology alumni, sharing the announcement.
An open position on the University’s Board of Trustees, created by the 2019 graduation of the student trustee, cried out for someone who would use his or her voice to spur change.
At Westfield State, we take great pride in each student’s development, as articulated in the University’s mission statement.
Most people might think of Westfield State as an educational community. It is that indeed, but as this issue of Focus will show, it is a great deal more.
Athletics led Kathy Norton ’87 to become the first person in her family to graduate from college. She ran cross-country and track in high school in Billerica, where she was the second female athlete to earn 12 varsity letters.