Westfield State University
self-GUIDED tour
Horace Mann Center
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elcome to Westfield State University! We love to show off our beautiful campus. Please enjoy this self-guided tour to assist
you in navigating the campus to become familiar with the buildings
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he University acquired the former Stanley Home Products corporate facility in 1999. In 2010, it was renamed The Horace
Mann Center in honor of Horace Mann, the founder of Westfield State
and campus life. If after completing the tour you have any questions,
University, the first public co-educational institution of higher learning
please contact the Admission Office (413) 572-5218 or visit our web
in America to offer an education without barrier to gender, race or
site at westfield.ma.edu.
economic class. It is home to the Admission and Financial Aid Departments, Student Accounts, and the Criminal Justice and the Division of Graduate and Continuing Education. Also located in the basement of the building are a computer lab, classrooms, a cafe and meeting rooms. The President’s office, Advancement and Alumni offices, Human Resources and payroll are located on the second floor of the building.
WoodwARD CENTER
Public Safety Complex
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he Woodward Athletic/Academic Center, named for former Westfield State president Frederick W. Woodward, officially
opened in September of 2004. It is an 80,000 square foot facility
he Westfield State University Department of Public Safety is certified by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission.
The Department of Public Safety works to educate, inform, prevent
that features a 35,000 square foot field house, large enough to
crime, enforce laws and protect the rights of all members of the
hold an official NCAA track and field meet. It includes a four-lane
University community. Parking decal sales and ticket payments are
track (six lanes on the straightaway), and areas inside the track for
also managed in the Public Safety building.
jumping, pole vaulting and throwing events. The field house also has three full-length basketball courts, with the main performance court providing seating for 1,100, and a rock climbing area. The first
Some of the features that make the campus safe for residents and commuters are:
floor of the Woodward Center features first-class athletic training,
■ Campus shuttle and escort service
a fitness center, and equipment room areas, along with locker room
■ Emergency notification system that utilizes email and
space for each varsity team. Located on the second floor area are a
text messaging
student lounge, a spacious aerobics/dance studio, four classrooms
■ Campus-wide outdoor lighting system
as well as exercise physiology, biomechanics, and motor learning
■ 911 telephone system and outdoor emergency telephones
laboratories, a multimedia computer lab, conference rooms, as
■ Electronic door access security system and 24/7 staffing in
well as office space for Westfield State’s Athletics, Athletic Training and Movement Science Departments.
all residence halls ■ Dispatchers on duty 24 hours a day
Bates hall
Parenzo Hall
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ates Hall was named after Attorney William Gelston Bates, who was instrumental in having the Normal School moved to
Westfield. Bates Hall was built in 1961, primarily as a classroom
arenzo Hall, the oldest academic building on campus, was dedicated in 1957 and named
after State Representative Anthony Parenzo, who
building. It currently houses the English, History and Music
fought diligently in favor of a bill recommending a
In 2010,
Departments. Also located in Bates Hall are practice rooms for
new Westfield State Teachers College be constructed
Westfield State
music students, a geographic information systems technology lab
on Western Avenue in Westfield. It is home to the
was named the
(GIS) and computer lab.
Art, Education and Political Science Departments.
Best Education
You will also find the Registrar, Academic Affairs, Academic Advising/Peer Advising, International Rrograms, the Reading and Writing Center, Urban Education, and Disabled Student Services/Tutoring Center offices in this building. The campus mail room and copy center are located in the basement. Dever Stage, located on the first floor, presents a variety of music and theatrical programs throughout the academic year, featuring both our student and faculty talent and invited guests and performances.
Value among public and private colleges and universities in Massachusetts by MassInc.
Banacos Academic Center
Scanlon Hall
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he newest academic space, the Banacos Academic Center, is located within Parenzo Hall. The Banacos Academic Center
honors the memory of Westfield State student Jimmy Banacos, who
canlon Hall, named after college president Edward J. Scanlon, served as the first residence hall on
the new campus, as well as the dining facility, when
suffered an injury that left him paralyzed in 1970. It is the home to
it opened in 1956. It currently houses 376 first year,
In 1868, it cost
three academic resource programs: the Tutoring Center, Disability
sophomore, junior, and senior students in double,
the Commonwealth
Services and the Learning Disabilities Program. The Center is open
triple, and quad style rooms.Â
approximately $50
to all students on campus. Students receive professional assistance ranging from learning new academic and adaptive skills to advising and tutoring. Students also have access to special software and individualized test administration.
Scanlon Hall has had two significant additions in its lifetime: the Banquet Hall (which was originally the college cafeteria) and the Annex section.
a year to educate a Normal School student. It cost the student about
A comprehensive renovation of the Scanlon Banquet
$500 for the 2
Hall and Living Room was completed in 1998. Reno-
years of education,
vations to the lobby, installation of an elevator, and a
for room & board,
significant expansion of upper floor lounge spaces were
books, supplies
completed in 2007. In addition to Health Services,
and transportation.
Scanlon Hall also serves as home to the Residential Life Office, which was renovated in 2010.
Apartment Complex
Dickinson Hall
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he Apartment Complex houses 282 junior and senior students in six-person apartments. The Apartment Complex opened in
1975. The three buildings within the Apartment Complex are named after three long-time college administrators: ■ Conlin Hall - Building 1 facing Juniper Park School ■ Seymour Hall - Building 2 facing Western Avenue ■ Welch Hall - Building 3 facing Scanlon Hall The entire Apartment Complex received a comprehensive $2.6 million renovation in 2000–2001. Students residing in the Apartment Complex must be age 21 and up.
ickinson Hall, named after John W. Dickinson, principal of the Normal School from 1856–1877, houses 327
first year students in single and double rooms. Dickinson Hall opened in 1967. Significant recent renovations in Dickinson include fire suppression system upgrades and new bedroom ceilings and lighting in 2002, new furniture in 2005, and new windows and flooring and renovation of the Commons Room in 2007.
Tim & jeanne’s dining commons
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ely campus center
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im and Jeanne’s Dining Commons, constructed in 1988, is home to several dining options. The
he Ely Campus Center, built in 1972, is the heart and hub of campus life at Westfield. It is home to:
dining commons was renamed Tim and Jeanne’s in 2010 in honor of the retirement of two long-standing employees of Westfield State University, Tim Murphy and Jeanne Julian. The Father John Dean Dining Hall, located within Tim and Jeanne’s, is the main dining hub of the Westfield State University campus. There are seven dining options on campus, ranging from sit-down to takeout, and restaurant style to cafeteria style.
A sample menu for students in 1874 included: a breakfast of oatmeal, dinner of sweet potatoes, meat, fruit and simple pudding, and a tea with apple sauce and sponge cake or gingerbread.
■ The Library, Arno Maris Art Gallery, Barnes & Noble Bookstore and Ely Studio Theatre. ■ The Communications Department, the Theater Arts Program, and several Student Affairs Division offices. ■ The Student Government Association, the TV studio, the Third World Room, “The Campus Voice” student newspaper an the student radio station, WSKB, 89.5FM. ■ The Student Lounge, Jazzman’s coffee bar, Cyber Café, a Subway sandwich shop, and the Campus Center Service Window. ■ The University’s Wellness Center, a fully equipped facility open to all students, faculty, and staff that includes free weights, exercise equipment, fitness classes, a swimming pool, and an aerobics room.
lammers hall
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ammers Hall was constructed in 1972 and named after Dr. Theresa Lammers, who pioneered women’s athletic programs
at Westfield. Lammers Hall houses 320 first year, sophomore,
courtney hall
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ourtney Hall, named after Samuel E. Courtney, Westfield alumnus and colleague of Booker T. Washington, opened in
1989 and houses 522 sophomore, junior, and senior students in
junior, and senior students in double and quad style rooms. Lammers
double, atriple, and quad style rooms. Courtney Hall is our largest
Hall features suites of 12–14 rooms with shared kitchens, lounges
campus residence in terms of both size and occupancy. Unique
and bathrooms. In 1996, a renovation of Lammers Hall created
features include the first floor kitchen and main lounge with working
eleven new student bedrooms and resulted in locating the Career
fireplace; and the fifth floor study lounge with its cupola (or tower).
Services and Counseling Center offices in the A-1 section of the hall.
Courtney is also notable among our campus buildings for having a
Additional renovations in 2002 and 2003 included fire suppression
pitched (not flat) roof.
system upgrades, carpeting, lighting, and a complete remodeling of the Main Lobby.
Albert and Amelia Ferst Interfaith Center
New hall
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onstructed in 1982, the Interfaith Center was made possible through the philanthropic generosity
of community members, Albert and Amelia Ferst. The
ew Hall, the newest and yet unnamed residence hall, houses 403 junior and senior students in single and double rooms
found within 3, 4, and 6-person apartments. Full kitchens, private
Center’s main worship area seats about 90 people.
bathrooms (one in 3 and 4-person units, two in 6-person units),
The Center’s chapel features a magnificent pipe organ.
and large bay windows in the living room areas are among the
On the lower level of the Center there are offices for
In 1855, the
amenities. New Hall is also the only on-campus residence hall
University Chaplains and a lounge for meetings or
student population
that has air conditioning. A unique feature of New Hall is the glass
gatherings. Both Catholic and Jewish services are
was 66% female,
‘bridge’ that connects the residential areas on the second and
held at various times at the Interfaith Center.
33% male.
third floors. New Hall is also home to one of our students’ favorite
Today, we are
stops on campus, Dunkin Donuts.
There are several religious student organizations and activities on campus including Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ and the Jewish Student Organization (JSO).
almost even at 53% female and 47% male.
Davis hall
mod hall
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avis Hall, named after Reverend Emerson Davis, principal of the Normal School when it was moved
ne of the newest additions to the academic building space on campus is Mod Hall. Built in 2010 and located between
to Westfield, opened in 1967. It houses 327 first year
Scanlon Hall was
Wilson Hall and Davis Hall, Mod Hall is occupied by the Ethnic
students in single and double rooms. Davis received fire
the first female
and Gender Studies, Nursing, Sociology, Social Work, and World
suppression system upgrades, and new bedroom ceil-
residence on
Languages Departments, and the Honors Program, as well as
ings and lighting in 2002. New bedroom furniture and
campus. Davis
several meeting and study spaces.
Commons Room and lobby renovations were completed in 2005, and new windows and flooring were installed in 2007. When opened, Davis Hall was the only male residence on campus.
Hall was the first male residence.
Wilson hall
stanley park
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ilson Hall, named after Dr. Charles Branch Wilson, professor of Biology, was built in 1971. Wilson houses the Biology,
hile not officially a part of the Westfield State
In 1844,
campus, students, faculty, staff and campus
there was no
visitors have the benefit of enjoying the 272 acres
cost to attend
Science, Geography and Regional Planning, International Studies,
of gardens, wooded paths and open fields of Stanley
Westfield State
Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Science and Psychology Depart-
Park at any time for free. On warm days, students use
University (then
ments. Also located in Wilson Hall are the Information Technology
the park lawns for sunbathing and enjoying outdoor
the Normal
department, Savignano Auditoriums, greenhouse and computer labs.
recreation. They often call it Stanley Beach. A stroll
School), and
Wilson Hall is also where members of the campus community can
around the park is well worth the time. Be sure to
access to
go to get their campus I.D.
bring a camera if you have one!
textbooks cost
Computer Science, Economics and Management, Environmental
50 cents.
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1. The Horace Mann Center* Admission Office Advancement and College Relations Alumni Office Criminal Justice Department Financial Aid Graduate & Continuing Education Garden Cafe President’s Office Purchasing Office Student Accounts
Art Department Dever Stage Education Department Political Science Department Reading and Writing Center Registrar Student Support Services Urban Education Program Office 6. Banacos Academic Center* Tutoring Center Learning Disabilities Program
2. The Woodward Center* 7. Scanlon Hall* Alumni Field* Health Services Office* Athletics Department Residence Hall Movement Science, Sport and Leisure Studies Residential Life Office Department 8. Apartments** 3. Public Safety Complex* Conlin Hall** Campus Police and Parking Office Seymour Hall** Welch Hall** 4. Bates Hall* (student apts. for upperclasspersons) Bates Computer Lab English Department 9. Dickinson Hall** History Department Music Department 10. Tim & Jeanne’s Dining Commons* The Fr. John Dean Dining Hall 5. Parenzo Hall* Pandini’s Academic Achievement Office The Perch Academic Advising Center/Peer Advising The Tekoa Room Academic Affairs Office
11 Ely Hall* Arno Maris Art Gallery Bookstore Campus Center Campus Voice Newspaper Office Communication Department Ely Library Jazzman’s Cafe Student Affairs Office Student Club Offices Student Government Association Office Subway Restaurant TV Studio Wellness Center & Indoor Pool WSKB Radio Station
18. Mod Hall* Ethnic & Gender Studies Honors Program Nursing Sociology Social Work World Languages
12. Lammers Hall** Career Services Office Counseling Center Residence Hall
19. Wilson Hall* Biology Department and Green House Computer & Information Science Department Economics & Management Department Environmental Science Department Geography & Regional Planning Department Liberal Studies Program Mathematics Department Philosophy Department Physical Science Department Psychology Department Quixote’s / Wilson Grill Dining
13. Courtney Hall*
20. Stanley Park**
14. Ferst Interfaith Center**
* Handicap Accessible ** Partially Accessible
16. New Residence Hall* Dunkin’ Donuts 17. Davis Hall**
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