In the 2017 Report Letter from NEASC (NECHE), the following areas were identified as being of special emphasis, to be addressed in addition to the information in the rest of the self study:
The supporting evidence in the boxes below will address these areas.
From 7/11/2017 NEASC Response to the Westfield State University Fifth-year Interim Report:
From 7/11/2017 NEASC Response to the Westfield State University Fifth-year Interim Report:
"Link data from the Student Success Dashboard to the Starfish Retention Center to provide students with rapid intervention, using targeted resources to support their success
From 7/11/2017 NEASC Response to the Westfield State University Fifth-year Interim Report:
"Establish a plan to review a subset of learning outcomes from the core each year"
"Perform full assessment of the core curriculum (slated to take six years from date of letter)"
From 7/11/2017 NEASC Response to the Westfield State University Fifth-year Interim Report:
"…deferred maintenance remains a “significant and complex issue”. We understand the University is developing a multi-year capital plan that will include steps to reduce deferred maintenance and we anticipate being appraised in the Spring 2022 self-study of the University’s success in this matter as evidence that WSU “devotes sufficient resources to maintain and enhance its information, physical and technological resources “