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Westfield State Students Dominate Shoe Drive

Westfield State students collect shoes to help in fight against global poverty Attention anyone with a closet: Those shoes you no longer want are desperately needed to fight the human tragedy of global poverty. That’s the message delivered by Westfield State student and Circle K member Rebecca Talamini ’15, who organized a Soles4Souls shoe drive and collected over 880 pairs of shoes to help the poor, and 35 single shoes to donate… Read More

Category: Hampden County, Hilltown Families, Take Action Tags: Clothing Drive, Community Service, kindness, Shoe Drive, Soles4Souls, Westfield State University

Textile Exhibit Celebrates Muslim Female Identity

Westfield State University’s Arno Maris Gallery presents “Threads that Bind,” a Middle Eastern textile exhibit. This exhibition inspires further discussion both about textile and fabric arts as well as Muslim culture and the representation and daily lives of Islamic women. See our discussion questions for ideas to spark conversation with your kids and/or students…

Category: Community Based Education, Hampden County, Suggested Activity Tags: Fashion, Fashion Studies, Middle Eastern, Muslim, Muslim Culture, Westfield State University

Westfield State Celebrates Black History Month

Since 1974, Westfield State University (WSU) has held special events during the month of February dedicated to informing students, faculty, and staff as well as the community about the importance of black history, culture, and traditions. Continuing this tradition, WSU will celebrate Black History Month this year by hosting community events ranging from music performances to diversity dinners…

Category: Hampden County, Hilltown Families, Suggested Activity Tags: Black History Month, Westfield State University

Westfield State Students Demonstrate the Importance of Kindness and Compassion

Cranes for Compassion Most professors assign a final paper or exam to end the semester, but Andriana Foiles, adjunct professor of Ethnic and Gender Studies at Westfield State University, had her students conduct a campus-wide presentation on the importance of kindness. Called Cranes for Compassion, Foiles’s Intro to Women’s Studies students spent weeks collecting stories of random acts of kindness and documented the stories on papers that were folded into paper cranes…. Read More

Category: Hampden County Tags: Acts of Kindness, Violence, Westfield State University, Women's Studies

Two Western MA Exhibits Explore Native American Art & Culture

Native American Heritage Month Celebrated Across Western MA Fall is often a time when students learn about the history of America and the American Revolution – topics that lend themselves to studies of Native American history and culture, as well. Students’ learning about Native American ways of life during Native American Heritage Month can be supplemented by a visit to a gallery show of Native American artwork – either at Westfield State… Read More

Category: Berkshire County, Berkshire Museum, Suggested Activity Tags: Arno Maris Gallery, Berkshire County, Berkshire Museum, Chief Konkapot Festival of Native American culture, Cultural Studies, Joseph Firecrow, Native American, Native American Heritage Month, Rethink! Native American Art, Westfield State University

Board Game Bonanza at Westfield State University

Board Game Bonanza for Students & Teachers In Westfield on May 2nd, 2012 Students at Westfield State University present the Board Game Bonanza! The event, which will take place on Wednesday, May 2nd from 1:30-3pm, features student-designed board games that teach players about a subject within typical classroom content (think state learning standards) and incorporate physical movement at the same time! Some of the games include an algebra review game with a… Read More