in their Best Online Programs Honor Roll. WSU was also ranked first in the country for "Faculty Credentials & Training" and eleventh in "Student Services & Technology".
== Athletics ==
Westfield State athletics teams are nicknamed the Owls. The university competes in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference of NCAA Division III
=== Varsity teams ===
== Notable alumni ==
George B. Cortelyou (1882) - U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Nettie Stevens (1883) - discoverer of the X and Y chromosomes
Eduardo C. Robreno (1967) - federal court judge
Marsha Bemko (1977) - television producer
Peter Laviolette (1986) - ice hockey player and coach
Christopher Donelan (1987) - Sheriff of Franklin County
Domenic Sarno (1993) - Mayor of Springfield
Chris Caputo (2002) - basketball coach
Todd M. Smola (2004) - representative from Palmer
John J. O'Connor - artist
Alice Mary Dowd - educator, author
Geraldo Alicea - representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
William D. Mullins – member of the Massachusetts …
