Due to continued winter weather impacts and slow overnight recovery conditions, Western New England University will remain closed on Tuesday. All classes, offices, and in-person activities are canceled for the day. We expect to resume normal operations on Wednesday morning, and will provide updates should conditions change.
Campus Services During the Closure
While most in-person activities will pause, essential services will remain available for students living on campus. The following services are expected to remain open or staffed:
Students living on campus should continue to expect regular support from Residence Life and Public Safety.
Classes and Remote Work
Students
All offices and in-person activities are canceled for the day. In-person classes are canceled but may be held remotely at the discretion of faculty. Faculty will communicate directly, so please check your email and course site for updates.
Classes that are already scheduled to be fully remote will continue as usual unless otherwise communicated by your instructor.
Staff
Staff who are able to work remotely should coordinate with supervisors as appropriate. Staff whose work requires on-campus presence should follow supervisor guidance.
Staying Informed
The University’s Inclement Weather Policy is available on the WNE website via the homepage banner. Any changes or reopening information will be shared through WNE Alert, email, and the University website.
Thank you for your flexibility and cooperation as we work to ensure the safety of our campus community. A special THANK YOU to the Facilities and Public Safety teams for all their hard work and dedication during this significant storm!
Fieldwork education is a vital component of the educational process when becoming an occupational therapist. As the OTD student advances through the curriculum, it is their engagement in fieldwork that facilitates the connection between classroom concepts and real-world application. This can be the most exciting, rewarding, challenging, and memorable learning experience in the journey to becoming an occupational therapist.
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The Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at WNE has a robust fieldwork program for providing meaningful and fulfilling learning experiences for its occupational therapy students, starting in the first semester.
Our Level One fieldwork program assigns students to various programs and settings in the region. Level One fieldwork is embedded into the curriculum every semester for the first five semesters, and the learning experiences align with the course offerings on campus for the given semester. This model for Level One fieldwork greatly exceeds the minimum accreditation standards and it provides a comprehensive experience for OTD students to interact with a variety of patient populations.
Once all courses and Level One fieldwork placements are completed, OTD students progress into Level Two fieldwork, which consists of two separate 12-week full-time assignments in a practice area within a geographical location chosen by the OTD student. Currently, WNE has established partnerships with over 1,000 programs nationally, which offers vast opportunities for OTD students to explore fieldwork assignment options across the United States.
