Once again Professor Douglas Weeks will be directing a summer band composed of students, staff, faculty, and members of the WPI community. If interested in playing, please attend the first rehearsal this coming Monday, May 20, at 7:00 pm in Spaulding Recital Hall, located in the lower level of...

Today marks the return of well-loved tradition at WPI, “allowing employees to dress comfortably on Fridays during the summer while continuing to uphold good taste and professionalism,” says Tracy Hassett, vice president, Human Resources. Although a university-wide policy cannot...

BattleCry@WPI. This weekend BC14 roars across the WPI campus, starting Friday evening, May 17, and continuing through Saturday, May 18. (Advance scouts may be arriving early to get the lay of the land via campus tours.) Since 2000, BattleCry@WPI has offered an off-season FIRST Robotics...

  Hear what Electrical and Computer Engineer major Christian Claude-Reynald Lecorps has to say about his time at...

Getting into the starting pitching rotation is every collegiate pitcher’s dream. WPI senior Shane Sampson reached that pinnacle as a junior, but shortly after suffered every pitcher’s worst nightmare, when a potential career-ending injury thwarted his ability to take command of the...

May 14: Go to Market: Market, Sell or Perish: The Most Critical Part of a Nascent Business   Join the Venture Forum for a discussion of how to build great sales and marketing teams, followed by a case study presentation on using a cloud computing service model.   Moderator: Arm...

WPI will continue its tradition of Summer Hours, starting Monday May 13, and ending on Friday, August 16, 2013. Please visit the Human Resources web site (www.wpi.edu/Admin/HR) and click on “Summer Hours” for complete details on the recommended work hours for exempt and non-exempt...

Refections from chemical engineering major Adam Thibault...

 Robotics Team Earns Honors at National Competition   Cyber Physical Systems, a robotics team made up of four WPI students, topped 28 other teams to earn second-place honors at the second annual Cornell Cup USA, held at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., May 3-4. Thirty teams from 18...

Baccalaureate Set for Friday The Baccalaureate, an annual Commencement Weekend tradition featuring music and addresses by graduating students reflecting on their four years at WPI, will be held Friday, May 10, in Alden Memorial at 5:30 p.m. The program is open to all graduates, parents, and...

Alumni Invention Receives Top Honors   Becoming a musician takes years of dedication and practice, but thanks to an invention by a WPI alumnus, getting a taste of that experience may be more accessible in the near future. Dan Sullivan ’77, president, CEO, and CTO of Zivix LLC, developed...

This summer, a blitz of construction and renovations will turn WPI’s Quad upside down, almost literally. But when students return to campus in late August, this fast-track combination project to renovate approximately 120,000 square feet (2.75 square acres) of the Quad and to create a...

Medication Education Sessions at Work.   WPI and MCPHS University are working together to bring healthcare information to you at work.   Tuesday, May 7, 2013 from 12-1pm, Training Room in Harrington Auditorium   Learn about Diabetes   *Preventing   *Managing   *Reducing...

A student IQP group is working with ReStore, the Habitat for Humanity Store, and has arranged a surplus furniture drive for the WPI community.  If you have unwanted furniture in good condition, please consider donating it!  ReStore provides an environmentally- and socially-responsible way...

You are invited to a reception in honor of Professor Bogdan Vernescu, who will be stepping down after more than 10 years as head of the Mathematial Sciences Department. “To his credit, and in his role as department head, Bogdan has created many new initiatives and programs that have...

Steele named NEWMAC Women’s Rowing Coach of the Year. When crew coach Jason Steele arrived at WPI in 1999, his task was much like that of the students he’d be coaching: Build something. Steele came to coach a team that was just transitioning from a club program at an institution where...

Long Service Honorees for 2013.   A key resource of the university is the experience and expertise of its long-service staff members. WPI acknowledges long service of its employees at 5-year intervals, beginning after the completion of 5 years of service. Service in every case will...

Commencement is a special event and a life milestone for WPI students. With all the emotions and excitement in this landmark occasion, it’s easy to overlook the planning and people behind the scenes that make this ceremony come to fruition. The countless hours of paid staff members may...