At-a-Distance Alumni Engage with WPI Beyond These Towers
The Beyond These Towers presidential events provided alumni with an opportunity to meet President Wang and learn about her vision for WPI's future.
Read StoryFrom the Desk of Pamela (Giasson) Lynch
On behalf of the Alumni Association Board, I’d like to welcome our newest members into the WPI alumni community. To the Class of 2024, I invite you to get involved with the Alumni Association, stay involved with WPI, and, please remember, you’ll always have a home on The Hill. Best wishes to all!
The past few months have been a very exciting time for our alma mater, and I’m pleased to share a few of the many highlights.
In March, WPI inaugurated its 17th president, Grace Wang, with an exciting and meaningful celebration, which included the dramatic announcement of an astounding $18.6 million in gifts to the university from WPI alumni and friends.
In May, the campus was abuzz with both the Class of 2024 Commencement ceremony and Reunion Weekend. Combining the two events allowed graduates to experience their first Reunion Weekend immediately after graduation and allowed alumni the special opportunity to interact with many “newly minted” graduates.
Over these past summer months, the Alumni Association Board has diligently continued to work toward our established mission, objectives, and strategic priorities. Below are some recent Board accomplishments:
• Engaged alumni through four alumni-driven events
• Supported affinity groups including Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), The Women of WPI, and Voyagers
• Supported Pi Day and First-Year Bridge Crossing (with beanies and Tech Bibles)
• Funded a number of student group special requests, including the Student Alumni Society, Society of Women Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• Supported the Senior Appreciation/Welcome to the Alumni Association event, Homecoming, and Reunion, and a hot cocoa bar at President Wang’s Inauguration
• Hosted an ice cream social for seniors following Convocation (formerly Baccalaureate).
And if the above isn’t remarkable enough, WPI has launched a new master’s degree program in Artificial Intelligence, the Fire Protection Engineering Department celebrated its 45th anniversary, and numerous major research grants have been awarded to WPI faculty in areas ranging from surgical robotics and biomedical engineering wound dressing to advanced wireless research and the performance and privacy of mobile augmented reality systems. It’s a great time to be a member of the WPI alumni community!
Thank you for all you do for our alma mater,
Pamela
