Student Experience

MQP Planning for 2024-25

Filed in Student Experience by on February 29, 2024

PW majors, join us on Tuesday, March 19, 5:30pm in Salisbury Labs #011 for MQP planning for next year. Pizza is included! All PW majors are welcome. Juniors, this event is particularly important for you, and you should plan to be there. Learn more about the PW MQP process and possibilities. Meet with MQP advisors. […]

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Congratulations Alex Friedman on the 2023 Provost’s MQP Award

Filed in Student Experience by on April 28, 2023

The PW program is pleased to announce that the winner of the Provost’s MQP Award for the most outstanding project in Professional Writing for 2023 is Alex Friedman for the project entitled A Rhetorical Framework for Programming Language Design, advised by Professor Telliel. We would also like to congratulate the runners up for the following PW […]

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Congratulations to 2023 PW Salisbury Prize Winner

Filed in Student Experience by on April 19, 2023

The PW program is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2023 WPI Salisbury Prize in Professional Writing is Anastasia Mina. Congratulations, Ana!

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Congratulations to 2022 PW Salisbury Prize Winner

Filed in Student Experience by on May 19, 2022

The PW program is pleased to announce that the winner in the Professional Writing program for the 2022 WPI Salisbury Prize is Rachel Maurice. Congratulations, Rachel!

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Congratulations Elaine Chen on the 2022 Provost’s MQP Award

Filed in Student Experience by on April 29, 2022

The PW program is pleased to announce that the winner of the Provost’s MQP Award for the most outstanding project in Professional Writing for 2022 is Elaine Chen for her project entitled A Tsuboniwa: A Garden Dream, advised by Professor deWinter and Professor Telliel. We would also like to give an honorable mention to Bridgette […]

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WPI Pre-Law Society

Filed in Student Experience by on March 29, 2021

The WPI Pre-Law Society was created to give students the opportunity to meet others with similar academic interests such as learning more about law or attending law school. All levels of interest are welcome and you do NOT need to have intentions of going to law school to join. Some society activities could include discussing […]

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Working a Career Fair with a Writing Double Major

Filed in Student Experience by on September 3, 2019

A writing major at a WPI Career Fair is about as fair as finding a unicorn in the forest: fascinating and rare. As a writing major, use the rarity of your eye-catching double major to your advantage. It can be complicated to balance your communication skills with technical passions. After four WPI career fairs as […]

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In STEM? Make Sure You Learn to Write Instruction Manuals

Filed in Student Experience by on August 26, 2019

You might not think that your career will have you writing many instruction manuals, but you’re wrong: it’s actually one of the most important skills in STEM — whether you’re a professional writer or not. Most of us don’t spend much time thinking about instruction manuals or the people who wrote them. Little pamphlets or […]

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Professional Writing and social responsibility

Filed in Student Experience by on January 18, 2019

Those of us who chose to major in Professional Writing are aware of how important writing well is for our future. But are we aware of the societal impact our work can have? I’ve been learning a lot about writing professionally this year, both at school and at work. One of the most interesting things […]

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What’s It Like to Double Major with Professional Writing?

Filed in Student Experience by on October 29, 2018

At the start of my college career, I found myself having to choose between two of my great interests—chemical engineering and writing. Going to WPI, it would have been foolish to lose the opportunity to earn a reputable engineering degree in favor of my more artistic ambitions, but I wouldn’t have been true to myself […]

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