WPI Journal - The Magazine for WPI Alumni

SPRING 2014

The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)

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DEAR ALUMNI: W PI is the great enabler of my life. It's hard to believe that I graduated almost 40 years ago, yet I continue to be grateful for the education I received and recognize how instrumental WPI was in my success. I am so proud to be connected to an institution that serves society by educating leaders who have the habits of mind and the practical skills to solve society's most challenging prob- lems. Project-based learning has been the key, and it is about to be elevated to a whole new level at WPI. Alumni Gym—a building most of us remember fondly for reasons other than academ- ics—is about to be transformed into an Innovation Studio, a state-of-the-art hub for project- based education at WPI. This hub will bring students and fac- ulty from various disciplines together like never before, as- sist students in developing products with the help of expe- rienced entrepreneurs, and connect project centers around the globe to each other and the campus community. It will spark ideas and nurture them through trial and er- ror. The Innovation Studio at Alumni Gym will make a great education even better for WPI undergraduates. A special insert in this issue of the WPI Journal describes the project in detail and provides information about how you can support it. Alumni Gym took its name from WPI's frst alumni- driven fundraising initiative to supply students with space they needed in the university's early days. I believe the need for a centrally located home for project-based education is even more critical today and that WPI alumni are ready to rise to the challenge again to serve future students of our alma mater. The campus where we lived and learned, and the professors who taught us when we were students, were supported by people who came before us. I urge you to join me in making WPI a model institution for the next generation. Make a fnancial commitment to the Alumni Gym transformation. Be part of history at WPI. Michael J. Dolan '75 Senior Vice President, Exxon Mobil Corporation WPI Trustee and National Campaign Chair From the National Campaign Chair Make Your Gift Today wpi.alumnifund.me/ funds/make-it-happen 508-831-4177 if@wpi.edu Advancing WPI Spring 2014 9 WPI_Spring14_DolanPG9.indd 9 3/9/14 11:53 AM

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