The Bridge - Recent Corporate Gifts to WPI

WPI Alumni: The Bridge - February 2003

1. "Name the Newsletter" Contest Winner

From our three finalists, a winner emerged: The Bridge. Great minds really DO think alike--four alums suggested The Bridge (or a close variation). We held a drawing for the WPI cherry arm chair and the winner is Harold Wright '63! We'd also like to acknowledge Sean Gillard '85, Daniel Rice '46 and Gordon Mears '69 for their winning suggestions.

Share your thoughts about this newsletter at the Alumni Café.

2. Space Shuttle Tragedy Hits Home

A dozen WPI students are working on projects at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, now the epicenter for Space Shuttle Columbia recovery efforts. Last Saturday, instead of attending a welcome home party for the crew, WPI students honored the seven fallen astronauts at a memorial service. Read more...

3. Sweating the Very Small Stuff: Nanotechnology Grant Breaks Record

Three WPI professors joined forces to obtain the largest grant for a research study in the emerging field of nanotechnology in the university's history. The award from the National Science Foundation provides more than $600,000 to fund a three-year research project through September 2005. Read the full story...

4. Alumni Events

Mamma Mia!

Join us on Saturday, March 29 at the Colonial Theatre in Boston for a matinee performance of Mama Mia!--a fun, family-friendly musical featuring ABBA's most popular songs. Tickets are $65.00 each.

Alumni Forum 2003: Doing Business in China

Are you interested in setting up operations in China? This is a unique opportunity for alums to network with and learn from international business executives and regional business experts. Travel to Hong Kong and Shanghai, April 7-11. For more information, click here.

There's more going on - view the full calendar!

5. Campus Events

March 4

CREDIA Workshop: From Data to Knowledge:
Exploring Industrial, Scientific, and Commercial Databases.
For business leaders and scientists. Open to the public. Learn more...

July 13-25

Frontiers: A two-week academic on-campus camp for high school juniors and seniors. Learn more...

View the full calendar of campus events.

6. Corporate Gifts Help Keep WPI Strong

WPI's research and educational programs benefited from nearly $850,000 in gifts from corporations in the second half of 2002. These gifts supported undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, current research, teaching labs, and more. Read the story and see the complete list of recent corporate gifts.

7. WPI Segways On CNN.com

As the first university in the world to use Segway human transporters, (invented by Dean Kamen '73), WPI caught the media's attention. The story was featured on CNN online, and in Boston Business Journal, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and other local and national publications.

View a full list of stories featuring WPI and its faculty and alumni.

8. Did you know...

WPI ranked No. 1 in NSSE Survey for faculty-student interaction
WPI ranked No. 57 in U.S. News & World Report's 2003 Best Colleges issue
Nicholas Baker '03, computer science, is a 2003 Marshall Scholar
6 faculty members are Fulbright Scholars
34 faculty members are fellows of Professional Societies
3 faculty members received 2003 NSF CAREER Awards to date

Learn more about WPI achievements.

9. Wrestlers Ranked 7th in New England

Led by freshman Mike Murphy's pin at 133 pounds early on, the WPI wrestling team defeated Plymouth State College last week, 25-17, at Alumni Gym. Read the full story...

10. Bookmarks

Class Notes
Got something exciting to announce? Tell us about it!

Alumni Café
Keep in touch with other alums on our message boards!

Alumni Web Site
Your source for alumni information and events!

Alliance of International Students and Alumni at WPI

Transformations
Read the Fall issue with Web-only features!

Giving to WPI
There are lots of ways to give back - including online!

We'd love to hear your suggestions or comments. Please send them to us at alumninewsletter@wpi.edu.

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The Bridge - Recent Corporate Gifts to WPI

Contents

Mamma Mia!

Alumni Forum 2003: Doing Business in China

March 4

July 13-25