"The Waltham campus brings the WPI tradition of education innovation to technical professionals and managers working and or living along Massachusetts' technology highway" says Arlene Lowenstein, director of continuing education and Lisa Jernberg, director of graduate marketing and enrollment. "It offers professional development and graduate programs to individuals and corporations for whom leading-edge technology and management education are of great importance. The state-of-the-art facility and outstanding faculty provide a comprehensive learning environment."
The facility occupies 15,000 square feet of space and is equipped with the latest in computers. The facility is the second off-campus site opened by the university in recent years. In 1994 WPI opened a Technical Education Center in Westboro, a satellite facility that serves a high concentration of information system professionals in the Greater Boston and Central Massachusetts areas. "Our initial offering, a certificate program in UNIX System and C Programming, has been a tremendous success," says WPI President Edward A. Parrish. "Our experience there underscored the demand for WPI's programs in this region."
The Waltham facility will offer a wide range of graduate and continuing education programs. "In our first year we will offer 20 graduate courses in management and computer science," says Parrish. "Students can sign up for individual courses, enroll in a graduate certificate program, or work toward a master's degree. In all, we will have more than 70 hours of instruction a week in day, evening and weekend programs."
Dignitaries cut the ribbon to formally open the Waltham campus on Aug. 22. From left State Education Commissioner Robert V. Antonucci; Arlene Lowenstein, WPI director of continuing education; Lisa Jernberg, WPI director of graduate marketing and enrollment; President Parrish; Associate Provost William Durgin; and Waltham Mayor William Stanley.