Boston A2012

Term – A 2012

Project Opportunities – IQP

Housing – Shared student apartments

Director – Professor Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld

Preparation – 1/2 unit preparation activity in D’11

Application Deadline – September 29, 2011 (before 1:00 pm)

LOCATION

The Boston project site is a residential program with resident faculty advisors. This world-class city, featuring a wealth of cultural, educational, recreational, and tourist opportunities, is an exciting, vital and stimulating environment in which to live and work.

PROJECTS

Most projects will address environmental issues, as well as urban maintenance, management and planning issues, and will include field work in the city’s neighborhoods and in the greater Boston area. Past projects include: a plan for the reduction of neighborhood disruption during the work on the Big Dig (for the North End Neighborhood Association); an analysis of the impacts of Historic Districts on surrounding neighborhoods and a method of streamlining construction permits in those districts (for the Boston Landmark Commission); the collection and analysis of environmental data about Chelsea Creek (for the Environmental Protection Agency); the improvement of public safety through the inventory and mapping of all underground fuel tanks (for the Boston Fire Department), as well as yearly projects for the Museum of Science and for various departments of the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Brookline, Quincy and Newton.

Estimated Out-of-Pocket Expenses	Amount	NOTE: In calculating the extra expense to participate in an off-campus project experience compare this figure to expenses incurred while living on campus (groceries or meal plan, entertainment expenses, transportation, etc.)
Local transportation (commuting cost to project sponsor location)	$ 150
Groceries	$ 500
Dining out (7 x term)	$ 300
Weekend tourist activities & incidentals	$ 500
Estimated total out-of-pocket expenses	$1,450
Expenses included on your WPI bill	Amount
Housing and program expenses	$2,900
Estimated Total expenses	$4,350	*Tuition and on-campus housing not included*
All above costs are estimates and are subject to change.

Boston A2012

LOCATION

PROJECTS

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