The WPI Seal
WPI's official seal was designed by Professor Alonzo S. Kimball and approved by the WPI Board of Trustees in 1888. It includes a central shield containing graphical elements that relate to WPI's history and mission: a heart (symbolizing Worcester, the heart of the commonwealth) and two open books and an arm and hammer (representing WPI's heritage of balancing theory with application). This heritage is also conveyed in the university's motto, Lehr und Kunst (learning and skilled arts), which appears in a banner above the shield. WPI's full name and founding date (in Roman numerals) appear in a ring around the shield and banner.
The seal that appears in the WPI Logo is a simplified version of the official WPI seal. It may be easily distinguished from the official seal by the founding date, which appears in Arabic, rather that Roman, numerals.
WPI's official seal is trademarked. It is reserved for official transactions of the university (for example, diplomas and transcripts), and its use is, therefore, strictly limited. All uses of the official seal must be approved, in advance, by University Marketing. When used, it must be reproduced from official artwork and may not be altered or edited in any way. Elements of the official seal may not be used separately as parts of other logos of graphical elements.
