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E46: Teamwork, Part Two | Lydia Ellen Tonani-Penha | Materials Science and Engineering
E45: Teamwork, Part One | Anne Ogilvie | SWEET Center
E44: Big Ideas and Bold Beginnings: Building Student Innovators | Ardian Preci | Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs
E43: A Journey to Industrial Engineering in Themed Entertainment | Reagan Hajjar | Class of 2023
E42: Student Research | Yuxiang (Shawn) Liu | Mechanical and Materials Engineering
E41: The Future of Cellular, Wireless, and Space-Based Communications | Alexander Wyglinski | Graduate Studies – Electrical and Computer Engineering
E40: A Parent Playbook for College | Emily Perlow, Vice President of Student Affairs/Dean of Students
E39: The AI Connector: Social and Data Sciences | Rob Krueger-Social Science and Policy Studies | Lane Harrison-Computer Science
E38: Preparing for College | Paul Reilly – Academic Advising | Raghavan Rajkumar '27 – Computer Science and Data Science
E37: Hurricane Preparedness | Sarah Molinari | Integrative and Global Studies
Teamwork, Part One
This episode of The WPI Podcast explores WPI’s efforts to support students—and others—through the challenges and rewards of working in teams. Listeners will learn tips for navigating common problems associated with teamwork from the university's director for team learning who leads WPI's SWEET Center (Supporting WPI through Effective and Equitable Teamwork.
Big Ideas and Bold Beginnings: Building Student Innovators
This episode explores what happens when a student has a big idea—and what happens when it doesn’t work. The discussion with WPI's director of innovation and entrepreneurship programs focuses on student entrepreneurship including how mentors can encourage creativity, offer honest feedback, and guide students through the risks, setbacks, and breakthroughs that are all part of innovation.