Preparing for Welcome Experience Days – June and July 2025

Department(s):

The First-Year Experience , Academic Advising Office
New students walk through campus during the First-Year Welcome Experience.
Students chat in a classroom during last year’s First-Year Welcome Experience.

We all know how warm, welcoming, and supportive the WPI community is, and we’ll have a chance to share that with incoming students and their families during the upcoming First-Year Welcome Experience and Transfer Welcome Experience days!    

The First-Year Welcome Experience (FYWE) is an opportunity for incoming students and their parents and guardians to visit campus in small groups for one day from June 9 – 20 and June 30, with a virtual option on June 25, 2025. The Transfer Welcome Experience (TWE) occurs on campus on June 27 and July 16, with a virtual option on July 17, 2025. This gives them a chance to meet their classmates and connect with an academic advisor to get their questions answered, all before New Student Orientation in August. While these welcome events serve as the first step of the new student onboarding and transition experience, it’s not the only step—throughout the summer, incoming students will be consistently interacting with offices and departments across campus both virtually and in person.  

So, how can you help? The answer is simple: be yourself! Say hello and welcome our new students to the community, point them in the right direction of a specific building or location, share your favorite place to grab a snack or meal on campus or nearby. It’s all part of the WPI experience, and it’s all something that will make a difference to our incoming students and their families.   

Please reach out to welcome@wpi.edu with any questions. Thank you for helping us welcome our new students to WPI!  

Profiles

Kim Allen
Kim Allen
Assistant Director, Academic Services, Academic Advising Office
Kim Allen (she/her) has served as the Assistant Director of Academic Advising and First Year Experience since May of 2024. As a first-generation college student turned higher educational professional, Kim seeks to support students from diverse backgrounds to realize their potenti [...]
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Tally Reeverts
Tally Reeverts
Senior Assistant Director, Academic Advising, Academic Advising Office
As a senior assistant director in the Office of Academic Advising, I advise students of all majors, oversee transfer advising and programming, collaborate with colleagues across the institution to improve the transfer student experience, and serve as a liaison with Mass Academy. [...]
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Lindsey Briggs
Lindsey Briggs
Advisor, Transfer Students and Programming, Academic Advising Office
As the Advisor to Transfer Students and Programming, I am dedicated to supporting transfer students throughout their journey at WPI. Through a holistic advising approach, I assist students as they develop personalized academic plans, connect with campus resources, and achieve the [...]
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