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Thank you for your dedication to this great institution, and for your passion for its future. You were also here for the historic decision to bid farewell to Alumni Gym, the 100-year old building that served the campus so well for so long, and to usher in the plans to build the Foisie Innovation Studio. You helped us with those plans, too, ensuring your legacy on this campus in a building that will celebrate creative thinking and teamwork for the betterment of the global community. You saw us launch several new project centers across the globe, including locations in Israel, Ecuador, Panama, and Worcester, England. A nd speaking of teamwork, you shone on the playing fields this year, too. Our athletics programs had great success. We salute you for representing WPI so well with your talent, skill, dedication, and superior sportsmanship. Your academic accomplishments were also significant, and these were recognized through your acceptance into graduate programs, your exciting job offers, and your service to our nation with the military. Your curiosity and drive to find new knowledge made us all better. Now as you move forward, I urge you to stay connected to your alma mater. Participate in alumni activities. Come back to campus often. Help us spread the word about this special institution. And of course, keep us apprised of what you are up to! This is the beginning of the new phase of our relationship with you, and we look forward to celebrating your achievements and milestones for many years to come! I am so deeply proud of all of you. Sincerely, Laurie Leshin President 2 . ^ SaA AMm T Our WPI Story: Theory, Practice, and Impact There is something about a brutal Worcester winter, where snow is measured Our moments of definition come in distinct ways for each person. Our in feet not inches - that makes the first warm days of spring so worth it. It is struggles are just as defining as our successes. Whether it is a task from a a cycle we have consistently experienced here for the past four years. professor that has pushed our limits and caused us to pull yet another all- Buckling down, becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable, and ultimately nighter; or the group project that took all we had. We’ve been tested. We’ve prevailing. Each term at WPI holds the same; not truly knowing what you are been to the bottom and we’ve fought our way back up. While our challenges getting yourself into until somehow it’s week three and a half, and you seem are all unique, each WPI student knows the feeling of success and wants to be spending more time calculating how to get an A, than you have spent nothing more than to help others succeed as well. on any of the homework for the entire term. We’ve all been there. But each of those grueling seven week terms provided an endearing familiarity- one that WPI teaches resilience, we have learned from our challenges, both academic can only be appreciated once our much needed term break arrives, and we’ve and personal. The community of WPI picked us up when we were at our lowest realized we’ve given WPI all we had. and gave us the skills we needed to stand back up. At WPI we’ve helped each other get to the proud place of where we are and who we have become. We are forming these patterns without even knowing it, and like any beautiful work of art, each small part is made up of similar strokes, repeating each We’ve learned to adapt when things didn’t go as expected, that the comfort other, until the larger masterpiece is revealed. It is often difficult to imagine zone is a nice place, but nothing noteworthy can be accomplished there. We at the start, but we have been creating these masterpieces unknowingly are in a very unique place at WPI. Some may call it a bubble, but what a throughout every moment of our lives. bubble it is. To be amongst the brightest minds, conquering the toughest subjects- not just in the field of engineering or science- but in society. WPI Our journey at WPI, started at the beginning, with that first walk across Earle proves time and time again to be at the helm of progress. Our norm is to Bridge. No matter where we came from, each member of our class took a constantly challenge the status quo, to incite change within our community, leap of faith to arrive at this small university in Worcester. We were unsure of and to instill in its students that it is our duty to always speak out and defend what the future had in store for us. The spirit of WPI is captured in this- our beliefs. prevailing through uncertainty, approaching each encounter with an open heart and an open mind, knowing that everyone is here for a reason, and WPI has proven that we are better when we embrace change even when it understanding that everyone has something to offer. feels impossible, because that is the only way forward. We flourish as individuals and as a community when our actions are driven by what we care Each member of our class has their own story; where they’ve been, where about. So many of us have already discovered our passions and acted on they are going, and who they want to be. But whether it’s a standing ovation them- creating our own businesses, movements, organizations - inspiring for a fantastic performance in Alden, or a roaring crimson and grey crowd at others to apply their learnings into reality. a championship game, we’ve been there together. And these are the moments that make our experiences richer. Bonding and supporting one another in the The two towers aren’t just something that stand everlasting on campus; they excitement of our collective accomplishments. are something we hold with us wherever we go. Theory and Practice have been ingrained into our very being, knowing that theory or practice on their own are Our original impression of this physically small university was shattered by not as effective as when they are together. Lehr un Kunst teaches us to never the enormous presence WPI has through innovation and global reach. Our give up- to gain knowledge and to apply it, to break rules and sometimes learning extends well beyond the walls of Higgins Labs, Atwater Kent, Olin make our own. This notion of the Two Towers marks every student who walks Hall, even the library. WPI as a whole is our classroom. It is the place that across Earle Bridge, and never leaves them. As we join the esteemed ranks of incorporates learning in every facet- where we question curiously the rules of WPI alumni today, we have taken in all that WPI had to offer, and have the universe, where we learn about ourselves, where we find our passions emerged as accomplished, prepared, and inspired adults ready to face the and pursue them. But WPI has given us the opportunity to extend this world’s most pressing challenges. classroom to the entire world, challenging us to immerse ourselves in other cultures, learn about other ways of life, and use our finely honed skills to We arrived. We learned. We worked to prove ourselves. We emerged Stronger. solve real-world issues that will affect others in a positive way. These local And we will continue to flourish using Theory and Practice to make a positive and global experiences have taught us the value of working with others and impact on the world. gaining a new perspective. This pattern is not just our path through WPI- it is the pattern that we will Some of our best role models are the professors, faculty and staff of WPI that follow for the rest of our lives- we will continue to support and empower take an interest in each and every one of us, and recognize our passions others, we will continue to thrive in the face of adversity, and as WPI before we even recognize them in ourselves. Through countless conversations Graduates we will continue to rise together and impact the world that so with faculty and mentors we gain confidence that make the extra hours on eagerly awaits us. the assignments more tolerable. We knew that we weren’t just building knowledge in a specific course; we were chipping away to find what makes us Veronica Delaney unique. Our greatest role models, however, have been our peers. With each empowering conversation, we build off of each other’s successes and experiences, learning from each other’s strengths- making us stronger as a unit. Each person adds to who we are - giving us layers and dimension. We are all deeply defined by one another; a treasured gift that’s impact will linger far after the fear of stepping on the seal has faded. 3 4 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Seniors Nicolas Adami-Sampson Biyan Adie Joseph Agresta Narut Akadejdechapanich Mushtaq Al Zuhairi Management Information Aerospace Engineering Electrical and Computer Electrical and Computer Biomedical Engineering Systems Engineering Engineering Emily Aldrich Audrey Allen Miguel Almeida Joseph Alvarado Gabrielle Amarosa Industrial Engineering Chemical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering Actuarial Mathematics Brian Amato Megan Andresano Lindsey Andrews Georgios Ardamerinos George Asare Biology and Biotechnology Biochemistry Mechanical Engineering Robotics Engineering Aerospace Engineering Rania Attalla Joshua Audibert Brian Bach Norma Bachman Andrew Baez Civil Engineering Computer Science Chemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biochemistry 6