Wentworth News
Wentworth Marking Juneteenth as Day of Reflection, Education and Action
On Friday, June 19, Wentworth Institute of Technology will suspend classes and cancel administrative meetings so that all members of the community can participate in a self-directed Day of Reflection, Education and Action. This campus-wide pause coincides with Juneteenth, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States in 1865, nearly two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Wentworth Appoints Inaugural Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Nicole G. Price, Esq. has been appointed Wentworth Institute of Technology’s inaugural vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), effective August 3, 2020.
VP for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Hired
Nicole G. Price, Esq. has been appointed Wentworth Institute of Technology’s inaugural vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), effective August 3, 2020.
How Wentworth Alumni are Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis
During an unprecedented time, members of Wentworth’s alumni community have stepped forward to help in the fight against Covid-19. We’ve rounded up some of the stories to come out of the last several weeks.
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Founder of AET Labs, David Kempskie, MEC ’94, put the Stratasys Continuous Build 3D printer in his office to good use, helping frontline healthcare workers stay safe and be better prepared to do their jobs. With the help of a few colleagues, Kempskie began printing and assembling face shields for local hospitals.
Wentworth Among Climate Fund Grant Recipients
Second Nature—a Boston-based NGO who accelerates climate action in, and through, higher education - announced that Wentworth was among colleges and universities awarded grant funding through the Second Nature Climate Solutions Acceleration Fund (the Acceleration Fund).
In the Spotlight: Wentworth Athletics Staff
You might be aware of the in-game successes many Wentworth coaches and staff members have had, but the Athletics department is providing a chance for you to get to know them better on a personal level.
Wentworth Athletics is putting some of its staff in the spotlight in a series of profiles currently running on their official website.
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Students Recognized in National Furniture Design Competition
Wentworth students and faculty once again collaborated with National Office Furniture for the organization’s annual Furniture Design Competition, challenging students to design and develop furniture or accessories that would allow people to be more efficient throughout their day.
Wentworth Institute of Technology Names Ian Lapp as New Provost
Ian Lapp, Ph.D., an experienced academic leader with a track record of building diverse teams around innovative initiatives, has been named senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at Wentworth Institute of Technology, effective June 8. Lapp has held positions at Babson College, Harvard University and Columbia University, and worked on public health education programs in Africa, Asia and Europe.
Tips for Distance Learning Success
Whether you were on co-op last semester or are just taking college courses for the first time, distance learning might be an adjustment at first. Luckily, Wentworth’s Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) has provided a helpful list of tips for finding success.
Jojo Jacobson, associate director for the CAE, broke the list down into four categories: productivity, study tips, resources and apps, and setting up your physical space.
To ensure a high level of production in class, she says, students should follow these tips:
Wentworth Runners Smash Ragnar Relay Goal
By John Franklin
Major changes within the last few months could not deter the Wentworth Ragnar Relay team from smashing its fundraising goal.
Students Finish Strong in American Society of Engineers Datathon Event
A multi-disciplinary student team comprised of members from Wentworth Institute of Technology, Auburn University and Arizona State University took second place in the inaugural 2020 Datathon Competition.
Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Computing Division, the competition took place alongside the annual 2020 Construction Research Congress (CRC 2020) Conference, which emanated from in Tempe, Arizona earlier this spring.
Facilities Department Making Campus Upgrades, Aiding Local Community
Forty-three members of the Department of Facilities have been on Wentworth’s campus these past few weeks to disinfect buildings and equipment, and to make a host of improvements in various areas.
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Wentworth moved to distance learning with students, faculty and most staff members evacuating all buildings including residence halls.
How Industrial Design Has Innovated This Spring
Wentworth’s Industrial Design faculty members have adapted to distance learning by building home classrooms, offering students remote control during Zoom classes and hosting guest lecturers, among other adjustments. Students have responded in kind, producing work that has “demonstrated their creativity and tenacity to overcome the new challenges they are facing,” said Sam Montague, chair of the Department of Industrial Design.
Wentworth's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Summary of Wentworth’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
[For more details, updates and resources, visit the university’s COVID-19 Info Center].
Professor Discusses Suffrage Movement with New York Times
Assistant Professor Allison Lange, Department of Arts and Humanities, is quoted in the New York Times’ article “How the Spanish Flu Almost Upended Women’s Suffrage.”
“People were really seeing these women as incredibly valuable to American society,” Lange tells the publication when addressing women filling in the labor force when men left to fight in World War I.
Read the full article on the Times site.
When a Pandemic Hit, These Wentworth Students Took to the Front Lines to Help
By Greg Abazorius
The severity of the Coronavirus outbreak hit Jake Girard hard.
“I saw a seemingly young Covid-19 positive patient, through a glass door, attached to a ventilator that I had just set up in the room earlier that day,” says Girard, Biomedical Engineering ’21.
He suddenly found himself equipping new areas of the hospital to be used as intensive care units for patients who could not breathe on their own.
Wentworth Distributing Supermarket Gift Cards to Neighbors
By John Franklin
With people out of work and struggling financially due to the coronavirus outbreak, Johanna Sena, director for community and government relations at Wentworth, started an initiative to make things a little easier for our neighbors.
Sena’s office has been purchasing Stop & Shop gift cards and distributing them to people in Wentworth’s surrounding communities. It’s something that she wants to keep doing as we strive to reach an end to the pandemic.
Recognizing Our Spring 2020 Graduates
Saturday, April 25 had long been the scheduled date for Wentworth’s Spring Commencement, but with an in-person ceremony impossible right now, university officials wanted to still recognize a very deserving group of graduates through a virtual toast.
Via livestream, President Mark Thompson and others addressed the group. A video presentation representing the years graduating students spent at Wentworth was also presented, including well wishes from faculty and staff. Additionally, the names of students recognized with Alumni and Leaderships Awards were read.
Wentworth Gives Thanks to Those on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Fight
The Wentworth community would like to give thanks to all of the first responders and essential employees currently working to help everyone during the Covid-19 crisis.
Watch a video below featuring students, faculty and staff thanking those on the front lines.