Town Meeting
September 22, 2006
Provost
Carol Simpson
Welcome to our
new WPI Faculty
September 22, 2006
Provost Carol Simpson
New Department Heads
Prof. James P. Hanlan
Interim Head, Humanities & Arts
Prof. Germano S. Iannacchione
Interim Head, Physics
Air Force
Aerospace Studies
Military Science
Lt. Col. Terrence A. Leary
Lt. Col. Normand A. Gauthier
Professor and Department Head
Professor and Department Head
BS 1986 US Air Force Academy
MS 1988 George Washington
University
MBA 1998 Management of
Technical Innovation
Canisius College
2001 Army Command and
General Staff College
Military Science
Captain Dana L. Hudson
Assistant Professor
Master Sergeant
Serafin M. Cascalheira
Senior Military Instructor
B.S.1999 Telecommunications
Ohio University
Advance Noncommissioned
officer 2003
Biology and Biotechnology
Joseph B. Duffy
Tanja Dominko
Associate Professor
Research Assistant Professor
PhD 1992 Biomedical Sciences
University of Texas Graduate
School
PhD 1996 Endocrinology-Reproductive
Physiology
University Wisconsin-Madison
Molecular cell biology:
Mechanisms of signal
transduction processes
Developmental competence of
mammalian eggs and early embryos
Biology and Biotechnology
Ray Page
Mitchell Sanders
Research Assistant Professor
Research Assistant Professor
PhD 1993 Chemical Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic & State
University
PhD 1992 Cell Biology
WPI
Executive VP ECI Biotech Inc.
Molecular and developmental
biology applications
Novel microbial detection technology
Biomedical Engineering
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Glenn R. Gaudette
Destin Heilman
Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor
PhD 2002 Biomedical Engineering
SUNY Stony Brook
PhD 2006 Biochemistry
UMass Medical School
Cardiac tissue engineering and
cardiovascular biomechanics
CAV Apoptin protein - a viral protein
found to selectively target and
destroy cancer cells
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
• Xinming Huang
Assistant Professor
• PhD 2001 Electrical
Engineering
• Virginia Polytechnic & State
University
• VLSI design, wireless systems,
distributed sensor networks and
reconfigurable computing
Fire Protection
Engineering
Ali Rangwala
Assistant Professor
PhD 2006 Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering
University of California, San Diego
Flame spread on solid fuels and
compartment fire modeling
Humanities and Arts
Ulrike Brisson
Administrator of German Studies,
Visiting Assistant Professor of German
PhD 2000 Comparative Literature
Pennsylvania State University
18th, 19th and 20th Century travel writing
and colonial and post-colonial
comparative literature
Thomas Robertson
Assistant Professor
PhD 2005 U.S. Environmental History
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Population growth, globalization
and environmentalism
Humanities and Arts
Joseph Farbrook
Assistant Professor
• Constance Clark
Assistant Professor
MFA 2004 Media Arts
• PhD 2002 History
University of Colorado at Boulder
• University of Colorado at Boulder
Game theory, visual rhetoric, visual
culture and graphic design
• American History and Culture
Management
Mathematical Sciences
Bengisu Tulu
Ryung Kim
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
PhD 2006 Information Systems
and Technology
Claremont Graduate University
PhD 2005 Biostatistics
Harvard University
Information systems and
technology in healthcare
Statistical analysis of
large scale genomic data
Mathematical Sciences - Visiting Assistant Professors
Volodymyr Hrynkiv
Jun Masamune
Guilherme de Oliveira
PhD 2006 Mathematics
University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
PhD 1999 Information Science
Tohoku University, Japan
PhD 2006 Applied Math
RPI
Optimal control of partial
differential equations and
variational inequalities
Analysis and partial
differential equations
Numerical modeling of
high-speed reactive flows
Chang Hyeong Lee
PhD 2006 Mathematics
University of Minnesota
Mathematical analysis and
simulation of complex biological
systems
Mechanical Engineering
Islam I. Hussein
Diana Lados
Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor
PhD 2005 Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan
PhD 2004 Materials Science and
Engineering
WPI
Geometric mechanics and cooperative
control of multiple vehicle intelligent
systems
Design and optimization of materials
for fatigue crack growth, and
fracture resistance
Physics
Velvel Shaia Hushwater
Social Science and
Policy Studies
Visiting Assistant Professor
PhD 2001 Physics
University of Maryland
Classical and quantum
electrodynamics
Abdellah Dakhama
John Philip
Visiting Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor
PhD 2005 Physics
Northeastern University
PhD 2001 Solid State Physics
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, India
Molecular beam
epitaxy fabrication of
semi-conductors,
magnetic semi-conductors,
and magnetic films
Nanotechnology, magnetic
semi-conductors, and
spin-electronics
Janice Gobert
Visiting Associate Professor
PhD 1994
University of Toronto
Cognitive science and learning
A few recent notable
Faculty Achievements
FY2006 external research awards of $16.5M
eclipses WPI's previous record of $13.6M, set in FY2004
Mike Sokal
Professor Emeritus of History
The Society for the History of Psychology,
Division of the American Psychological Association
2006 Lifetime Achievement Award
Joel Brattin Professor, HUA
Co-Author of:
The Norman and Charlotte Strouse
Edition of the Writings of Thomas Carlyle, 4
Jonathan Barnett Professor, FPE
Featured in the NOVA special “Building on
Ground Zero”
Kristin Tichenor
Associate Vice President
Enrollment Management
Town Meeting
September 22, 2006
Meet the Class of 2010!
Kristin Tichenor
Associate Vice President
for Enrollment Management
Meet the Class of 2010!
• 780 incoming first year students
• 200 women; 580 men
• 54 domestic students of color
• 72 international students
Enrollment Management
Noteworthy
•
•
•
•
•
3.7 GPA
Top 13% Rank in Class
1290 SAT Average (1887 with Writing)
210 students with 4.0 GPA’s
26 valedictorians; 15 salutatorians
Enrollment Management
Domestic Students by State
Enrollment Management
International Citizens
▪ Albania ▪ Guatemala ▪ Russia ▪ Australia ▪
India ▪ Singapore ▪ Bangladesh ▪ Israel ▪ Sri
Lanka ▪ Brazil ▪ Kazakhstan ▪ Turkey ▪
Bulgaria ▪ Myanmar ▪ Taiwan ▪ Cameroon ▪
Mexico ▪ Vietnam ▪ Chile ▪ Malaysia ▪ China
▪ Nepal ▪ Costa Rica ▪ Pakistan ▪ Cyprus ▪
Romania
Enrollment Management
First Year Applications
Discount Rate
5500
5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
1999
2000
Enrollment Management
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
The Admissions Funnel
18,000 inquiries
27%
4,930 applications
66%
3,270 admits
24%
Enrollment Management
780 enrollees
Undergraduate Admissions
Overview
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Apps
3136
3191
3576
3708
3319
4924
Admits
2461
2436
2552
2782
2815
3260
Admit Rate
78%
76%
71%
75%
85%
66%
Confirms
705
714
633
745
735
780
Yield Rate
29%
29%
25%
27%
26%
24%
43.2%
46.5%
45.8%
47.5%
42.4%
42.5%
Discount Rate
Enrollment Management
Average SAT Scores
1300
1295
1294
1290
1290
1285
1284
1281
1280
1275
1270
1265
1260
1262
1255
1250
2002
Enrollment Management
2003
2004
2005
2006
350
Class Rank - Enrolling Students
314
300
250
200
145
150
100
54
50
44
16
5
1
6th
7th
0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Decile
Enrollment Management
5th
Enrollment Management
Enrollment by Gender
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Female
177
166
213
170
200
Male
550
473
556
582
580
Total
727
639
769
752
780
Enrollment Management
Women as Percent of Class
30%
28%
26%
25%
26%
24%
23%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
2002
Enrollment Management
2003
2004
2005
2006
Students of Color by Ethnicity
30
29
28
28
25
27
25
23
20
20
15
13
10
10
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2004
2005
1
3
3
0
2002
2003
African Am
Enrollment Management
Hispanic
Am Indian
Multi-racial*
2006
Intended Majors 2006
Other, 1%
Management, 1%
Undecided, 9%
Engineering, 32%
Math & Sciences,
17%
Enrollment Management
Computer Science,
14%
Engineering
Undecided, 26%
Undeclared Students: Five Year Review
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
To Be Declared
37
27
70
101
70
Science TBD
18
7
7
8
20
Engineering TBD
106
108
118
111
212
Enrollment Management
Enrollment Management
Declines
Enrolled at Other College
Rensselaer
Grand Total
148
Enrolled at Other College
Grand
Total
Tufts University
21
RIT
62
University of Maine
19
Northeastern University
59
Lehigh University
18
UMass Amherst
50
Clarkson University
17
Boston University
49
Georgia Tech
17
MIT
32
UMass Lowell
15
Carnegie Mellon
29
Syracuse University
13
UCONN
29
Johns Hopkins
12
Cornell University
28
Franklin W Olin C Engineering
12
UNH
28
University of Rhode Island
12
Enrollment Management
Enrollment Management
Stephen Flavin
Associate Provost and Dean
Corporate and Professional
Education
An Overview
of
Corporate and Professional
Education
September 22, 2006
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Organizational Structure
Continuing & Professional
Education
•
•
•
•
Sharon Deffely
Non-credit professional
workshops and seminars
Public Sessions and
Corporate Onsites
Topics Include: Project
Mgmt.; Continuous
Process Improvement;
Lean; Leadership &
Mgmt. Development
Corporate Education
•
•
•
•
Tony Mangano
Predominantly creditbased graduate
certificate programs
Targeting the corporate
buyer looking to
leverage the tuition
reimbursement benefit
Ability to deliver
programs with academic
rigor in flexible formats
Educational Solutions
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
ADLN
•
•
•
•
Pam Shelley
Both graduate
certificates and degrees
(Management, FPE,
Environmental Eng. &
System Dynamics)
100% Online
Targets individuals
(working professionals)
seeking educational /
career advancement
Complete Industry Solutions
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mission
• Generate aggressive and sustainable revenue and
contribution growth.
• Increase brand awareness around WPI’s expertise in
science, engineering and the management of
technology through our corporate relationships and
the delivery of our education programs.
• Contribute more dollars to the bottom line to fund
WPI strategic initiatives.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Business Vision
• To help our Customers derive maximum
value through the design and delivery of
high quality, market driven, innovative and
financially sustainable credit and noncredit education programs.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
FY06 Financial Performance
Organization
Revenue
Expense
NET
Continuing & Professional
$1,930,472
$1,535,139
$395,334
Corporate Education
$1,563,662
$1,235,766
$327,896
ADLN
$1,784,272
$1,339,266
$445,006
$489,529
($489,529)
$4,599,700
$678,707
Waltham Campus
TOTAL:
$5,278,406
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Priorities & Goals
•
•
•
•
•
Fiscal Responsibility
Campus Partnerships
Program Inventory
Marketing & Sales
Staff Development
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Benefits to WPI
Strategic
Benefits
Hard
Benefits
• Supporting University Vision for increased visibility/recognition in Life Sciences,
Engineering and Management
• Supporting University Vision for increasing Graduate enrollment
• Developing deeper relationships with strategic corporate accounts
• Maintaining a connection for alumni to stay engaged at WPI – Lifelong Learning
• Generation of contribution dollars to WPI
•FY06 of $723,230 (excluding Waltham lease and ADLN revenues) NET: $233K
•FY06 ADLN contribution dollars: $445,000
• Corporate Education will return $102,000 in revenue transfers (Depts. and ADLN)
• ADLN will return more than $450K in revenue transfers back to Departments
Soft
Benefits
• Provide opportunities to assess adjunct faculty in consideration of a more permanent
appointment, as well as, experiment new credit-based program ideas in a safe
environment
• Resource to University for delivering internal management development training
• Necessary entity to enhance University reputation as full-service provider of education
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
TOC
Dexter Bailey
Vice President
Development
and
Alumni Relations
WPI
Office of Development &
Alumni Relations
Philanthropy is about the future…
Our Team


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33 staff members
Average years of service
exceeds 10 years
Focus areas: Major Gifts,
Annual Giving, Alumni
Relations, and Donor
Services & Stewardship
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New Staff Members:
Major Gifts Officers Donna
Stock and Christine Taylor
Director of Executive and
Development
Communications Sarah
Mackey
Vacancy: Executive Director
for Gift Planning
The Development Cycle

First time gift

Renewed gift

Upgraded gift

Special gift (Major Gifts)

Large gift (Transformative Gift)

Planned gift (Transformative Gift)
FY 06 Giving by Donor Type, $12,091,503
Corporations
11%
Foundations
5%
Others
10%
Alumni
74%
Giving Data Points
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Total number of gifts
7,064 (9,492
transactions)
17 % alumni
participation rate
65 % renewal rate for
annual donors
Median Gift $100
Avg. Gift $1,800
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Top six gifts represented
more than 42% of the
total
$4,294,989 restricted to
financial support for
current students
Annual Fund realized a
15.9% increase with
$1.89 million
Charitable Giving by Donor Source, 2001-2005
WPI vs. National Trend for 5 Calendar Years Ending 12/31/05
1
Foundations/Other
10.96%
Corporations
27.01%
Foundations/Other
11.59%
Bequests
7.89%
0.75
Bequests
22.69%
0.5
Individuals
75.62%
0.25
Individuals
39.35%
0
WPI
National Trend
Corporations
4.90%
Points of Interest
”Joyous” giving should not hurt.
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Alumni Engagement
(Time & Money)
Messaging
Major Gifts Program
Donor Bill of Rights
Transparency
Accountability
The important role
faculty and staff have
What about
The Campaign?
Christopher Hardwick
Vice President
Marketing
and
Communications
WPI Marketing & Communications
Update: Town Meeting
September 22, 2006
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
56
What is Marketing &
Communications?
• In simplest terms, we’re story tellers…
about our faculty
about our students
about our alumni
about what makes WPI a
special place.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI
Marketing
&
Communications
Brand/Positioning
Marketing
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
• Build overall awareness
Brand/ Positioning
• Communicate strengths/
differentiation/ impact
• Define “WPI” brand
• Segment markets
• Communicate value proposition
Marketing
to target audiences
• Move the needle
- inquiries, applications, funding,
recruiting
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE
WPI
Marketing
&
Comms.
Brand/
Positioning
Research
Communications
Public Relations
Marketing
Thought
Leadership
Alumni
Communications
Web/Interactive
Marketing
Enrollment
Marketing
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Advancement
Communications
Business
Development
Brand/Positioning Communication
Research
Communications
Public Relations
Thought
Leadership
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Alumni
Communications
Marketing
WEB/Interactive
Marketing
Enrollment
Marketing
Development
Communications
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Business
Development
Steve Hebert
University
Vice President
D’Anne Hurd
General Counsel
and
Vice President
Business Development
at Gateway Park
Tom Lynch
Vice President
Information Technology
Information Technology
Mission
The IT Division partners with faculty, students,
and staff in the quest for knowledge, applying
the power of technology to unite people and
content anytime, anyplace.
Infrastructure, Services, Content, Policy, Staff
Infrastructure

Fuller Labs machine room
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Multi-year capacity expansion project
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Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
Redundancy via generator, power feeds, dual UPS
supplies, networking fiber paths and switches
E-Classrooms
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Room space; rack space; power generation, capacity
and distribution; redundancy
Two new—HL202, AK120d (IMGD)
Equipment only
Gordon Library—point of service
consolidation
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Integrated circulation, reference, interlibrary loan
Student study spaces, computer collaboration areas
Tech Suites – now 7
Library Renovations
Collaborating with Reference Librarians
Three New “Tech Suites”
Technologically enhanced collaboration spaces
Total of 7 in the Library
Services

Information and technology literacy

Scientific/Engineering software classes
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Student Technology Assistants (STAs)
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Help with scanning, putting materials
on line, streaming media, podcasts, …
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120
100
Interwise iMeeting webconferencing
SourceForge, Wikkis, blogs, …
41%
37%
Total 253
60
17%
40
4%
20
0
grad.
undergrad.
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Library/ATC  academic department
liaison program
Meetings with department heads &
senior IT staff
faculty
staff/others
80
28%
27%
Attendees
by department
60
IT service assessment and planning

Attendees by
their status
80
Library work with 75 ID2050 teams
Collaboration tools
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MATLAB—534 students of which
253 were unique
FLUENT, ANSYS, …
Customized for your course
20 MATLAB Sessions (60 Lectures)
March 06-Sept 06
16%
40
13%
8%
8%
PH
CS
20
0
ME
ECE
BME
Others
Content
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Teaching with Technology Collaboratory
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Self-help resources with ideas for using
technology in teaching and learning
How to topics, best practices, tips, news, …
New Library resources
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Audio to Go, podcasts (Two Towers), RSS feeds
Bestsellers in print
New acquisitions bookshelf
Wall Street Journal: 1984 to present
Humanities International Complete—indexing
and full text of hundreds of journals, books and
other published sources
Arts & Sciences Complement—important titles that cross disciplinary boundaries
ENVIROnetbase—full text environmental handbooks…Water Science,
Technology, Engineering, GIS, Ecology, Earth Science, …
RefWorks bibliographic database and citation management tool
Policy Initiatives

Information Security Compliance Program (ISCP)

Federal laws

Educational, health, financial records
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Intellectual property
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ECPA, CFAA
Communication & training activities
Email list use policy
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Copyright, DMCA, TEACH Act
Electronic communications
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FERPA, HIPAA, GLBA , USA Patriot
Emergency broadcast
Official business lists
Faculty, staff, community lists
User managed lists
e-@WPI Digest
Data Security Policy

Role-based security, access, protection, …
Staffing—Open Searches
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Gordon Library
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ATC
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Assistant Director
Manager of A/V Systems Engineering
CCC
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Senior Information Systems Specialist/Analyst Programmer
Tracy Hassett
Associate Vice President
Human Resources and
Special Assistant to the President
Update on Information Sharing
Small group meetings with staff members
in early Spring
 Key issues included a desire for increased
information sharing
 We heard you!
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Update on Information Sharing

Steps taken so far as a result of your
suggestions:
Office of Human Resources Suggestion Box
 Regular email updates on “WPI In the News” by the
Division of Marketing and Communications
 Upcoming “Community Briefings”
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Community Briefings
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Scheduled monthly
Facilitated by a WPI Vice President
Topics to include:
General updates on developments at WPI
 Specific projects within the division
 Questions and answers

Community Briefings
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September 28, 2006 from 2:00 - 2:50 pm in Higgins Labs 116.
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November 21, 2006 from 3:00 – 3:50 pm in Salisbury Labs 105.
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Janet Richardson – Student Affairs and Campus Life
April 10, 2007 from 3:00 – 3:50 pm in Higgins Labs 116.
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Provost Simpson – Academic Affairs
January 23, 2007 from 2:00 – 2:50 pm in Salisbury Labs 115.
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Tom Lynch – Information Technology
December 12, 2006 from 3:00 – 3:50 pm in Salisbury Labs 105.
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Chris Hardwick – Marketing and Communications
Jeff Solomon – Finance and Operations
May 8, 2007 from 2:00 – 2:50 pm in Salisbury Labs 105.
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Dexter Bailey – Development and Alumni Relations
Community Briefings
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Reminders will be sent out
Questions may be forwarded in advance
We hope to see you there!
Training and Development

Background
President Berkey committed to investing in training
and professional development for our staff during
his inaugural speech
 We gathered information from performance
appraisals
 Small group meetings held to gather input on staff
training and development needs on campus

Training and Development

Action Items

Needs Assessment Survey available now
Online
 Paper

Analyze results
 Plan for future training and professional
development programs
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United Way Campaign
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2005 donations up 33% from 2004!
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2004: $21,392 (12% participation)

2005: $28,612 (16% participation)
United Way Campaign
How does WPI compare?
2005 % Participation
33%
35%
29%
27%
30%
25%
20%
16%
16%
15%
15%
10%
5%
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United Way Campaign
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President Berkey is serving as the Chair of the
Education Division for Central Massachusetts
2006 United Way Campaign dates are November
6th – November 17th
The challenge…
Campaign Goal for 2006
$30,000 and 25% participation!
Jeffrey Solomon
Vice President
Finance and Operations
and CFO
Division of Finance and
Operations
Jeffrey Solomon, VP and CFO
Report on Significant Items/
Activities
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FY 06 Audit completed - Strong operating result
FY 07 off to a positive start
FY 08 Budget development process to begin
shortly
Gateway Park Life Sciences Building Operations
Committee meetings on-going
Updating University Policies
Staff Opinion Survey complete – Results to
FAP pending
Update on Major Current and
Proposed Capital Projects
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Residence Hall
Alumni Field/Stadium
Recreation Center/Parking Garage
Professor Peter Hansen
Faculty Committees:
2006-2007 Sample Agenda Items
• Committee on Administrative and Financial
Policy:
– Process data from staff survey taken this summer
– Study feasibility of phased retirements
– Understand impact of Gateway Park on operating
budget
• Committee on Governance:
– Propose guidelines for formation of search
committees for academic deans
– Review/modify current faculty misconduct policy
Faculty Committees:
2006-2007 Sample Agenda Items (cont.)
• Committee on Academic Policy:
– Complete proposal for replacing “sufficiency” with a
more efficient Humanities and Arts requirement
– Report on effectiveness of five-week summer terms
– Study recommendation to make SAT optional for
applicants to WPI
• Committee on Tenure and Academic Freedom:
– Review seven tenure cases
• Committee on Appointments and Promotions:
– Review three promotion cases
– Place representatives on five search committees
• 4 department Heads, 1 Associate Dean (IGSD)
Sunny Manivannan
President
Student Government Association
Undergraduate Student Report
Fall Town Meeting
September 22, 2006
Sunny Manivannan ’07
Student Government
Our Mission
"The Mission of SGA is to improve the quality of
undergraduate student life at the University both
academically and socially by addressing student needs and
concerns, providing financial structure for WPI's student
clubs and organizations, and representing the student body
in a professional manner."
SGA Highlights - 2006
• Free bowling at Gompei’s Gutters – continues to be very
popular and successful.
• First-Year Student FAQ for students by students – over
600 copies given out to first-year students so far.
• Third successful year of giving out WPI Superfan t-shirts
during New Student Orientation.
• Improvements in library and in fitness facilities on
campus.
• Seeking input directly from first-year students through
residence hall visits coordinated with the help of resident
advisors.
• WPI involvement in PulseFest – a college event for ALL
students in Worcester.
Merrill Lamont
President
Graduate Student
Government
Questions
and
Discussion
LUNCH!