Week of September 29
- Tue 309:00 AMVaccine Clinic September 30, 2025Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to sign up for vaccine appointments. Please click here to schedule a time slot.
- Tue 3010:00 AMHealth Hut: Lymphoma AwarenessJoin the Center for Well-Being Peer Well-Being Ambassadors (PWBA) for the CWB’s Health Hut series. This series promotes wellness from a student’s lens where PWBAs share their passion for wellness and their best tips to ignite your own well-being. This week, join PWBA June for Lymphoma Awareness Month.
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Wed 1Giving DayThe WPI community comes together to support WPI's student clubs and organizations fundraise for their programs on Giving Day. Come to the RCC to meet with them, learn about philanthropy, and get some snacks/swag! - Tue 3012:00 PMThe Power of Art to Shape Your Future: Keynote w/ New York Times Bestselling Author, Susan MagsamenJoin us for an inspiring conversation with New York Times Bestseller, Susan Magsamen, renowned author, researcher, and advocate for the arts in health and education. Discover how creativity shapes our minds, lives, and communities.
- Tue 306:00 PM9/30 6:00 PM WPI Men's Soccer vs Roger WilliamsLive Stats
- Tue 307:00 PM9/30 7:00 PM WPI Field Hockey at WheatonLive Stats
- Tue 307:00 PM9/30 7:00 PM WPI Women's Volleyball vs Mount HolyokeLive Stats
- Wed 19:00 AMVaccine Clinic October 1, 2025Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to sign up for vaccine appointments. Please click here to schedule a time slot.
- Wed 112:00 PMA&S Undergraduate Student Research Showcase with Keynote Speaker Geri Dimas '23Come celebrate the Arts & Sciences undergraduate students as they showcase their summer research projects, and enjoy an inspiring keynote by WPI alum, Geri Dimas.
- Wed 112:00 PMChemical Engineering Colloquium, "(How) Does Biology Degrade Polyethylene? Adventures in Biological Degradation and Upcycling of Polyolefins", Mark Blenner, Ph.D., University of DelawareChemical Engineering Colloquium, "(How) Does Biology Degrade Polyethylene? Adventures in Biological Degradation and Upcycling of Polyolefins", Mark Blenner, Ph.D., Thomas & Kipp Gutshall Career Development Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware
- Wed 112:15 PMMindful WednesdaysLooking for a way to make your day less stressful and more mindful...take some much-needed time for yourself and join us for Mindful Wednesdays! Drop-in meditation sessions are open to the entire WPI community, and no experience is necessary. A certified meditation teacher will offer guided meditations appropriate for both beginners as well as experienced meditators. People can join in person or via zoom.
- Wed 11:00 PMECE Graduate Seminar Lecture, Speaker: Sercan Aygun (via Zoom)Title:tiny Machine Learning Systems: From Hardware to Applications Abstract:The growing demand for intelligent devices at the edge calls for machine learning systems that are not only accurate but also resource-efficient. This talk presents recent advancements in tiny machine learning: a paradigm that brings AI capabilities to low-power, embedded platforms. We will explore how emerging computing models can be exploited to design lightweight, always-on learning systems. By co-designing hardware and software, we can push the boundaries of what is possible in constrained environments, enabling applications ranging from real-time health monitoring to secure embedded systems. Speaker:Sercan AygunAssistant Professor, School of Computing and Informatics, UL Lafayette Bio:https://www.sercanaygun.com/tml-ec-labDr. Sercan Aygun is an Assistant Professor at the School of Computing and Informatics at UL Lafayette. He leads the tiny Machine Learning and Embedded Computing Laboratory, focusing on lightweight and efficient AI systems powered by emerging computing paradigms. Dr. Aygun was a postdoctoral researcher at UL Lafayette prior to becoming a professor. He is a recipient of multiple research awards, Best Paper and Best Poster recognitions at GLSVLSI, Best Scientific Research Award at SRC of ESWEEK, Best PhD. thesis awards, Outstanding TPC at DAC'25, Best Reviewer of IEEE JETCAS, and the MLCommons Rising Stars in Machine Learning and Systems. Host: Professor Ulkuhan Guler
- Wed 14:00 PM10/1 4:00 PM WPI Women's Soccer at WheatonLive Stats
- Wed 16:00 PMDIY Wednesdays: Inspiration FramesDIY Wednesdays are craft activities for you to de-stress and build social connections. This week, join us to make your own inspirational collage and frame! Drop-by, relax, have fun, and create with your friends or make new friends.
- Thu 29:00 AMVaccine Clinic October 2, 2025Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to sign up for vaccine appointments. Please click here to schedule a time slot.
- Thu 21:00 PMDay of Reflection & RenewalJoin us for a chance to pause, unwind, rest, and reflect. All are welcome! Drop in for:Meditation Session 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMJournaling Session 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Thu 22:15 PMMindful ThursdaysLooking for a way to make your day less stressful and more mindful...take some much-needed time for yourself and join us for Mindful Thursdays! Drop-in meditation sessions are open to the entire WPI community, and no experience is necessary. A certified meditation teacher will offer guided meditations appropriate for both beginners as well as experienced meditators. People can join in person or via zoom. Mindful Thursdays: 2:15PM to 2:35PM Center for Well-Being, Daniels Hall 102E Zoom: https://wpi.zoom.us/j/186050714 Each Friday an email will be sent out to the group called Mindfulness Tools To-Go which will include information about meditations, poems shared during the week, and mindful resources. If you have questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact Robin Benoit, rbenoit@wpi.edu
- Thu 26:00 PMWPIWA A-Term GBMsCome join WPIWA for our weekly GBMs! Come to learn about interesting radio topics, upcoming events you can participate in, or how to get your radio license. Hope to see you there!
- Thu 27:00 PM10/2 7:00 PM WPI Women's Volleyball vs Smith - Note New DateLive Stats
- Fri 39:30 AM10/3 9:30 AM WPI Cross Country at The Paul Short Run - Hosted by Lehigh
- Fri 311:00 AMFPE SEMINAR SERIES - Prof. Jenq-Renn Chen National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, TaiwanFire Protection Engineering DepartmentFPE SEMINAR SERIESFriday, October 3, 202511:00 am – Noon50 Prescott Street, Gateway II, Room 1226https://wpi.zoom.us/j/320855113Analysis of Leak and Explosion from an Underground Pipeline in Kaohsiung, Taiwan ABSTRACTOn 11:57 PM, July 31 of 2014, a destructive explosion occurred in downtown Kaohsiung which resulted in 32 fatalities and more than 300 injuries. The explosion was caused by a leak and ignition of propylene vapor from an underground pipeline. The background of the pipeline, cause of leak, spread of the vapor, response of the leak, identification of a possible ignition source, extent of the damage were analyzed in detail. Measures that were taken to prevent future any incident were also summarized.BIOGRAPHYJenq-Renn Chen is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST), Taiwan. Previously, he has held the position as Chairman of the Department, Dean of College of Engineering, and the Vice President in National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (NKFUST). NKFUST was merged into NKUST from February 2018. He is also in charge of the Taiwan EPA Southern Emergency Response Team, which provided emergency response of chemical incidents to southern Taiwan. He received MSc and PhD from Imperial College, London, UK, both in Chemical Engineering. He has 2 US patents, 6 Taiwan patents, and authored more than 60 refereed papers in international journals, all in the broad range of chemical process safety. He also participated in more than 200 hazardous chemical and gas emergency responses and incident investigations in Taiwan, including the catastrophic Kaohsiung explosion in 2014. His current research interests are gas explosion, ignition mechanism, and fundamental aspects of chemical releases.
- Fri 312:00 PMMilk & CookiesJoin ODIME on Fridays from 12:00-2:00pm ET in OASIS House for milk and freshly baked cookies! For more information or accommodations, please contact ODIME at diversity@wpi.edu. All are welcome!
- Fri 34:00 PMHealth Hut: SleepJoin the Center for Well-Being Peer Well-Being Ambassadors (PWBA) for the CWB’s Health Hut series. This series promotes wellness from a student’s lens where PWBAs share their passion for wellness and their best tips to ignite your own well-being. This week, join PWBA Faith for helpful tips on sleep.
- Sat 411:00 AM10/4 11:00 AM WPI Women's Soccer vs BabsonLive Stats
- Sat 411:00 AM10/4 11:00 AM WPI Women's Volleyball at ClarkLive Stats
- Sat 412:00 PM10/4 12:00 PM WPI Field Hockey at BabsonLive Stats
- Sat 41:00 PM10/4 1:00 PM WPI Football at NorwichLive Stats
- Sat 41:00 PM10/4 1:00 PM WPI Women's Volleyball vs Connecticut College - Tri-Match Hosted by ClarkLive Stats
- Sat 42:00 PM10/4 2:00 PM WPI Men's Soccer vs Coast GuardLive Stats