Parents & Friends

Register to vote for 2025 or learn more about the voter registration process in your state!

This session is open to students, advisors, faculty, and staff who want to learn more about Giving Day, taking place on Sept. 30 - Oct. 1. We'll share insights on how to maximize Giving Day and the funds earned for your group. Even if you have participated in previous Giving Days, you are encouraged you to attend- you only need to attend one session, and they are drop-ins so stay only as long as you want. Plus, snacks will be provided 😊If you can’t attend on Friday, there is one more session prior to Giving Day:Sept. 22 from 5-6 p.m. in the RCC Chair’s RoomUse this form to sign up to participate in Giving Day. Then stay tuned to your email for more info on Giving Day. Send any questions you have related to Giving Day and/or fundraising to Liz Chirico, Director of Annual Giving, at ejchirico@wpi.edu. I want to help you, and your group, earn money and have a successful year!

Join ODIME during Family Weekend for open houses of OASIS Multicultural Center and the Collegiate Religious Center. Stop by for information, snacks, and good vibes!

Mathematical Sciences DepartmentHarold J Gay Lecture SeriesFriday, September 12th, 20252:00PM at Stratton Hall 201Prof. Nick TrefethenProfessor of Applied Mathematics in Residence, Harvard UniversityThe AAA ALGORITHM FOR RATIONAL APPROXIMATION: 15 DEMOS AND 1 THEOREMWith the introduction of the AAA algorithm in 2018 (Nakatsukasa-Sète-T., SISC), the computation of rational approximations changed from a hard problem to an easy one. We've been exploring the implications of this transformation ever since. This talk will review the algorithm and then present demonstrations of applications in areas including interpolation of missing data, analytic continuation, computation of resonances, solution of Laplace problems, and conformal mapping. Then we will discuss and illustrate a theorem that explains so much about rational approximation, involving a Hermite contour integral in the complex plane.

Join your Goat for a weekend of family fun. Programming runs from 5pm on Friday, September 12 through Sunday September 14 at 12noon. Please see the Family Weekend page for a full list of schedule details (available in July 2025).Families are asked to register for Family Weekend on the Family Weekend page by September 2 at 5pm. Registration available after June 16, 2025.

Live Stats