University Analytics has completed the Fall 2025 census. Admissions, enrollment, completions, and persistence dashboards have been updated and are available on the Data Dashboards webpage within the Office of Strategic Initiatives & University Analytics website. Two dashboard sets are available: Public Data Dashboards – Basic university data WPI Community Dashboards – Login required; includes enhanced detail and filters for WPI community members For questions, please contact: university-analytics@wpi.edu

The deadline to submit Wellness Day events is coming up! Events submitted after October 21st won't be in printed materials. Events submitted after October 28th will not be approved. Click for submission form.

Do you know a student or students who have done something noteworthy this term? Make sure to let us know! Faculty, staff, and others can submit news about student accomplishments via an online form. Please include as much information as possible on the form. Someone in WPI’s Marketing Communications division may reach out for further information, if needed. If accepted, the submission will appear on a student’s or students’ Merit page(s).  Submit student accomplishments here. More information on the contribution form can be found on the Hub. FAQs about Merit Pages are here. 

Professor Ferrarini examines the Potential of Online Community-Based Learning to Foster Global Citizenship Capacities in College Students.   This multi-institutional study examines the potential of fully online community-based learning to foster global citizenship in college students. A mixed-methods analysis of pre/post surveys (n = 187) and alumni interviews (n = 23) found that first-generation students participating in an online community-based learning program during the COVID-19 pandemic reported greater learning gains than their non-first-generation peers. The most influential program factor in shaping student learning and future actions was the development of trusting relationships with partner community members (i.e. mentors, peers, or community members). Recommendations include practical resources that global and civic educators can utilize in their own classrooms.

WPI's Great Problems Seminar is featured in IIENetworker magazine, from the Institute of International Education, in an issue focused on innovations in first-year programs in international higher education. The article, authored by The Global School Associate Dean Sarah Stanlick, showcases WPI’s two-term course that immerses first-year students in university-level research and introduces them to the university’s project-based curriculum.

Click here to view the October 2025 Special Edition Newsletter.