Kippnick named to fall 2024 dean’s list at WPI

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Logan Kippnick, a member of the class of 2027 majoring in Computer Science and Robotics Engineering, was named to the university’s dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2024 semester.

The criteria for the WPI dean’s list differ from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI students are named to the dean’s list based on the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and hands-on projects. A total of 2,393 undergraduate students achieved these criteria for WPI’s fall 2024 dean’s list.

“WPI’s academic programs are rigorous and require a level of independence beyond what is required in traditional courses. WPI students work on real-world, open-ended problems on campus and in communities around the globe. Far from being simple academic exercises, the projects students complete have genuine and lasting impacts in our partner communities,” said Provost Andrew Sears. “Some of this nation’s best and brightest students come to WPI to study engineering, science, business, and the humanities. Those named to the dean’s list have excelled in all of their work, and we are exceptionally proud of these outstanding students.”

WPI is a top-tier STEM-focused research university and a recognized pioneer and global leader in project-based learning located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems, WPI’s continued mission is to transform lives, turn knowledge into action to confront global challenges, and revolutionize STEM through distinctive and inclusive education, projects, and research. Today WPI offers more than 70 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. 

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.