Worcester Polytechnic Institute

WPI awarded over 1,100 bachelor's degrees and writer and producer Nancy Pimental provided inspiration as the keynote speaker.

WPI awarded nearly 1,100 degrees and and writer and producer Nancy Pimental provided inspiration as the keynote speaker.

WPI awarded nearly 1,100 bachelor's degrees and Congressman James P. McGovern provided inspiration as the keynote speaker.

WPI awarded nearly 1,200 bachelor's degrees and honorees included Massachusetts State Senator Harriette Chandler and Lesley Small Zorabedian '72, the first woman to receive an undergraduate degree from WPI.

WPI awarded nearly 1,200 bachelor's degrees and honorees included Massachusetts State Senator Harriette Chandler and Lesley Small Zorabedian '72, the first woman to receive an undergraduate degree from WPI.

Since the Class of 2020 was unable to receive diplomas in person this year, they instead received personal commencement packages, mailed to their home, that that included their diplomas, commencement regalia, and other items to celebrate their successes, as well as a congratulatory video message from President Laurie Leshin.

UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski III Delivers Keynote

WPI awards 1,019 bachelor's degrees to the Class of 2019 and honors Gordon Hargrove, executive director of Friendly House in Worcester

The keynote address was given by Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures: The American Dream, and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.

This year's graduate address was given by Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the first woman to serve in this role.

The keynote address was given by Deborah Wince-Smith, president and CEO of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness.

This year's undergraduate address was given by Rodney Brooks, chairman and chief technology officer of Rethink Robotics.

This year's undergraduate address was given by Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to equip girls in grades 6 through 12 with computing skills and help close the gender gap in technology.

France Cordova, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), addressed the graduating class and received an honorary doctor of science degree.

The largest graduating class in WPI's history, 1,680 students, received their degrees beneath a large, billowing tent that shielded graduates and well-wishers from the sun that occasionally peeked from behind generally cloudy skies. In all, the Institute awarded 956 bachelor's degrees, 682 master's degrees, and 42 PhDs during its 147th Commencement exercises.

A total of 1,193 degrees (794 bachelor's degrees, 381 master's, and 18 PhDs) were awarded during the university's commencement ceremony on May 17, 2014, which took place outdoors on the WPI quadrangle. Additionally, 381 degrees were awarded earlier this academic year.

The following local residents recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).

The following local residents recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).

The following local residents graduated May 12 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).

The following local residents graduated May 14 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).

The following local residents graduated May 15 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI):

The following local residents graduated May 16 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).