WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Mission

THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATES TALENTED MEN AND WOMEN IN ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, AND HUMANITIES IN PREPARATION FOR CAREERS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, CIVIC CONTRIBUTION, AND LEADERSHIP, FACILITATED BY ACTIVE LIFELONG LEARNING. (CONT. ON SCH O) THIS EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IS TRUE TO THE FOUNDERS' DIRECTIVE TO CREATE, TO DISCOVER, AND TO CONVEY KNOWLEDGE AT THE FRONTIERS OF ACADEMIC INQUIRY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY. KNOWLEDGE IS CREATED AND DISCOVERED IN THE SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS RANGING ACROSS EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, AND BASIC RESEARCH. KNOWLEDGE IS CONVEYED THROUGH SCHOLARLY PUBLICATION AND INSTRUCTION. (HTTP://WWW.WPI.EDU/ABOUT/MISSION.HTML)