A major coup for <strong>Wentworth</strong> last year was the appointment <strong>of</strong> Dr. Kuei-wu Tsai as Vice President forAcademic Affairs/Provost. Dr. Tsai came to <strong>Wentworth</strong> from his position as Dean <strong>of</strong> the College <strong>of</strong>Engineering, Computer Science and <strong>Technology</strong> at California State University, Los Angeles, and is a pr<strong>of</strong>essor<strong>of</strong> civil engineering. Dr. Tsai believes strongly that if we can teach our students to learn, we will havegiven them tools to learn for a lifetime. With the support <strong>of</strong> each department head and faculty member,Dr. Tsai has developed a program for invigorating <strong>Wentworth</strong> through communication and action on the part<strong>of</strong> every member <strong>of</strong> the institute. The creation <strong>of</strong> the strategic initiatives for 2007 and beyond is one example<strong>of</strong> the outcomes possible with this structured teamwork approach.Academicspage6Through a series <strong>of</strong> vigorous and innovativechanges in curriculum, dynamic additionsin faculty, and under the leadership <strong>of</strong>Department Head Glenn Wiggins, theDepartment <strong>of</strong> Architecture receivedaccreditation this year for their five yearprogram. Building on this achievement, plansare firmly in place for a pr<strong>of</strong>essional programin architecture, taking the program to the nextlevel <strong>of</strong> academic and pr<strong>of</strong>essional excellence.Enrollment in the Civil, Construction, andEnvironment programs has doubled in thelast five years, reflecting the high standards<strong>of</strong> these programs as well as public demandfor higher education in these areas. Thedemand for master’s programs in ConstructionManagement and <strong>Technology</strong> Managementhas inspired plans for expanding <strong>Wentworth</strong>’scoursework <strong>of</strong>ferings to the graduate level inthese departments.Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Jack Duggan has beeninstrumental in the development <strong>of</strong> a newmajor, Environmental Science, which is set tobegin enrollment in fall 2007.This is the firstcommon major in the Colleges <strong>of</strong> the Fenwayconsortium, a great example <strong>of</strong> collaborationand working towards better educationalopportunities for <strong>Wentworth</strong> students.Dr. Robert F. Moran <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong>Applied Mathematics and Science has beenhandpicked by the Bush administration tosupport the Emergency Plan for AIDSRelief. This unprecedented commitment isthe largest ever by any nation in the fightagainst a single disease. Dr. Moran will beusing his experience to continue to developstandards for labs in restricted-resourceregions, including African and Asian nations.<strong>Wentworth</strong> continues our cooperative effortwith Brigham and Women’s, Longwood andBeth Israel Deaconess Hospitals. Working inthe nanotechnology area as well as instrumentationdesign, examples <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wentworth</strong>’scontributions include developments on anew gastric clamp and an infant pillowdesigned to potentially help cure plagiocephaly(flattened head syndrome) and torticollis(tightened neck muscles). A new biomedicalengineering lab is in the works for use inthese collaborations as well as with theColleges <strong>of</strong> the Fenway.Design and Facilities Department HeadVictoria Hardy was instrumental in<strong>Wentworth</strong> signing an articulation agreementwith New Hampshire Community TechnicalCollege, Manchester, to transfer studentsfrom their two-year Interior Design Programinto the junior year <strong>of</strong> the FacilitiesPlanning and Management Program.This year has seen significant growth in thenewly NASAD-accredited Industrial Designprogram, with an increase <strong>of</strong> over 30 percentin enrollment since 2005.Hardy remains very involved on the internationallevel in Facility Management educationas a member <strong>of</strong> the EUROFM InternationalConference Program Committee for theJune 2007 conference in Zurich. Thisinvolvement is creating opportunitiesbetween four <strong>of</strong> the top eight universities<strong>of</strong>fering undergraduate degrees in FacilityManagement, which includes <strong>Wentworth</strong>’sBFPM. Several agreements are underwaywhich will <strong>of</strong>fer faculty and studentexchanges, bring <strong>Wentworth</strong> students to theeyes <strong>of</strong> the world, and bring some <strong>of</strong> theworld’s best talent in Facilities Managementto <strong>Wentworth</strong>.Department Heads Jack Green, Humanities,Social Sciences, and Management; and JohnRusso, Computer Science; also have beenexpanding <strong>Wentworth</strong>’s international <strong>of</strong>feringsthrough faculty and student exchanges.In addition to new courses and an updatedcurriculum, Green has developed a relationshipwith the <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> inTralee, Ireland, and faculty member PatrickHafford is undertaking an exchange there infall 2007.With the help and facilitation <strong>of</strong> Russo, twocomputer science students are studyingabroad at Kingston University in England,U.K., while a Kingston student is here at<strong>Wentworth</strong>. Russo said, “I think it’s reallyexciting that <strong>Wentworth</strong> is going global–it’sa tremendous way for us to collaborate withpeople all over the world.” Enrollment is upin Computer Network and InformationSystems and development began in fourcourses in Bioinformatics. The networkingcurriculum was restructured to allow studentsto choose from more advanced electives andpossible concentrations.The Department <strong>of</strong> Electronics andMechanical, lead by Sandeep Dilwali, isorganizing a summer school program forhigh school students with the aim <strong>of</strong> notonly outreach and academic enrichment,but also the opportunity for students to geta feel for college and determine which fieldsmost interest them. Faculty membersparticipated in many conferences andcommittee meetings, with Pr<strong>of</strong>essorMansour Zenouzi elected as the chair <strong>of</strong>the System Analysis, Fuel Cell, andHydrogen <strong>Technology</strong> Committee <strong>of</strong> theASME Advanced Energy Systems Divisionfor 2007, also Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ali Khabarireceived an external grant to establish ananotechnology laboratory at <strong>Wentworth</strong>.More than 40 faculty were involved inpresenting, collaborating, or co-presenting at<strong>Wentworth</strong>’s first ever faculty exhibition <strong>of</strong>scholarly work in November 2006.The eventwas not only a great success – enjoyed by over150 faculty, staff, and students – but was awonderful example <strong>of</strong> collegiality at <strong>Wentworth</strong>.
ACCREDITATIONS<strong>Wentworth</strong> is accredited by theNew England Association <strong>of</strong>Schools and Colleges (NEASC).Individual majors are accreditedby the American Councilfor Construction Education(ACCE), the EngineeringAccreditation Commission<strong>of</strong> the Accreditation Board forEngineering and <strong>Technology</strong>(EAC/ABET), the Foundation forInterior Design EducationResearch (FIDER), NationalAssociation <strong>of</strong> Schools <strong>of</strong>Art and Design (NASAD), theInternational Assembly forCollegiate Business Education(IACBE), the National ArchitecturalAccrediting Board (NAAB), andthe <strong>Technology</strong> AccreditationCommission <strong>of</strong> the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and<strong>Technology</strong> (TAC/ABET).2 0 0 62 0 0 5
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