2 Westport Students Named To WPI's Dean's List

WORCESTER, MA — The following local residents were among 1,474 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) named to the university's Dean's List for academic excellence for the spring 2018 semester.

Kyle Ehrlich of Westport is a member of the class of 2021, majoring in computer science and mathematical sciences.

Conrad Mera of Westport is a member of the class of 2019 majoring in industrial engineering.

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.

"WPI's academic programs are rigorous and require a level of independence beyond what is required in traditional courses. WPI students go beyond the classroom to work on open-ended problems in and for communities around the world. The problems are important and the impact is real" Dean of Undergraduate Studies Arthur C. Heinricher said in a release. "Some of this nation's best and brightest students come to WPI to study engineering and science and 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."

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