Residents Named to Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dean's List

TEWKSBURY, MA - The following Tewksbury residents were among 1,292 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) named to the university's Dean's List for academic excellence for the spring 2016 semester.

• Matthew Araujo is a member of the class of 2019 majoring in biology and biotechnology.

• Brittney Pachucki is a member of the class of 2017 majoring in biomedical engineering.

• Arianna Smith is a member of the class of 2017 majoring in chemical engineering.

• Toni Joy is a member of the class of 2019 majoring in mathematical sciences and industrial engineering.

• Eva Barinelli is a member of the class of 2019 majoring in robotics engineering.

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPIdoes 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" said dean of undergraduate studies Arthur C. Heinricher. "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."