Fall 2015

The Art of Experience

Nick Greene, BSA ’09, MArch ’10, document control assistant for the Clark Art Institute’s massive renovation and campus expansion program, completed last year, is passionate about his work, and it shows. He speaks with enthusiasm on subjects ranging from his childhood in the Berkshires to his experience as a Wentworth student to art and architecture, to—most frequently—the renovations at...

Flapping His Wings

When Scott Houtchens, BSEN ’16, got the assignment to create a simple gear assembly for his 3D printing class, inspiration struck. “Our design goal was to create something that contained interlocking pieces and moved,” he says. “I decided to take a creative route.” Houtchens’ creativity came to him in the form of a...

5 Questions for Fred Driscoll

Fred Driscoll has seen a lot over the course of his five decades at Wentworth. From his early days as an instructor of electronic engineering technology to his current post as dean of the College of Engineering and Technology, he has witnessed transformative changes to the Institute’s curriculum and...

A Match Made on Huntington

When the YMCA on Huntington Avenue wanted new furniture for its front lobby area, IKEA was not going to cut it. The Y reached out to members of Wentworth’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction Management for ideas on how they could spruce things up in a unique way. Erik Miller, director of Wentworth’s...

Three New Leaders, Countless New Ideas

TAKE A WALK around campus and you’ll meet three new Wentworth administrators, all playing different—but equally vital—roles in the lifeblood of the Institute. Deborah Wright, dean of the College of Continuing and Professional Education (CPCE), Kevin Kidd, director of the library, and Robbin Beauchamp, director of cooperative education and career services, all arrived at Wentworth over the past...

Forever Flipping

When it comes to his work, Peter Souhleris isn’t easily distracted. But today his son, Athan, is turning four years old, and Souhleris is picking him up to shop for a new bicycle. Never mind that Souhleris, BEN ’15, and his friend and business partner, David Seymour, are in the midst of the biggest property...

Pure Vision: Anil Jha’s Next Chapter

Spend a little time with Anil Jha, MET ’68, HON. ’15, and one of the things that comes through is his optimistic outlook: a confidence that technology and innovation can solve even the world’s most challenging problems. Take clean drinking water, for example. “In 50 years, we will have enough water for everyone,”...

No Average Joe

“Think big and challenge failure.” Joe Fallon, CE ’77, had these words of counsel for Wentworth students last fall during a conversation before a standing-room-only audience in the Flanagan Campus Center. It’s advice Fallon himself has taken to heart on the path to becoming one of the most successful real-estate developers in Boston. The protégé...