The growth in the summer enrichment business has required WPI to dramatically increase its marketing efforts for Frontiers. And, of course, we must put Frontiers on the frontiers of communication. The response has been overwhelming. The program now receives more inquiries over the Internet than by telephone or mail. We've endeavored to provide Internet visitors with information that can't be captured in a simple brochure, including photos of the buildings in which they will be studying and residing and information about the teaching faculty.
Students can even send the faculty messages by e-mail.
As a new feature this year, we've made it possible for students to apply for Frontiers on-line. Each year, as the Frontiers program draws to a close, we ask the participants what the program meant to them. The comments we receive are heartening and heartwarming. For many, the program expands their understanding of science and technology and cements their conviction to pursue those fields in college. For others, it opens their eyes to the challenges and rewards of college life.