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In this workshop we will offer some best practice strategies for dealing with student absences. Maureen Fodera (Office of Undergraduate Education) will be presenting this workshop. Please register using the Event URL in the See section of the calendar event.
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF!
Do you play an instrument or sing? Are you interested in joining one of RPI's musical ensembles? Join us for Ensemble Auditions Mon. August 24th - Sat. August 29th. Please sign up for an audition time on our website.
Please reach out to Dr. Robert Whalen, whaler2@rpi.edu, with any questions about the audition process. We look forward to welcoming you!
This boot camp is designed for doctoral students, PhDs, and postdocs from all academic disciplines who are preparing to apply for faculty positions. Topics covered include the following: Cover Letters (Aug 24), Research Statements (Aug 25), Teaching Statements (Aug 26), Teaching Portfolios (Aug 27), and What if I am Not Successful This Year (Aug 28). Unable to attend a session live? Replays will be available — register in advance to receive access.
All incoming Master's and Ph.D. students are invited to join us for lunch, where we will share information and tips for your time at RPI, followed by a resource fair.https://graduate.rpi.edu/useful-information/academic-orientation-seminar
Graduate Christian Fellowship is a group of graduate students who regularly meet for a meal and Bible study throughout the Fall and Spring semesters. We meet in the Library Conference Room from 6:00pm to 7:30pm every Tuesday. Anyone is welcome to come.
This boot camp is designed for doctoral students, PhDs, and postdocs from all academic disciplines who are preparing to apply for faculty positions. Topics covered include the following: Cover Letters (Aug 24), Research Statements (Aug 25), Teaching Statements (Aug 26), Teaching Portfolios (Aug 27), and What if I am Not Successful This Year (Aug 28). Unable to attend a session live? Replays will be available — register in advance to receive access.
Freshman Convocation officially welcomes Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's incoming first-year students to the campus community. Held just before the start of classes, the ceremony features remarks from Institute leadership, a keynote address, and a welcome from the Grand Marshal, celebrating the beginning of each student's academic journey. An ice cream dessert reception follows the ceremony.
The mandatory TA training for all incoming PhD students will take place on August 26. There will be two sessions (9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm). Session ONE- Coffee/Snacks/Check-in 8:30 am. Session ONE Lunch 12:00- 12:30 pm. Session TWO - Check-in and lunch 12:30-1:00 pm. Additional information will be emailed to all students closer to the date. All materials will be included in the orientation LMS course.
Assigning reading assignments and micro video lectures prior to class is always a great option to allow students to gather initial knowledge. This session will review some tips on how we can engage and motivate the students through these readings or video lectures to guide them in pulling out the important details/understandings. To register for this workshop and see a list of other upcoming workshops, please use the link in the See section.
Department orientation event for new ECSE graduate students (including co-term students).
This boot camp is designed for doctoral students, PhDs, and postdocs from all academic disciplines who are preparing to apply for faculty positions. Topics covered include the following: Cover Letters (Aug 24), Research Statements (Aug 25), Teaching Statements (Aug 26), Teaching Portfolios (Aug 27), and What if I am Not Successful This Year (Aug 28). Unable to attend a session live? Replays will be available — register in advance to receive access.
This boot camp is designed for doctoral students, PhDs, and postdocs from all academic disciplines who are preparing to apply for faculty positions. Topics covered include the following: Cover Letters (Aug 24), Research Statements (Aug 25), Teaching Statements (Aug 26), Teaching Portfolios (Aug 27), and What if I am Not Successful This Year (Aug 28). Unable to attend a session live? Replays will be available — register in advance to receive access.
If you are living off campus this semester, please make sure your local address is up to date in the student information system (SIS).
Keeping your local address current helps RPI communicate important information and provide support when needed.
In-person screening followed by Q&A with Director, Sandi Dubowski and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.
For 21 years, filmmaker Sandi DuBowski (Trembling Before God) follows Amichai Lau-Lavie’s journey from radical drag queen to influential Rabbi of a God-optional, artist-driven New York synagogue. To watch Lau-Lavie interrogate the questions we must all face regardless of our faith—questions of who we are and who we will be—is a deeply stimulating and moving experience.
This boot camp is designed for doctoral students, PhDs, and postdocs from all academic disciplines who are preparing to apply for faculty positions. Topics covered include the following: Cover Letters (Aug 24), Research Statements (Aug 25), Teaching Statements (Aug 26), Teaching Portfolios (Aug 27), and What if I am Not Successful This Year (Aug 28). Unable to attend a session live? Replays will be available — register in advance to receive access.
The Founders Award of Excellence was established in 1994 to honor students who embody the qualities of creativity, discovery, and leadership, and the values of pride and responsibility. The award includes a cash prize, a special certificate, and recognition by faculty, staff, and peers at the Honors Convocation ceremony.
Nominations should be submitted via our Qualtrics Form no later than Saturday, August 29.
Talks Without Borders will be hosting a Thrift Store at the Union. Please see these items that are always use for the store books, clothing, household items/linens, decorative home items, along with small appliances/electronics.
The Hours of Operation for the Fall & Spring Semester will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10:00am - 2:00pm.
We will see you there!
With any questions, please contact Donna at the Mueller Center.
Graduate Christian Fellowship is a group of graduate students who regularly meet for a meal and Bible study throughout the Fall and Spring semesters. We meet in the Library Conference Room from 6:00pm to 7:30pm every Tuesday. Anyone is welcome to come.
ISSS is holding a Town Hall to share information about the recent regulatory change to Duration of Status (D/S) that affects individuals in F-1 and J-1 status and their dependents. This event is open to the campus community, and this session focus is on answering graduate student questions. Join us in-person on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Academy Hall Auditorium, Room 3500. The RPI ID card is required to access the building.
September 2–5 | What does music know about us that we don't yet know ourselves? Join us at EMPAC & The Sanctuary (North Troy) for a festival of concerts, podcasts, and conversations bringing together different forms of music—not as genres, but as provocative sites of experience. Festival passes & single tickets for select events, available at empac.rpi.edu
New students are invited to a fun, relaxed intro to the RPI Libraries to help you succeed at RPI. Grab a bingo card and explore library services, research help, interlibrary loan, study spaces, technology, the Student Success Center, and more. Enter to win raffle prizes from local restaurants and shops. Even better, the first 100 students to complete bingo will enjoy free ice cream and a library goodie bag! Stop in, meet our friendly staff, learn about library resources, and win big!
Filmmaker Edward George is in Troy for the American premiere of Black Atlas, with author Fred Moten joining for the post-screening talk. Drawing from an archive of 3,000 images held by The Warburg Institute in London, George creates a new film that reanimates historical imagery through narration, sound, and montage. Followed by a conversation between George and scholar, NYU professor, Fred Moten. Part of TOPOS 2026. This one-night-only screening takes place at The Sanctuary.
his 30-minute information session is hosted by Aric Krause, Ph.D., and will focus on RPI's Systems Engineering graduate degree. The degree is digitally delivered, flexible, and project-based to prepare decision-makers with broader and deeper capabilities in leading dynamic organizations. The session will highlight program details and how you can select graduate certificates relevant to your work to complete your graduate degree. Please register to attend