Join Beyond Graduate School for this webinar where we'll discuss what master's students need to know about career fairs. You'll learn what the purpose of a career fair is, how to prepare before you attend, and how career fairs fit into your broader job search strategy. A career fair is just one part of your job search but knowing how to use it effectively can make a significant difference in your results.
Events
Join us for an ECSE Distinguished Mercer Lecture: "Sub-THz electromechanics and optomechanics" with Prof. Hong Tang of Yale University. Abstract and bio can be found at the event URL.
Starting a job search as a PhD can feel overwhelming, especially when most job searches take 6+ months to explore career options, build a network, and apply strategically to positions. Knowing where to begin makes a difference in how prepared and focused you are throughout the process. In this webinar, you will learn how to make the most of the PhD Career Training Platform. Access to this platform means you have a research-informed toolkit designed specifically to support your job search.
You’ve made it through Orientation and NRB, and completed your first few days of class! Now what? Learn how to navigate online and offline campus systems, the best spots to visit in Troy, and tips and tricks for your first year from the LA team!
TOPOS Music Festival 2026 welcomes filmmaker, writer, broadcaster, and musician Edward George to EMPAC for a live version of his acclaimed podcast The Strangeness of Jazz. Join us and listen in as George turns his attention to the generative possibilities of the slip—the mistake, stutter, or rhythmic deviation that opens new musical futures. At the center of the program is the work of Jamaican drummer Sly Dunbar. Included with festival pass.
Performing at TOPOS in the ambisonic environment of EMPAC’s Studio 1, IMA conjures a sound world suspended between destruction and renewal—searching for fleeting moments of beauty at the edge of collapse. Included with festival pass.
TOPOS Music Festival welcomes Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith, performing Defiant Life. Experience the spiritually and sonically intense improvised music of these two pioneering legends in the EMPAC Concert Hall. Included with festival pass & single tickets also available.
Following the success of her multimedia project Salon Mondialité, musician and artist Miho Hatori returns with the world premiere of Paris Syndrome, an EMPAC-commissioned performance created with Michiko Ogawa (shô) and Dan Peck (tuba). Surrounded by shifting fields of live sound, voice, and image, join us and encounter what happens when perception begins to slip. One show only. Included with festival pass.
Saturday at TOPOS begins with a free community BBQ, with Sound House Records of Troy selling and spinning music. All are invited.
How can improvisation create new ways of listening, relating, and imagining together? Join TOPOS Music Festival in welcoming Improv Spaces to EMPAC, presenting Rock City Falls Trio and Sun Dogs. Two sets of adventurous improvised music—spanning jazz, experimental, ambient, and indie-influenced atmospheres—will refresh your senses in this Saturday matinee performance. Included with festival pass; single tickets also available.
Come join the Office of Inclusive Excellence to grab some ice cream, meet fellow students, and learn about the many services, resources, and study spaces available to support you at RPI!
This is a great chance to connect, relax, and kick off the semester with community and campus resources.
There is so much to do and only so much time! Connect with our LA team for their best tips for managing your time and doing it all while still prioritizing wellness.
Discover your new favorite way to study! Check out the LA team’s favorite study methods while preparing for the first round of exams.
With the NSBE and SHPE Career Fair this week, the LAs have tips and tricks to help you prepare! Get advice on your resume, develop your interview skills, learn how to dress for success, and more!
Now that you’ve completed the first (and maybe second) round of exams, it’s time to reflect on what strategies worked well and what might need to be adjusted. Get advice on how to make an academic comeback as we approach the half way mark!
The end of the semester is in sight, but you’ve still got a few weeks (and exams) to go. Join the LAs in reflecting on how far you’ve come this semester, and learn how to map out your plan of attack for the final few weeks.