Saturday / August 30, 2025 at 1:30 pm A spectacle of sound and light, Greek composer Iannis Xenakis’s epic work Persépolis was originally commissioned by the Shiraz Festival in Iran, taking place in the ruins of the Temple of Darius in the Iranian desert on August 26, 1971.

Friday / August 29, 2025 at 9:00 pm A spectacle of sound and light, Greek composer Iannis Xenakis’s epic work Persépolis was originally commissioned by the Shiraz Festival in Iran, taking place in the ruins of the Temple of Darius in the Iranian desert on August 26, 1971.

Friday / August 29, 2025 at 6:00 pm TOPOS presents the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by celebrated composer-performer Sarah Davachi. The Rose Dialogues, scored for two violas, cello, organ, and electronics, begins with the simplest of musical devices—the canon (or, which can colloquially be thought of as a round)—and spins an oceanic world of unexpected harmonies, haunting melodies, and formal surprises. Talk Sarah Davachi & Amadeus Julian Regucera

Thursday / August 28, 2025 at 9:00 pm Pioneering producer, composer, and performer King Britt brings Liberation Meditations: A Call to TOPOS, joined by collaborators Suzi Analogue and Myles Ortiz-Green. Within the 39-speaker spatial soundscape of EMPAC Studio 1, turntables, analog synths, and digital textures are marshalled to move bodies–physically, emotionally, spiritually. This is dance as ritual, rhythm as resistance.

Thursday / August 28, 2025 at 7:00 pm For TOPOS, prolific composer-visual artist Raven Chacon turns away from the gravitas of the art world and returns to one of music’s most immediate, elemental forms: the band. Though well-versed in the terrain—having played in metal and thrash groups like Tenderizor, Kilt, and White People Killed Them—Chacon now channels the raw energy and aggression of these genres into an exploratory, almost meditative excavation of American musical lineages: country, folk, and their haunted echoes.

August 28-30, 2025 Artists Leslie Cuyjet, Katherine Simóne Reynolds & A.J. McClenon, Justine A. Chambers, Steffani Jemison, and others convene for the Ephemeral Organ Festival, culminating the year-long series from curator-in-residence Tara Aisha Willis. Four exciting festival presentations explore choreography and bodily motion as technologies for transmitting memory, history, and Black lived experience. Festival

Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM - On July 31st we will be attending a ValleyCats Baseball Game at the Joseph Bruno Stadium in Troy! The ticket as well as a food voucher will be provided for those who attend. Priority will be given to students on their arch summer semester of classes, but anyone interested should sign up!Sign ups will close on Monday, July 28th. Register to attend using the event URL by 7/28 - all students are welcome!

Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Students are invited to stop by for a cup of coffee, a little treat and an opportunity to socially connect with peers!

Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Dean Aric Krause, Ph.D., will host this Rensselaer at Work information session reviewing the online graduate programs for working professionals and provide course enrollment options to make an immediate impact on one's work. Participants can also explore courses for developing valuable skills that benefit both employee and employer alike. Please register to attend

Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM - We are inviting you to attend a free trip to the SUNY Adirondack outdoor challenge course. Transportation is provided. Join other RPI faculty, staff & students on the course. Attendees must sign a trip waiver @ JEC 2012 on one of the following dates: July 9-11 or July 23-25 between 9-12p or 1-4p. Meet @ the North Lot 7:45a; bus leaves 8a. Free lunch @ SUNY campus 1-1:45p. Leave SUNY @ 1:45p to return approximately 3p. Space is limited; please no shows.Please email Kate Stockton with questions.