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Join us! Kim Gardner's Retirement Celebration (RSVP)

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - After 26 years of dedicated service to RPI, Kimberly Joy Gardner, Director of Operations (EMPAC), will be retiring at the end of June. Please join us in celebrating Kim's career and wishing her well in retirement. Light refreshments and cake provided as we gather with campus friends to recognize Kim and all she has contributed to EMPAC and the RPI community. We hope you can join us! Kindly RSVP: https://webforms.rpi.edu/form/kim-gardner-retirement-celebrati

Systems Engineering Review with RPI at Work on June 24

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - This 30-minute information session hosted by Dean Aric Krause, Ph.D., will focus on RPI's Systems Engineering and Technology Management 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. 

RPI Athletics, Union Athletics, and Adirondack Thunder Announce 2027 Mayor's Cup to be Played at Harding Mazzotti Arena in Glens Falls

The Adirondack Thunder, Union College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) announced today that the 2027 Capital District Mayor's Cup women's and men's hockey games will be played at Harding Mazzotti Arena in Glens Falls on Saturday, January 23, 2027, bringing one of college hockey's premier rivalries to one of the region's most passionate hockey markets.

Festival Passes Now On Sale! TOPOS 2026 at EMPAC | September 2–5

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026 (all day) - TOPOS Music Festival passes are now on sale! Experience every show with one all-inclusive pass. Featuring performances and more from Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith, Miho Hatori, Edward George, Paul Abbott, IMA, Rock City Falls Trio (Improv Spaces), Sun Dogs (Improv Spaces), Fred Moten, and The Silent Light, TOPOS 2026 brings together different forms of music, not as genres but as provocative sites of experience. Learn more at empac.rpi.edu and purchase your pass today!

Virtual Housing Fair

Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Still need off campus housing for the 26-27 academic year? Several Property owners will be available to meet and discuss what openings they have. Staff will also be available from Off-Campus Services to answer questions. join us on our Discord Server.

RARE Student Receives Peter A. Fox Award for Excellence in Astrobiology

The RARE Center is pleased to congratulate graduating senior, Clare Heinold, on receiving the Peter A. Fox Award for Excellence in Astrobiology. The award was presented by RARE Center Director, Dr. Karyn Rogers, and Professor and Associate Dean of the Mechanical, Aeronautical, Nuclear Engineering (MANE), Dr. Kurt Anderson, during commencement celebrations.
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