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Professor Raffi Garcia appointed Director of the Center for Financial Studies

Lally is thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Raffi Garcia as the new Director of the Center for Financial Studies, effective March 1, 2026. An Associate Professor of Finance in Lally, Professor Garcia steps into this leadership role to advance research, teaching, and engagement in the field of finance and emerging technologies, and to strengthen Lally’s impact in this critical area.

Professor Saggi Nevo Appointed Director of New Center in Lally

Lally is thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Saggi Nevo as the new Director of the Center for Management for Ethics in Emerging Technologies, effective March 1, 2026. An Associate Professor of Business Analytics and Information Systems in Lally, Professor Nevo steps into this leadership role to advance scholarship, teaching, and thought leadership at the intersection of ethics and emerging technologies, an area of growing significance in alignment with Lally’s strategic priorities.

RPI Chief of Public Safety Patricia Groeber: A Trailblazer for Women in Law Enforcement

Patricia Groeber, Chief of Public Safety at RPI, was recently featured in “Women in Law Enforcement: Trailblazing Troopers of the New York State Police,” a video highlighting women who helped reshape the profession, including some of the first to serve in the New York State Police (NYSP). In the video, Groeber reflects on making history as the first Deputy Superintendent of the NYSP and the challenges she overcame being among the early female members of the force.

Leaders in Action: Conversation with Captain David J. Latta '09 Scheduled for March 31

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Join host Prof. Azita Hirsa as she welcomes Captain David J. Latta ’09G for a Leaders in Action conversation, Leadership in Action: Ethics from a Career in the Nuclear Navy. Drawing from his experience in the U.S. Nuclear Navy, Captain Latta will share insights on leadership, accountability, and ethical decision-making in high-stakes environments. 

The O.T. Sawson Multidisciplinary Design Lab announces New Director!

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Sandipan Mishra as the new Director of the O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory (The Design Lab), effective March 1, 2026. A distinguished faculty member in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, Professor Mishra steps into this leadership role at a pivotal moment for engineering design at RPI.

Rensselaer Newman Theology Roundtable with Guest Speaker Fr. Mulcahy, OP

Join us Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. to examine the development of 20th and 21st century Catholic teaching about migration, and to identify questions about the mass movements of peoples that often go unasked. How, if at all, does the large scale of contemporary migration change and challenge our hearing of the Gospel? All are welcome.

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