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Fashion Engineered

Friday / February 6, 2026 at 7:00 pm This year, the RPI BSA Fashion Show is introduced as Fashion Engineered, a student-led, multidisciplinary showcase featuring designers and artists from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and beyond. Presented by EMPAC + BSA Performance

#7 RPI Opens 2026 Campaign with Big Win at Kean

UNION, N.J. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's lacrosse team opened the 2026 season with a 23-9 victory over Kean this afternoon.

Accepted Student Celebrations – Undergraduate Admissions

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will host two Accepted Student Celebrations this spring - Saturday, March 21 and Saturday, April 11. We look forward to celebrating with admitted students and their families and highlighting how an RPI education will prepare them to change the world. If you or a campus organization you are part of would like to volunteer during the event, please contact Arianna Livshits, Senior Event Planner, at paluma3@rpi.edu.

RPI Student-Athletes Excel in the Classroom in Fall Semester

TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) athletics department continued its tradition of academic excellence during the Fall 2025 semester. RPI student-athletes posted a collective 3.19 term grade point average, with 20 programs eclipsing a 3.0 team GPA. A total of 50 undergraduate and graduate student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA for the term.

Graduate Certificates Review with RPI at Work | Feb. 4

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Join RPI at Work Dean Aric Krause, Ph.D., in a 30-minute information session highlighting the whole range of RPI's online, project-based graduate certificate programs. These certificates are three courses in length, developing targeted ability groups, and can be completed in as little as seven months.

ECSE Master Practitioner Seminar: "Lam Patterning Solutions for Accelerated Scaling: Enabling Future Computing" | Feb. 4

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Join us for an ECSE Master Practitioner Seminar: "Lam Patterning Solutions for Accelerated Scaling: Enabling Future Computing" with Anuja De Silva of Lam Research. Abstract and speaker bio can be found at the event URL.

MSE Seminar: Dr. Martin Frank

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - “Oxide semiconductor transistors for logic and memory applications” Dr. Martin Frank IBM

MANE Spring Seminar Series with Dr. Alexandre Martin | Feb. 4

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - "Hypersonics and heat shields", Dr. Alexandre Martin, Ervin J. Nutter Professor; Director, Kentucky Space Grant Consortium and NASA EPSCoR Programs, Department Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Kentucky

Department of Chemistry Seminar

Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Kristin Johnson, RPI Professor of Chemistry, will speak on Communication and Professional Development, at this week's Chemistry seminar. Refreshments available at 3:45 pm.

Division of Finance - The Controller’s Office is Moving!

The Finance teams that were located downtown in the Proctor's Building will be moving! Effective February 17, 2026, the Accounting, Accounts Payable, FAST, Payroll, RAF, and Tax teams, will be located in the Troy Building, 5th Floor. Effective on or about March 2, 2026, the Procurement Office will be located at 185 Jordan Rd, Rensselaer Technology Park. Contact information for the teams remains the same. Please contact Debbie Maloney (malond6@rpi.edu, x6426) if you have any questions.

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