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Colorado | Incoming Student Sendoff 2025

Date: 8/2/2025 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM You're Invited! Welcome Event for the RPI Class of 2029 🎓 Join fellow incoming RPI students, their families, current students, and alumni on Saturday, August 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Golden Welcome Center in Golden, CO. Connect with new classmates, meet local alumni, and hear stories about life at RPI and beyond. Lunch is included. Cost is $15 per person, and incoming students attend free. Don’t miss this warm Colorado welcome to the RPI community!

Houston | Incoming Student Sendoff 2025

Date: 7/26/2025 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Join us at our annual new/incoming RPI student sendoff event! This event is a great opportunity for new students and families from the local area to meet one another, to meet current students, to gain insights on getting started in Troy, and to meet local alumni and hear about their experiences and careers. An important part of this is also to let new students know they have a support network in their local RPI community!

Rensselaer at Work Hosts Leading & Managing Graduate Certificates Review June 24

Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Join Rensselaer at Work Dean Aric Krause, Ph.D., on a 30-minute information session highlighting Rensselaer's online, project-based graduate certificate programs in Leading Change and Innovation, and Managing Technical Organizations. Expect to learn how individuals can manage and lead effective cross-functional teams, and implement changes designed to optimize the realization of tactics and strategies. Please complete the form if you plan to join.

Glow Yoga x Pride | June 23

Date: Monday, June 23, 2025 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Join us for a vibrant, blacklight yoga experience celebrating love, identity, and community. We'll bring the glow sticks, energizing music, and all the rainbow vibes — you bring your fabulous self and a mat, if you have one. No mat? no problem - we will provide some. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or just curious to try something new, this beginner-friendly class is all about moving your body, expressing yourself, and lighting up the night with pride. All glow gear provided. Let’s shine together

Human Resources Has a New Home—Come Visit Us this Friday for an Open House!

We’re excited to invite you to an Open House at our new HR location in the Chasan Building. Stop by to tour our new space, visit and enjoy light refreshments as we celebrate this exciting move.

📍 Location: Chasan Building, 405 Broadway, 1st Floor, Troy, NY 12180
đź“…Date: Friday, June 27, 2025
⏰Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Visitor parking will be available at Blitman Residence Commons or on-street parking along Broadway and 4th Street.

DC/Baltimore | Lectures on Tap: Optics with Professor Moussa Ngom

Date: 6/28/2025 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Join us for a unique blend of insightful discussion and social fun! Grab a drink, relax, and dive into a lecture with RPI’s own Professor Moussa Ngom, who will deliver an engaging lecture about exciting things his group at the Center for Ultrafast Optical Sciences (CUOS) has learned about the newly emerging field of optical wavefront shaping - the ability to manipulate light fields both spatially and temporally. The lecture is free; food and drinks are available from the venue at cost.

Rhode Island | Incoming Student Sendoff 2025

Date: 7/26/2025 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Rhode Island area alumni are ready to “launch” another class of incoming RPI students before they begin their academic careers. RPI is expecting 12 students from Rhode Island this year. Join us to welcome the Class of 2029 to the RPI community in-person, and to support them going forward in any way that we can. An upperclassman or two will be on hand to answer questions and serve as a point of contact for incoming students at RPI. The event will take place at the home of Michael Gagas ’75 and will feature beverages and a buffet dinner.
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