Date: Friday, October 24, 2025 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - We’re excited to welcome families to campus for a special weekend honoring the achievements and talents of our incredible students. From dynamic performances and interactive classes to thrilling athletic events, you'll get a firsthand look at what makes the RPI community so exceptional. Enjoy the lively atmosphere of Fall Fest, celebrate academic excellence at the Honors Convocation, and experience RPI traditions at the Grand Marshal/President of the Union brunch.

“The Architecture of Ecology” Monday, October 27th, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Theater Rensselaer Architecture continues its fall 2025 lecture series Monday, October 27 at 5p.m. est with the lecture “The Architecture of Ecology” by Barry Wark. Born in Scotland, Barry Wark is an architect and designer who combines his New York-based design studio with research and teaching activities at the Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania.

Please join the Cognitive Science Department on Wednesday, October 29th, at 12pm in Carnegie 113 for a presentation by Dr. Graham Priest titled "Logic as Applied Mathematics". Dr. Priest is currently Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, Boyce Gibson Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne, and has visiting positions at the Ruhr University of Bochum (Germany), Tohoku University (Japan), and Shandon University (China).

Join us via Microsoft Teams on Monday, October 27, from 4:00–5:00 PM (ET) for an Information Session on the Track-4: Accelerate Quantum Computing Research (2026 Projects) RFP.

The Future of Computing Research Center (FCRC)—a partnership between RPI and IBM—advances innovation in AI algorithms, hardware-software co-design, semiconductor technologies, and quantum computing.

Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Xiao Yang from Johns Hopkins University lectures on Bio-Inspired and Art-Inspired Electronics for Brain-Machine Interfaces

Due to a scheduled event in the McNeil Room in the Student Union on Sunday, October 26th, Panera will open at 1:00 PM. Thank you for your understanding.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's soccer team was dispatched 4-0 decision by #25 Vassar in Liberty League action today at Gordon Field.

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) field hockey team fell to New Paltz by a 2-0 score this afternoon.

Join a remote training session on Thursday November 6th, 11am-noon, to explore the Webex application and its integration with Outlook and other productivity tools. You will learn key features, see how Webex enhances collaboration, and have your questions answered live.

This session is open to all members of the Rensselaer community and will be conducted via Webex.

Please register online: https://rensselaer.webex.com/weblink/register/r5f4f426986a28850bf23614d8ef1196a