Fire evacuation drills will take place in residential buildings during the first two weeks of the fall semester. These unannounced drills are required by New York State Fire Code and provide residents an opportunity to practice safe evacuation procedures.

TROY, N.Y. – The 2025 fall athletics season at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) officially gets underway this week, with six programs kicking off their campaigns between Friday, August 29 and Sunday, August 31. With five home games set to take place at ECAV Stadium and several others on the road, the Engineers are primed for a full opening weekend of action.

TROY, NY - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's basketball team, led by 11th year head coach Mark Gilbride, will welcome four freshmen to campus this fall. Noah Daniel, Kellen Driscoll, Zach Hart and Payne Wood all recently signed Division III Celebratory Forms in honor of their intentions to attend RPI and join the men's basketball program.

TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's hockey program and C. Lloyd Bauer '55 Endowed Head Coach Eric Lang have announced the addition of 19 newcomers ahead of the Engineers' 2025-26 campaign. This year's incoming class is comprised of ten freshmen and nine transfers, including two graduate students. The group features 10 forwards, seven defensemen, and two goaltenders, bringing a diverse blend of NCAA experience and junior success from leagues such as the USHL, BCHL, AJHL, NAHL, and OHL—as well as international competition from Europe's top junior circuits.

Due to Fall move-in, and with permission from Parking & Transportation, there will be a series of parking lot closures between August 19th and August 27th.

For a full list of parking closures, please go to the following link: https://sll.rpi.edu/announcements/move-parking-lot-closures

Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and Environmental & Site Services (E&SS) are partnering with the campus community to encourage cleanouts of cluttered storage areas, offices, shops, and labs. Take advantage of these free events to prepare your spaces for the upcoming fall semester!

TROY, NY - Owen Himmer, Jacob Lindsay, and Matt Buckley of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) golf team have been named Scholar All-Americans by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). For the Engineer trio, this year's accolades marks a repeat

TROY, N.Y. – Three distinguished alumni of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's hockey program were officially inducted into the New York State Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025.  Graeme Townshend '89, Joe Juneau '91, and Matt Murley '02,were among 16 total honorees recognized during the annual induction ceremony held earlier this summer.

Join The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on August 12 for a webinar on creating more resilient supply chains using the latest insights from the mathematical sciences. Speakers will discuss their work on optimizing supply chains, including ways to address drug shortages, improve military logistics, and leverage on-demand manufacturing. Register here: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/45383_08-2025_building-resilient-supply-chains-innovation-by-the-numbers

The ISE Department is proud to announce that Dr. Jennifer Pazour has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), one of the highest honors awarded by IISE. This prestigious recognition reflects Dr. Pazour’s sustained contributions to research, education, service, and leadership within the field of industrial and systems engineering. Her career centers around solving complex logistics and supply chain challenges through mathematical modeling and optimization.