Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Experience a seminal work of 20th-century sound art—reframed as an immersive 55-minute installation-performance. Composed in 1971 for a ritual performance amid the ruins of the ancient city of Persepolis, Iran, this eight-channel work invoked fire, movement, and night sky as a sonic act of resistance. At EMPAC, it resounds in a different kind of temple—one built not to glorify power, but to listen. No stage. No performers. Just you and the architecture vibrating with sound.

Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025 9:00 PM - 39 speakers. 1 immersive ritual. Visionary producer and sonic explorer King Britt returns with a powerful spatial sound experience unfolding within EMPAC’s state-of-the-art Studio 1—Goodman. Featuring collaborators Suzi Analogue and Myles Ortiz-Green, their performances weave turntables, analog synths, and digital textures into a ritual of rhythm and healing. This is dance as ceremony, sound as spiritual technology, igniting an irresistible urge to move together for collective elevation.

Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - FREE all-ages show! For TOPOS, Pulitzer Prize–winning composer and visual artist Raven Chacon returns to music’s most raw and immediate form: the band. Drawing on his roots in noise, thrash, and metal (Tenderizor, KILT, White People Killed Them), Chacon channels that energy into an excavation of American musical traditions: country, folk, and their haunted echoes. This is no nostalgia trip. Join us in Troy and experience Chacon's songs that are as biting as they are beautiful. One night only!

Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - If you live in the NYC area, and are home on spring break, we invite you to join local alumni at the West End Labs, 125 W End Avenue, to welcome the incoming Class of 2029 and their families to RPI! Come share your RPI stories and tips with our newest students, and help make them feel welcome and connected.

Date: Monday, August 11, 2025 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM - Join the CCPD & MANE for a sizzling end of summer! | Date: August 11, 2025 | Time: 11:30 AM – 2 PM | Location: DCC Courtyard. Enjoy delicious grilled meats alongside a variety of gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan sides—plus a tasty meat substitute option for our plant-based friends! Come hungry and bring your friends—there’s something for everyone!

The RPI student health insurance plan has renewed for the 2025-2026 year. There are no changes to the insurance benefits and there is no increase in the health insurance fee. However, there has been a change in the insurance carrier. The new carrier is Aetna. Students are encouraged to complete enrollment on the insurance portal to activate their health insurance benefits. The deadline to waive out of the plan is September 1st.

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM - POSTPONED- Join the PhD Students’ Summer Picnic! As the sun beams down and the temperatures soar, we encourage all PhD students to gather for leisure, socializing, and delicious food. Join the PhD Students’ Summer Picnic! As the sun beams down and the temperatures soar, we encourage you to pack a blanket and outdoor games for a laid-back day with your peers. Relax, bond with your fellow students, and create lasting memories. Let's enjoy the summer season together!!

Date: Monday, August 4, 2025 (all day) - Complete online modules at your own pace. Develop strong application materials for this 3 year fellowship which provides salary and tuition for graduate school. Fall 2025 seniors, 1st and 2nd year grad students in STEM fields that do not already hold a graduate degree are eligible. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required. For info:madige@rpi.edu Feedback on application materials available for all applicants. Register: https://surveys.rpi.edu/jfe/form/SV_85M3eKII9idFy5M

Date: Monday, August 4, 2025 12:00 AM - Mon , August 25, 2025 12:00 AM - Participants complete online modules on their own time. Develop strong application materials for this 3 year fellowship which provides a salary and tuition for graduate school. Feedback on documents available for all applicants. For more information email madige@rpi.edu. Register for the Bootcamp https://surveys.rpi.edu/jfe/form/SV_85M3eKII9idFy5M

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM - If you live in the New Jersey area, and are home on spring break, we invite you to join local alumni to welcome the incoming Class of 2029 and their families to RPI! The event will be held at the D. Bilal Beasley Community Center in Irvington Park. Come share your RPI stories and tips with our newest students, and help make them feel welcome and connected.