Students

Register for RPI's Lavender Graduation

Join us in celebrating Rensselaer students of the LGBTQ+ community at Lavender Graduation! This is sure to be an inclusive and celebratory experience. We look forward to acknowledging your accomplishments and evolutions into college graduates of Rensselaer. Business casual recommended but come as you feel comfortable. Graduating students who wish to be recognized must register at the linked attached by Sunday, May 10. For Questions, email the LGBTQ+ Task Force at lgbtqtaskforce@rpi.edu.

Final Exam Review Sessions: Week of 4/29-5/6

Prepare for Final Exams with the Success Center Tutors! All Final Reviews will be at the Success Center. Please check-in at our front desk!

-Strengths Final Review: Thursday 4/30 (5-7pm)
-Thermo Final Review: Thursday, 4/30 (7-9pm)
-CS I Final Review: Thursday, 4/30 (8-10pm)
-Physics I Final Review: Friday, 5/1 (1-3pm)
-Cal II Final Review: Friday, 5/1 (3-5pm)
-MAU Final Review: Sunday, 5/3 (1-3pm)
-MANE 1010 Essence of Eng. Final Review: Sunday 5/3 (1-3pm)
-Eng. Probability Final Review: Sunday, 5/3 (3-5pm)

Bootcamp Prepares Students to Earn National Fellowship

Juniors and Seniors interested in 30+ STEM graduate degrees are encouraged to sign up for the NSF GRFP Bootcamp designed to help you craft strong applications for this three year fellowship that provides salary and tuition.
Complete virtual self-paced modules which begin August 3rd. Email madige@rpi.edu to request a link to a recording of an information session and/or to sign up for the Bootcamp. Graduating seniors: please use an email that will be active in August. U.S citizen or P.R. only

2026 Commencement Program Preferred Name

If you would like your preferred name (instead of your legal name) to appear in the 2026 Commencement program, please send an email to graduation@rpi.edu with your preference with the subject line "2026 Commencement Program Preferred Name".
To ensure your request can be accommodated, you must notify the Registrar’s Office no later than Thursday, April 23, 2026.
If the Registrar does not receive a response by this deadline, they will use your legal name in the program.

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