Date: Friday, November 20, 2026 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Schedule a confidential consultation to help you become better informed and more confident about your workplace retirement savings plan benefits. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-642-7131, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to midnight, or online at https://nb.fidelity.com/public/nbpreloginnav/rpi/microsite/#/tem/meet-with-us

Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - This session is designed to facilitate an open discussion of Atomic Habits by James Clear. Participants will reflect on the book's key concepts, share perspectives, and discuss practical ways to apply its principles to personal and professional growth.

Date: Friday, November 13, 2026 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM - At Rensselaer, we maintain that “leadership” involves a learnable set of actions and behaviors that is available to everyone. Whether it be leading a particular project or initiative, assisting others in overcoming obstacles and capitalizing on opportunities, or catalyzing co-creation with colleagues, Rensselaer community members model leadership every day. In this workshop, participants will explore the tenants that comprise everyday leadership.

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - A TIAA Financial Consultant will be available for one-on-one consultations on a broad range of retirement topics. Attend this upcoming event to help you become better informed and more confident about Rensselaer's retirement plan benefits. Consultations will be conducted in 60 minute increments. To schedule your individual retirement counseling, please call TIAA at 1-800-732-8353 or online at https://www.tiaa.org/public/login/schedule-meeting

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - In this workshop we will take time to look at a couple polling software tools that are available and supported on campus and discuss the differences. The tools we will be discussing include iClicker and Slido. We will also take a quick look at the free version of Kahoot! (not supported on campus with license but fun!). Please register for this workshop by Nov. 6th as space is limited. Please look in the See section for the registration link and more details.

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - The Planning Your Condensed Course webinar is meant to assist instructors teaching short semester courses in planning and presenting their course material in innovative, effective, and carefully considered ways. In this webinar we will offer quick tips on best practices in condensing coursework. Please register using the Event URL in the See section of the calendar event.

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - In this workshop we will take a look at two DotCIO supported whiteboarding tools available on campus. The first, is working with the whiteboard feature in Webex. The second tool is in Box, called Canvas. This session will offer an overview on these two similar tools giving you an opportunity to learn a little more about them and potentially consider using them in your classroom or meeting space. Please register for this session by 10/30 using the link in the See section. Space is limited.

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM - Join Laura Douglas, Senior Manager of Grants and Impact, Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) for insights into 2027 ANRF early-career grants, application, and review process. This event is hosted by Institute Advancement's Foundation & Organization Philanthropy team. Bring your questions!

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - In this webinar we will review tips and tricks to creating more productive breakout sessions. In this session, we will not be learning "how to" use the breakout room feature in Webex but we will be strategizing on how to improve the engagement in the sessions by offering roles, mixing things up, and creating connections. To register for this workshop and see a list of other upcoming workshops, please use the website listed in the See section.

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - In this workshop, we will focus on the three active learning concepts of the Jigsaw activity, Think/Pair/Share and working with Visual Maps/Charts. We will spend some time on each of these three approaches, discussing the concept of each and looking at examples to help you think about how you might be able to incorporate the approach into your class as an activity. Please register by October 29th using the Event URL in the See section of the calendar event.