Faculty and Staff

RPI Faculty and Staff Webinar - Strategies on Flipping Your Classroom

Date: Monday, October 5, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - This session will discuss the practice of moving traditional in-class lectures onto the web by creating engaging, media-rich content that student’s access before, during, or after class. Class time is refocused, allowing students to work on tasks and problems that apply the concepts they studied independently. Please register using the Event URL in the See section of the calendar event.

RPI Faculty and Staff In-Person Workshop: Talk Smart, Teach Strong: Sharpening Your Academic Presentation Skills

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - This session aims to strengthen academic presentation and facilitation skills, combining elements of presentation best practices with effective teaching strategies. You will explore techniques to enhance voice, presence, and impact in the classroom, while also engaging in train-the-trainer methods to foster active student participation. Please register by 9/25 using the Event URL in the See section of the calendar event.

SoE Fall 2026 Midterm Course Surveys: Adding Additional Questions to a Course Section (Instructor Training)

Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Learn how to add additional questions to your School of Engineering Student Survey Midterm. The institute has standard defined questions for the SoE midterm, but if you wanted to add a few questions on top of what is already defined this training is for you. Please click the link in the See section to register.

Fidelity Confidential Consultation (By Phone with Zoom Video Option)

Date: Friday, September 25, 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

Division of Human Resources Professional Development Workshop: "Coaching-Move People Forward”

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Leaders who are effective coaches create a relationship built on trust, meet the needs of those they are coaching and energize people to achieve a goal. In this seminar, participants will learn strategies for helping people move forward, grow their career and positively impact the organization. This is a two part seminar.

Rensselaer Faculty and Staff In Person Workshop - Beta Classroom - Teaching with Technology Preview

Date: Monday, September 21, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Come see the Collaboratory space in the main library, and the exciting technologies available to you in the Beta Classroom. The beta classroom is a high technology testing space for interactive learning. One of the goals of the beta classroom is for faculty to pilot new or interactive technologies and pedagogical approaches that can be recommended for other classrooms on campus. Please register using the See link. Registration closes on Sept. 17th.

Division of Human Resources Professional Development Seminar- "RPI MAX: Setting Goals and Reviewing Results"

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - This seminar will establish the positive effect of transforming the traditional role of planner and evaluator solely from the people-leader to a shared responsibility between leader and direct report. Leaders will experience how to develop and use effective SMART goals to help them, and their employees track progress and accurately evaluate outcomes. In addition, the fundamentals of an impactful performance discussion and the three phased approach of RPI MAX will be explored.
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