Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 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: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 8:00 AM - 4:30 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://shared.tiaa.org/public/publictools/events/meetingatworkplace

The HelioCampus syllabus module is available for faculty to access for the fall beginning on August 7, 2025. Based on the requirements from the Provost's office, faculty should have their syllabi published in HelioCampus by September 11, 2025. For a Refresher Handout and information on Training please see the expanded announcement.

We’re happy to announce that 14 new employees joined the RPI team in June! Join us in giving them a warm welcome as they start this new chapter with us!

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 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. In this workshop, participants will explore the tenants that comprise everyday leadership and discuss the behaviors that define leadership not as positional or based on title, but rather on values.

Date: Friday, August 1, 2025 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.

All Rensselaer Learning Management System (Blackboard Learn SaaS) instructors, designers, and TAs who are planning on having an LMS course site for the Fall 2025 term should note that "Do submit" and "Do not submit" conditionals are still in place for submitting their course requests.

Please join us on Thursday, August 7, 11am – 12pm for an Information Session regarding the Request for Joint Rensselaer/IBM Research Proposals. This RFP is part of the Future of Computing Research Collaboration (FCRC), a collaborative research initiative between RPI and IBM to drive world class innovation and fundamental advances in artificial intelligence algorithm, AI hardware software co-design and Semiconductor Technology for the benefit of society. Please register at https://fcrc.rpi.edu/

In this seminar, Managers and Supervisors will learn from each other and our Facilitators about important topics such as the Employee Value Proposition and Employee Experience, the six fundamental Leadership competencies at Rensselaer, and experience a “day in the life” of a Supervisor. In addition, the importance of managing employee performance, providing both rewards and recognition, employment law fundamentals and tools for building team capacity will be explored.

We’ve had an incredible response to this event, and I hope you’ll be part of the conversations as we bring together faculty and thought leaders from Mount Sinai and RPI to explore collaborative research opportunities in biomedical innovation and entrepreneurship.

We’re looking forward to welcoming you to the upcoming CEPM Retreat, being held on July 29–30 at the Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.