Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Assigning reading assignments and micro video lectures prior to class is always a great option to allow students to gather initial knowledge. This session will review some tips on how we can engage and motivate the students through these readings or video lectures to guide them in pulling out the important details/understandings. To register for this workshop and see a list of other upcoming workshops, please use the link in the See section.

Date: Monday, August 25, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - In this workshop we will offe some best practice strategies for dealing with student absences. Maureen Fodera (Office of Undergraduate Education) will be presenting this workshop. Please register using the Event URL in the See section of the calendar event.

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - The Research Bio: How to Communicate Your Work to External Agencies. A research biography is concise and informative, highlighting your professional identity, research interests, and significant accomplishments. Join us for a hands-on workshop aimed at crafting effective research bios. The workshop will begin with a presentation, followed by small working group breakouts (bring your current research bio and laptop). REGISTER AT LINK ABOVE

Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Learn to lead from every aspect of an organization with a real-world MBA experience. Prepare to lead the most dynamic and innovative organizations. Engage, involve, motivate, and lead others to reach their fullest potential.  Join Rensselaer Dean Aric Krause, Ph. D.,  as he reviews this innovative project-based, online MBA for professionals program. Please register to receive login details to join this virtual event

Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Join Student Experience staff for two interactive workshops to enhance your toolkit for supporting graduate students at RPI. Learn tips and tricks to help you as a professional and life-long learner. Workshop Two: Teaching and Mentoring with Neurodivergence in Mind This session provides a foundational understanding of neurodivergence and how it shapes student behavior, communication, and learning.

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

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.

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/