Date: Wednesday, April 2, 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. You're invited to 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, April 2, 2025 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM - Come learn how your colleagues successfully used new teaching approaches to engage students and increase their learning. Nine faculty who were selected as Innovative Pedagogy Fellows in 2024 have been invited to share what they did and how they did it in a special 2-part Lunch and Learn series in April. This series is generously sponsored by the Lally School of Management and Technology. Session 1, April 2, will feature Fellows who use the flipped classroom approach.

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After 21 years of service at Rensselaer, Dave Ira will be retiring on May 2, 2025. Dave joined Rensselaer in 2004 as Associate Director of Physical Plant. He stepped in as Acting Director in March 2022 and was promoted to the Director’s position in August 2023.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM - The Planning Your Condensed Course webinar is meant to assist instructors teaching in The Arch or 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.

The Office of Undergraduate Education and the Teaching and Learning Collaboratory are pleased to announce our spring guest speaker, James M. Lang, who will talk on Learning Today: Neuroscience, Digital Technologies, and Distraction on May 13th from 11 - 12:45pm. Please review session details. Registration required by May 5th. We look forward to seeing you there!

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM at the Heffner Alumni House - 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

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - In collaboration with the Office of the Provost, the Faculty Senate is excited to announce the continuation of our faculty social events. Gather with colleagues and relax as we work together to tackle the semesters, together! Beverages and snacks will be served. All faculty are invited.

Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM in the CBIS Bruggeman Room - Join us for a workshop on the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program, a prestigious award open to Assistant Professors only. Sarah Niemann (Assistant Vice President for Research) will provide an overview of the CAREER award. Then, recent CAREER awardees Jennifer Hurley (Department Head and Professor, Biological Sciences) and Pingkun Yan (Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering) will share insights from their experience applying for a CAREER award.