Campus Events news from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. http://www.rpi.edu/news/events/index.html en-us Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2007 April 8, 2009: Acclaimed futurist and entrepreneur Peter Schwartz ’68 will deliver the 2009 Rensselaer Commencement. Schwartz will receive an honorary degree at the ceremony, along with honorands Samuel Josefowitz ’42, Kenneth I. Chenault, and Robert C. Richardson. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2557 8 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST April 1, 2009: On Thursday, April 2, the EMPAC Concert Hall will be filled with a new gospel sound, as student-athlete Whitney Coleman ’10 performs original songs from her first CD, Bright Morning Star. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2553 1 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST April 1, 2009: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this month is celebrating the centennial anniversary of the founding of two outstanding departments: electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2552 1 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST March 26, 2009: A.P. “Preetham” Parigi, managing director of Entertainment Network (India) Limited (ENIL), and managing director and CEO of Times Infotainment Media Limited, will receive the 2009 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year Award. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2550 26 Mar 2009 15:00:00 EST February 7, 2009: More than 900 area students and their families came to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today to participate in the 11th annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2533 7 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST February 5, 2009: Rensselaer invites members of the community to the Hirsch Observatory to view planets, stars, and galaxies with the observatory’s 16-inch telescope. The observatory will be open to the public every Saturday evening through November. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2532 5 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST November 18, 2008: Amba Preetham Parigi, managing director, Entertainment Network (India) Limited, and managing director and CEO of Times Infotainment Media Limited, is the 2009 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2514 18 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST November 18, 2008: On Wednesday, Nov. 19, Harry Lewis will speak about the challenge of technology to many established assumptions about privacy and identity. This and other topics from his new book, "Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion," will be explored. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2513 18 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST November 11, 2008: Intel Corporation announced plans to sponsor the 2008 FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) Climate Connections Challenge taking place at Rensselaer. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2510 11 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST May 20, 2008: On June 11, leading authorities on the World Wide Web will gather at Rensselaer for an old-fashioned debate with a social media twist. The questions for discussion will be shaped and selected by Web users from around the world. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2451 20 May 2008 12:00:00 EST April 18, 2008: Nearly 300 11th grade girls from the Capital Region, New York state, and across New England will participate in Rensselaer's "Design Your Future Day" (DYFD) program on Saturday, April 19. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2425 18 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST April 9, 2008: William Pomeroy '66, founder and CEO of CXtec, has been selected as the 2008 William F. Glaser '53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2421 9 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST April 4, 2008: Rensselaer's Lally School of Management & Technology hosted an inaugural program titled "Forum on Business, Technology, and Ethics." The forum focused on the theme of leadership in controversy. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2420 4 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST February 9, 2008: More than 900 area students and their families came to Rensselaer to participate in the 10th annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day. The workshops, designed to spur young people's interest in pursuing careers in science and engineering, were hosted by Rensselaer's Office of Institute Diversity. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2398 9 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST February 7, 2008: Rensselaer invites members of the community to the Hirsch Observatory to view planets, stars, and galaxies with the observatory's 16-inch telescope. The observatory will be open to the public every Friday evening through November. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2397 7 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST December 20, 2007: Five teams of students are being rewarded for imagining innovative ways to make the world a better place, from a low-cost solar water purification system to a "smart badge" for law enforcement officers. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2379 20 Dec 2007 09:00:00 EST December 9, 2007: Thirty-four middle school teams from around the Capital Region, New York state, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut competed in the FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) Power Puzzle Challenge at Rensselaer. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2370 9 Dec 2007 09:00:00 EST November 8, 2007: Jeff Hawkins, best known as the co-founder of the Palm and Handspring companies and as the architect of computing products such as the PalmPilot and Treo smartphone, will discuss a new technology platform based on a theory of the human neocortex. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2352 08 Nov 2007 09:00:00 EST September 7, 2007: In the true spirit of the computer age, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today celebrated the grand opening of the world's most powerful university-based supercomputer with a "virtual" ribbon-cutting ceremony. The celebration, which was held on the Rensselaer campus, began with a presidential colloquy. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2304 07 Sep 2007 09:00:00 EST May 18, 2007: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today offered the first glimpse of what is planned to be the world's most powerful university-based supercomputing center. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2112 18 May 2007 08:00:00 EST April 30, 2007: Three teams of budding student entrepreneurs from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College will vie to win the final round of Rensselaer's $50,000 Tech Valley Collegiate Business Plan competition on May 3. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2112 30 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 21, 2007: More than 300 11th grade girls from the Capital Region and across New England participated in the 11th annual "Design Your Future Day" (DYFD) on Saturday, April 21. The event is designed to engage students in activities to inform and excite them about career opportunities in engineering, science, architecture, and technology. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=2096 21 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 14, 2007: As the May 1 deadline approaches for high school seniors to decide where they will attend college in the fall, Rensselaer hosted more than 3,000 visitors to campus for the Accepted Student Celebration on Saturday, April 14. The visitors included more than 1,000 accepted students from 34 states, as well as Canada, South Korea, and Denmark. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=2097 14 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 2, 2007: Last week, the campus was buzzing with activity as students and members of the Rensselaer community participated in a series of events to celebrate student life and government, cultural diversity, and the performing arts. Grand Marshal Week 2007, a week of campuswide celebrations and student elections, was held from March 24-31. This year's theme, "Institute of Rock," focused on celebrating student life and culture with the spirit of "all things Rockstar!" The GM Week Committee developed a comprehensive schedule of events featuring more than 100 Rensselaer Union student organizations. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=2053 02 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST March 30, 2007: The office of graduate admissions hosted 90 accepted graduate students to participate in the 2007 Graduate Accepted Students Celebration. According to George Robbins, director of graduate admissions, "this was the largest attendance we've had since the inception of the GASC event." http://www.rpi.edu/news/events/gasc07/index.html 30 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST