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Commencement Rehearsals
May 15; Make Picnic Reservations Online
Graduating students are urged to attend rehearsal for
Commencement 2002. Two sessions will be held on Wednesday,
May 15, in Room 308 of the Darrin Communications Center.
Session I, aimed specifically at students graduating with
bachelor's degrees, is at 1 p.m. Session II is at 2:30 p.m.
and is for master's and doctoral graduates, and those bachelor's
students who cannot attend Session I.
Commencement will be held at 9:30 am on
Saturday, May 18, on Harkness Field. Festive Celebration
Picnics immediately following the ceremony will be held
at various sites around the main campus. The picnic is free
but reservations are requested.
For more information, contact the Office
of University Events at ext. 6846 or commencement@rpi.edu.
4/29/02
Students Form AIGA Chapter
Students interested in graphic design
have formed an affiliate student group of the Upstate New
York Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
at Rensselaer. The AIGA is the leading membership organization
for professionals engaged in graphic design.
Audrey Bennett, assistant professor of graphics
at Rensselaer and a member of the board of directors of
the Upstate New York Chapter of AIGA, founded the group
with 23 undergraduate and graduate student members. Bennett,
the faculty adviser for the group, says she initiated the
group as a way of encouraging students to take the first
step in demonstrating a commitment to their professional
interest and assisting them in understanding the broad profession
of graphic design.
The Rensselaer group represents the largest
student membership in the Upstate New York Chapter.
For more information, contact Bennett at ext. 8129 or bennett@rpi.edu.
4/29/02
Cisco Certified Network
Associate Program To Be Offered at Hartford
Rensselaer and the Rensselaer Learning Institute
(at the Hartford campus) are collaborating in a Cisco Certified
Network Associate (CCNA) Boot Camp Program for working professionals.
The program will be offered over five days during a split
session, June 3-5 and 13-14, on the Rensselaer at Hartford
campus.
The CCNA program has already been given
at the Troy campus and produced more than 80 certified professionals.
David Kotfila, Rensselaer's Cisco Academy director and a
Cisco-certified network professional, developed the dynamic,
hands-on course for undergraduate students and is now offering
it to working professionals in the Hartford area. 4/29/02
Site Work Begins on South Campus;
Parking Restrictions in Some Lots
In preparation for the start of new construction on the
south campus, Hartgen Archeological Associates have begun
Phase 2 site exploration in Parking Lot 20. Hartgen will
perform artifact recovery and documentation in the lot,
due west of the Gate House, where worker housing existed
in the 19th century. Approximately 15 to 20 parking spaces
will be lost as this process begins. The balance of Lot
20 will be closed after May 3. The lots south of Cogswell
(Lots 21B, 21A, and 18) will be closed after May 20.
McCarthy Construction will commence with
minor roadwork on or about May 3, including grading of a
new temporary lot and staging area west of Lot 23. Approximately
10 parking spots will be temporarily lost until the new
lot becomes available in mid-May.
If you have questions, contact Oleh Turczak,
manager for capital projects, at ext. 8239 or turczo@rpi.edu.
4/22/02
Students Present Playwrights' Festival
On Monday, April 29, Rensselaer will present the first Playwrights'
Festival, a festival of short plays written by students.
The performances will take place in Mother's (lower level
of the Student Union) at 6 p.m. both nights. Admission is
free and open to the public. Material for the playwright's
festival was developed by students in the class Playwriting
and Production, taught by Paulina Shur, clinical associate
art professor, in spring 2001. From 80 short plays written
throughout the semester by 20 students, 19 will be performed
by members of the Theatre Performance class. For
more information, contact Paulina Shur at 783-0608 or paulis@rpi.edu.
4/22/02
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