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Part in “Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond”
Aug. 22-23
The Office of the First-Year Experience
is planning “Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond”
for the Class of 2007. Campus is invited to participate
in this five-day program for first- year students that includes
a variety of activities designed to get students connected
to Rensselaer. Departments and campus organizations are
invited to sponsor an open house, reception, or other activity
for new students during a two-hour period on Friday, Aug.
22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 23 from 3 p.m.
to 9 p.m.
If you are interested in offering programs
during these blocks, or working with student groups that
might be interested in sponsoring a program, go to http://www.rpi.edu/dept/fye/special.html
to download a more detailed description and a program planning
form.
In order for your program to be listed in the “Navigating
Rensselaer & Beyond” Schedule of Events, you must
return the program planning form for each program you are
sponsoring no later than May 30. Completed forms should
be returned to the Office of the First-Year Experience,
4042 Troy Building, or via e-mail at fye@rpi.edu . (Please
note: after May 21, the Office of the First-Year Experience
will be located at 4100 Academy Hall.)
If you have questions, contact the Office of the First-Year
Experience at ext. 6864 or or
e-mail FYE. 5/12/03
Annual Electrical
Shutdowns Academic Campus May 20-21
Each year at this time the Campus Planning
Electrical Engineer and the Physical Plant Electrical Shop
transfer power from the main electrical feed at the campus
substation to the alternate electrical feed, to ensure that
the transfer switch is in proper working order in case of
an emergency. In addition, other high-voltage equipment
in the substation and selected other buildings is inspected
and cleaned.
Electrical service will be interrupted on
Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 21, from 4 p.m. to 5
p.m. After 4 p.m. all air conditioning will be shut down
until 11 p.m. All electrical power will be shut down at
the academic buildings and the Black Cultural Center, Blaw
Knox buildings, Boiler House, E Dorms, H Building, J Building,
North Hall, Service Building, Quad Dorms, Rensselaer Union,
and Sage Dining Hall.
After the shutdown periods, the Physical
Plant Electrical Shop will continue their work on the high-voltage
equipment until 11 p.m. each night. While this work has
been performed in the past without incident, there is no
guarantee that there will not be an interruption in power.
To be safe, shut down any equipment that is sensitive to
loss of electrical power, such as computers.
If you have any questions concerning your building please
call Rich Hornberger at ext. 6401 or hornbr@rpi.edu.
5/12/03
Steam Shutdown
May 18-25
The annual steam shutdown for campus is
scheduled from 8 a.m. Sunday, May 18, through 5 p.m. Sunday,
May 25. During the shutdown, there will be periods when
academic campus buildings, the Rensselaer Union, the Commons
Dining Hall, and Commons Residence Halls will have no heat
or hot water. The Materials Research Center (MRC) and Walker
Lab will have no distilled water.
The temperature in academic campus buildings
may be cooler than normal in the mornings. If you have any
questions concerning your building, contact Rich Hornberger
at ext. 6401 or at hornbr@rpi.edu.
5/12/03
Sports Camp Winners Announced
The athletics department recently held a
drawing for a free week of camp for boys and girls ages
7-13 at the 2003 RPI Instructional All Sports Camp. The
two winners were Megan Galbraith in the Office of Communications
and Leanne Hanlon in the Department of Public Safety. If
you would like information about the sports camp, contact
Brian Surace, camp director, at ext. 6193 or suracb@rpi.
4/28/03
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