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National
Bike Registry
Register
your bike for free with the National Bike Registry, Wednesday,
September 20 from 12 to 2 p.m., courtesy of the Rensselaer Department
of Public Safety.
Origins
of Life Lecture Series
The New York Center for Studies on the Origins of Life is holding
a series of 12 weekly public seminars on research into the origins
of life. Researchers from Rensselaer and other universities will
discuss topics from astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, and
earth sciences. Most lectures will be held on Mondays at 4 p.m.
in CII 4034. For a complete list of speakers, topics, and other
information, visit the
Center's Web site or check the Campus.News calendar
weekly.
Transitions
Christopher
Berry has been named director of capital finance and banking.
He will report to Ginny Gregg, vice president for finance. Berry
will be responsible for managing the Institute's capital budgeting
and financing process and coordinating credit relationships with
the banking community. Berry was director and chief adviser to
the New York State Assembly's minority leader and to the Assembly
Minority Conference.
Travis Angevine was recently named director
of investments. Angevine, who assumed his position July 1 and
reports to the vice president for finance, is responsible for
executing investment policy for Rensselaer's endowment, planned
giving, and retirement plan assets. Investments under management
now exceed $1 billion. Angevine joined the Rensselaer staff in
1997 as associate investment officer. "Travis has added depth
to the professional quality of the investment function, which
is especially critical given current financial market conditions
and the 53 percent growth experienced in the endowment this year
alone," said Vice President for Finance Virginia Gregg.
Call for
Founders Award Nominations
Rensselaer's
seventh annual Honors Convocation will be held Friday, Nov. 3,
at 4 p.m. The event honors outstanding students and faculty for
high academic achievements.
Nominations are being accepted for the Founders Award of Excellence,
the highest honor of the convocation ceremony. Established in
1994, the Founders Award honors students who embody qualities
of creativity, discovery, leadership, and the values of pride
and responsibility at Rensselaer. Students from Rensselaer's five
schools, as well Rensselaer at Hartford, PD&E, and the interdisciplinary
program of information technology, will be honored.
Contact Joe
Michels at michels@rpi.edu
for more information or a nomination form. Deadline for submission
is Sept. 20. 9/11/00
Rensselaer
Union Dedication
 All
members of the campus community are invited to attend a celebration
of the revitalization of the Student Union on Saturday, Sept.
23, noon to 1:15 p.m.
The event
will feature a formal program and ribbon cutting, music, tours,
and barbecue luncheon. The Rensselaer vs. Worcester Polytechnic
football game will follow at 1:30 p.m. A post-game chowderfest
at the Student Union will begin at 4 p.m.
The campus
community also is invited to take part in two other events that
week:
Dedication
of the George Rickey sculpture, titled: "Six Random
Lines Excentric." Thursday, Sept. 21, at 5:15-6 p.m. in
front of the Greene Building.
Barton Hall Dedication and BBQ luncheon. Friday, Sept.
22 at 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Barton Hall.
For more
information, contact the Office of Special Events at ext. 2227.
RSVPs are required for the barbecue and chowderfest; please send
them to Danielle Adams at adamsd@rpi.edu.
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