RPI's Game Dev Club continues its Game Jams! Join us once again (or for the first time!) on March 29 for fun while you form teams and design your own game. Anyone from the RPI student body regardless of major or level of experience is invited to attend! The jam runs in the VAST Lab in Sage 2411 from 5:00 PM on the 29th to 7:00 PM on the 31st, (with an overnight break at 10:00 pm, with doors open again at 8:00am).
Sage Building
The Youth Climate Career Submit features interactive workshops on materials, resilience, energy, and impact led by industry experts, students, and community members. There will also be distinguished speakers, activities, a sustainability-focused career fair, and of course delicious free food (locally sourced and sustainable!). Attendees will also be able to create their own Climate Action Plan to understand how their impacts can improve our world.
Russell Sage Lab
The Industrial & Systems Eng. Dept. and IISE student chapter, along with Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Headquarters, present the course on Lean Green Belt (LGB) Certification, following our last dual certification course on Six Sigma Green Belt and Six Sigma Healthcare Green Belt at RPI. Registration of Lean Green Belt Certification (by 3/29/2024): https://link.iise.org/lgb-apr24-rpi Contact: David Gardiner gardid2@rpi.edu. Location: to be notified after registration.
Darrin Communications Center
Join your friends, colleagues, staff, faculty at the Campus Watch party for the Solar Eclipse. Free Glasses, displays and fun science experiments for all to enjoy. The party will be on the '86 field. Come early to get a good seat. For more information, contact the Rensselaer Union- ext 6505.
'86 Field
RPI Dance Club presents an evening full of dance, featuring guests from Gajjde Sher Bhangra, RPI Ballroom, and Eighth Wonder. Visit us at https://dance.union.rpi.edu/ for more information about ticket sales.
EMPAC
The Rensselaer Union has the responsibility of overseeing several facilities on campus, many of these facilities and operations are housed within the Rensselaer Student Union, a building at the corner of Sage Avenue and 15th street, containing meeting rooms, businesses, dining, and social spaces. The Rensselaer Student Union is a place to study and attend special events or visit the RPI Bookstore or the Clubhouse Pub. In addition to the Rensselaer Student Union, Rensselaer Union manages fitness and weight training facilities and wellness programs at the Mueller Center, performance spaces in the RPI Playhouse, musical practice spaces in the J-Building, the Academy Hall dance studio and auditorium, and more. All of the Union Facilties include: 87 Gym, Armory basement Storage, Armory Rifle Range, J-Building Music Suite, Mueller Center, Academy Hall Auditorium and dance studio, West Hall Green Room, EMPAC Room Beta, RSA Garage, Ambulance Crew House, Crew Club Boat House, WRPI Media Suite, and the Rensselaer Student Union.
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The McNeil Room is both a dining facility and a multipurpose programming space for student organizations at RPI. Monday through Friday, visit during lunch for a rotating menu and standby favorites including sandwiches, soups, salads, and Thunder Mountain Curry. The McNeil Room also serves as a study space for many students around the clock.
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