Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Motto:	Knowledge and Thoroughness
Established	1824
Type:	Private
Endowment:	US $813 million[1]
President:	Shirley Ann Jackson
Provost:	Robert Palazzo [2]
Faculty:	481
Undergraduates:	5,116
Postgraduates:	1,176 Troy 729 Hartford Part-time 187 Distance Part-time
Location:	Troy, New York, USA
Campus:	Urban, 275 acres (1.11 km²)
Athletics:	23 varsity teams 2 Division I 21 Division III
Colors:	Cherry and White
Mascot:	The Red Hawk and Puckman
Website:	www.rpi.edu

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a nonsectarian, coeducational private research university in Troy, New York, a city lying just outside the state capital of Albany. RPI was founded in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer for the "application of science to the common purposes of life", and is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world.^[3] The institute is known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... USD redirects here. ... One million (1,000,000), or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is an African-American physicist, and 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... Provost is the title of a senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of Vice-Chancellor at certain UK universites such as UCL, and the head of certain Oxbridge colleges (e. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ... This article is about the state. ... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of males and females at the same school facilities. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... This article is about the concept. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ... This article is about the state. ... For other uses, see Albany. ... Stephen Van Rensselaer III (November 1, 1764–January 26, 1839) was an American statesman, soldier, and land-owner, the heir to one of the greatest estates in the New York region at the time. ...

RPI's mission has slowly evolved over the years while retaining its focus on the scientific and technological roots upon which the school was founded. Adopted by the Board of Trustees in 1995, RPI's current mission is to "educate the leaders of tomorrow for technologically based careers. We celebrate discovery, and the responsible application of technology, to create knowledge and global prosperity."^[4]

History

Stephen Van Rensselaer

Amos Eaton

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1824-1900

Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School November 5, 1824 with a letter to Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which he asked him to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's first senior professor. He also appointed the first board of trustees. On December 29 of that year, the president and the board met and established the methods of instruction, which were rather different from methods employed at other colleges at the time. Students performed experiments and explained their rationale and gave their own lectures rather than listening to lectures and watching demonstrations. Stephen Van Rensselaer III (November 1, 1764–January 26, 1839) was an American statesman, soldier, and land-owner, the heir to one of the greatest estates in the New York region at the time. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Amos Eaton (1776-1842) Amos Eaton (May 17, 1776 – 1842) was a scientist and educator in the Troy, NY area in the early 19th century. ...

The school opened on Monday, January 3, 1825 at the Old Bank Place, a building at the north end of Troy.^[5] The opening was announced by a notice, signed by the president, and printed in the Troy Sentinel of December 28. The school attracted students from New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The fact that the school attracted students from afar is attributed to the reputation of Eaton. Fourteen months of successful trial led to the incorporation of the school on March 21, 1826 by the State of New York. In its early years, the Rensselaer School had greater semblance of a graduate school than of a college. It drew graduates of older institutions such as Amherst, Bowdoin, Columbia, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale, Union, Wesleyan, and Williams. Indeed, there was a considerable stream from Yale, where there were several teachers interested in the sciences. is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. It is the third oldest college in Massachusetts. ... Bowdoin College, founded in 1794, is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine. ... Harvard redirects here. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... Yale redirects here. ... This article is about the Union College in New York. ... Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. ... Williams College is a private, liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. ...

During this period, the Rensselaer School, renamed the Rensselaer Institute in 1832, was a small but vital center for technological research. The first Civil Engineering degrees in the United States were granted by the school in 1835, and many of the best remembered civil engineers of that time graduated from the school. Important visiting scholars included Joseph Henry, who had previously studied under Amos Eaton, and Thomas Davenport, who sold the world's first working electric motor to the institute.^[6] Joseph Henry Joseph Henry (December 17, 1797 – May 13, 1878) was a Scottish-American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. ... Amos Eaton (1776-1842) Amos Eaton (May 17, 1776 – 1842) was a scientist and educator in the Troy, NY area in the early 19th century. ... Thomas Davenport (b. ... For other kinds of motors, see motor. ...

In 1847, alumnus Benjamin Franklin Greene became the new senior professor. Earlier he had done a thorough study of European technical schools to see how Rensselaer could be improved. In 1850 he reorganized the school into a three year polytechnic institute with six technical schools.^[7] In 1861 the name was changed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.^[8]

1900-Present

Amos Eaton Hall

RPI enjoyed a period of academic and resource expansion under the leadership of President Palmer Ricketts. Born in 1856 in Elkton, Maryland Ricketts came to RPI in 1871 as a student.^[9] Named President in 1901, Ricketts liberalized the curriculum by adding the Department of Arts, Science, and Business Administration and the Graduate School. He also expanded the university’s resources and developed RPI into a true polytechnic institute by increasing the number of degrees offered from two to a dozen; these included electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biology, chemistry, and physics. During Rickett's tenure, enrollment increased from approximately 200 in 1900 to a high of 1700 in 1930. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 949 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Self-taken, Amos Eaton Hall at RPI, Canon Power Shot A75 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 949 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Self-taken, Amos Eaton Hall at RPI, Canon Power Shot A75 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev... Amos Eaton Hall is the current home of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. It is named for Amos Eaton, the co-founder and first senior professor of Rensselaer. ... Elkton is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. ...

Another period of expansion occurred following World War II. Enrollment for the 1946 school year was so high that temporary dormitories had to be constructed. Fifty surplus metal military barracks, each housing 20 students, were arranged into a trailer-park like camp over a mile from campus nicknamed "tin town".^[10] This arrangement was used by students until new freshman residence halls were opened in 1953. The new dorm complex, affectionately called "Freshman Hill", was subsequently expanded with the Commons Dining Hall in 1954, two more halls in 1958, and three more in 1968, just in time for the baby boomers. The year 1961 saw major progress in academics at the institute with the construction of the Gaerttner Linear Accelerator, then the most powerful in the world,^[11] and the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center. In addition to new academic buildings, the growing student body also needed a large dedicated building for the Student Union which was finished in 1967. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A baby boom is defined as a period of increased birth rates relative to surrounding generations. ...

The next three decades brought continued growth with many new buildings (see 'Campus' below). It was during these years that the university began to become proactive in helping businesses. In 1980, several researchers and graduate students who wished to start a company approached the administration and asked for a place to set up a small lab.^[12] The administration provided them with a basement in an old engineering building. Two weeks later, another start-up company made a similar request. It was at this point that the J-building, which had previously been used for storage, became the home for the RPI incubator program, the first such program sponsored solely by a university.^[13] Shortly after this, RPI decided to invest $3 million dollars in pavement, water and power on around 1,200 acres (4.9 km²) of land it owned 5 miles (8.0 km) south of campus.^[12] Now known as the Rensselaer Technology Park, companies can rent out the land, and if they want, collaborate with RPI students and researchers. As companies began to move in, the New York State government realized how the university was helping the local economy. This is one of the reasons legislation was passed to grant RPI $30 million dollars to build the George M. Low Center for Industrial Innovation, a center for industry sponsored research and development. The Low Center, with the Darrin Communications Center in the foreground right The George M. Low Center for Industrial Innovation, otherwise known as the Low Center or CII, is a major industry-funded research center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ...

In 1999, RPI gained attention when it was one of the first universities to implement a mandatory laptop program. Many saw the program as unnecessary, costly, and rushed into practice too quickly by the administration.^[14] However, the program has persisted, and remains an integral part of life at RPI, with many courses requiring that a student bring their laptop to class. 1999 also saw the arrival of President Shirley Ann Jackson. A graduate of MIT, Dr. Jackson had held physics research positions at Bell Labs and Rutgers University, and had most recently served as chairperson for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. She brought with her "The Rensselaer Plan" (discussed below), an ambitious plan to revitalize the institute. Many advances have been made under the plan, and Jackson has enjoyed the ongoing support of the RPI Board of Trustees. However, her leadership style may not sit well with many faculty; on April 26, 2006, RPI faculty voted 155 to 149 against a vote of no-confidence in Jackson.^[15] In August 2007, Jackson's administration disbanded the faculty senate and called for a full review of faculty governance, prompting a strong reaction from the Rensselaer community, including faculty petitions against the measure and a faculty hosted "teach in".^[16][17] Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is the 18th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a nonsectarian, coeducational private research university in Troy, New York, a city lying just outside the state capital of Albany. ...

Having nearly two centuries of history and a high tech future in store, the Princeton Review remarks, “Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is simultaneously the oldest technological school in the country and the most modern school of technology in the U.S. It’s like George Jetson meets Archimedes.”^[18] The Princeton Review (TPR) is a for-profit U.S. company that offers private instruction and tutoring for standardized achievement tests, in particular those offered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), such as the SAT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and MCAT. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in...

Notable firsts

• 1824 - The institute is founded and eventually becomes the first continually existing technological university in the English-speaking world.^[3]
• 1835 - The institute awarded the first civil engineering degree in the United States.^[19]
• 1864 - The Alpha (first national) chapter of Theta Xi fraternity opens at RPI.
• 1898 - The first association of Latin American students in the United States was formed at RPI, called the Union Hispano-Americana.^[20] This organization would later merge with other like-minded organizations and form the first Latin American fraternity in the United States, Phi Iota Alpha, in 1931.^[21]
• 1909 - Alumni of Pittsburgh, PA provide funds for the Pittsburgh Building. This was the first time in American history that the alumni of a single city raised enough money to build a building on a college campus.^[22]
• 1980 - The institute founds the first business incubator wholly sponsored and operated by a university.^[13]
• 2007 - The institute is the first university to start an undergraduate major in Video Game Design.^[23]

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Campus

Russell Sage Laboratory

RPI's 275-acre (1.11 km²) landscaped campus sits upon a hill overlooking historic Troy, New York and the Hudson River. The campus is bisected by 15th street, with most of the athletic and housing facilities to the east, and the academic buildings to the west. An iconic footbridge spans the street, linking the two halves. Much of the campus features a series of Colonial Revival style structures built in the first three decades of the 20th century. Overall, the campus has enjoyed four periods of expansion:^[5] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and, along its southern terminus, demarcates the border between the states of New York and... The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style in the United States. ...

Climbing the Hill, 1824–1904

The school was originally located in downtown Troy, but gradually moved to the hilltop that overlooks the city. The severe conflagrations in the downtown region of August 1854 and of May 1862, known as "the Great Fire", and fire again in 1904 seriously threatened the future of the young institute. Columbia University proposed that Rensselaer leave Troy altogether and merge with its New York City campus. Ultimately, the proposal was rejected and the campus left the crowded downtown for the hillside which offered potential for expansion. Few buildings from this time period remain.^[5] One of the only buildings still on the RPI campus is the Winslow Chemical Laboratory, a building on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at the base of the hill on the western edge of campus, it is currently the home of the Social and Behavioral Research Laboratory.^[24]

West Hall

The Voorhees Computing Center

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The Ricketts Campus, 1906–1935

President Palmer Ricketts supervised the construction of the school's "Green Rooftop" Colonial Revival buildings that give much of the campus a distinct architectural style. Buildings constructed during this period include the Carnegie Building (1906), Walker Laboratory (1907), Russell Sage Laboratory (1909), Pittsburgh Building (1912), Quadrangle Dormitories (1916–1927), Troy Building (1925), Amos Eaton Hall (1928), Greene Building (1931) and Ricketts Building (1935). Also built during this period was "The Approach" (1907), a massive ornate granite staircase found on the west end of campus. Originally linking RPI to the Troy Union Railroad station, it again serves as an important link between the city and the university.^[25] Carnegie Building In Troy, New York, one of the most western buildings on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) campus is the Carnegie Building. ... Amos Eaton Hall is the current home of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. It is named for Amos Eaton, the co-founder and first senior professor of Rensselaer. ... The Greene Building, north side The Greene Building is home of the School of Architecture at RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). ...

Post-War Expansion, 1946–1960

After World War II, the campus again underwent major expansion. Nine dormitories were built at the east edge of campus bordering Burdett Avenue, a location which came to be called "Freshman Hill." The Houston Field House (1949) was reassembled, after being moved in pieces from its original Rhode Island location. West Hall, which was originally built in 1869 as a hospital, was acquired by the Institute in 1953. The ornate building is an example of French Second Empire architecture.^[26] Another unique building is the Voorhees Computing Center (VCC). Originally built as St. Joseph’s Seminary chapel in 1933, it was once the institute's library, until the completion of the Folsom Library in (1976).^[27] Interestingly, the new library, built adjacent to the computing center, was designed to match colors with the church, but is very dissimilar architecturally; it being an excellent example of the modern brutalist style – a style that has invited comparisons with a parking garage. The university was unsure of what to do with the church, or whether to keep it at all, but in 1979 the institute decided to preserve it and renovate it into a unique place for computer labs and facilities to support the institutes's computing initiatives. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Houston Field House is the name of the multi-purpose arena/venue on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - sometimes known as RPI - in Troy, NY. It is the second oldest arena in the ECAC Hockey League behind Princeton Universitys Hobey Baker Rink. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The canonical example of Second Empire style is the Opéra Garnier, in which Neo-Baroque meets Neo-Renaissance. ... Richard G. Folsom Library The Richard G. Folsom Library (Folsom Library) is a research library located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. It is named after Richard Gilman Folsom, the President of the Institute from 1958-1971. ... Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... “Parking garage” redirects here. ...

Modern Campus, 1961–present

The modern campus features more modernly styled structures such as the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center (J-ROWL)(1961), Materials Research Center (MRC)(1965), Rensselaer Union (1967), Cogswell Laboratory (1971), Darrin Communications Center(DCC)(1973), Jonsson Engineering Center(JEC)(1977), Low Center for Industrial Innovation(CII) (1987), a public school building which was converted into Academy Hall (1990), and the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (2004).^[5] Although rarely used by students, a system of tunnels connects the Low Center, DCC, JEC, and Science Center. A tenth dormitory named Barton Hall was added to Freshman Hill in August of 2000, featuring the largest rooms available for freshmen.^[28] The Jonsson Engineering Center (often simply referred to as the JEC), is home to the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. It is named for J. Erik Jonsson and was dedicated on October 7, 1977. ... The Low Center and the Darrin Communications Center in the foreground right The George M. Low Center for Industrial Innovation, otherwise known as the Low Center or CII, is a major industry-funded research center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... View of east facing wing The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies is a new research facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). ...

The university is currently building the expansive Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) on the west edge of campus, which is slated to open in May 2008.^[29] The building is being constructed on the precipice of the hill, with the main entrance on top. Upon entrance, futuristic walkways will lead into a 1,200 seat concert hall. Most of the building is encased in a glass exoskeleton, with an atrium-like space between it and the "inner building". Adjacent to and underneath the main auditorium there will also be a 400 seat theater, offices, and three studios with 40 to 60-foot (18 m) ceilings.^[30] The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) is a building under construction at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which will be finished for the opening of the 2007-2008 school year. ...

In Fall of 2007, tentative plans were announced for a major addition to the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center, which would add 100,000 to 120,000 square feet of lab space.^[1] Although final designs have not been announced, the plan is to build an adjacent building in a fashion similar to the Biotechnology center, with the second inner L-shaped building being built adjacent to the Science Center, with a glass-enclosed atrium between the two. And like the biotechnology center, the new addition will house most of the lab facilities, and the older building will house mostly classrooms and offices, after some labs are converted.

Other Campuses

Main article: Rensselaer at Hartford

RPI also runs a campus in Hartford, Connecticut, a distance learning center in Groton, Connecticut, and a navy-based nuclear training facility in Malta, New York. These centers are used by graduates and working professionals and are managed by the Hartford branch of RPI, Rensselaer at Hartford. At Hartford, graduate degrees are offered in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Computer and Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Information Technology. There are also a number of certificate programs and skills training programs for working professionals. Rensselaer at Hartford is the Hartford, CT branch of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, NY. It was known as the Hartford Graduate Center until 1997. ... Hartford redirects here. ... Waterfront of Groton, Connecticut looking upriver Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut. ... Malta is a town in Saratoga County, New York, USA. The population was 13,005 at the 2000 census. ... Rensselaer at Hartford is the Hartford, CT branch of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, NY. It was known as the Hartford Graduate Center until 1997. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... For other uses, see Management (disambiguation). ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... Computer engineering (also called electronic and computer engineering) is a discipline that combines elements of both electrical engineering and computer science. ... Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ... Information and communication technology spending in 2005 Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. ...

Academics

Academy Hall

Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has five schools: Architecture, Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, The Lally School of Management and Technology, and Science. The School of Engineering is the largest by enrollment, followed by the School of Science, the School of Management, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Architecture. There also exists an interdisciplinary program in Information Technology that began in the late 1990s, programs in prehealth and prelaw, Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) for students desiring commissions as officers in the armed forces, a program in Cooperative Education (Co-Op), and domestic and international exchange programs. All together, the university offers around 140 degree programs in nearly 60 fields that lead to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. RPI is a technology-oriented university; all buildings and residence hall rooms have hard-wired high speed internet access, most of the campus buildings have wireless, and all incoming freshmen have been required to purchase a laptop computer since 1999. In 2004, Forbes ranked RPI #1 for having the "most connected campus."^[31] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2880x2160, 1471 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2880x2160, 1471 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 292 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 292 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... View of east facing wing The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies is a new research facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). ... This article is about building architecture. ... Engineering is the discipline of acquiring and applying knowledge of design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... For other uses, see Humanities (disambiguation). ... The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. ... The Lally School of Management and Technology was founded in 1963 as an integral part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological university in the United States. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... Information and communication technology spending in 2005 Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. ... A Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program is a college-based, officer commissioning program, predominantely in the United States. ... Cooperative education is a structured method of combining academic education with practical work experience. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The Newsweek/Kaplan 2007 Educational College Guide proclaimed Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute one of the 25 "New Ivies", an elite group of 25 schools that provide an education equivalent to schools in the Ivy League.^[32] The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... Kaplan, Inc. ... For other uses, see Ivy League (disambiguation). ...

The Rensselaer Plan

With the arrival of the current president, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, came the "Rensselaer Plan" announced in 1999. Its goal is to achieve greater prominence for RPI as a technological research university.^[33] Various aspects of the plan include bringing in a larger graduate student population and new research faculty, and increasing participation in undergraduate research, international exchange programs, and "living and learning communities." Financially speaking, the plan uses half its money for research, a quarter for scholarships, and a quarter for campus platforms, such as athletic facilities.^[34] So far, there have been a number of changes under the plan: new infrastructure such as the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies and CCNI was built to support new programs, and application numbers have increased.^[35] In fact, in the three years between 2005 and 2008 application numbers doubled from 5,500 to 11,000.^[36] According to Jared Cohon, president of Carnegie Mellon University “Change at Rensselaer in the last five years has occurred with a scope and swiftness that may be without precedent in the recent history of American higher education.”^[37] However, although the number of doctoral students has increased^[35], the plan has failed to increase the number of graduates, a fact which may be due to poor tuition planning.^{[citation needed]} The number of graduates on the Troy campus has dropped from a high of 2617 in 1999 to 1228 in 2007, a decrease of more than 50%.^[38] Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is an African-American physicist, and 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about the concept. ... View of east facing wing The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies is a new research facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). ... Jared Leigh Cohon is the current President of Carnegie Mellon University. ... Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. ...

The ability to attract greater research funds is needed to meet the goals of the plan, and the university has set a goal of $100 million annually. As of 2006, research expenditures have reached $90 million per annum. The university recognizes the relatively small size of its endowment compared to its competition (cf. Case Western Reserve U., University of Rochester, etc.), as well as its relatively strong dependence on funds from undergraduate tuition to support its operations. To help raise money the university mounted a $1 billion capital campaign, of which the public phase began in the fall of 2004 and was expected to finish by 2008. In 2001, a major milestone of the campaign was the pledging of an unrestricted gift of $360 million by an anonymous donor, believed to be the largest such gift to a U.S. university at the time. The university had been a relative stranger to such generosity as the prior largest single gift was $15 million.^[39] By September 2006, the $1 billion goal has been exceeded much in part to an in-kind contribution of software commercially-valued at $513.95 million by the Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE). In light of this, the board of trustees announced a new goal of $1.4 billion by June 30, 2009. A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ...

Faculty

The number of faculty has been steadily growing since the implementation of the Rensselaer Plan in 1999.^[35] Among them are members of the National Academies, a Nobel laureate, and 40 NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award winners.^[40] As of 2006 there are 400 full time and 81 part time faculty, yielding a student faculty ratio of 14:1.^[41] Well-known faculty include:

Troy Building

• Selmer Bringsjord - artificial intelligence researcher
• Jonathan Dordick - leader of a group doing biochemical engineering
• Ivar Giaever ('64) - Nobel Laureate 1973 and physics professor emeritus
• James Hendler - computer scientist and author
• Leik Myrabo - known for designing and testing laser "lightcraft" propulsion systems
• Pauline Oliveros - musician and composer of electronic art music
• Neil Rolnick - former head of the Arts Department, and founder of iEAR studios
• Michael Shur- well-published solid state electronics researcher
• Boleslaw Szymanski - head of the Center for Pervasive Computing and Networking
• Xi-Cheng Zhang - head of the Center for Terahertz Research

RPI is also the professional home of David Musser, one of the primary persons behind the C++ Standard Template Library.^[42] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2880x2160, 1527 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2880x2160, 1527 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Selmer Bringsjord is a professor of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic. ... AI redirects here. ... Jonathan S. Dordick is the Howard P. Isermann Professor of Biochemical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... Unser Nachbar hat ein neues Auto. ... Ivar Giaever (originally spelled Giæver) (born April 5, 1929 in Bergen, Norway) is a physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian David Josephson for work in solid-state physics. ... James Hendler is one of the originators of the Semantic Web. ... Computer science (informally: CS or compsci) is, in its most general sense, the study of computation and information processing, both in hardware and in software. ... Leik Myrabo is an aerospace engineering professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who has demonstrated the feasibility of using ground-based lasers to propel objects into orbit; possibly reducing orbit-flight costs by a factor of 1000. ... Pauline Oliveros (born 1932 in Houston, Texas) is an accordionist and composer who currently resides in Kingston, New York. ... Neil B. Rolnick (b. ... Michael Shur is the Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts 48 professor of solid state electronics and a professor of physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... In electronics, solid state circuits are those that do not contain vacuum tubes. ... Boleslaw Szymanski is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and the Founding Head of the Center for Pervasive Computing and Networking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... Xi-Cheng Zhang is director of the Center for Terahertz Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... Electromagnetic waves sent at terahertz frequencies, known as terahertz radiation, terahertz waves, terahertz light, T-rays, T-light, T-lux and THz, are in the region of the electromagnetic spectrum between 300 gigahertz (3x1011 Hz) and 3 terahertz (3x1012 Hz), corresponding to the wavelength range starting at submillimeter (<1 millimeter... David R. Musser is a professor of computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute known for his work in generic programming, particularly as applied to C++. David Mussers home page Category: ... C++ (pronounced see plus plus, IPA: ) is a general-purpose programming language with high-level and low-level capabilities. ... [[Im[[Image:Example. ...

Rankings

RPI ranks among the top 50 national universities in the United States according to US News & World Report. ^[43] The same source ranks RPI 24th for "Best Value" in undergraduate education.^[44] In 2005, the School of Engineering was ranked 18th in the nation for undergraduates, and 34th in the nation for graduates. Four of the graduate engineering programs are ranked in the top 20 (electrical engineering, materials science and engineering, industrial engineering and mechanical engineering), seven of 11 are ranked in the top 25, and all are ranked in the top 40 in the nation. U.S. News also put the graduate applied mathematics program at 20th. ^[45][46] U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

The Lally School of Management and Technology’s entrepreneurship programs ranked 21 in the nation, and its technological entrepreneurship program was ranked sixth by Entrepreneur magazine.^[46]

The Electronic Arts program is more highly ranked than any department at RPI by US News. For four years in a row US News ranked the iEAR program 8th in the nation. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 ^[46]

Research and development

The Low Center (left and rear right) and Darrin Communications Center (front right)

RPI has established six areas of research as institute priorities: biotechnology, energy and the environment, nanotechnology, computation and information technology, and media and the arts.^[47] Advances in these fields have the potential to effect dramatic transformations in 21st century society. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 98 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) c File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 98 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) c File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Low Center, with the Darrin Communications Center in the foreground right The George M. Low Center for Industrial Innovation, otherwise known as the Low Center or CII, is a major industry-funded research center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... The structure of insulin Biotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. ... Energy security, or security of supply, is a key component of energy policy in many countries. ... Buckminsterfullerene C60, also known as the buckyball, is the simplest of the carbon structures known as fullerenes. ... Information and communication technology spending in 2005 Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. ... Media Studies is the study of the constitution and effects of media. ...

RPI is home to the United States' first on-campus business incubator,^[13] which has helped start over 180 companies in its lifetime, with a survival rate of about 80%.^[48] One of the largest companies to have originated in the incubator is MapInfo, a major publisher of mapping and geographic information systems software which is still headquartered in Troy, NY. Another incubator success is Vicarious Visions, a well known maker of video games. RPI also operates the Rensselaer Technology Park, which is home to over 50 technologically oriented companies. The 1,250-acre (5.1 km²) park is about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the campus along the Hudson River.^[49] Park tenants collaborate with faculty and students on research projects and hire students for internships, co-ops, and employment. MapInfo Corporation is a business intelligence company, headquartered in Troy, New York. ... Vicarious Visions is a video game developer. ...

Some notable research centers operated by RPI are the Terahertz Research Center, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center, New York State Center for Polymer Synthesis, Darrin Fresh Water Institute, Center for Automation Technologies and Systems, and the Lighting Research Center.^[50] View of east facing wing The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies is a new research facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). ...

RPI conducts nuclear research at the 60MeV Gaerttner Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Laboratory. The LINAC is used primarily for the testing of materials, but there is also ongoing research in neutron generation and other technologies. The lab made the news with discoveries regarding bubble fusion^[51] and portable pyroelectric fusion devices.^[52] Other important research facilities include the geotechnical centrifuge, used for civil engineering simulations, and RPI's array of six subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnels.^[53] Linear accelerator (LINAC) used for medical radiation therapy; example made by Siemens AG. A linear particle accelerator (also called a LINAC) is an electrical device for the acceleration of subatomic particles. ... Neutron generators are devices which contain compact linear accelerators and that produce neutrons by fusing isotopes of hydrogen together. ... Bubble fusion or sonofusion is the common name for a nuclear fusion reaction hypothesized to occur during sonoluminescence, an extreme form of acoustic cavitation; officially, this reaction is termed acoustic inertial confinement fusion (AICF) since the inertia of the collapsing bubble wall confines the energy causing a rise in temperature. ... Pyroelectric fusion is a technique for achieving nuclear fusion by using an electric field generated by pyroelectric crystals to accelerate ions of deuterium (tritium might also be used someday) into a metal hydride target also containing detuerium (or tritium) with sufficient kinetic energy to cause these ions to fuse together. ... NASA wind tunnel with the model of a plane A wind tunnel is a research tool developed to assist with studying the effects of air moving over or around solid objects. ...

In May 2006, RPI announced a partnership with IBM and New York State to create the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations, a supercomputing center to be used for nanotechnology research. As of 2007, the $100 million center is the world’s most powerful university-based supercomputing center and one of the 10 largest supercomputing centers of any kind in the world.^[54] The Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI) is a collaboration among Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM, and New York State to construct a powerful $100M supercomputer on the RPI campus, slated to be the most powerful computer center on a university and among the 10 most powerful computers in the world...

Student body

"Six Random Lines Eccentric," a kinetic sculpture by former RPI professor George Rickey

RPI's "Quad" dormitory on the central campus

In the 2006–2007 academic year, RPI's enrollment included 5,142 resident undergraduate, 1,131 resident graduate, 707 graduate students on the Hartford campus, and 189 distance students.^[41] It attracts students from every state and 92 foreign countries.^[55] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 2. ... Kinetic sculptures are sculptures that are designed to move. ... George Rickey (1907–July 17, 2002) was an American kinetic sculptor. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 725 KB) Summary Scott Kashkin, donated to public domain. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 725 KB) Summary Scott Kashkin, donated to public domain. ...

Statistics for the undergraduate class of 2011:

Enrollment was small before the twentieth century and has grown steadily ever since then. Enrollment figures are as follows:

1825: 10 students

1850: 53 students

1900: 225 students

1910: 650 students^[57]

1925: 1,240 students

1945: 1,604 students

1950: 3,987 students(Note the jump in just five years, after the 1950s dormitory construction on "freshmen hill".)

1965: 5,232 students^[8]

2006: 6,386 students

The Ratio

Coeducational since 1942, the university continues to struggle to attract a gender-balanced applicant pool. RPI has a male-to-female ratio of 3:1,^[58] which is among the highest among major American universities.^[59] This is an improvement over previous years, and with some exceptions the ratio continues to decrease. In 1966 it was 19:1, in the 1980s it reached as high as 8:1, and in the early 1990s the ratio was around 5:1. The class of 2011 has a ratio of about 2:1, or 31% female, and the Admissions Office hopes to gradually improve on this figure in years to come.^[56]

It should be noted that the male-to-female ratio, often cited as one of the greatest problems on campus^{[citation needed]}, varies significantly between individual schools. For example, the School of Architecture is more than 50% female.^{[citation needed]} However many programs in engineering, mathematics, and the physical sciences have a ratio of around 7:1.^{[citation needed]} One of the stated goals of the Rensselaer Plan is to "reflect the diversity of the global community" in the student body, which includes encouraging more women to enroll.^[60]

Athletics

The Puckman Mascot

The Class of 1886 Field

The school features a competitive Division I ice hockey team, the Engineers, who won NCAA national titles in 1954 and 1985. The official nickname of some of the school's Division III teams was changed in 1995 from the Engineers to the Red Hawks. However the hockey, football, cross-country, tennis, and track and field teams all chose to retain the Engineers name. The Red Hawks name was, at the time, very unpopular among the student body; a Red Hawk mascot was frequently taunted with thrown concessions and chants of "kill the chicken!" In contrast, the official hockey mascot known as The Puckman has always been very popular. The Puckman is an anthropomorphic hockey puck with an engineer's helmet. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 699 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Own work Image of Rensselaer campus 86 Field in foreground, Ricketts Building in background left, 87 Gym in background right File history Legend: (cur) = this is... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 699 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Own work Image of Rensselaer campus 86 Field in foreground, Ricketts Building in background left, 87 Gym in background right File history Legend: (cur) = this is... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... NCAA redirects here. ...

Depending on how the rules are interpreted, the RPI hockey team may have the longest winning streak on record for a Division I team; in the 1984-85 season it went undefeated for 30 games, but one game was against the University of Toronto, a Canadian team. Continuing into the 1985-86 season, RPI continued undefeated over 38 games, including 2 wins over Toronto.^[61] Adam Oates, a player during that time, went on to become a star in the NHL. Joe Juneau, who played from 1987 to 1991, also spent many years in the NHL.

The Hockey team plays a significant role in the campus's culture, drawing thousands of fans each week to the Houston Field House during the season. The team's popularity even sparked the tradition of the hockey line, where students line up for season tickets months in advance of the on-sale date. Another tradition since 1978 has been the "Big Red Freakout!" game held close to the first weekend of February. Fans usually dress in the schools colors Red and White, and gifts such as tee-shirts are distributed en masse. In hockey the school's biggest rival has always been the upstate engineering school Clarkson University. Houston Field House is the name of the multi-purpose arena/venue on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - sometimes known as RPI - in Troy, NY. It is the second oldest arena in the ECAC Hockey League behind Princeton Universitys Hobey Baker Rink. ... Clarkson University, formerly Clarkson College of Technology, is a private university located in rural Potsdam, New York. ...

The Lacrosse team won the national championship in 1952.^[62] The Lacrosse team also represented the United States in the 1948 Olympics in London. Ned Harkness coached the lacrosse and ice hockey teams, winning national championships in both sports. Ned Harkness (born 1922 in Ottawa) was a successful NCAA head coach of ice hockey and lacrosse at Cornell University. ...

Since 1903 RPI and nearby Union College have been rivals in football, making it the oldest such rivalry in the state. The teams play for the Dutchman's Shoes. The Dutchmans Shoes trophy has been awarded to the winner of the ancient football rivalry between the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers and the Union College Dutchmen since 1950. ...

As part of the Rensselaer Plan, the institute has undertaken a major project to improve its athletic facilities with the proposed East Campus Athletic Village. The plan outlines construction of a new and much larger 4,842 seat football stadium, a basketball arena with seating for 1,200, a new 50-meter pool, an indoor track and field complex, new tennis courts, new weight rooms and a new sports medicine center.^[63] Construction is tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2007 and is expected to last two years. With the completion of the new stadium, the bleachers on the old 1886 football field on the central campus will be moved away and the field will become an open space. In the future the new space could be used for expansions of the academic buildings, but for now members of the campus planning team foresee a "historic landscape with different paths and access ways for students and vehicles alike".^[64]

Student life

Student Union

The students of RPI have created and participate in a variety of student-run clubs and organizations funded by the Student Union. The Union is unusual in that it is entirely student-run and its operations are paid for by activity fees. About 170 of these organizations are funded by the Student Union, while another thirty, which consist mostly of political and religious organizations, are self-supporting. It is a justifiable source of pride for the institute. In 2006, for instance, the Princeton Review ranked RPI second for "more to do on campus".^[65] See the official listing of clubs and organizations for a full and up to date list. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 954 KB) Summary Scott Kashkin, donated to public domain Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 954 KB) Summary Scott Kashkin, donated to public domain Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Phalanx is RPI's Senior Honor Society.^[66] It was founded in 1912, when Edward Dion and the Student Council organized a society to recognize those RPI students who have distinguished themselves among their peers in the areas of leadership, service, and devotion to the alma mater. It is a fellowship of the most active in student activities, and since its founding over 1300 members have been inducted.^[67]

Greek organizations are popular with about 30 social fraternities and 5 sororities. There are two coed fraternities, one of which is a social fraternity, Psi Upsilon, while the other, Alpha Phi Omega, is a service fraternity. As such, about a third of men are in fraternities and about a fifth of women are in sororities. Crest of Epsilon Iota chapter of Psi Upsilon Epsilon Iota (ΕΙ) is the local Psi Upsilon (ΨΥ) fraternity chapter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Epsilon Iota was originally a chapter of TEP (Tau Epsilon Phi) founded in 1954. ... The following is an incomplete list of fraternities and sororities at RPI. The RPI Union // Acacia is a fairly sketchy fraternity on campus, they are known for making pledges go through gratuitous initiation ceremonies and general public debauchery. ... Service fraternity may refer to any fraternal public service organization, such as the Kiwanis or Rotary International. ...

RPI has around twenty intramural sports organizations, many of which are broken down into different divisions based on level of play. Greek organizations compete in them as well as independents. There are also thirty-nine club sports. Given the university's proximity to the Berkshires, Green Mountains, and Adirondacks, the ski club is one of the largest groups on campus with weekly trips to local ski areas during the winter months.^[68]

The Rensselaer Polytechnic is the student-run weekly school newspaper.^[69] The Poly prints about 7000 copies each week, and distributes them around campus. Although it is the Union club with the largest budget, The Poly receives no subsidy from the Union, and obtains all funding through the sale of ads. There is also a student run magazine, Statler & Waldorf. The Rensselaer Polytechnic is the weekly student run newspaper of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... Statler & Waldorf is a student-run magazine at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Founded in 2001, it published its first issue in the spring term of 2002 and currently publishes every two weeks while classes are in session. ...

RPI has an improvisational comedy group, Sheer Idiocy, which performs several shows a semester.^[70] There are also several music groups ranging from a cappella groups such as the Rensselyrics, the Rusty Pipes and Partial Credit, to several instrumental groups such as the Orchestra, the Jazz Band, and a classical choral group, the Rensselaer Concert Choir. This article is about the vocal technique. ...

Another notable organization on campus is WRPI, the campus radio station. WRPI differs from most college radio in that it serves a 75-mile (121 km) radius including the greater Albany area. With 10 kW of broadcasting power, WRPI maintains a stronger signal than nearly all college radio stations and some commercial stations. WRPI currently broadcasts on 91.5 FM in the Albany area. WRPI is a college radio station run by students attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... For other uses, see Albany. ...

The RPI Playhouse

The RPI Players is an on-campus theater group which was formed in 1929. The Players resided in the Old Gym until 1965 when they moved to their present location at the 15th Street Lounge. This distinctive red shingled building had been a USO hall for the US Army before being purchased by RPI. The Players have staged over 260 productions in its history.^[71] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2880x2160, 1553 KB) Summary Summary {{Information| Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2880x2160, 1553 KB) Summary Summary {{Information| Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital...

RPI songs

There are a number of songs commonly played and sung at various RPI events. Notable among them are:

• The Alma Mater (Here's to Old RPI) - sung at formal events such as commencement and convocation, also played and sung by the Pep Band at hockey and football games. It was published in the first book of Songs of Rensselaer printed in 1913.
• Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer - used to be the fight song during the 1960s. It is still played today by the Pep Band at athletic events.
• All We've Learned at Rensselaer - sung at the RPI commencement ceremonies by the Rensselyrics. Although the Rensselyrics are an a cappella group, this song is accompanied by piano. Each verse or section has a different musical style, several of which are closely based on Billy Joel songs or other popular music.

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First-Year Experience

Another notable aspect of student life at RPI is the first-year experience or FYE program. Freshman begin their stay at RPI with a week called "Navigating Rensselaer and Beyond" or NRB week. The Office of the First-Year Experience provides several programs that extend to not only freshman, but to all students. These include family weekend, community service days, the Information and Personal Assistance Center (IPAC), and the Community Advocate Program.^[72] Recently the FYE program was awarded the 2006 NASPA Excellence Gold Award, in the category of "Enrollment Management, Orientation, Parents, First-Year, Other-Year and related."^[73]

Notable alumni

Main article: List of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute people

Several notable 19th century civil engineers graduated from RPI. These include the visionary of the transcontinental railroad, Theodore Judah, Brooklyn Bridge engineer Washington Roebling, George W. G. Ferris (for which the Ferris wheel is named), and Leffert L. Buck, the chief engineer of the Williamsburg Bridge in NYC. This is a list of people associated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, including Presidents, Alumni, Professors, and Researchers. ... Theodore Judah, architect of the Transcontinental Railroad and first chief engineer of the Central Pacific. ... For other uses, see Brooklyn Bridge (disambiguation). ... Washington Augustus Roebling (May 26, 1837 – July 21, 1926) was an American civil engineer best known for his work on the Brooklyn Bridge, which was initially designed by his father John A. Roebling. ... George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. ... Leffert L. Buck (1837-1909) was an American civil engineer and a pioneer in the use of steel arch bridge structures. ... The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Delancey Street with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn on Long Island at Broadway near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Interstate 278). ...

Many RPI graduates have gone on to change the world with their inventions. Famous among these inventors are:

• James Henry Salisbury (1844), inventor of the Salisbury steak
• Allen B. Dumont (1924), creator of the first commercial television
• Keith D. Millis (1938), inventor of ductile iron
• Marcian Hoff (1958), father of the microprocessor
• Raymond Tomlinson (1963), often credited with the invention of e-mail
• Curtis Priem (1982), designer of the first video graphics processor and co-founder of NVIDIA

In addition to NVIDIA, RPI graduates have also gone on to found or co-found major companies such as John Wiley and Sons, Texas Instruments, Fairchild Semiconductor, MapInfo, Adelphia Communications, Level 3 Communications, Garmin, and Bugle Boy. Several RPI graduates have played a part in the US space program; graduate George Low was manager of NASA for the Apollo 11 project and served as president of RPI. Alumni astronauts include John L. Swigert Jr., Richard Mastracchio and space tourist Dennis Tito. There are also several political figures from RPI, including federal judge Arthur J. Gajarsa, director of DARPA Tony Tether, MA-1 representative John Olver and Senators Mark Shepard(VT) and George R. Dennis(MD). This article is about the inventor of the Salisbury Steak. ... Dr. Allen Balcom DuMont (January 29, 1901 - November 14, 1965) was an American scientist and inventor best known for improvements to the cathode ray tube in 1931 for use in television receivers. ... Keith D. Millis (1915-1992) was a metallurgical engineer and inventor of ductile iron. ... -1... Dr. Marcian Edward Ted Hoff Jr. ... Raymond Tomlinson (born 1941) is a programmer who first used the @ symbol for sending email in 1972. ... Curtis Priem helped cofound nVidia and was its Chief Technical Officer from 1993 to 2003. ... NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) (pronounced IPA: ) is a U.S. corporation specializing in the manufacture of graphics processor technologies for workstations, desktop computers, and handhelds. ... John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ... Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ... Fairchild Semiconductor introduced the first commercially available integrated circuit (although at almost the same time as one from Texas Instruments), and would go on to become one of the major players in the evolution of Silicon Valley in the 1960s. ... MapInfo Corporation is a business intelligence company, headquartered in Troy, New York. ... Adelphia Communications Corporation, named after the Greek word brothers, was the fifth largest cable company in the United States before filing bankruptcy in 2002 due to internal corruption. ... Not to be confused with L-3 Communications, a communications system company formed from the assets of the former Loral and Lockheed corporations before their merger. ... Garmin Ltd. ... Bugle Boy is a brand of pants popular in the 1980s founded by William Mow in 1977. ... George Michael Low George Michael Low, born George Wilhelm Low (June 10, 1926 – July 17, 1984) was a NASA administrator. ... NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... This article is about the series of human spaceflight missions. ... John Leonard Jack Swigert, Jr. ... Rick Mastracchio is a NASA astronaut, born February 11, 1960 in Waterbury, Connecticut. ... Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940 in Queens, New York) is a United States multimillionaire who gained celebrity status by becoming the first space tourist to pay for his own ticket, although he himself opposes being called tourist and asks to be called an independent researcher since he performed... Judge Arthur Gajarsa in 1999 Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa (b. ... Dr. Anthony J. Tether was appointed as Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on June 18, 2001. ... Massachusettss first congressional district is in western and central Massachusetts. ... Rep. ... Mark I Shepard (1960 - ) Vermont State Senator (R-Bennington) and candidate for the 2006 Republican nomination for Vermonts at-large United States House of Representatives seat. ... George Dennis George Robertson Dennis (April 8, 1822 – August 13, 1882), a Democrat, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1873-1879. ...

Other notable alumni include physics Nobel Prize winner Ivar Giaever (1964), physicist Robert Resnick, the president of the NCAA, Myles Brand, adult stem cell pioneer James Fallon, and director Bobby Farrelly. Ivar Giaever (originally spelled Giæver) (born April 5, 1929 in Bergen, Norway) is a physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian David Josephson for work in solid-state physics. ... Robert Resnick was a famous physics educator. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand Myles Brand (May 17, 1942 - ) is president of the United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and prior to that served as the sixteenth president of Indiana University. ... James H. Fallon (b. ... Bobby Farrelly is a screenwriter, producer and director from Cumberland, Rhode Island. ...

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