Navigating the World and Beyond
As you prepare to graduate and begin the next chapter of your journey, take advantage of the many events that have been planned to help you celebrate your achievements at RPI.
Navigating the World and Beyond (NWB) includes individualized celebrations, and creative and professional events to help celebrate the end of this chapter and the beginning of the next. Join in the excitement and register today! Registration closes May 1!
Glow in the Dark Paint Dance
Date: Saturday, May 6
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Description: Come and join us for a fun night filled with dancing, paint, and music!
Event Name: Fort Orange Brewery Tour
Date: Sunday, May 7
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Description: Get a tour of Fort Orange Brewery. They will discuss the brewing process and how they got their start.
Trip to Mohegan Sun Casino
Date: Monday, May 8
Time: 3:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Description: Enjoy 300,000 square feet of gaming at the Mohegan Sun’s Casinos of the Earth and Sky. If games aren’t your style explore shopping, food, and other entertainment!
Trip to Boston
Date: Tuesday, May 9
Time: 10:00 AM -1:00 AM
Description: Enjoy beautiful Boston, Massachusetts! Transportation is included.
Financial Planning and Investment Fundamentals
Date: Tuesday, May 9
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Description: Come hear Jessica Bishop, AVP, TD Bank, and learn financial planning best practices from an industry expert. In addition to providing money management guidance as you transition from college to career, the importance of investing for retirement and the wide variety of investment vehicles will be discussed.
Trivia at the Clubhouse Pub
Date: Tuesday, May 9
Time: 7:30 PM
Description: Enjoy snacks, drinks, and team trivia. Prizes for winning teams!
Outdoor Programming: Whitewater Rafting
Date: Thursday, May 11
Time: 9:00AM – 4:00 PM
Description: Enjoy the thrill of whitewater rafting!
Outdoor Programming: Adventure Ropes Course
Date: Thursday, May 11
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Description: Have a blast on an outdoor adventure ropes course.
Celebratory Bowling with the Center for Career and Professional Development
Date: May 12
Time: 6-8 pm
Description: The Center for Career and Professional Development invites you to attend an all-inclusive bowling event at Uncle Sam’s lanes. Pizza, soda, shoe rentals, and lanes will all be included.
Pottery, Paint, and Tea
Date: Sunday, May 14
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description: Enjoy painting mini plant pots and have a relaxing day off with tea and music!
Last Lecture Series
Date: Monday, May 15
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Description: Patterned off the Last Lecture Series made famous by Dr. Randy Pausch, Rensselaer's graduating class celebrates their last lecture at Rensselaer with lectures by faculty on diverse topics. Graduating seniors helped to choose who they would like to hear from one last time. Books will be provided to the first 5 people attending each lecture.
Commencement Rehearsal
Date: Tuesday, May 16
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Description: A short overview of the Commencement ceremony and guidance for graduates on arrival time, lineup, and more.
Zero Year Reunion
Date: Tuesday, May 16
Time: 12:00 PM (immediately following Commencement rehearsal)
Description: The Zero Year Reunion is a traditional senior event, but this year will be better than ever! We’ll celebrate your achievements with a BBQ, DJ, lawn games, and more!
Senior Cruise
Date: Tuesday, May 16
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Description: Enjoy a scenic cruise down the historic Hudson River with your fellow graduating seniors. This Senior Week favorite will feature DJ entertainment and dancing, along with a full buffet dinner and a cash bar. Don’t miss out on this signature event!
Trivia at the Clubhouse Pub
Date: Tuesday, May 16
Time: 7:30 PM
Description: Enjoy snacks, drinks, and team trivia! Prizes for winning teams!
Lavender Graduation
Location: CBIS Auditorium
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Time: 3 p.m.
Description: Celebrating Rensselaer students of the LGBTQ+ community, the Lavender Graduation is sure to be an inclusive and celebratory experience! We look forward to acknowledging your accomplishments and evolutions into college graduates of Rensselaer. Contact Alisha Wein, LGBTQ+ Task Force Member, at weina@rpi.edu for more details. Registration can be completed at http://bit.ly/lavgradreg. Award nominations can be submitted to http://bit.ly/rpilavgradawards. Registration and award nominations must be submitted by Friday, May 12.
Riverfront Campus Block Party
Date: Wednesday, May 17
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Description: Come and join President Martin Schmidt as we throw it back to our NRB Welcome Fest! Enjoy various foods from downtown Troy restaurants, lawn games and music as we approach Commencement!
Graduating Students Awards Brunch
Date: Thursday, May 18
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Description: Join us for a brunch buffet and a complimentary champagne toast from Provost Mary Simoni , as well as other well-wishes from members of the RPI community. Our class gift and class banner will be presented! Dress code will be business casual.
2 guests per graduating student, must be 21+ for champagne toast, Legal and Student ID required for check-in.
If you are notified by the Awards Selection Committee that you have received an award, we will follow up with you to offer you the opportunity to invite two additional guests.
Garnet D. Baltimore Students of Color Graduation and Reception
Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Location: Great Room, Heffner Alumni House
Description: The Garnet D. Baltimore Students of Color Graduation is named in honor of the first African American student to graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The event is held to honor the accomplishments of all the African Diaspora, Latinx/a/o, and Indigenous students who are graduating from Rensselaer.
Get a Free Ice Cream Day
Date: Friday, May 19
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Description: Come by the Union and grab a free scoop of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream!
ROTC Commissioning
Contact your ROTC office for details
President’s Commencement Colloquium
Date: Friday, May 19
Time: 3:30 PM
Description: A lively and thought-provoking panel discussion featuring our Commencement honorary degree recipients and moderated by President Marty A. Schmidt ’81. Registration for this event is through the Commencement website.
Rensselaer Union Classical Concert program sponsors tickets to Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi at the Troy Music Hall
Date: Friday, May 19, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM
Description: Tickets for the Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi concert at the Troy Music Hall are available at the Rensselaer Union while supplies last. Tickets can be picked up at the Union Administration office. For more information, email activities@rpi.edu
Commencement
Location: ECAV Stadium
Date: 5/20
Time: 9:30 am
President’s Picnic for Graduates
Location: ’86 Field and Hassad Quadrangle
Date: 5/20
Time: immediately following Commencement