Breakout Sessions

For your convivence, a variety of 50-minute sessions are offered every hour, multiple times.

During this session, we'll share an Arch timeline to help you prepare for your on-campus summer semester and your semester away during your junior year.

Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) staff will provide information about the career services available including resume reviews, semester-away experiences, job searches, and interview prep.

Learn how to maximize your well-being through our health, counseling, and campus recreation services to support your academic and personal goals.

Learn about the accommodations we provide, registration process, and types of documentation needed.

Hear how student leaders found success navigating their first days, weeks, and semester on campus.

Success Center staff will cover academic expectations, available resources, and discuss what it takes to do well at Rensselaer.

Learn about Army ROTC opportunities and how to balance academics, scholarships, military service obligations, and career opportunities after graduation.

Join us for an introduction to the "Dean Team" who guide student support at Rensselaer. This session offers insight into the resources available to help you thrive personally, academically, and socially. Learn how the Dean of Students Office (DOSO, for short) collaborates across campus to ensure your success and well-being.

First-generation students are individuals whose parents did not obtain a four-year degree. Join us for a panel discussion with first-generation faculty and staff to learn how they thrived throughout their academic journey. Rensselaer support services will be discussed.

A HASS minor or dual degree can further compliment your studies in engineering, science, business, or architecture (minors only) and help you bring fresh perspective to your chosen field. Join the HASS advising team to learn about minors and dual majors in the humanities, and how to align your HASS Pathway with these options.

Whether pursuing a B.S. in Music as a single or dual major, a music minor, or simply wishing to take an elective, our diverse offerings engage a wide variety of interests. Join us to learn about our innovative Music program and performance and creative opportunities.

Join us for a candid, conversational panel featuring experienced members of the RPI Parents Council who will share their insights, lessons learned, and practical advice for navigating the RPI experience and your evolving relationship with your student. This session includes time for open Q&A with panelists from a variety of backgrounds.

Interested in being an innovator? Want to develop your own technology or start your own venture? Wanna see pigs fly? Join the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship staff to learn more about the resources that RPI provides to support innovation and entrepreneurship.

Learn from Lally School of Management’s Director of Undergraduate Programs how you can use the business and management curriculum, clubs, and events to position yourself for future leadership roles in organizations, regardless of your chosen major. 

This session provides an overview of the campus safety structure in place to support the entire campus population.

Learn about on-campus living and how students can adjust to your new space.

Are you a process-oriented person? Are you interested in public policy, or protecting intellectual property? Are you curious about a career in law? Join us for a conversation about law school. We'll discuss academic preparation, the admissions process, and introduce you to RPI's pre-law advising resources.

Student leaders and alumni from our fraternity and sorority community will share their experiences. Fraternity and Sorority Commons (FSC) staff will be present to discuss deferred recruitment, the differences between councils, and general membership requirements. 

Do you want to serve your country, fly jets, or drive nuclear submarines?  Join us for a discussion and Q&A on the Navy ROTC College Program.  Successful participants can earn a full tuition scholarship and commission as an Officer in the Navy or Marine Corps upon graduation.

Learn how to enhance your well-being through a one-stop, integrated campus-wide approach to clinical and holistic wellness resources.

Join John Kolb, Vice President for Information Services and Technology and Rensselaer Alumnus, as he discusses the history and traditions of Rensselaer. (90-minute session)

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