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Rensselaer in Brief
Fellowships
The Institute has announced a new graduate fellowship in the School of Architecture and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The Rensselaer Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Fellowship Program will be available starting in the 2004-2005 academic year and will award competitive fellowships to advanced Ph.D. students. The program aims to increase doctoral-level research in the two schools.
The fellowships will provide full tuition and a $16,000 stipend for each of two years.
A third year of support is possible, based upon a performance evaluation at the end of the second year.
“It is my intent not only to provide fundamental support for the doctoral-level programs in the Schools of Architecture and Humanities and Social Sciences, but also to motivate faculty within these schools to pursue additional external funding and other support,” said President Shirley Ann Jackson.
The Institute has committed to fund five fellowships each in fall ’04, ’05, and ’06.
The School of Architecture and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences are required to seek external support for additional fellowships.
The program could eventually support as many as 20 fellowships each year with increased external and Institute funding. Commencement
Dennis Tito, the first civilian space traveler and Rensselaer alumnus, will be the featured speaker in Commencement ceremonies on May 18.
“We are delighted that Dennis Tito has accepted our invitation to speak at Commencement,” said Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson.
“Through his business successes, Mr. Tito was able to realize a lifelong dream of visiting outer space. His immense achievements as an entrepreneur and as the first civilian to fly in outer space are an inspiration to Rensselaer graduates and especially to the Class of 2002.”
Rensselaer will also bestow honorary doctoral degrees on Bobby Farrelly ’81, Claire Fraser ’77, and Ruth Simmons in Rensselaer’s 196th Commencement.
Commencement 2002 marks the return of the graduation ceremonies to the Rensselaer campus after a two year hiatus. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 am on the Harkness Field. A Celebration Picnic immediately following the ceremony will be held at various sites around campus.
For more information, contact the Office of University Events at 276-6846 or commence-ment@rpi.edu. Baltimore Lecture
The 12th Annual Garnet D. Baltimore Lecture Series on April 1 will feature Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatch who is dean of the School of Engineering at Morgan State University and president elect of the American Society for Engineering Education for 2001-2002. He is the first African American to head the ASEE’s 12,000-member organization in its 108-year history.
The lecture, entitled “The U.S. Engineering Workforce: What’s Missing?” will be held in CII Room 4050. Tax Forms
The library staff has compiled a web page with links to online tax information, publications, and forms.
Information is available for federal, New York State, and other states as well.
The RenSearch website gateway features tax help under What’s New to Tax Information, and can be found at: www.lib.rpi.edu/
resources/references/taxes.html Graduate Students
Tom Apple, dean of graduate education, will hold a series of meetings with graduate students to discuss issues and concerns regarding the new tuition policy.
The sessions will be held in CII 4050 and are not specific to each school.
Listed below are the days and times scheduled for each school:
Wednesday, March 27 - Management at 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesday, March 27 - H&SS at 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Thursday, March 28 - Engineering at 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Global Citzenship
The Office of the First Year Experience has extended its deadline for rising sophmores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students in the Fall of 2002 to become Community Advocates for the Preparing the Global Citizen Program.
The Community Advocates program looks to cultivate a deeper appreciation for diversity, unity, and pluralism on the RPI campus.
Advocates will take part in intensive training to guide and encourage first-year students, lead activities designed to facilitate the development of global citizens, serve as mentors and advisors on issues of diversity and inclusiveness, and conduct at least one program per month such as leading discussions on what it means to be a global citizen.
More information can be found at: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/fye/. Electronic Music
Martin Janicek, an artist supported by RPI, will present electronic arts that combine natural acoustic sounds with amplified and manipulated sounds of contemporary technology.
Janicek’s demonstration will take place at 8 pm on April 3, at 623 River St. in Troy. |
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