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Student Senate

Senate endorses STAR and RPA petition, multiple committee appointments

BY ELENI DOUGHNEY

Senate endorsed the Student Transgender Association RPI and Rensselaer Pride Alliance petition surrounding the school's process for changing sex classifications. Griffin Oliver '27 was appointed VGMIA, Ryan Kilgore '27 was appointed VGMEA, Zach Nobles '27 was appointed AAC Chairperson, and Charlie Fowle '29 was appointed FSC Chairperson.

Student Senate

Senate splits the role of Vice Grand Marshal, establishes Rules and Administration Committee

BY ELENI DOUGHNEY

Senate passed an amendment to split Vice Grand Marshal into external and internal roles, created the Rules and Administration Committee, and confirmed multiple committee chairperson appointments.

Executive Board

E-Board grants reimbursement for EWB’s emergency plane ticket out of Qatar

BY KYLE PAN

E-Board grants many travel subsidies and reimbursements, but almost reduces the emergency subsidy requested by Engineers Without Borders’, by citing the RUGP.

Interview

Transcript: President Schmidt Spring 2026 interview

BY MEHER RANDERIA AND MATTHEW TREANOR AND RONAN HEVENOR

The Poly recently sat down with President Schmidt to follow up on the progress of the RPI Forward plan, specifically discussing how the university can leverage data analytics to stabilize enrollment, diversifying revenue through expanded research and philanthropy, and pioneering the integration of AI and quantum computing as interdisciplinary tools for experiential learning and future scholarship.