RPI Alumni

10/14/2026

The RPI community came together in record numbers in 2025-2026, contributing more than $95 million and surpassing the Institute’s fundraising and engagement goals! 🎉👏

Read more: https://bit.ly/4ylMObL

09/23/2026

From leading RPI's Design Build Fly team to interning at Boeing, Tia Pignetti '27 is taking her passion for aerospace engineering to new heights. Scholarships helped make her RPI journey possible, allowing her to focus on leadership, hands-on learning, and career-defining opportunities. As she enters her senior year, Tia's story is a powerful reminder of how donor support helps students turn ambition into achievement. ✈️ 🚀

Read her story: https://bit.ly/4ymlNpe

09/21/2026

Congratulations to Anne Schopf '83 and Mae-Ling Jovenes Lokko '12G, '16 Ph.D. on receiving the Architectural Record’s 2026 Women in Architecture Award! 🎉 This honor recognizes leaders advancing design, practice, education, and innovation. They'll be honored at a ceremony on September 23.

Read more: https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/18320-introducing-records-2026-women-in-architecture-awardees

09/18/2026

The greatest combo known to mankind. 🍦

Gather your friend group and make some more RPI memories during Reunion & Homecoming weekend. Learn more at reunion.rpi.edu.

09/17/2026

More than 500 alumni and friends have attended RPI Forward campaign events across six cities, reconnecting with the Institute and learning about the students, research, and innovations shaping RPI’s future.

Explore what’s next for the campaign: https://bit.ly/4cpGgB1

09/15/2026

🎉 Welcome, Michael Zwack ’11, the new President of the Rensselaer Alumni Association!

From student leader and Red & White volunteer to RAA Board president, Michael brings a deep commitment to strengthening connections across the global RPI alumni community. Read about his RPI journey and his vision for the future of alumni engagement.

➡️ https://bit.ly/5qzwack11

09/11/2026

Today, we pause to remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the courage, service, and resilience shown in its aftermath.

09/09/2026

Come back to campus during Reunion & Homecoming weekend to meet our students and see what they've been up to. Learn more at reunion.rpi.edu.

09/08/2026

🎥 Back to school means it's time for RPI updates!

Hear from President Schmidt and campus leaders in the Rensselaer Alumni Association's Young Alumni Council's sponsored Talking Knowledge & Thoroughness conversation. Watch now and stay connected to all things RPI: bit.ly/4xEHhh2

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09/07/2026

This Labor Day, we celebrate the innovators, builders, and problem-solvers who put their RPI education to work every day.

From engineering breakthroughs to entrepreneurial ventures, RPI alumni continue to shape industries and communities around the world.

Happy Labor Day to the talented alumni whose work helps create a better future.