EVENTS
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2007
Contact: Robin
Micket (860) 548-7894
The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, to Deliver Commencement Address at Rensselaer at Hartford’s 50th Commencement Exercise
EVENT: The 18th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., and Hartford, Conn., the Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., will address the 261 graduates, their families and friends, and members of Rensselaer’s faculty and staff at Commencement Exercises at the Hartford Campus of Rensselaer. Special awards to be presented include the Outstanding Student Award and the Computer Science Seminar Conference Awards.
DATE: Saturday, June 2, 2007 TIME: 11 a.m.
ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Describing her as “a national treasure,” the National Science Board selected Dr. Jackson as its 2007 recipient of the prestigious Vannevar Bush Award for “a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education, and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy.” Since her arrival in 1999, Dr. Jackson has fostered an extraordinary renaissance at Rensselaer through the vision, development and implementation of The Rensselaer Plan, the Institute’s strategic blueprint. President Jackson secured a $360 million unrestricted gift to the university (2001), launched the $1 billion Renaissance at Rensselaer Campaign (2004), and expanded the goal of the campaign to $1.4 billion (2006) when the initial goal was met earlier than anticipated. For a detailed profile of Dr. Jackson, please visit: www.rpi.edu/president/profile.html.
INTERESTING STATISTICS FROM THIS YEAR’S GRADUATING CLASS: Among the members of the outstanding Class of 2006-2007 are 27 students receiving a second advanced degree from Rensselaer.
ABOUT EWP: The Hartford Campus is home to Rensselaer-wide Education for Working Professionals (EWP) for students pursuing master’s degrees across a range of technological fields. Graduate programs are offered in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Computer and Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Information Technology.
MEDIA ADVISORY AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: All media professionals are cordially invited to attend this event. Media kits will be available at the graduate check-in tent.
LOCATION, PARKING, AND DIRECTIONS: Commencement Exercises will be held on the grounds of Rensselaer, 275 Windsor Street, Hartford, Connecticut. Free parking is available in the North Lot and garage. For directions to the campus, please see: www.ewp.rpi.edu/hartford/cwis/directions.html.