Catalog and Student Handbook 2008-2009

The Rensselaer Fellow
A Fellow of Rensselaer is that rare student leader who possesses vision, imagination, creativity and passion. A proven corporate leader, the Fellow is responsible for shaping the direction and purpose of leading- edge thought. The Rensselaer Fellows Program brings these leaders together with exceptional faculty to create incubators of knowledge and innovation. Built on a solid foundation of fundamentals, educated by the best scholars and industry leaders, and integrated through peer training and interactive study, the Fellows Program merges Rensselaer's world-class education and training with Fellows' experience and passion to foster a truly unique learning community.

The Fellows Program
Successful graduates of the Rensselaer Fellows Program earn a Master of Science degree, and are awarded the distinction of being appointed Rensselaer Fellows, a prestigious designation they retain for life. Rensselaer has created a program to engage the best and brightest from leading corporations, without taking participants away from their companies for extended periods of time. These premium program offerings consist of ten separate one-week residential sessions, with five- to six-week intervals separating these sessions. This allows students to return to work and home between sessions and to continue study and project work independently. Eight of the ten sessions take place at Rensselaer's Hartford and Troy, New York campuses, and the remaining two take place at designated international locations in Europe and the Pacific Rim. The faculty selected to teach in the Rensselaer Fellows Program are internationally renowned and have had extensive industry experience in addition to their significant academic careers.

To qualify for admission to this elite cohort program, individuals must be nominated and supported by their companies and must have 10-15 years of increasingly responsible work experience and at least five years in a managerial role.

Candidates will progress through the Rensselaer Fellows Program with an elite cohort of outstanding executives from major, world-class corporations located around the globe. This affords a unique opportunity to network and establish new, long lasting business and personal relationships with a group of like-minded global business and technical leaders.

Initial Fellows Program Offering
Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship (ICE)
This program is designed to develop leaders for corporations involved in global competition and operations. Innovation is the key to opportunity in the twenty-first century and is a necessary survival skill for both corporations and business and technology leaders. The ability to develop skills to create, recognize, manage, and foster innovation in large, complex business organizations is critical to success. Corporate Entrepreneurship focuses on the ability to seize opportunities in developing new business ventures inside the existing framework of large corporate enterprises.

Contact Information
For more information, please contact the Director of Marketing and Business Development, at (860) 548-7864; (800) 433-4723, ext. 7864 or e-mail: fellows@ewp.rpi.edu