It was so great to see everyone yesterday at the Alumni Showcase! We hope you're having a great weekend. #rpirhc #rpi #rpihass #reunion #homecoming

What’s the fate of “middlebrow” art in a world without a middle class? Join UIC's Anna Kornbluh TONIGHT @ 6:30 in Sage 3303 from UIC for Good Enough Art, exploring the aesthetics and future of the “mid.” #rpi #rpihass #artandculture #aesthetics #explorepage

Planning to graduate in December? Don’t forget to apply for graduation at sis.rpi.edu by October 10. Questions? Ask your HASS Hub advisor! #rpi #rpihass

If you caught WAMC’s Roundtable last Friday, you heard RPI STS grad student Sophia Acquisto and James Hendler, Acting Head of Cognitive Science, join the panel. Sophia is developing quantum computing curriculum for girls, funded by a $300K RPI–IBM grant. #rpi #rpihass #womeninstem #stemeducation

Flashback Friday! Last May, HASS students joined a SUNY Dutchess team in Arbor Hill, Albany for an ethnographic training day. 🎲 They’re now contributing to research on how analog games can build community and support neighbors’ goals. #rpi #rpihass #boardgames #tabletopgames #boardgamegeek #tabletop

Get ready, HASS—now that it’s autumn, we’re about to have the 🍂best views on campus.🍂 What’s your favorite thing about RPI in the fall? #rpi #rpihass #fallvibes #autumn

Thank you to Lane Relyea, Associate Professor of Art Theory and Practice at Northwestern University, for joining the Arts Graduate Colloquium earlier this month for an engaging talk and discussion, and to the New York State Council on the Arts for sponsoring the visit! #rpi #rpihass

HASS Sustainability Studies & @vasudha.rpi students recently participated in meadow remediation work happening onsite at the Native-led FORGE Project in Taghkanic, NY. Students learned about identifying native plants and land restoration practices#rpi #rpihass #gardening

Our Economics graduate students came together last week for a lively social to kick off the new academic year. Here’s to new connections, good conversations, and lots of energy for the semester ahead! #rpi #rpihass #economics #finance #business #econometrics #gradlife

What is the function of science? 🌍 At the latest Science & Technology Studies Colloquium, Lecturer Emrah Aktunc (Cognitive Science) explored evidence & inference in neuroscience, showing why interdisciplinary sharing is vital. What’s your answer? #rpi #rpihass #studyscience #technology

Thank you to the generous, wise, and kind soul that is Richard Dansky for spending time with my students @rpihass.bsky.social and for dropping pearls of wisdom from his “The Video Game Writer’s Guide to Surviving an Industry That Hates You”.

Students in the HASS Inquiry class Life in Color visited downtown Troy to see a new mural by Greg Gossel. The work at 400 River Street celebrates Troy’s resilience, weaving together its history, wildlife, & industry into one vibrant image of the city’s spirit. #rpi #rpihass #troy #enjoytroy #mural

Legendary architect John Storyk—designer of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios—joined HASS in the Media Studio last Friday to share how recording spaces have evolved over the past decade from large, all-at-once sessions into file-based, flexible studios. #rpihass #AudioEngineering #StudioLife

The Arts Creative Seminar visited the SUNY Albany Art Museum to see Noah W. Anderson’s Black Excellence—digital collages translated as monumental textiles. Curator Robert Shane gave a gallery talk, in a trip led by Senior Arts Lecturer Nathan Meltz. #textiles #fabricart #collage

Interested in building entire worlds before breakfast? 🎮In Lecturer Leslie Zeng’s Intro to Game Storytelling, students learn the narrative structures behind great games & media—the first step toward the Writing concentration in the Games & Simulation Arts & Sciences major. #rpi

When your dorm comes with a garden… 😎 Nature/Society students spent an afternoon building garden beds, planting fall veggies, sorting seeds, and prepping the Nason Hall garden for winter. 🍂 #rpi #rpihass #sustainability #gardening #collegelife

DIY filmmaking like you’ve never seen! Make your own black & white developer from plants + ashes w/ Le Ratoire. Workshop + 16mm screening Turn the Light Around on Sept 20. 🔗 Registration link www.mediasanctuary.org/event/le-rat...

At RPI’s LEIA Lab, researchers are building AI agents that think, explain, and learn like humans—grounded in meaning, knowledge, and adaptability. In a recent talk for Cognitive Science students, Prof. Marjorie McShane shared more about the technology and how it differs from LLMs. #rpi #LLM #AI

The HASS Hub student advisors were out meeting students at the Sophomore Summit yesterday! Are you thinking about a dual major or minor? It’s not too late! HASS can help you mix your passions & boost your resume. Chat with your advisor! #rpi #rpihass #dualmajor #studentlife #collegestudent

This week in Narrative-Driven Analog Games with Assistant Prof. @writegameread.bsky.social, students explored “story-making” tabletop systems that spark imagination and collaborative storytelling. Next: they'll design & teach a game of their own to be tested in class. What stories will they tell?

Switching around your schedule? The last day to add or drop courses for the Fall 2025 semester is this Friday, September 12. Questions? Contact your HASS Hub advisor. #rpi #rpihass

Join the Arts Graduate Colloquium as Lane Relyea (Northwestern University) speaks on “Friendship, community & other neoliberal propaganda in art and culture,” Sept 10, 5 p.m., CBIS Auditorium or online link at linktr.ee/rpi_hass. Free.

✨The Summer 2025 edition of the HASS Happenings newsletter has arrived! ✨ Sign up to get your copy at this link: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/bHqZsNS/h... #rpi #rpihass #newsletter #collegelife #campusnews

This week’s student artwork is “Three Concepts of Rock” by Linus Zhang ’27 (GSAS & EA), from Kathleen Ruiz’s Advanced Digital Imaging course. The paintings explore conceptual art as both method and goal, expressed through pure aesthetics. #rpi #rpihass #art

HASS’s own shop supervisor Abraham Ferraro is headlining at the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University! "New Directions ↗ Going Up"runs through January 12, 2026—playful, ironic, interactive art that takes on the labor of making art itself. 👏 #rpi #rpihass #modernart

Just Sage Labs looking like a postcard! What’s your favorite class so far? ✨📚 #rpi #rpihass #helloautumn #pumpkinspiceseason

Over the summer, the RPI Arts Department welcomed renowned artist David Rokeby of the @uoft for an interactive AI event, “Surfing the Manifold.” Hear more about the experience on WAMC’s Midday Magazine as Rokeby talks about AI, art, and literacy with Samantha Simmons.

Nothing but good energy this morning in Lecturer Adrianna Oropello’s Graphic Storytelling class! Happy first day of classes, HASS -- let’s start strong! ✨ #rpihass #rpi #studentlife #learngamedev #comics #graphicnovels

Arts Sr. Lecturer Ken Ragsdale’s “Symphony” at Hudson’s Front Room Gallery is earning rave reviews: “Impressive” & “Elegant” (Hyperallergic), “Singular vision” (Musée Magazine). Show ends this week—link below. #rpi #rpihass #photography #art #hudsonny #hudsonvalley

✨Just a few more days until THIS view from West Hall is back in your life… ✨ #rpi #rpihass #backtocollege

HASS's VAST Lab got a massive upgrade this summer! 🚀 High-performance Boxx PCs (led by RPI alum & veteran Kirk Schell ’88), a new projection system, and refreshed surround sound make HASS’s premier graphics lab more immersive than ever. #rpi #rpihass

We’re sliding into Fall 2025 like… 😄🍂 See you next week! #rpi #rpihass #fall2025 #backtocollege #backtoschool #engineers #gored

Looking to take in some art while on break this week? Come by the Corridor on Creativity on Russell Sage Laboratory’s second floor to see examples of student work from Arts Sr. Lecturer Nathan Meltz’s screenprinting studio. #rpi #rpihass #screenprinting #silkscreen

Thanks so much to @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social for this generous review of Enacting Platforms! ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

Congratulations to Communications & Media Lecturer Mitch Murray on two new recent publications: “Disney Trap House, Or: Atlanta’s Atlanta,” published in ASAP Review, and a review of Kate Marshall’s new book, Novels by Aliens, in American Literary History. Read them at the link in the first comment.

A well-deserved congratulations to artist and Electronic Arts Ph.D. student Hans Tursack, who presented a captivating series of works at RPI's EMPAC last Friday, including digital animations, fabrication studies, & physical models. #electronicarts #animation #fabrication #architecture

The RPI Game Dev Camp wasn’t just about coding—it was about confidence, creativity, and collaboration. At the final showcase, campers shared their original games with proud families. 🎮 #rpi #rpihass #gamedevcamp #rpigamedev #indiegames #futuredevelopers #kidscancode

The first annual RPI Game Dev Camp was a blast! In just one week, middle & high school students learned to design, code, and build games they’re proud to play. Kudos to our creative, curious, and talented campers!🎮 #rpi #rpihass #gamedevcamp #futuredevelopers #kidscancode

First-year students: If you’re close to declaring your major – or want to change your major – make sure you talk to your advisor as soon as possible. Some HASS majors have limited space or additional entrance requirements. Talk to your advisor now to make sure you’re on track.

Who's the HASS professor who changed everything for you? Nominate them for the RAA Teaching Award, recognizing innovative teaching, transformative mentorship, & commitment to students. ✅ Open to RPI community members 📅 Deadline: July 31 📬 Nominate now: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/4e4bc...

Let’s take a moment to appreciate this stunning character art from Games & Experiential Media Sr. Lecturer Rush Swope’s Spring 2025 classes! #characterart #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames #digitalart #rpihass #rpi

It’s a great morning to stop and smell the 🌷flowers🌷 outside Russell Sage Laboratory! #rpi #rpihass #flowerreport #garden #floralvibes #summersession

Last week, we celebrated “The World of Plankton” becoming a permanent exhibit at the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain’s new "Into the Lake" experience in Burlington, VT! #rpi #lakechamplain

If you’re in Hudson this summer, don’t miss “Symphony”—a solo show by Arts Sr. Lecturer Ken Ragsdale at Front Room Gallery, through Aug 31. His mixed-media photo works—built from hand-crafted paper dioramas—evoke memory, machinery, & the Pacific Northwest. Open Fri–Sun, 12–5. #paperart #diorama

Stop by the Digital Fabrication Lab on Russell Sage Laboratory’s 2nd floor and you’ll likely find students deep in the prototyping process—bringing new games, inventions, and research to life through hands-on creation. ~

Class of ’29! It was a delight to meet you at Preview Day on Wednesday! Remember, the HASS Hub is here for you if you need any assistance getting ready for your first semester at RPI. #rpi #rpihass

Our Game Development Camp students are here and learning Unreal Studio! By the end of the week, they’ll all have a completed game to play. We can’t wait to see where their creativity takes them! #rpi #rpihass #gamedev #learngamedev #youngartists #indiegames

Featured this week: The “exquisite corpse” is an surrealist art technique where collaborators agree to a theme or rule and then add to a drawing or sculpture without being able to see the other participants' work. See Sculpture I students' take on display in the Sage Dean’s Lounge.

#FlashbackFriday to last winter, when students in Professor Michael Century’s History of Jazz experienced a master class with jazz bassist Tarik Shah, whose career included work with Dizzy Gillespie, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Betty Carter, Pharaoh Sanders, and more. #rpi #rpihass #jazz

Class of ’29! Join staff & faculty on July 16 for Summer Preview Day. Tour campus, meet students, and get inspired! Info at your #rpi #rpihass #college #gamedev #musicdegree #studyart #electronicarts #cognitivescience