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Main Page

2026-06-29T22:03:55Z

Admin:

'''''Attention''''': The RPI Wiki is under construction. Considerable parts of it may be unmade, incomplete, or not fit for public viewing. Do not treat any content as final.

Welcome to the '''RPI Wiki''', an in-progress project to catalog [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]]'s rich history and provide lasting resources for new and returning RPI students.

RPI is the oldest engineering school in the Western Hemisphere, with 200 years of history. Its student life has evolved immensely in that time, and throughout its history it has been the ''alma mater'' of countless leading engineers and a flashpoint for political activism and student rights. It has the oldest continously-existing student government in the United States in the [[Rensselaer Union]], and its model for polytechnic education informed the American engineering schools that came after it.

The RPI Wiki is a project intending to write this history down, from the Institute's proudest moments to its darkest, while also providing a resource for students akin to the various "Student Handbooks" or "Student Guides" of prior years. In this way, the RPI Wiki can serve as a resource to students, faculty, alumni, and prospective students, and make our Institute's history last forever.

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<div style="width:inherit; display:flex; flex-direction:row; justify-content:center; align-items:stretch; gap:4px;>
<div class="color1"> Featured campus articles:
*[[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]]
*[[President of the Institute]]
*[[Board of Trustees]]
*[[Big Red Freakout]]
*[[Freshman Hill]]
** [[Freshman Five]]
*The [[Tunnels]]
*[[Rensselaer Drop Squad]]
</div>
<div style="background-color:#fccffc; border-style: solid; border-color:#ec70ff; padding:4px 10px 4px; margin-top: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; border-radius:10px; flex-grow:1;"> Featured Union history articles:
* {{symbol|gm hat red white.png}} [[Grand Marshal]]
* {{symbol|pu hat red white.png}} [[President of the Union]]
* [[Grand Marshal Week]]
* [[Student Senate]]
* [[Executive Board]]
* [[Judicial Board]]
* [[Graduate Council]]
* [[Undergraduate Council]]
</div>
<div style="background-color:#ffca75; border-style: solid; border-color:#de8900; padding:4px 10px 4px; margin-top: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; border-radius:10px; flex-grow:1;"> Check out some of our student guides!
* [[Registration]]
* [[The Student Discount]]
* [[Accessing Syllabi via Heliocampus]]
</div>

</div>

<div style="background-color:#abffab; border-style: solid; border-color:#30ff30; padding:4px 10px 4px; margin-top: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; border-radius:10px;"> The RPI Wiki is a venture of the Rensselaer Union Student Government, and is maintained by the Student Senate's [[Web Technologies Group]] and the Wiki Subcommittee of its [[Rules and Administration Committee]]. Please contact [[Vice Grand Marshal for Internal Affairs]] Griffin Oliver (oliveg2@rpi.edu) or [[Web Technologies Group|WTG]] Chair Aaron Niyazov (niyaza@rpi.edu) for questions, comments, or concerns.
</div>
'''The RPI Wiki is a strictly student-run and nonprofit project, and is not affiliated with the Institute or its administration in any way. The Wiki may use Institute logos or insignia in a way inconsistent with official RPI branding guidelines. This is compliant with fair use doctrine and it supports the Wiki's aim to research, report on, and comment on RPI as an institution and its history.'''

The Student Discount

2026-06-29T22:00:12Z

Admin:

Many companies offer discounts to students on a variety of products and services. This article lists many useful discounts you can access with your rpi.edu email address.

== Software Licensing Tool ==
The following products are available via RPI’s [https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360001212511-Available-Licensed-Software Software Licensing Tool].

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| ABB RobotStudio || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/10025986244365
|-
| Adobe Creative Cloud || $110 from $779.88 (87%) || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/8805056376973-Adobe-Creative-Cloud-for-Students
|-
| Altair CAE Suite || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360018934571
|-
| Aspen || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360031038812
|-
| Bentley || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360019958351
|-
| Electron_Guns_Optics || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360018686392
|-
| GeoStudio || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360018687412
|-
| LabView || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360014415652
|-
| LoggerPro || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360019617312
|-
| MapInfo || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360019031551
|-
| Maple || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360019037311
|-
| Mathematica || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360018784392
|-
| MATLAB || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360004815472
|-
| Minitab || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360008816352
|-
| Pasco || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360015340392
|-
| SAS JMP || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/9719363139853-SAS-JMP
|-
| SecureCRT || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360004896671
|-
| Siemens NX || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/15868428572045
|}

== Other RPI Deals ==
The following products are available through RPI via various means.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| New York Times Subscription || Free || https://library.rpi.edu/announcements/new-york-times-site-license-through-rpi-libraries
|-
|Bloomberg ||Free || https://library.rpi.edu/announcements/claim-your-bloombergcom-account-courtesy-rpi-libraries
|-
| CDTA Buses || Free || https://www.cdta.org/routes-and-schedules
Use your RPI ID when boarding
|-
| RPI Hockey Tickets || $6 from $17 (65%) || https://rpiathletics.com/sports/2010/7/9/GEN_0709104100.aspx
Log in with your RCSID or bring your RPI ID to the box office
|}

== Unaffiliated ==
The following products offer general discounts to students.

=== Engineering Software ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Altium || PCB design || Free || https://www.altium.com/education/students
|-
| ANSYS || Engineering simulation || Free || https://www.ansys.com/academic/students
|-
| Autodesk Suite || CAD, CAM, design, modeling || Free || https://www.autodesk.com/education/edu-software/overview
|-
| Mathcad || Engineering mathematics || $69 from $859 (92%) || https://www.ansys.com/academic/students
|-
| Onshape || CAD || Free || https://www.onshape.com/en/education/
|-
|}

=== Computer Science and Website Building ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Axure RP || UX Designer || Free || https://ulysses.app/students/
|-
| Bootstrap Studio || IDE || Free || https://www.ansys.com/academic/students
|-
| Framer || Website design, hosting, domains || Free || https://www.framer.com/education/students/
|-
| Github Student Developer Pack || AI, website domains, Microsoft Azure, Github Pro, and others || Free || https://education.github.com/pack
|-
| JetBrains || IDEs, includes PyCharm, CLion, and others || Free || https://www.jetbrains.com/academy/student-pack/
|-
| Kiro || IDE, AI || Free 1000 credits per month from 50 || https://kiro.dev/students/
|-
| Sketch || Website design || Free || https://www.sketch.com/education/
|-
|}

=== Productivity Tools and AI ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Evernote || Notes || Starter: Free Advanced: 40% off || https://evernote.com/unidays
|-
| LucidChart || Charts and diagrams || Free || https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/usecase/education
|-
| Notion || Notes || Free || https://www.notion.com/help/notion-for-education
|-
| Perplexity || AI || Monthly: $10 from $20 (50%) Annually: $108 from $204 (47%) || https://www.perplexity.ai/students
|-
| Ulysses || Notes || Semiannually: $10.99 from $20 (45%) || https://ulysses.app/students/
|}

=== Entertainment and Streaming Services ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Apple Music || Music streaming || $5.99 from $10.99 (45%), one month free || https://offers.applemusic.apple/student-offer
|-
| HBO Max || Streaming || $5.49 from $10.99 (50%) || https://www.hbomax.com/student
|-
| Peacock || Streaming || $5.99 from $10.99 (45%) || https://www.peacocktv.com/student
|-
| Spotify || Music streaming || $6.99 from $12.99 (46%), one month free Also comes with Hulu with ads || https://support.spotify.com/us/article/premium-student/
|-
|}

=== Local Businesses ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Business !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Kebab Zone || Restaurant || 15% || 126 College Ave
|-
|}

=== Other ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Amazon Prime || Shopping || 6 months free, $7.49 from $14.99 after (50%) || https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Student/b?ie=UTF8&node=668781011
|-
| Amtrak || Choo choos || 15% || https://www.amtrak.com/student-discounts
|-
| Avid ProTools || Digital audio workstation || Studio: $99 per year from $299 (67%) Ultimate: $299 per year from $599 (50%) || https://www.avid.com/pro-tools/students
|-
| Doordash || Food delivery || Monthly: $4.99 from $9.99 (50%) || https://help.doordash.com/en-us/consumers/article/dashpass-for-students
|-
|}

The Student Discount

2026-06-29T21:58:02Z

Admin: Add bloomberg

Many companies offer discounts to students on a variety of products and services. This article lists many useful discounts you can access with your rpi.edu email address.

== Software Licensing Tool ==
The following products are available via RPI’s [https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360001212511-Available-Licensed-Software Software Licensing Tool].

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| ABB RobotStudio || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/10025986244365
|-
| Adobe Creative Cloud || $110 from $779.88 (87%) || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/8805056376973-Adobe-Creative-Cloud-for-Students
|-
| Altair CAE Suite || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360018934571
|-
| Aspen || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360031038812
|-
| Bentley || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360019958351
|-
| Electron_Guns_Optics || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360018686392
|-
| GeoStudio || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360018687412
|-
| LabView || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360014415652
|-
| LoggerPro || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360019617312
|-
| MapInfo || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360019031551
|-
| Maple || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360019037311
|-
| Mathematica || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360018784392
|-
| MATLAB || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360004815472
|-
| Minitab || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360008816352
|-
| Pasco || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360015340392
|-
| SAS JMP || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/9719363139853-SAS-JMP
|-
| SecureCRT || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360004896671
|-
| Siemens NX || Free || https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/15868428572045
|}

== Other RPI Deals ==
The following products are available through RPI via various means.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| New York Times Subscription || Free || https://library.rpi.edu/announcements/new-york-times-site-license-through-rpi-libraries
|-
|Bloomberg ||Free || https://www.bloomberg.com/
Sign in with your RCS-login
|-
| CDTA Buses || Free || https://www.cdta.org/routes-and-schedules
Use your RPI ID when boarding
|-
| RPI Hockey Tickets || $6 from $17 (65%) || https://rpiathletics.com/sports/2010/7/9/GEN_0709104100.aspx
Log in with your RCSID or bring your RPI ID to the box office
|}

== Unaffiliated ==
The following products offer general discounts to students.

=== Engineering Software ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Altium || PCB design || Free || https://www.altium.com/education/students
|-
| ANSYS || Engineering simulation || Free || https://www.ansys.com/academic/students
|-
| Autodesk Suite || CAD, CAM, design, modeling || Free || https://www.autodesk.com/education/edu-software/overview
|-
| Mathcad || Engineering mathematics || $69 from $859 (92%) || https://www.ansys.com/academic/students
|-
| Onshape || CAD || Free || https://www.onshape.com/en/education/
|-
|}

=== Computer Science and Website Building ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Axure RP || UX Designer || Free || https://ulysses.app/students/
|-
| Bootstrap Studio || IDE || Free || https://www.ansys.com/academic/students
|-
| Framer || Website design, hosting, domains || Free || https://www.framer.com/education/students/
|-
| Github Student Developer Pack || AI, website domains, Microsoft Azure, Github Pro, and others || Free || https://education.github.com/pack
|-
| JetBrains || IDEs, includes PyCharm, CLion, and others || Free || https://www.jetbrains.com/academy/student-pack/
|-
| Kiro || IDE, AI || Free 1000 credits per month from 50 || https://kiro.dev/students/
|-
| Sketch || Website design || Free || https://www.sketch.com/education/
|-
|}

=== Productivity Tools and AI ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Evernote || Notes || Starter: Free Advanced: 40% off || https://evernote.com/unidays
|-
| LucidChart || Charts and diagrams || Free || https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/usecase/education
|-
| Notion || Notes || Free || https://www.notion.com/help/notion-for-education
|-
| Perplexity || AI || Monthly: $10 from $20 (50%) Annually: $108 from $204 (47%) || https://www.perplexity.ai/students
|-
| Ulysses || Notes || Semiannually: $10.99 from $20 (45%) || https://ulysses.app/students/
|}

=== Entertainment and Streaming Services ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Apple Music || Music streaming || $5.99 from $10.99 (45%), one month free || https://offers.applemusic.apple/student-offer
|-
| HBO Max || Streaming || $5.49 from $10.99 (50%) || https://www.hbomax.com/student
|-
| Peacock || Streaming || $5.99 from $10.99 (45%) || https://www.peacocktv.com/student
|-
| Spotify || Music streaming || $6.99 from $12.99 (46%), one month free Also comes with Hulu with ads || https://support.spotify.com/us/article/premium-student/
|-
|}

=== Local Businesses ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Business !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Kebab Zone || Restaurant || 15% || 126 College Ave
|-
|}

=== Other ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Product !! Type !! Discount !! Availability
|-
| Amazon Prime || Shopping || 6 months free, $7.49 from $14.99 after (50%) || https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Student/b?ie=UTF8&node=668781011
|-
| Amtrak || Choo choos || 15% || https://www.amtrak.com/student-discounts
|-
| Avid ProTools || Digital audio workstation || Studio: $99 per year from $299 (67%) Ultimate: $299 per year from $599 (50%) || https://www.avid.com/pro-tools/students
|-
| Doordash || Food delivery || Monthly: $4.99 from $9.99 (50%) || https://help.doordash.com/en-us/consumers/article/dashpass-for-students
|-
|}

Web Technologies Group

2026-06-29T21:42:34Z

Admin: Updated logo, corrected DotCIO reference, added RCOS relation

{{Infobox Senate Committee
|branch = [[Student Senate]]
|name = Web Technologies Group
|type = standing
|status = active
|formed = 2005?
|chair = Aaron Niyazov
|interests = Union and Institute technological infrastructure
|image = wtg_logo.png
|image_size = 200px
|interacts = Union Systems Administrators, Division of the Chief Information Officer, Rensselaer Center for Open Source

}}

The '''Web Technologies Group''' (WTG or WebTech) is a standing committee of the [[Rensselaer Union Student Senate]] tasked with oversight over the Union's digital infrastructure and Union-led projects involving web infrastructure.

2026-05-26T02:13:47Z

Admin: 1 revision imported

-- This module implements {{Submit an edit request}}.

local CONFIG_MODULE = 'Module:Submit an edit request/config'

-- Load necessary modules
local mRedirect = require('Module:Redirect')
local cfg = mw.loadData(CONFIG_MODULE)
local effectiveProtectionLevel = require('Module:Effective protection level')._main
local escape = require("Module:String")._escapePattern
local lang = mw.language.getContentLanguage()

local p = {}

local validLevels = {
semi = 'semi',
extended = 'extended',
template = 'template',
full = 'full',
interface = 'interface',
manual = 'manual'
}

local function message(key, ...)
local params = {...}
local msg = cfg[key]
if #params < 1 then
return msg
else
return mw.message.newRawMessage(msg):params(params):plain()
end
end

local function validateLevel(level)
return level and validLevels[level] or 'full'
end

local function getLevelInfo(level, field)
return cfg.protectionLevels[level][field]
end

local function resolveRedirect(page)
return mRedirect.luaMain(page)
end

local function isProtected(page)
local action = mw.title.new(page).exists and 'edit' or 'create'
return effectiveProtectionLevel(action, page) ~= '*'
end

function p.makeRequestUrl(level, titleObj)
titleObj = titleObj or mw.title.getCurrentTitle()
local basePage = titleObj.basePageTitle.fullText
if cfg['main-page-content'][basePage] then
return tostring(mw.uri.fullUrl(message('main-page-request-page')))
end

local talkPageName = titleObj.talkPageTitle
if talkPageName == nil then
return tostring(mw.uri.fullUrl(message('protected-talk-page-request-page')))
end
talkPageName = resolveRedirect(talkPageName.prefixedText)
if isProtected(talkPageName) then
return tostring(mw.uri.fullUrl(message('protected-talk-page-request-page')))
end
level = validateLevel(level)
if level == 'manual' then
return tostring(mw.uri.fullUrl(talkPageName, {
action = 'edit',
section = 'new'
}))
end
local sectionname = message(
'preload-title-text',
getLevelInfo(level, 'levelText'),
lang:formatDate(message('preload-title-date-format'))
)
local content = mw.title.new(talkPageName):getContent()
if content and content:find("== *" .. escape(sectionname) .. " *==") then
local dedup = 2
while true do
local newname = message("preload-title-dedup-suffix", sectionname, dedup)
if not content:find("== *" .. escape(newname) .. " *==") then
sectionname = newname
break
end
dedup = dedup + 1
end
end
local url = mw.uri.fullUrl(talkPageName, {
action = 'edit',
editintro = getLevelInfo(level, 'editintro'),
preload = message('preload-template'),
preloadtitle = sectionname,
section = 'new'
})
url = tostring(url)

-- Add the preload parameters. @TODO: merge this into the mw.uri.fullUrl
-- query table once [[phab:T93059]] is fixed.
local function encodeParam(key, val)
return string.format('&%s=%s', mw.uri.encode(key), mw.uri.encode(val))
end
url = url .. encodeParam('preloadparams[]', getLevelInfo(level, 'requestTemplate'))
url = url .. encodeParam('preloadparams[]', titleObj.prefixedText)

return url
end

function p._link(args)
return string.format(
'[%s %s]',
p.makeRequestUrl(args.type),
args.display or message('default-display-value')
)
end

function p._button(args)
return require('Module:Clickable button').main{
[1] = args.display or message('default-display-value'),
url = p.makeRequestUrl(args.type),
class = 'mw-ui-progressive'
}
end

local function makeInvokeFunc(func, wrapper)
return function (frame)
local args = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs(frame, {
wrappers = {wrapper}
})
return func(args)
end
end

p.link = makeInvokeFunc(p._link, message('link-wrapper-template'))
p.button = makeInvokeFunc(p._button, message('button-wrapper-template'))

return p