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Academic Affairs Committee

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{{Infobox Senate Committee
|branch = [[Student Senate]]
|name = Academic Affairs Committee
|type = standing
|status = active
|formed = 1970-1974<br/>1998-2000 ''(re-established)''
|disbanded = 1994
|chair = Zach Nobles
|interests = Academic curricula and advising, admissions, research, professional development, faculty relations
|image = Russ aac rpi red.png
|image_size = 200px
|interacts = Provost's Office, Registrar's Office, School Deans, Faculty Senate, CCPD

}}

The '''Academic Affairs Committee''' (AAC) is a standing committee of the [[Rensselaer Union Student Senate]] tasked with overseeing academics, academic curricula, and academic advising. It is the oldest committee of the Senate, being established between 1970 and 1974, although it was briefly dissolved, alongside every other committee, during the Senate's usage of the team system in the late 1990s.

== History ==

The Academic Affairs Committee is the oldest committee of the Student Senate, formed sometime between 1970 and 1974. The earliest known copy of the Senate Bylaws, dated 1974, refer to it as the "Academics Committee". By 1981, it had taken its modern name, and ...

In 1994, the Senate ended the committee system and replaced it with a team system. AAC, in turn, ceased to operate, being replaced with the Education/Academics Core Team. Some time between 1998 and 2000, the Senate re-instated the committee system, and AAC was brought back as a result.

== Jurisdiction ==

== Historical AAC Chairs ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Chairs of the Academic Affairs Committee
|-
! Year !! Senate !! Chair
|-
|2005-2006 || [[36th Senate]] || Julia Leusner
|-
|2006-2007 || [[37th Senate]] || Unknown
|-
|2007-2008 || [[38th Senate]] || FNU Laskowski
|-
|2008-2009 || [[39th Senate]] || Bianca Zongrone
|-
|2009-2010 || [[40th Senate]] || Haris Khan
|-
|2010-2011 || [[41st Senate]] || Reilly Hamilton
|-
|2011-2012 || [[42nd Senate]] || Unknown
|-
|2012-2013 || [[43rd Senate]] || Christie Schoenen
|-
|2013-2014 || [[44th Senate]] || John Spangenberger
|-
|2014-2015 || [[45th Senate]] || Marcus Flowers
|-
|2015-2016 || [[46th Senate]] || Spencer Scott
|-
|2016-2017 || [[47th Senate]] || Unknown
|-
|2017-2018 || [[48th Senate]] || Risheel Gabbireddy
|-
|2018-2019 || [[49th Senate]] || Anusha Agarwal
|-
|2019-2020 || [[50th Senate]] || Jonathan Bao
|-
|2020-2021 || [[51st Senate]] || Jeffery Chai
|-
|2021-2022 || [[52nd Senate]] || Zoe Stetson
|-
|2022-2023 || [[53rd Senate]] || Ben Viner
|-
|2023-2024 || [[54th Senate]] || Vivan Rost-Nasshan
|-
|2024-2025 || [[55th Senate]] || Griffin Oliver
|-
|2025-2026 || [[56th Senate]] || Griffin Oliver
|-
|2026-2027 || [[57th Senate]] || Zach Nobles
|}

Vice Grand Marshal

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'''Vice Grand Marshal''' is a title used by the chief deputies of the [[Grand Marshal]], who are typically responsible for overseeing the functioning of the [[Student Senate|Rensselaer Union Executive Board]]. Since 2026, the Senate has had two positions holding this title: the '''Vice Grand Marshal of External Affairs''' (VGMEA) and the '''Vice Grand Marshal of Internal Affairs''' (VGMIA). Prior to 2026, there was only one position, named the Vice Grand Marshal between 2017-2016 and as the Vice Chair of the Senate prior to 2017.

==Vice Grand Marshal (2017-2026) ==
{{Infobox office
|name = Vice Grand Marshal
|formerly_known_as = Vice Chair of the Senate ''(1981-2017)''
|member_of = [[Student Senate]], [[Senate Cabinet]], [[Joint Cabinet]] ''(2025-2026)''
|reports_to = [[Grand Marshal]]
|constituted_by = Student Senate Bylaws
|appt_procedure = Nominated by Grand Marshal, confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Senate
|established = 1981
|abolished = 2026
|first_holder = Jeff Langan
|last_holder = Junning Sun
}}
The office of ''Vice Chair of the Senate'' (alternatively known as Vice Chairperson or, historically, Vice Chairman) was established on October 18th, 1981, when Jeff Langan was approved as the first holder of the office.

On November 13th, 2017, the Vice Chair of the Senate was renamed to the '''Vice Grand Marshal''', as motioned by the Internal Reforms Committee, an ad-hoc standing committee of the Senate<ref>[https://poly.rpi.edu/news/2017/11/2017-11-15-motion-responding-to-judicial-inquiries-tabled Darby Burns, the ''Polytechnic'': "Motion responding to judicial inquiries tabled"]</ref>. The change in title was made to clear up the Vice Chair's role relative to the Grand Marshal. There was a short debate on the exact name of the title, with some favoring "deputy" or "lieutenant" Grand Marshal. No changes were made to the now-Vice GM's role.

In the XXth Senate, there was a motion to appoint a Deputy Grand Marshal, as the Vice Grand Marshal would be on their [[Arch]] away semester for part of the term. The motion narrowly failed.

In the [[55th Senate]], the Vice Grand Marshal was also the Vice-Chair of Policy for the Student Life Committee, and as a result the line between the internal-facing side of the former office and the policy-facing side of the latter began to blur. Around the fall of 2024, proposals to split the office began to be floated, inspired partially by the split of the office of [[Vice President of the Union]] done in 2018. An initial proposal included two new roles, the Vice Grand Marshal for Union Affairs and Vice Grand Marshal for Institute Affairs. The VGM for Union Affairs was to oversee "Union-facing" committees (the [[Web Technologies Group]], [[Union Annual Report Committee]], the [[Student Government Communications Committee]], and a as-of-yet hypothetical committee for policy matters named the [[Rules and Administration Committee]], or RAC). The Vice Grand Marshal for Institute Affairs, on the other hand, would oversee the [[Academic Affairs Committee]], [[Student Life Committee]], [[Facilities and Services Committee]], [[Hospitality Services Advisory Committee]], and [[Community Relations Committee]].

This proposal was never implemented, and in the [[56th Senate]] the only major structural change to the Vice GM's role was to make them acting chair of any unchaired committee (a role previously given to the Grand Marshal). However, over the 56th Senate, the tension between the two elements of the Vice GM's role grew, and by the [[57th Senate]] there was appetite for reform.

Senate Motion 57-02 established the [[Rules and Administration Committee]], as proposed a year and a half earlier, but also split the position of VGM into two roles, now named the VGM for External and Internal Affairs, respectively. Although highly similar to the VGM split proposed earlier, with External Affairs being similar to Institute Affairs and Internal Affairs mapping closely to Union Affairs, there were several differences. Rather than simply overseeing RAC, the VGM for Internal Affairs would chair it in order to reduce friction between the two roles. In addition, rather than each VGM overseeing their own set of committees, the VGM for External Affairs oversaw all (except for RAC).

== Vice Grand Marshal for External Affairs (2026-Present) ==
{{Infobox office
|name = Vice Grand Marshal for External Affairs
|member_of = [[Student Senate]], [[Senate Cabinet]], [[Joint Cabinet]]
|reports_to = [[Grand Marshal]]
|constituted_by = Student Senate Bylaws
|appt_procedure = Nominated by Grand Marshal, confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Senate
|established = 2026
|incumbent = Ryan Kilgore
}}

The '''Vice Grand Marshal for External Affairs''' (VGMEA or rarely EVGM) is one of the two modern roles that holds the title of Vice Grand Marshal. The VGMEA is tasked with overseeing the Senate's advocacy work, including the functioning of its committees. They also chair any vacant committee ''ex-officio'', and oversee raising awareness about issues in ways not tied to the Senate's formal structure (known as "special operations"). They also can serve as a representative of the Grand Marshal to administrators should the GM not be present.

Although many of the formal roles of the one Vice Grand Marshal were transferred to the Vice Grand Marshal for Internal Affairs, the VGMEA's duties are more aligned with the ''de facto'' function of most Vice Grand Marshals prior to the splitting of the role in 2026.
== Vice Grand Marshal for Internal Affairs (2026-Present) ==
{{Infobox office
|name = Vice Grand Marshal for Internal Affairs
|member_of = [[Student Senate]], [[Senate Cabinet]], [[Joint Cabinet]], [[Rules and Administration Committee]] ''(Chair)''
|reports_to = [[Grand Marshal]]
|constituted_by = Student Senate Bylaws
|appt_procedure = Nominated by Grand Marshal, confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Senate
|established = 2026
|incumbent = Griffin Oliver
}}
The '''Vice Grand Marshal for Internal Affairs''' (VGMIA or rarely IVGM) is one of the two modern roles that holds the title of Vice Grand Marshal. The VGMIA chairs the Senate's [[Rules and Administration Committee]] ex-officio, and oversees engagement among Senators. They chair the Senate in the absence of the Grand Marshal, and, in case of vacancy of the Grand Marshal, serve as Acting GM until a new holder is elected.

The VGMIA takes most of the internal-facing roles of the one Vice Grand Marshal, but also the roles of the [[Student Life Committee]]'s Vice-Chair of Policy (2024-2026).

== References ==
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Undergraduate Council

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{{Infobox Union org
|image = Ruuc rpi red.png
|name = Rensselaer Union Undergraduate Council
|aka = Undergrad Council, UC
|established = 1970
|presiding = [[President of the Undergraduate Council]]
|voting_membership = 8
|committees = 1
|officers = President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Public Relations Director, UC-[[Executive Board]] Liaison, UC-[[Student Senate]] Liaison
}}

The '''Rensselaer Union undergraduate Council''' (UC), is the primary undergraduate advocacy branch of the [[Rensselaer Union]], primarily responsible for programming and event-planning. It oversees the four undergraduate [[Class Councils]] and approves their spending, as well as conducting spending and hosting events of its own. The UC's voting membership is made up of the President and Vice President of each of the Class Councils. The UC was formed in the 1970 Union Constitution, and is the undergraduate counterpart to the [[Graduate Council]], although in practice the two councils' operations and activities vary greatly.

Save the Union

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'''Save the Union''' was a student-led protest movement against attacks on the autonomy of the [[Rensselaer Union]] by members of the Institute administration. The first formal Save the Union protest was staged on March 30th, 2016, but the gradual removal of Union power and autonomy had been happening for years beforehand. The centerpiece of the protest concerned the hiring process for a new [[Director of the Union]], which the [[Rensselaer Union Constitution]] stated was to be conducted by the [[Executive Board]] but instead was led by members of the administration with minimal student input. Repeated crackdowns on student protests and efforts to conceal the situation from alumni and prospective students caused many to criticize the administration.

In 2023, a new [[President of the Institute]] was hired, and with it the Union steadily regained much of the autonomy it had prior to the protests. It is not clear what will happen when there is a vacancy in the office of the Director.

== Background ==
== Protests ==

Contributing

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Policy:Contributing

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Contributing to the Wiki can be done through a few ways!

If you're interested in getting an account, send a message to gm@rpi.edu ...

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Academic Affairs Committee

2026-06-29T04:58:43Z

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{{Infobox Senate Committee
|branch = [[Student Senate]]
|name = Academic Affairs Committee
|type = standing
|status = active
|formed = Earlier than 1981, 2000 ''(re-established)''
|disbanded = 1993
|chair = Zach Nobles
|interests = Academic curricula and advising, admissions, research, professional development, faculty relations
|image = Russ aac rpi red.png
|image_size = 200px
|interacts = Provost's Office, Registrar's Office, School Deans, Faculty Senate, CCPD

}}

The '''Academic Affairs Committee''' (AAC) is a standing committee of the [[Rensselaer Union Student Senate]] tasked with overseeing academics, academic curricula, and academic advising. It is the oldest committee of the Senate, being established in 19XX, although it was briefly dissolved, alongside every other committee, during the Senate's usage of the team system in the late 1990s.

== Historical AAC Chairs ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Chairs of the Academic Affairs Committee
|-
! Year !! Senate !! Chair
|-
|2005-2006 || [[36th Senate]] || Julia Leusner
|-
|2006-2007 || [[37th Senate]] || Unknown
|-
|2007-2008 || [[38th Senate]] || FNU Laskowski
|-
|2008-2009 || [[39th Senate]] || Bianca Zongrone
|-
|2009-2010 || [[40th Senate]] || Haris Khan
|-
|2010-2011 || [[41st Senate]] || Reilly Hamilton
|-
|2011-2012 || [[42nd Senate]] || Unknown
|-
|2012-2013 || [[43rd Senate]] || Christie Schoenen
|-
|2013-2014 || [[44rd Senate]] || John Spangenberger
|-
|2014-2015 || [[45th Senate]] || Marcus Flowers
|-
|2015-2016 || [[46th Senate]] || Spencer Scott
|-
|2016-2017 || [[47th Senate]] || Unknown
|-
|2017-2018 || [[48th Senate]] || Risheel Gabbireddy
|-
|2018-2019 || [[49th Senate]] || Anusha Agarwal
|-
|2019-2020 || [[50th Senate]] || Jonathan Bao
|-
|2020-2021 || [[51st Senate]] || Jeffery Chai
|-
|2021-2022 || [[52nd Senate]] || Zoe Stetson
|-
|2022-2023 || [[53rd Senate]] || Ben Viner
|-
|2023-2024 || [[54th Senate]] || Vivan Rost-Nasshan
|-
|2024-2025 || [[55th Senate]] || Griffin Oliver
|-
|2025-2026 || [[56th Senate]] || Griffin Oliver
|-
|2026-2027 || [[57th Senate]] || Zach Nobles
|}

Vice President of the Executive Board

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'''Vice President of the Executive Board''' is a title used by the chief deputies of the [[President of the Union]], and are responsible for overseeing the functioning of the [[Rensselaer Union Executive Board]]. Since 201X, the Executive Board has had three positions holding this title: the '''Vice President for Board Operations''' (VPBO), '''Vice President for Club Relations''' (VPCR), and the '''Vice President for Rules and Special Projects''' (VPRSP or VPRP).

== Vice President of the Union (-2018) ==

== Vice President for Board Operations (2018-Present) ==
{{Infobox office
|name = Vice President for Board Operations
|member_of =
*[[Executive Board]]
*[[Executive Board Officers]]
*[[Joint Cabinet]]
|reports_to = {{symbol|pu hat red white.png}} [[President of the Union]]
|constituted_by = Executive Board Bylaws
|appt_procedure = Nominated by President of the Union, confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Executive Board
|established = 2018
|incumbent = Gavin Finn
}}

== Vice President for Club Relations (2018-Present) ==
{{Infobox office
|name = Vice President for Club Relations
|member_of =
*[[Executive Board]]
*[[Executive Board Officers]]
*[[Joint Cabinet]]
|reports_to = {{symbol|pu hat red white.png}} [[President of the Union]]
|constituted_by = Executive Board Bylaws
|appt_procedure = Nominated by President of the Union, confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Executive Board
|established = 2018
|incumbent = Jesse Kim
}}

== Vice President for Rules and Special Projects (2018-Present) ==
{{Infobox office
|name = Vice President for Rules and Special Projects
|member_of =
*[[Executive Board]]
*[[Executive Board Officers]]
*[[Joint Cabinet]]
|reports_to = {{symbol|pu hat red white.png}} [[President of the Union]]
|constituted_by = Executive Board Bylaws
|appt_procedure = Nominated by President of the Union, confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Executive Board
|established = 2018
|incumbent = Blaine Rosenberg
}}

Student Senate

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{{Infobox Union org
|name = Rensselaer Union Student Senate
|image = Russ rpi red.png
|image_size = 200px
|aka = Student Senate, Senate
|established = 1970
|cur_session = [[57th Student Senate]]
|presiding = [[Grand Marshal]]
|voting_membership = 29 ''(maximum)''
|committees = 10
|officers = [[Senate Cabinet]]
}}

The '''Rensselaer Union Student Senate''' (usually known as the '''Student Senate''' or simply the '''Senate''') is the chief legislative and advocacy body of the [[Rensselaer Union]], responsible for initiating all legislative action into issues that affect the Union and advocating for the membership of the Union to the [[Institute administration]]. The Senate was formed in 1970, and is the successor to the [[Student Council]]. Together with the Executive Board, it is considered one of the Union bodies most directly involved in the governance of the Union. It is presided over by the [[Grand Marshal]], and has a maximum voting membership of 29 Senators, elected from various constituencies from among the Union membership.

The Senate is currently in its 57th session, and is presided over by the 160th Grand Marshal, Jordan Krishnayah ‘28.

== History ==
The Student Senate was predated by the [[Student Council]] under the 1947 and 1969 Union Constitutions. It was originally established by the Union Constitution, although the existence of a "Student Senate Newsletter" weeks before the referendum for the Constitution suggests that it may have started operating before its approval. In its initial iteration, it was made up of the elected members of the [[Graduate Council]] and [[Undergraduate Council]], and was presided over by the Grand Marshal. This meant that in 1970, there were 12 voting members of the Student Senate;
* The Undergraduate Council;
** One representatives from each of the four classes
** One representative from each of the [[Independent Council]] and Interfraternity Council, at the time both subsidiary organizations of the UC
* The Graduate Council{{efn|The GC also included five "at-large members", but these were appointed and so, presumably, not members of the Senate.}};
** Representatives from the schools; two for the [[School of Science]], two for the [[School of Engineering]], one from the [[School of Management]], and one jointly representing the [[School of HASS]] and the [[School of Architecture]].

By 1974, the structure of the Senate had changed once more to resemble closely its modern structure. It included six graduate Senators, four from each of the undergraduate classes, and one Senator from each of the IC and IFC (who were now subsidiary to the Senate rather than the Undergraduate Council). By 1987, the [[Panhellenic Council]] had been brought into the fold as another subsidiary body, and an according Senator was added.

Starting in the 1990s, the Senate began to take a more , a process accelerated by the changes in Institute presidential administrations and according attacks on the autonomy and self-governance of the Union. By the mid-2000s, its documentation ceased to mention the Union directly, although this would later be reversed in the 2010s during the [[Save the Union]] era.

Declining participation in Greek Life also drove change to the Senate. In 2014, the Independent Council chose to dissolve itself, claiming that independent students becoming a majority made many of the functions of the IC obsolete. In 2015, constitutional changes split the IFC and Panhellenic Council from the Senate, officially ending integration of Greek organizations into the Union. The Senate positions held by these three organizations remained, although now became generally elected. In 2023, two new Senator positions were added; one for the Multicultural Sorority and Fraternity Council and a third Independent Senator. In 2026, the three Greek Senator positions were merged into three at-large positions, with elections conducted to prioritize diverse council representation.

==Membership==
=== Voting===
The Senate is made up of 29 Senators. With the exception of the four Senators representing the incoming first-year class, who are elected in their freshman fall semester, all Senators are elected during the GM Week elections in the spring semester. The following table describes the Senate's voting makeup:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Voting Members of the Student Senate
|-
! Position !! Constitutency !! Also a member of !! Vacancies filled by !! Committee Requirement
|-
| Undergraduate Class Senator <br/> ''(4 per undergraduate class)'' || Members of that undergraduate class ||colspan="2"| Respective [[Class Council]] || 2
|-
| Graduate Senator <br/> ''(7)'' || Graduate students ||colspan="2"| [[Graduate Council]] || 1 Senate, 1 Graduate Council
|-
| Independent Senator <br/> ''(3)'' || Non-Fraternity and Sorority Life-affiliated students || ''None'' (Formerly the [[Independent Council]]) || Nominated by Grand Marshal, appointed by the Senate || 2
|-
| FSL Senator <br/> ''(3)'' || Fraternity and Sorority Life-affiliated students || ''None'' || Nominated by Grand Marshal, appointed by the Senate || 0
|-
|}
=== Nonvoting ===
In addition to the voting membership and the Grand Marshal, the Senate also has various nonvoting members. Of these, the vast majority are considered Officers of the Senate. Collectively, the Officers of the Senate are usually referred to as the [[Senate Cabinet]], although the Cabinet has occasionally had members that do not hold an officer position.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Nonvoting Members of the Student Senate
|-
! Position !! Officer? !! Role !! Appointment Process
|-
| [[Vice Grand Marshal|Vice Grand Marshal for External Affairs]] || {{Yes C}} || Oversee the Senate's advocacy committees ||rowspan="6"| Nominated by the Grand Marshal <br/> Confirmed by 2/3rds vote
|-
| [[Vice Grand Marshal|Vice Grand Marshal for Internal Affairs]] || {{Yes C}} || Oversee the Senate's internal functioning, chair the [[Rules and Administration Committee]]
|-
| Parlimentarian || {{Yes C}} || Ensure Senate meeting are orderly and obey Robert's Rules of Order
|-
| Secretary || {{Yes C}} || Take notes on Senate meetings
|-
| Treasurer || {{Yes C}} || Handle the Senate's budget
|-
| [[Senate-Executive Board Liaison]] || {{Yes C}} || Serve as a voting member on the [[Executive Board]], represent the Senate's interests on the Executive Board
|-
| Chair of each [[Student Senate#Committees|standing committee]] || {{Yes C}} || Lead and guide their respective committee || Appointed by the Grand Marshal <br/> Confirmed by simple majority vote
|-
| FSL Liaisons <br/> (''One for each of the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, and Multicultural Sorority and Fraternity Council'') || {{No X}} || Represent the interests of their council on the Senate || Appointed by their respective council
|-
| Organizational Liaisons || {{No X}} || Represent the interests of their organization on the Senate || Appointed by any student-lead organization{{efn|Subject to approval by the Grand Marshal and the lack of an objection by two or more Senators. If there is an objection, confirmed by majority vote.}}
|-
|}

In practice, it is not uncommon for holders of many of the above roles to also be Senators, with the exception of the Senate-Executive Board Liaison due to the constitutional prohibition on holding a voting role on both boards. However, it is customary that the Secretary and Parliamentarian are not voting members, due to the expectation that these roles remain neutral in Senate proceedings.

==Structure and Operations ==

The Senate occupies a dual role in the Union's governance structure. It implements overarching policy for the Union, setting general priorities and rules (as compared to the Executive Board's day-to-day management of Union affairs), but also advocates on behalf of the student body on various issues not directly related to the Union as an organization. In the Senate's earliest days, it emphasized the policy-making approach more heavily, but since at latest the 1990s it has primary focused on student advocacy. It also holds a variety of checks on other branches of the Union, including but not limited to;
* The ability to propose constitutional amendments, subject to approval by the students, and to approve or deny all changes in the bylaws of all four other branches;
* The sole right to determine the recommendation of the Activity Fee;
* The ability to confirm the appointment of, and remove, members of the Executive Board and Judicial Board (with the exception of the UC-EBoard and GC-EBoard Liaisons); and
* The ability to set policy on selection and removal of all positions in the Union.

Most of the Senate's functioning comes from its various committees, each led by a Chair. Senators are required to attend committees, but they are open to any member of the Union to join and contribute. Committees generally meet weekly during the regular school year and every other week (or less frequently) during the summer.

===Committees ===

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Senate Committees
|-
! Committee !! Established !! Jurisdiction!! Incumbent Chair
|-
| [[Academic Affairs Committee]] || 1981? || Curricula, advising, registration, research, and professional development||Zach Nobles '27
|-
| [[Community Relations Committee]] || 2001? || Relations with the local community and RPI clubs ||Mia Stryhalaleck '28
|-
| [[Facilities and Services Committee]] || 2013 || The Institute's facilities and auxillary services || Charlie Fowle '29
|-
| [[Elections Commission]] || 2018 || Elections and elections policy || Lauren Antao '28 ''(Acting)''
|-
| [[Residential Life and Dining Committee]] || 2025 || On- and off-campus residential life, dining, and residential services ||Shruthi Anandraman '28
|-
| [[Rules and Administration Committee]] || 2026 || Union policy affairs and ongoing maintenance and improvement of the Senate || Griffin Oliver '27
|-
| [[Senate Communications and Engagement Committee|Senate Communications and<br/>Engagement Committee]] || 2025 || The Senate's public relations and outreach ||Emily Lin '29
|-
| [[Student Life Committee]] || 2007 || Student rights and well-being, including Title IX policy and the Student Handbook || Stanley Goodwin 'G
|-
| [[Union Annual Report Committee]] || 2015 || Creating the Union Annual Report ||''(Vacant)''
|-
| [[Web Technologies Group]] || 2005? || Overseeing the Union's web infrastructure || Aaron Niyazov '28
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

Grand Marshal

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{{Infobox office
|name = Grand Marshal of the Rensselaer Union
|image = gm hat red white.png
|image_size = 120px
|caption = Insignia of the office of the Grand Marshal, depicting a top hat
|member_of =
*[[Student Senate]] (''Presiding Officer'')
*[[Officers of the Union]]
* [[Senate Cabinet]]
*[[Joint Cabinet]]
*All Senate committees

|constituted_by = [[Rensselaer Union Constitution]]
|established = 1866
|incumbent = Kordan Krishnayah
}}

The '''Grand Marshal''' (GM) is the highest elected student position at [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] and chief spokesperson for the entire student body. They are the most well-known official within the [[Rensselaer Union]], and serve as presiding officer of the [[Student Senate]].

== History ==
The first Grand Marshal was elected in 1866, when Albert M. Harper was chosen to serve in the position. The position originally existed independently of any student governance structure, as none existed at the time, and served to represent the entirety of the student body. Little is known about the office of the Grand Marshal during this time, other than the fact that the elections served as a key event in the school calendar and were known for their lavish celebrations and parades, a set of traditions that would later evolve into [[Grand Marshal Week]]. In 1876, during a parade, a top hat was presented to the then-Grand Marshal elect. The top hat would be worn by Grand Marshals into the present day<ref>[https://digitalassets.archives.rpi.edu/do/d1f861a2-64a8-47a3-a25e-640a7e425d5e#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rpi.edu%2Fdept%2Flibrary%2Fhtml%2FArchives%2Ftraditions%2Fgrand_marshal%2Fgrand_marshal.html&ts=20231030173357 Archived Website of Student Traditions]</ref>.

In 1890, the [[RPI Union]] was founded (not to be confused with the modern Rensselaer Union). It is unclear whether or not the office of Grand Marshal existed in the earliest years of the RPI Union, and some speculate that the office of [[President of the Union]] replaced it<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240919112617/https://archives.rpi.edu/blog/2009/03/27/a-gap-in-grand-marshal-history "A Gap in Grand Marshal History"]</ref>. By 1894, however, the position had been reestablished, and was considered the paramount leader of the Union, above even the President<ref name="bennett">Roots of Rensselaer, Cait Bennett.</ref>.

In 1908, the RPI Union merged with the Rensselaer Students' Association to form the Rensselaer Union. Under the first Rensselaer Union Constitution, the Grand Marshal was one of the officers of the [[Executive Committee]], although again made lower in stature to the President. Records indicate that the Grand Marshal was required to be a senior at this time, but it is not entirely clear. In 1910, the Student Council was formed, with the Grand Marshal as its presiding officer, although it was not an organ of the Union at this time.

The Student Council dissolved prior to the 1936 Union Constitution, which elevated the Grand Marshal to be equal to the President. 12 years later, the 1948 Union Constitution re-established the Student Council (now a full branch of the Union), with the Grand Marshal once again presiding, although they kept their seat on the Executive Committee (this was later reversed in the 1961 Constitution, where the Executive Commiteee became the [[Executive Board]]).

In 1970, a new Union Constitution was approved, establishing the Student Senate as the replacement to the Student Council. The Grand Marshal retained its presiding position over the new legislature, which they maintain to the present day.

== Role and Responsibilities ==
According to Article V, Section II of the Rensselaer Union Constitution, the Grand Marshal:
* Serves as the presiding officer of the Student Senate
* Acts as an ex officio member of all committees
* Functions as the leader and chief spokesperson for the entire Rensselaer Union
* Is normally a nonvoting member of the Student Senate, but may cast a tie-breaking vote
* Appoints student representatives (subject to Senate approval)
* Serves on Institute committees as representative of the student body
* Meets with the President and Board of Trustees to represent student interests
* Wears a hat

== References ==
{{reflist}}

Rensselaer Union

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|established = 1890
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The Rensselaer Union is a student-run organization formed with the purpose of expanding extracurriculars, coordinating student organizations, and representing student interests. It is governed by the [[Student Senate]], [[Executive Board]], [[Judicial Board]], [[Undergraduate Council]], and [[Graduate Council]], which are established by its Constitution.

The Union organizes and oversees over 200 clubs

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The '''President of the Union''' (PU) is the chief executive official of the [[Rensselaer Union]], and the presiding officer of the [[Executive Board]]. It is the second-highest elected position at [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] behind the [[Grand Marshal]] (GM), and is elected annually during [[GM Week]] alongside the GM and other elected Union officials. Unlike the Grand Marshal, whose interests are primarily in advocacy for RPI students, the PU primarily oversees the Union's facilities, business operations, and relations with the many clubs under its jurisdiction.

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'''''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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*[[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]]
*[[President of the Institute]]
*[[Board of Trustees]]
*[[Big Red Freakout]]
*[[Freshman Hill]]
** [[Freshman Five]]
*The [[Tunnels]]
*[[Rensselaer Drop Squad]]
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* {{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]]
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* [[Registration]]
* [[The Student Discount]]
* [[Accessing Syllabi via Heliocampus]]
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The '''Officers of the Union'''

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Cabinet of the 57th Rensselaer Union Student Senate
|-
! Officer !! Role Established !! Board Overseen !! Deputies
|-
| {{symbol|gm hat red white.png}} [[Grand Marshal]] || 18XX || [[Student Senate]] || [[Vice Grand Marshal for External Affairs]] <br/> [[Vice Grand Marshal for Internal Affairs]]
|-
| {{symbol|pu hat red white.png}} [[President of the Union]] || 18XX || [[Executive Board]] || [[Vice President of Board Operations]] <br/> [[Vice President of Club Relations]] <br/> [[Vice President of Rules and Special Projects]]
|-
| [[President of the Graduate Council]] || 18XX || [[Graduate Council]] || Vice President of the Graduate Council
|-
| [[President of the Undergraduate Council]] || 18XX || [[Undergraduate Council]] || Vice President of the Undergraduate Council
|-
| [[Chair of the Judicial Board]] || 18XX || [[Judicial Board]] || Vice Chair of the Judicial Board
|-
|}

President of the Union

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The '''President of the Union''' (PU) is the chief executive official of the [[Rensselaer Union]], and the presiding officer of the [[Executive Board]]. It is the second-highest elected position at [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] behind the [[Grand Marshal]] (GM), and is elected annually during [[GM Week]] alongside the GM and other elected Union officials. Unlike the Grand Marshal, whose interests are primarily in advocacy for RPI students, the PU primarily oversees the Union's facilities, business operations, and relations with the many clubs under its jurisdiction.

Grand Marshal

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{{Infobox office
|name = Grand Marshal of the Rensselaer Union
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*[[Student Senate]] (''Presiding Officer'')
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The <b>Grand Marshal</b> (GM) is the highest elected student position at [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] and chief spokesperson for the entire student body.

<h2>Role and Responsibilities</h2>
According to Article V, Section II of the Rensselaer Union Constitution, the Grand Marshal:
* Serves as the presiding officer of the Student Senate
* Acts as an ex officio member of all committees
* Functions as the leader and chief spokesperson for the entire Rensselaer Union
* Is normally a nonvoting member of the Student Senate, but may cast a tie-breaking vote
* Appoints student representatives (subject to Senate approval)
* Serves on Institute committees as representative of the student body
* Meets with the President and Board of Trustees to represent student interests
* Wears a hat

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Executive Board

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|name = Rensselaer Union Executive Board
|aka = Executive Board, E-Board, the Board
|established = 1970
|image_size = 200px
|cur_session = [[FY27 Executive Board]]
|presiding = [[President of the Union]]
|voting_membership = 15-20
|committees = 7
|officers = [[Executive Board Officers]]
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The '''Rensselaer Union Executive Board''', also known as the '''Executive Board''', '''E-Board''', or the '''Board''', is the primary executive and budgetary body of the [[Rensselaer Union]]. It oversees the Union's facilities, hiring, and business affairs, as well as determining the Union's annual budget. It also maintains the relationship between the Union and the numerous clubs with Union affiliation or recognition. Alongside the [[Student Senate]], it is considered one of the Union bodies most directly involved in the governance of the Union. The [[Director of the Union]] advises the Executive Board.

== Membership ==
=== Voting ===

Voting members of the Executive Board are responsible for attending two Executive Board committees or chairing one. Each voting member is also assigned several clubs to represent. As a club representatives, voting members of the Board are expected to be in frequent communication with their clubs' officers and represent their interests in day-to-day Board operations and during yearly budgeting. Nonvoting members can also represent clubs, but must be confirmed by the [[Student Senate]] to do so (with the exception of the [[Vice President for Club Relations]], who represents any unrepresented club by default).

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|-
! Position !! Number !! Requirements !! Nomination Process
|-
| Club and Organization Representatives || 5-7 || Be a member of a club with Union affiliation or recognition ||rowspan="3"|Nominated by the President of the Union, confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the [[Student Senate]]
|-
| Members at Large || 2-5 || ''(None)''
|-
| Class Representative || 1 per class, including the graduate class <br/> ''(5 total)'' || Be a member of that class
|-
| [[Senate-Executive Board Liaison) || 1 || ''(None)'' ||Nominated by the Grand Marshal, confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the [[Student Senate]]
|-
| Undergraduate Council-Executive Board Liaison || 1 || ''(None)'' ||Nominated by the [[President of the Undergraduate Council]], confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the [[Undergraduate Council]]
|-
| Undergraduate Council-Executive Board Liaison || 1 || ''(None)'' ||Nominated by the [[President of the Graduate Council]], confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the [[Graduate Council]]
|-
|}

=== Nonvoting ===

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Nonvoting Members of the Executive Board
|-
! Position !! Role !! Nomination Process
|-
| [[Vice President for Board Operations]] || Oversee committee operations, assist in the organization of budgeting and the Board's day-to-day operations ||rowspan="4"| Nominated by the President of the Union<br/>Confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Board
|-
| [[Vice President for Club Relations]] || Oversee club representative duties, maintain relations and communication between the Board and Union clubs, represent any unrepresented club
|-
| [[Vice President for Rules and Special Projects]] || Maintain the [[Rensselaer Union Guidelines and Procedures]] and assist with special projects
|-
| Chair of most standing committees<br/>(''except MLC, UAR, and UPAC'') ||rowspan="4"| Chair their respective committee
|-
| Chair of the [[Union Programs and Activities Committee]] || Selected by the UPAC membership<br/>Approved by the President of the Union<br/>Confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Board
|-
| Chair of the [[Multicultural Leadership Council]] || Selected by the MLC membership<br/>Approved by the President of the Union<br/>Confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Board
|-
| Chair of the [[Union Annual Report Committee]] || Nominated by the President of the Union and Grand Marshal<br/>Confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Board and the [[Student Senate]]
|-
| Club Financial Advisors || Serve as a non-voting observer member of the Board || Nominated by the President of the Union at their discretion
|-
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margin-left: 1.6em !important;
margin-top: 0.6em;
margin-bottom: 0.6em;
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.mwe-math-mathml-display math {
display: inline;
}

@media screen {
/* Put a chequered background behind images, only visible if they have transparency,
* except on main, user, and portal namespaces
*/
body:not(.ns-0):not(.ns-2):not(.ns-100) .gallerybox .thumb img {
background: #fff url(//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Checker-16x16.png) repeat;
}

/* Display "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" in skins that support it,
do not apply to print mode */
#siteSub {
display: block;
}

/* Make the list of references smaller
* Keep in sync with Template:Refbegin/styles.css
* And Template:Reflist/styles.css
*/
.references {
font-size: 90%;
}
}

/* Hide FlaggedRevs notice UI when there are no pending changes */
.flaggedrevs_draft_synced,
.flaggedrevs_stable_synced,
/* "Temporary" to remove links in sidebar T255381 */
#t-upload,
/* Hide broken download box on Special:Book pending T285400 */
.mw-special-Book #coll-downloadbox {
display: none;
}

/*
* BELOW HERE THERE BE SOONTOBE TEMPLATESTYLES THINGS;
* SEE [[MediaWiki talk:Common.css/to do]]
* CSS is separated by component (which is why media queries are not joined)
*/

/* Infoboxes */
.infobox {
border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;
color: black;
padding: 0.2em;
font-size: 88%;
line-height: 1.5em;
border-spacing: 3px;
margin: 0.5em 0;
}

@media screen {
.infobox {
background-color: var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa);
}
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
.infobox {
width: 100%;
}

.infobox .nowrap {
white-space: normal;
}
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
.infobox {
/* @noflip */
margin-left: 1em;
/* @noflip */
float: right;
/* @noflip */
clear: right;
width: 22em;
}
}

.infobox-header,
.infobox-label,
.infobox-above,
.infobox-full-data,
.infobox-data,
.infobox-below,
.infobox-subheader,
.infobox-image,
.infobox-navbar,
/* Remove element selector when every .infobox thing is using the standard module/templates */
.infobox th,
.infobox td {
vertical-align: top;
}

.infobox-label,
.infobox-data,
/* Remove element selector when every .infobox thing is using the standard module/templates */
.infobox th,
.infobox td {
/* @noflip */
text-align: left;
}

/* Remove .infobox when element selectors above are removed */
.infobox .infobox-above,
.infobox .infobox-title,
/* Remove element selector when every .infobox thing is using the standard module/templates */
.infobox caption {
font-size: 125%;
font-weight: bold;
text-align: center;
}

.infobox-title,
/* Remove element selector when every .infobox thing is using the standard module/templates */
.infobox caption {
padding: 0.2em;
}

/* Remove .infobox when element selectors above are removed */
.infobox .infobox-header,
.infobox .infobox-subheader,
.infobox .infobox-image,
.infobox .infobox-full-data,
.infobox .infobox-below {
text-align: center;
}

/* Remove .infobox when element selectors above are removed */
.infobox .infobox-navbar {
/* @noflip */
text-align: right;
}

/* Normal font styling for wikitable row headers with scope="row" tag */
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.wikitable.plainrowheaders th[scope=rowgroup] {
font-weight: normal;
/* @noflip */
text-align: left;
}

/* Remove underlines from certain links */
.nounderlines a,
.IPA a:link,
.IPA a:visited {
text-decoration: none !important;
}

/* Prevent line breaks in silly places where desired (nowrap)
and links when we don't want them to (nowraplinks a) */
.nowrap,
.nowraplinks a {
white-space: nowrap;
}

/* But allow wrapping where desired: */
.wrap,
.wraplinks a {
white-space: normal;
}

/* texhtml class for inline math (based on generic times-serif class) */
/* remove spans when this is TemplateStyled */
span.texhtml {
font-family: "Nimbus Roman No9 L", "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
font-size: 118%;
line-height: 1;
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font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
font-kerning: none;
}

span.texhtml span.texhtml {
font-size: 100%;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
span.texhtml {
white-space: nowrap;
}
}

/* Prevent flags in tables from collapsing: Fix for T116318
* TODO: Remove when [[phab:T368469]] merges [[phab:T367463]] for the other skins
*/
@media (max-width: 640px) {
.flagicon a > img,
.flagicon noscript > img {
max-width: none !important;
}
}

@media screen {
.nochecker .gallerybox .thumb img {
background-image: none;
}
}

/*
* Put anything you mean to be a sitewide addition above the TemplateStyles
* comment above.
*/

.color1 {
background-color:#addeff;
border-style: solid;
border-color:#2ba7ff;
padding:4px 10px 4px;
margin-top: 4px;
-moz-border-radius: 10px;
-webkit-border-radius: 10px;
border-radius:10px;
flex-grow:1;
}
html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .color1 {
background-color: #003b69;
border-color: #8bccff;
}

MediaWiki:Common.css

2026-06-28T05:53:59Z

Oliveg2: test

Main Page

2026-06-28T05:52:43Z

Oliveg2:

'''''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.

----

<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:
* [[Grand Marshal]]
* [[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 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.'''

MediaWiki:Common.css

2026-06-28T05:52:35Z

Oliveg2: trying aganin

/* CSS placed here will be applied to all skins */

/*
* This is the CSS common to all desktop skins on en.Wikipedia.
* Styling inside .mw-parser-output should generally use TemplateStyles.
*/
/* Reset italic styling set by user agent */
cite,
dfn {
font-style: inherit;
}

/* Straight quote marks for <q> */
q {
quotes: '"' '"' "'" "'";
}

/* Avoid collision of blockquote with floating elements by swapping margin and padding */
blockquote {
overflow: hidden;
margin: 1em 0;
padding: 0 40px;
}

/* Consistent size for <small>, <sub> and <sup> */
small {
font-size: 85%;
}

.mw-body-content sub,
.mw-body-content sup {
font-size: 80%;
}

/* Same spacing for indented and unindented paragraphs on talk pages */
.ns-talk .mw-body-content dd {
margin-top: 0.4em;
margin-bottom: 0.4em;
}

/* Reduce page jumps by hiding collapsed/dismissed content */
.client-js .collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible).collapsed > tbody > tr:not(:first-child),

/* Avoid FOUC/reflows on collapsed elements. */
/* This copies MediaWiki's solution for T42812 to apply to innercollapse/outercollapse (T325115). */
/* TODO: Use :is() selector at some reasonable future when support is good for Most Clients */
/* Reference: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/mediawiki/core/+/ecda06cb2aef55b77c4b4d7ecda492d634419ead/resources/src/jquery/jquery.makeCollapsible.styles.less#75 */
.client-js .outercollapse .innercollapse.mw-collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible ) > p,
.client-js .outercollapse .innercollapse.mw-collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible ) > table,
.client-js .outercollapse .innercollapse.mw-collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible ) > thead + tbody,
.client-js .outercollapse .innercollapse.mw-collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible ) tr:not( :first-child ),
.client-js .outercollapse .innercollapse.mw-collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible ) .mw-collapsible-content,

/* Hide charinsert base for those not using the gadget */
#editpage-specialchars {
display: none;
}

/* Different margin on references */
.references {
margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}

/* Cite customizations */
span[ rel="mw:referencedBy" ] {
counter-reset: mw-ref-linkback 0;
}

span[ rel='mw:referencedBy' ] > a::before {
content: counter( mw-ref-linkback, lower-alpha );
font-size: 80%;
font-weight: bold;
font-style: italic;
}

a[ rel="mw:referencedBy" ]::before {
font-weight: bold;
content: "^";
}

span[ rel="mw:referencedBy" ]::before {
content: "^ ";
}

/* Styling for jQuery makeCollapsible, matching that of collapseButton */
.mw-parser-output .mw-collapsible-toggle:not(.mw-ui-button) {
font-weight: normal;
padding-right: 0.2em;
padding-left: 0.2em;
}

.mw-collapsible-leftside-toggle .mw-collapsible-toggle {
/* @noflip */
float: left;
}

/* Lists in wikitable data cells are always left-aligned */
.wikitable td ul,
.wikitable td ol,
.wikitable td dl {
/* @noflip */
text-align: left;
}

/* Change the external link icon to a PDF icon for all PDF files */
.mw-parser-output a[href$=".pdf"].external,
.mw-parser-output a[href*=".pdf?"].external,
.mw-parser-output a[href*=".pdf#"].external,
.mw-parser-output a[href$=".PDF"].external,
.mw-parser-output a[href*=".PDF?"].external,
.mw-parser-output a[href*=".PDF#"].external {
background: url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Icon_pdf_file.png") no-repeat right;
/* @noflip */
padding: 8px 18px 8px 0;
}

/* System messages styled similarly to fmbox */
/* for .mw-warning-with-logexcerpt, behavior of this line differs between
* the edit-protected notice and the special:Contribs for blocked users
* The latter has specificity of 3 classes so we have to triple up here.
*/
.mw-warning-with-logexcerpt.mw-warning-with-logexcerpt.mw-warning-with-logexcerpt,
div.mw-lag-warn-high,
div.mw-cascadeprotectedwarning,
div#mw-protect-cascadeon {
clear: both;
margin: 0.2em 0;
border: 1px solid #bb7070;
background-color: var(--background-color-error-subtle, #ffdbdb);
padding: 0.25em 0.9em;
box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* default colors for partial block message */
/* gotta get over the hump introduced by the triple class above */
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border-color: var(--border-color-warning, #ab7f2a);
background-color: var(--background-color-warning-subtle, #fef6e7);
}

/* Minimum thumb width */
@media (min-width: 640px) {
figure[typeof~='mw:File/Thumb'],
figure[typeof~='mw:File/Frame'],
.thumbinner {
min-width: 100px;
}
}

/* Prevent floating boxes from overlapping any category listings,
file histories, edit previews, and edit [Show changes] views. */
#mw-subcategories,
#mw-pages,
#mw-category-media,
#filehistory,
#wikiPreview,
#wikiDiff {
clear: both;
}

/* Hide stuff meant for accounts with special permissions. Made visible again in
[[MediaWiki:Group-checkuser.css]], [[MediaWiki:Group-sysop.css]], [[MediaWiki:Group-abusefilter.css]],
[[MediaWiki:Group-abusefilter-helper.css]], [[MediaWiki:Group-patroller.css]],
[[MediaWiki:Group-templateeditor.css]], [[MediaWiki:Group-extendedmover.css]],
[[MediaWiki:Group-extendedconfirmed.css]], [[Mediawiki:Group-autoconfirmed.css]], and [[MediaWiki:Group-user.css]] */
.checkuser-show,
.sysop-show,
.abusefilter-show,
.abusefilter-helper-show,
.patroller-show,
.templateeditor-show,
.extendedmover-show,
.extendedconfirmed-show,
.autoconfirmed-show,
.user-show {
display: none;
}

/* Hide the redlink generated by {{Editnotice}},
this overrides the ".sysop-show { display: none; }" above that applies
to the same link as well. See [[phab:T45013]]

Hide the images in editnotices to keep them readable in VE view.
Long term, editnotices should become a core feature so that they can be designed responsive. */
.ve-ui-mwNoticesPopupTool-item .editnotice-redlink,
.ve-ui-mwNoticesPopupTool-item .mbox-image,
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display: none !important;
}

/* Remove bullets when there are multiple edit page warnings */
ul.permissions-errors {
margin: 0;
}

ul.permissions-errors > li {
list-style: none;
}

/* larger inline math */
span.mwe-math-mathml-inline {
font-size: 118%;
}

/* Make <math display="block"> be left aligned with one space indent for
* compatibility with style conventions
*/
.mwe-math-fallback-image-display,
.mwe-math-mathml-display {
margin-left: 1.6em !important;
margin-top: 0.6em;
margin-bottom: 0.6em;
}

.mwe-math-mathml-display math {
display: inline;
}

@media screen {
/* Put a chequered background behind images, only visible if they have transparency,
* except on main, user, and portal namespaces
*/
body:not(.ns-0):not(.ns-2):not(.ns-100) .gallerybox .thumb img {
background: #fff url(//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Checker-16x16.png) repeat;
}

/* Display "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" in skins that support it,
do not apply to print mode */
#siteSub {
display: block;
}

/* Make the list of references smaller
* Keep in sync with Template:Refbegin/styles.css
* And Template:Reflist/styles.css
*/
.references {
font-size: 90%;
}
}

/* Hide FlaggedRevs notice UI when there are no pending changes */
.flaggedrevs_draft_synced,
.flaggedrevs_stable_synced,
/* "Temporary" to remove links in sidebar T255381 */
#t-upload,
/* Hide broken download box on Special:Book pending T285400 */
.mw-special-Book #coll-downloadbox {
display: none;
}

/*
* BELOW HERE THERE BE SOONTOBE TEMPLATESTYLES THINGS;
* SEE [[MediaWiki talk:Common.css/to do]]
* CSS is separated by component (which is why media queries are not joined)
*/

/* Infoboxes */
.infobox {
border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;
color: black;
padding: 0.2em;
font-size: 88%;
line-height: 1.5em;
border-spacing: 3px;
margin: 0.5em 0;
}

@media screen {
.infobox {
background-color: var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa);
}
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
.infobox {
width: 100%;
}

.infobox .nowrap {
white-space: normal;
}
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
.infobox {
/* @noflip */
margin-left: 1em;
/* @noflip */
float: right;
/* @noflip */
clear: right;
width: 22em;
}
}

.infobox-header,
.infobox-label,
.infobox-above,
.infobox-full-data,
.infobox-data,
.infobox-below,
.infobox-subheader,
.infobox-image,
.infobox-navbar,
/* Remove element selector when every .infobox thing is using the standard module/templates */
.infobox th,
.infobox td {
vertical-align: top;
}

.infobox-label,
.infobox-data,
/* Remove element selector when every .infobox thing is using the standard module/templates */
.infobox th,
.infobox td {
/* @noflip */
text-align: left;
}

/* Remove .infobox when element selectors above are removed */
.infobox .infobox-above,
.infobox .infobox-title,
/* Remove element selector when every .infobox thing is using the standard module/templates */
.infobox caption {
font-size: 125%;
font-weight: bold;
text-align: center;
}

.infobox-title,
/* Remove element selector when every .infobox thing is using the standard module/templates */
.infobox caption {
padding: 0.2em;
}

/* Remove .infobox when element selectors above are removed */
.infobox .infobox-header,
.infobox .infobox-subheader,
.infobox .infobox-image,
.infobox .infobox-full-data,
.infobox .infobox-below {
text-align: center;
}

/* Remove .infobox when element selectors above are removed */
.infobox .infobox-navbar {
/* @noflip */
text-align: right;
}

/* Normal font styling for wikitable row headers with scope="row" tag */
.wikitable.plainrowheaders th[scope=row],
.wikitable.plainrowheaders th[scope=rowgroup] {
font-weight: normal;
/* @noflip */
text-align: left;
}

/* Remove underlines from certain links */
.nounderlines a,
.IPA a:link,
.IPA a:visited {
text-decoration: none !important;
}

/* Prevent line breaks in silly places where desired (nowrap)
and links when we don't want them to (nowraplinks a) */
.nowrap,
.nowraplinks a {
white-space: nowrap;
}

/* But allow wrapping where desired: */
.wrap,
.wraplinks a {
white-space: normal;
}

/* texhtml class for inline math (based on generic times-serif class) */
/* remove spans when this is TemplateStyled */
span.texhtml {
font-family: "Nimbus Roman No9 L", "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
font-size: 118%;
line-height: 1;
/* Force tabular and lining display for texhtml */
font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
font-kerning: none;
}

span.texhtml span.texhtml {
font-size: 100%;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
span.texhtml {
white-space: nowrap;
}
}

/* Prevent flags in tables from collapsing: Fix for T116318
* TODO: Remove when [[phab:T368469]] merges [[phab:T367463]] for the other skins
*/
@media (max-width: 640px) {
.flagicon a > img,
.flagicon noscript > img {
max-width: none !important;
}
}

@media screen {
.nochecker .gallerybox .thumb img {
background-image: none;
}
}

/*
* Put anything you mean to be a sitewide addition above the TemplateStyles
* comment above.
*/

.color1 {
background-color:#addeff;
border-style: solid;
border-color:#2ba7ff;
padding:4px 10px 4px;
margin-top: 4px;
-moz-border-radius: 10px;
-webkit-border-radius: 10px;
border-radius:10px;
flex-grow:1;
}
.color1.skin-theme-clientpref-night {
background-color: #266ea6;
border-color: #8fceff;
}

MediaWiki:Common.css

2026-06-28T05:51:26Z

Oliveg2:

MediaWiki:Common.css

2026-06-28T05:49:04Z

Oliveg2: Testing something out

/* CSS placed here will be applied to all skins */

/*
* This is the CSS common to all desktop skins on en.Wikipedia.
* Styling inside .mw-parser-output should generally use TemplateStyles.
*/
/* Reset italic styling set by user agent */
cite,
dfn {
font-style: inherit;
}

/* Straight quote marks for <q> */
q {
quotes: '"' '"' "'" "'";
}

/* Avoid collision of blockquote with floating elements by swapping margin and padding */
blockquote {
overflow: hidden;
margin: 1em 0;
padding: 0 40px;
}

/* Consistent size for <small>, <sub> and <sup> */
small {
font-size: 85%;
}

.mw-body-content sub,
.mw-body-content sup {
font-size: 80%;
}

/* Same spacing for indented and unindented paragraphs on talk pages */
.ns-talk .mw-body-content dd {
margin-top: 0.4em;
margin-bottom: 0.4em;
}

/* Reduce page jumps by hiding collapsed/dismissed content */
.client-js .collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible).collapsed > tbody > tr:not(:first-child),

/* Avoid FOUC/reflows on collapsed elements. */
/* This copies MediaWiki's solution for T42812 to apply to innercollapse/outercollapse (T325115). */
/* TODO: Use :is() selector at some reasonable future when support is good for Most Clients */
/* Reference: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/mediawiki/core/+/ecda06cb2aef55b77c4b4d7ecda492d634419ead/resources/src/jquery/jquery.makeCollapsible.styles.less#75 */
.client-js .outercollapse .innercollapse.mw-collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible ) > p,
.client-js .outercollapse .innercollapse.mw-collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible ) > table,
.client-js .outercollapse .innercollapse.mw-collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible ) > thead + tbody,
.client-js .outercollapse .innercollapse.mw-collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible ) tr:not( :first-child ),
.client-js .outercollapse .innercollapse.mw-collapsible:not( .mw-made-collapsible ) .mw-collapsible-content,

/* Hide charinsert base for those not using the gadget */
#editpage-specialchars {
display: none;
}

/* Different margin on references */
.references {
margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}

/* Cite customizations */
span[ rel="mw:referencedBy" ] {
counter-reset: mw-ref-linkback 0;
}

span[ rel='mw:referencedBy' ] > a::before {
content: counter( mw-ref-linkback, lower-alpha );
font-size: 80%;
font-weight: bold;
font-style: italic;
}

a[ rel="mw:referencedBy" ]::before {
font-weight: bold;
content: "^";
}

span[ rel="mw:referencedBy" ]::before {
content: "^ ";
}

/* Styling for jQuery makeCollapsible, matching that of collapseButton */
.mw-parser-output .mw-collapsible-toggle:not(.mw-ui-button) {
font-weight: normal;
padding-right: 0.2em;
padding-left: 0.2em;
}

.mw-collapsible-leftside-toggle .mw-collapsible-toggle {
/* @noflip */
float: left;
}

/* Lists in wikitable data cells are always left-aligned */
.wikitable td ul,
.wikitable td ol,
.wikitable td dl {
/* @noflip */
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Independent Council

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{{Infobox Union org
|name = Independent Council
|status = defunct
|image = Independent Council Logo.png
|image_size = 105px
|established = 1962
|disbanded = 2014
|presiding = President of the Independent Council
|voting_membership = 3 representatives per class, up to 15 members-at-large
|officers = President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Senators, [[Rules and Elections Committee|RNE]] Representative
}}
The '''Independent Council''' (IC) was a branch of the [[Rensselaer Union]] dedicated to promoting the interests of independent (non-Greek-affiliated) students. It was once an independent body, but was integrated into the Union's governance structure with the 1970 Constitution. For most of its existence, it was a subsidiary body of the [[Student Senate]], maintaining its own constitution approved by the Senate. The IC performed both advocacy and social event planning.

The 1990s onward saw substantial growth in the independent population, making the IC redundant as many of its social and advocacy functions began to be performed by the Senate, [[Undergraduate Council]], and [[Graduate Council]]. In 2014, faced with declining participation rates and an increasingly sidelined role, it chose to dissolve itself.

== Structure and Operations ==

The Independent Council's structure changed over time. The 2004 Constitution of the Independent Council defined its membership as between fifteen and 30 members. Three representatives each were to be elected from the graduate, senior, junior, sophomore, and freshman classes (the former four positions during [[GM Week]], the latter during yearly freshman elections). In addition, up to 15 members-at-large could be appointed by the Council.

Among its own membership, the Council selected officers; a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Senator (later two Senators), and a [[Rules and Elections Committee]] Representative.

As an advocacy body, the Independent Council dealt with issues affecting independent students, especially relating to non-Greek residential life and services. This included advocacy for the introduction of laundry facilities in the Union, cost analysis for on- and off-campus living, and advocacy for the [[Folsom Library]] to include copies of class textbooks. It also planned social events.

== Pre-Union History ==

The Independent Council was established in 1962 and would exist for 8 years as a fully independent body. At the time in which it was established, the Institute was overwhelmingly made up of Greek-affiliated students. Independent students, who, among other differences to, lived in dormitories rather than in fraternity houses, felt marginalized by the student governance structures of the time, and it was this hole that IC intended to fill. According to Cait Bennett in ''Roots of Rensselaer'', during this period, the Independent Council had 7 committees:
* The Off-Campus Housing Committee, responsible for compiling information on off-campus housing and landlords;
* The Housing Committee, responsible for advocating for higher-quality dormitories;
* The Library Committee advocated for longer library hours;
* The Committee on Frosh Camp, responsible for growing independent representation at freshman orientation known as "Frosh Camp", at that time dominated by fraternities;
* The Publicity Committee, responsible for the IC's public relations;
* The Ways and Means Committee, responsible for the IC's finances; and,
* The Political Committee, responsible for working with other campus organizations.

== History in the Union ==

The original 1970 Union Constitution defined the Independent Council as a branch of the Union's student government subsidiary to the [[Undergraduate Council]] (UC). It was responsible for defining its own constitution, although this constitution needed to be approved by the UC, which could review any action taken by it. It shared this subordinate status with the Interfraternity Council and the four undergraduate [[Class Councils]]. Some opposed the 1970 Constitution on the grounds that the IC's autonomy was being removed by its folding underneath UC.

Under the 1987 Union Constitution, the Independent Council retained its subordinate status although it was shifted to now be under the [[Student Senate]]; the IFC and the newly-formed Panhellenic Council were also placed under the Senate during this time. ''(check to see if shift happened in 1987 or 1974)''

In 2013, an additional Independent Council Senator was added, to correspond to addition of a Senator from the Panhellenic Council (in the original 1970 Constitution, only the IFC Senator existed). Records indicate that the RPC Senator position was present in the 1987 Constitution, and it is not clear why the additional Independent Council Senator was added in 2013 in particular.

== Dissolution and Legacy ==

In the 21st century, the proportion of students involved in Greek Life plummeted, and as a result the interests of independent students began to be advocated for more directly by the Student Senate. By the mid-2000s, its operations appear to have largely become focused on event-planning rather than direct advocacy.

By the 2010s, the Independent Council began to suffer from dimished engagement, and in 2014 it opted to dissolve itself.

In the present, the Independent Council's main legacy is through its Senator positions on the Student Senate, renamed after its dissolution to simply Independent Senator. In 2023, the number of Independent Senators was raised to 3. The position of IC representative on the Rules and Elections Committee is today the Independent representative on the [[Elections Commission]].

Big Red Freakout

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{{Infobox sports game
|name = Big Red Freakout
|image_caption = The 48th Big Red Freakout in 2026
|teams = {{symbol|RPI sports logo.png}} RPI Engineers men's ice hockey
|location = [[Houston Field House]]
|time = February
|began = 1978
|streak = 2 wins
}}

The '''Big Red Freakout''' is an annual home hockey game held by the RPI men's ice hockey team, typically in the month of February and usually as one of the last home games of the season.

Tunnels

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The '''Tunnels''' collectively refer to various networks of underground tunnels throughout the RPI campus. Most famously, they refer to the tunnels that connect the [[Low Center for Industrial Innovation]], the [[Darrin Communications Center]], the [[Jonsson Engineering Center]], and the [[Jonsson-Rowland Science Center]], although there are other tunnels throughout the campus as well.

== Art & Culture ==

Prior to 2025, the tunnels were typically painted over at the beginning of every semester, but otherwise were untouched. As a result, students would often draw artwork onto the sides of the tunnels, and they became a lively center of student self-expression.

In 2024, the Tunnels were host to a mock "funeral" of a former [[Officer of the Union]] after joking rumors circulated that they had died. They spoke at their own funeral, and posters and flowers remained up in the Tunnels for months thereafter.

In Fall 2025, the scheduled painting-over of the tunnels included the addition of security cameras. Several students attempting to draw on the tunnel walls were approached by the [[Department of Public Safety]] ordering them to stop. Afterwards, the tunnel walls went largely untouched, and their role in promoting student art had ended. As part of the Spring 2026 GM Week campaigns, a candidate placed blank posters up in the walls to allow people to draw once more. After the election, the [[Senate Communications and Engagement Committee]] placed more posters on the walls.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:tunnel painters.png|"The painters work fast but we work faster" was a common phrase in tunnel graffiti.
File:tunnel essay.png|A short essay written on the side of the tunnels.
File:tunnel sisman.png|An advertisement for the now-defunct newspaper ''The Student Approach''.
</gallery>

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Mayor's Cup

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{{Infobox sports game
|name = Mayor's Cup
|image_a = RPI sports logo.png
|image_b = Union hockey logo.png
|image_a_size = 100px
|image_b_size = 100px
|teams = {{symbol|RPI sports logo.png}} RPI Engineers <br/>
* Women's ice hockey
* Men's ice hockey
{{symbol|Union hockey logo.png}} Union Garnet Chargers <br/>
* Women's ice hockey
* Men's ice hockey
|location = MVP Arena, Albany (''Typically'')
|time = January
|began = 1978
|streak = Women: 1 loss <br/> Men: 5 losses
}}

The '''Mayor's Cup''' are two annual hockey games held between the RPI Engineers and Union Garnet Chargers, one between the women's teams and one between the men's teams. It succeeded the Governor's Cup, a tournament held between four teams, two of which were Union and RPI, and began in 2013. It is typically held at the MVP Arena in Albany.

Mayor's Cup

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{{Infobox sports game
|name = Mayor's Cup
|image_a = RPI sports logo.png
|image_b = Union hockey logo.png
|image_a_size = 100px
|image_b_size = 100px
|teams = {{symbol|RPI sports logo.png}} RPI Engineers <br/>
* Men's ice hockey
* Women's ice hockey
{{symbol|Union hockey logo.png}} Union Garnet Chargers <br/>
* Men's ice hockey
* Women's ice hockey
|location = MVP Arena, Albany (''Typically'')
|time = January
|began = 1978
|streak = Men: 5 losses <br/> Women: 1 loss
}}

The '''Mayor's Cup''' are two annual hockey games held between the RPI Engineers and Union Garnet Chargers, one between the women's teams and one between the men's teams. It succeeded the Governor's Cup, a tournament held between four teams, two of which were Union and RPI, and began in 2013. It is typically held at the MVP Arena in Albany.

Big Red Freakout

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{{Infobox sports game
|name = Big Red Freakout
|image = Freakout 2026.jpg
|image_caption = The 48th Big Red Freakout in 2026
|teams = {{symbol|RPI sports logo.png}} RPI Engineers men's ice hockey
|location = [[Houston Field House]]
|time = February
|began = 1978
|streak = 2 wins
}}

The '''Big Red Freakout''' is an annual home hockey game held by the RPI men's ice hockey team, typically in the month of February and usually as one of the last home games of the season.

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