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Much like the GM, the PU predates the modern Rensselaer Union, first overseeing the [[RPI Union]] founded in 1890. They have consistently presided over the executive branch of the Union, from the [[Executive Committee]] up until it was replaced with the Executive Board in the 1961 Union Constitution. | Much like the GM, the PU predates the modern Rensselaer Union, first overseeing the [[RPI Union]] founded in 1890. They have consistently presided over the executive branch of the Union, from the [[Executive Committee]] up until it was replaced with the Executive Board in the 1961 Union Constitution. | ||
The | The 137th President of the Union is Kate Goldstein, elected in the March 2026 GM Week Elections. | ||
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 Insignia of the office of the President of the Union, depicting a derby hat | |
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| Constituted by | Rensselaer Union Constitution |
| Position Established | 1890 |
| Incumbent | Kate Goldstein |
The President of the Union (PU) is the chief executive official of the Rensselaer Union, and the presiding officer of the Executive Board. The office 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. The PU wears a bowler or derby hat, in contrast to the GM's top hat.
The President of the Union is the seniormost of the Executive Board Officers, and is responsible for nominating most other voting members of the Executive Board, with the exception of the liaisons to the Student Senate, Graduate Council, and Undergraduate Council, each of which are nominated by their respective branch. They also nominate or approve all other Executive Board officers, including the three Vice Presidents, Secretary, Parlimentarian, and the chairs of the Board's standing committees[a].
Much like the GM, the PU predates the modern Rensselaer Union, first overseeing the RPI Union founded in 1890. They have consistently presided over the executive branch of the Union, from the Executive Committee up until it was replaced with the Executive Board in the 1961 Union Constitution.
The 137th President of the Union is Kate Goldstein, elected in the March 2026 GM Week Elections.
Notes
- ↑ Two, the Multicultural Leadership Council and Union Programs and Activities Committee, are selected by their members but must be approved by the PU.