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MONDAY: Three-Point Contest
September 2, 2 p.m., Albany VersaCourt
Amazon gift cards for top three players!
Sign up for the Three-Point Contest here and scroll for more more Recreation and Fitness events.
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Celebrate in Style at the Presidential Inauguration and Luncheon in Troy,
Green and Blue Bash in Albany
Matt Shaftel, Ph.D., will be formally installed as the 11th president of Russell Sage College on Wednesday, October 16, at 11 a.m., in Schacht Fine Arts Center, in Troy. A luncheon at McKinstry Dining Hall will follow the ceremony.
The celebration continues at a Green and Blue Bash on the campus quad in Albany on Thursday, October 17, beginning at 5 p.m. It's a casual party, but don’t forget to wear green and blue! Enjoy live music, dancing, festive fare, and a cash bar.
These events are free and open to the entire college community; view the schedule of inauguration week festivities and RSVP.
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Join Strong Through Every Mile, a Free Couch-to-5K Program for Survivors
Strong Through Every Mile (STEM), a free couch-to-5K program for those directly or indirectly impacted by intimate partner violence and domestic abuse, is returning to Russell Sage for the fall semester.
The program, which builds empowerment through running, is open to RSC and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences students and employees. The session starts September 23.
What you need to know:
Who can participate? All genders and fitness levels. You’ll gradually go from walking to running (at your pace) during the nine-week session led by trained coaches. Intimate partner violence and domestic abuse take many forms – physical, verbal, emotional, economic, sexual, etc. Participants can be directly or indirectly impacted. Maybe a roommate was stalked or you grew up in a household where abuse was present. You can participate, too.
What is the time commitment? The sessions will be held simultaneously on the Albany and Troy campuses three nights a week (and we’ll also have a virtual program for online students/employees). You’re encouraged to attend all the sessions you can, but if you can only make a night or two a week, that’s OK. Each session lasts approximately an hour, including warm-ups and stretches.
What’s in it for me? This isn’t a support group, but it’s a community with a shared experience engaging in an activity with wellness benefits. After Week 3, new participants get a free pair of running shoes and other gear. STEM will also pay your race registration fee and give you a medal after you complete your 5K goal.
To learn more, attend an information session on Wednesday, September 11, at 6 p.m. via Zoom (register to get the Zoom link). Can’t make that date? Email Jenn Gish, STEM president and college employee, at gishj@sage.edu to set up a time to learn more.
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RSC Students Guide Young Neurodiverse Community in Artistic Expression
This summer, creative and visual art students Morgan Dempsey, Raylynne Kuhn, and Robert Cusato led dance workshops and art classes at a sensory gym and community space for neurodiverse individuals and their families.
Read about their work with Bring on the Spectrum (BOTS) on Sage.edu.
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Promote YOUR Achievements on Merit Pages!
Russell Sage College has partnered with Merit, a nationwide company, to help promote your accomplishments. Merit allows us to share personalized stories about achievements like Dean's List and other college awards and milestones.
These stories will be posted to RSC's Merit page and sent to your hometown newspapers, parents/guardians (if we have their emails on file), your high school guidance office, and local elected officials. Merit also makes it easy for you to share your achievements with family, friends, and potential employers.
You may have a Merit page already, but if you don't, please watch for an email with instructions on how to set up your Merit account.
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Painting at Night
September 3-October 12,
Opalka Gallery, Albany
Opalka Gallery, Collar Works Gallery, and Artist/Mother Podcast announce the fourth iteration of Painting at Night, curated this year by Sean Desiree and Alisa Sikelianos-Carter, artist-caregivers themselves. The exhibition was founded as part of the Artist/Mother Podcast community’s work to bring attention to artists who are also caregivers. The exhibit contains 51 works, including a performance, from 39 artists. See the list of events in conjunction with Painting at Night.
Image: I'm not me I'm just mom, by Francena Ottley, 2023, yarn on monks cloth.
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Pop-Up Beer Garden
Fridays, September 6, 13 and 20, 6-9 p.m.,
Opalka Gallery, Albany campus
Check out the new gallery exhibit and enjoy food trucks, beer, bands, and free activities. This week:
Bands: Super 400 | Caity Gallagher
Beer: Druthers Brewing | Frog Alley Brewing
Food: Dotty Lou’s BBQ | Grammy’s Tamales
Browse the schedule of breweries, bands, and food trucks.
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A Healthy Baby Girl: Film and Conversation
Thursday, September 12, 6 p.m. (reception),
7 p.m. (film), Opalka Gallery, Albany
At 25, filmmaker Judith Helfand was diagnosed with cancer related to medication her mother was prescribed to ensure a healthy pregnancy. A Healthy Baby Girl is the video diary Helfand recorded as she healed, documenting mother-daughter love, family renewal, survival, and political awakening. A conversation with the Peabody Award-winning filmmaker follows the screening. Hosted by the Women's Institute at Russell Sage College. Limited seating. Please RSVP by September 5.
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Abolition and the Local Black Community with Jennifer Burns, Ph.D.
Wednesday, September 18, 1:30 p.m.,
Bush Memorial Center, Troy
The Women's Institute at Russell Sage College partners with the Hart Cluett Museum to celebrate the bicentennial of Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Troy on September 18, 1824. Lafayette was a champion of human rights and an abolitionist. In recognition of his contributions to American freedoms, Jennifer Burns of the University at Albany will present her research on Troy's early black community and abolition efforts, well underway in 1824. A reception in the Lafayette Courtyard/ Women's Institute Garden to follow.
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Dean's Office Asks, What are the Class of 2028's Favorite Ice Cream Flavors?
The RSC Dean's Office shared this pie chart, displaying the results of its inquiry into ice cream preferences among the members of the Class of 2028:
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Vanilla: 12.1%
Twist: 0.4%
Strawberry: 5.8%
Stewart's Peanut Butter: 0.4%
Stewart's Campfire S'mores: 0.4%
Salted Carmel: 0.9%
Peanut Butter: 0.9%
*Mint Cookie Crumble: 7.6%
Mint Chocolate Chip: 13%
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Mint: 0.9%
Black Raspberry: 0.9%
Chocolate: 11.7%
Chocolate and Strawberry: 0.4%
*Chocolate Chip Cookie: 12.6%
Coffee: 2.7%
*Cookie and Cream: 1.3%
*Cookies and Cream: 8.1%
Cotton Candy: 2.2%
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*For future research: Does the Class of 2028 crave cookies over ice cream? | |
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Discounts for RSC students: Receive a discount at businesses in Troy with your RSC ID. Find a list of merchants and discounts.
Free CDPHP Cycle! membership: Borrow a bike at no charge with the CDPHP Cycle! app and the promo code RussellSage. Enjoy 30 minutes of e-bike riding and unlimited pedal-bike riding every day of the season:www.cdphpcycle.org.
Hope to hear from YOU! Email newsletter@sage.eduwith photos, events, achievements, or other other news you would like us to consider including in the college newsletters.
Have questions?: There are Solutions desks at the front of each library, where you can ask anything. Stop by, call 518-244-2020, or email solutions@sage.edu.*
*Unless you have something you would like us to consider for Solutions: The Newsletter! In that case, please email newsletter@sage.edu by Wednesday for the following Sunday's newsletter.
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STUDENT CENTERS
Freddie's, Kahl Campus Center, Lower Level (Albany)
McClellan Student Center, McKinstry Hall (Troy)
Open daily, noon-9 p.m.
Commuter Lounge, Hart Hall (Troy)
7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
FITNESS
Armory Fitstop (Albany)
McKinstry Fitness Center (Troy)
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
WELLNESS CENTERS
Kahl Campus Center, Lower Level (Albany)
Kellas Hall, 1st Floor (Troy)
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
After-Hours Care
BOOKSTORES
Albany bookstore
41 Union Drive, in the Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences' Gozzo Student Center
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
M.o.s.s. books and other provisions (NEW LOCATION! Gurley Hall, Troy)
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
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