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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Virtual Tour

Are you considering rpi take a virtual tour of the campus below..

A visit to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is ideal, but virtual tours can act to refresh your memory or as a preview for your on-site tour.

What's in it for me?

Inevitably, on-campus tours of classrooms, libraries, dorms, and dining halls will start to blend. Jog your memory using the virtual tour and even explore the area surrounding the campus using the interactive mapping tool. If you're just beginning your college search, a virtual tour can be a great way to get a feel for a campus before your visit. Remember, when you do go, be sure to ask current students about their college life. A student perspective can be the most helpful way to gauge your future experience at RPI.

Use the resources below to start your virtual tour.

Using the Map

Click and drag the little orange person to a location on the map. Locations with panoramas appear as blue lines or blue dots when moving the orange person. The blue dots are panoramic views that you may swivel. The blue lines are paths that you can navigate along.

Panoramic View

You can "pan" or "swivel" the camera around by clicking on the image and dragging your mouse or finger. If you see a white arrow on the picture, you can click or tap on it to move in the direction of the arrow. This will also update the location of the little orange person on the map so you can get a better sense of where you are and what direction you are facing.

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How effective are rensselaer polytechnic institute virtual tours.

It depends how you use them. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a hustling, bustling campus and community. The beauty of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute virtual tours on CampusReel is that authentic video tours, made by real students, can be spectacular at capturing the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vibe. We also go well beyond the confines of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus by taking you around Troy. In traditional virtual tours, you will mostly see still, unengaging images and will not see the surrounding area at all – which is why CampusReel virtual tours are so important.

Can a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute virtual tour replace a traditional in-person visit?

If you cannot visit Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in person, then we can honestly say that we believe a CampusReel virtual tour of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is absolutely the most effective and holistic way to understand the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute people, campus and community. However, if you do plan on visiting Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and other colleges in person, we strongly recommend that you at least prescreen your college options on CampusReel before spending the time and money to visit. Most prospective families find that as soon as the step on campus, they instantly know whether or not they like the school – but they’ve already spent all that time and money getting there! Our goal is to eliminate all the time and money visiting Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in person until you can make a strong educated guess that it’s worth the investment.

What are the downsides of a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute virtual tour?

The downside of virtually touring Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on CampusReel is that, admittedly, our technology does not yet mimic the exact feeling and experience of visiting Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in person. We are working on this though! A common request we also receive from users is to add more perspectives (e.g. student guides) to the platform. Rest assured we are working on adding more CampusReel guides to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute virtual tour. However, our selection of guides still far outweighs the available perspectives of traditional virtual tour platforms.

What are the benefits of a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute virtual tour?

The most obvious benefit of a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute virtual tour on CampusReel is that is can be accessed from anywhere. This can save families a lot of time and money compared to visiting Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in person . Another often overlooked benefit of a CampusReel virtual tour is that it goes far beyond a traditional in person tour Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . Campus visits are limited both in time and scope – how are you expected to truly understand a college in a 1 hour tour? That’s why we stress the added benefit of CampusReel virtual tours – experience Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Troy during different seasons, days of the week, and even hours of the day. What’s game day like? What is finals week life? Again, traditional virtual touring platforms don’t include this benefit.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

• Choose A Facility: East Campus Athletic Village Houston Field House ECAV Stadium ECAV Arena The Alumni Sports & Recreation Center (AS&RC) Harkness Field Renwyck Field Doris Robison Field Robison Field at Karl Steffen Ballpark Robison Gym

Rensselaer’s current athletics fields are comprised of nine facilities for the Institute's 23 varsity sports, club programs and Intramural sports. To  take a virtual tour  of Rensselaer Athletics facilities, please click  HERE Please click on any of the photos below  for additional in-depth insight.  HOURS OF OPERATION ECAV Click  HERE  for  ECAV building hours from May 22 to August 25 AS&RC Click  HERE  for  AS&RC building hours from May 30 to August 25 Robison Pool Click  HERE  for  Robison Pool hours through December 21 Last updated (Pool hours only) on October 4, 2023 (2:00pm) Pets at the East Campus Athletic Village and all Rensselaer Athletic facilities are strictly prohibited. For a complete list of Rules & Regulations while at Rensselaer, please click  HERE To  take a virtual tour  of Rensselaer Athletics facilities, please click  HERE When traveling to Rensselaer's athletic facilities, please note the following GPS addresses: AS+RC: 1830 15th Street ECAV: 20 Georgian Court Houston Field House: 1900 Peoples Ave.

East Campus Athletic Village

Houston Field House

ECAV Stadium

The alumni sports & recreation center (as&rc).

Harkness Field

Renwyck field.

Doris Robison Field

Robison field at karl steffen ballpark, robison gym.

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CURTIS R. PRIEM EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER at Rensselaer

EMPAC is open to the public with proof of vaccination or masking to follow University policies related to the coronavirus.

Off-campus audience: proof of vaccination or masking with n-95 mask required. rpi community: rpi protocols apply. id check required. some events may require everyone to wear a mask in the venue. masks will be available on entry..

We are just two and a half hours north of New York City via a beautiful train ride up the Hudson River, an easy day trip from the Berkshires or Saratoga Springs, and across the river and just north of Albany, NY. We are also just under three hours by car from Boston or Montreal.

Located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the nation’s oldest technological research university, EMPAC overlooks Troy, a city that played a central role in the Industrial Revolution and that still preserves some of the 19th century’s best architecture .

Building + Box Office Hours

• Monday–Friday: 9AM–5PM
• Saturday: 10AM–4PM
• Additional building hours for events and exhibitions.

Holiday closures

• We are closed : Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving, and day after, Christmas week, New Years, Martin Luther King, and President's Day.
• Performances: $20, $15 for seniors, faculty, and non-RPI students.
• Films and special events: $10
• Talks: Free

Rensselaer Students: Free admission to all events by swiping your ID card before the show and joining EMPAC + .  Advance tickets for students $6. 

518/276.3921

Evelyn’s Café

Evelyn's Café is the living room of the EMPAC building and the Rensselaer campus. Filled with light and nestled beneath the red cedar hull of the Concert Hall, this intimate space on Level 5 offers sweeping northwest views of the seasons and a tempting outdoor terrace.

Evelyn’s is served by two accessible elevators from the Box Office and mezzanine levels for visitors who use the Level 7 campus entrance above, and by two broad stairways for those who venture in from the 8th Avenue secondary entrance on Level 2 below.

Open during building hours and one hour before public events, visitors to the café space will find smooth floors and wide paths through customizable seating options, tables for small groups or solos, accessible restrooms, and a warm, friendly atmosphere. Join us!

Please note: Café service hours are 11AM-2PM Wednesdays when RPI classes are in session. In addition to cash, Evelyn's will accept all major credit cards, RAD, and FLEX payments. The café space offers open table seating during building hours.

Our café offers a menu of meals, snacks, and beverages as well as a selection of wines before all performances, screenings, and talks. Service continues during intermissions.

Evelyn’s is open Wednesday from 11AM–2PM for lunch. In addition to cash, Evelyn's will accept all major credit cards, RAD, and FLEX payments. Visit the Evelyn's website for up to date service hours.

Table Reservations

Table reservations for Evelyn's are available during regular café hours. Call Café Supervisor Dixa Bustamante. 518/276.2578

Address + Directions

Parking + Accessibility

The main entrance and box office are located on the EAST (campus) side of the building. For events, please park in the College avenue parking garage adjacent to Cogswell Laboratory.

Accessibility

The East campus entrance is also the accessible access to EMPAC. Please visit our Accessibility page for more detailed information. Note that parking on 8th Street requires using stairs to the third floor where there are elevators in the corridor hallway.

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Mailing Address

110 8th Street EMPAC Building Troy, NY 12180

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Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 555 East St Rensselaer, NY 12144

Albany International Airport 737 Albany-Shaker Road Latham, NY

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