Student Groups

  • Ecologic

    Ecologic is the environmental club at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Our mission is to make progress toward a greener world and educate the community about environmental issues. Ecologic operates out of Sage 2410, which is known as the Environmental Education Center (EEC). Members of the RPI community can stop by the EEC during open hours. E-mail us through the EcoHotline, or visit our main website. Check out our projects if you’re interested. See posts for Ecologic.

  • Student Sustainability Task Force

    The Student Sustainability Task Force (SSTF) is a body created by the RPI Student Senate to address broad issues of sustainability on campus. It is a focal point for all student clubs and interested parties on campus, and aims to transform RPI into a sustainable institution. See posts for SSTF.

  • Terra Cafe

    This full service, sit-down restaurant, is committed to serving local and organic foods. Each week will feature a new menu with a meat option, vegetarian option, and a dessert. The Terra Cafe started as a student initiative first cooked up by members of Ecologic, the environmental group on campus, and then turned into a PDI project in business planning. Students work closely with the executive chef of hospitality services, Jackie Baldwin, to accent food issues through the menu choices available at the Cafe.[1] See posts for Terra Cafe.

  • Vasudha

    A living and learning community designed to bring together first-year undergraduate students from all fields of study with a shared interest in the relationship between the Earth and those life forms present on our planet. This is a one-year, freshman experience only, with no additional commitments required for involvement in subsequent years. See posts for Vasudha.

  • Solar Car Racing Team                                                                                                                                                                                    The Solar Car Racing Team is a team of students dedicated to promoting an interest in solar energy among students on campus and within the Troy community. The group will be working throughout the semester for a chance to race a solar car in the 2009 World Solar Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide, Australia.