Get Ahead: Prepare for Registration with the Solutions Team!
Have your questions answered regarding pre-registration, complete or check the status of your 2025-2026 FAFSA, check the status of your holds, and more, at these Registration Preparation Events:
Monday, March 24
📌 Troy: Buchman and McKinstry, 11 a.m-2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 25
📌 Troy: Buchman and McKinstry, 11 a.m-2 p.m.
📌 Albany: KCC, 11 a.m-2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 26
📌 Virtual! Drop in at this Zoom link, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
(Meeting ID: 962 0785 3760; Passcode: 850845)
Thursday, March 27
📌 Troy: McKinstry, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
📌 Albany: KCC, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
You can also email solutions@sage.edu or call 518-244-2020 to have your questions answered. Registration opens March 31.
| | Selected Events This Week | | Osi Audu: The Self in African Art is on exhibit at Opalka Gallery, Albany, through April 19. There is an artist-led walk through this Tuesday and more events coming up. | | |
Tuesday, March 25
✨ Open Discussion with Chaplain Darren Gundrum, noon, Buchman, Troy
🏓 Pingpong Tournament, noon-2 p.m., Freddie's, Albany
🟢 Exhibit tour with artist Osi Audu and collector Pierre Brooks, 5:30 p.m., Opalka Gallery, Albany
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Wednesday, March 26
📸 Professional Headshots, noon-2 p.m., lobby outside Career and Self-Discovery Center, Albany
🥳 ACE Spring Bingo, 6:30 p.m., The Aggie, Troy
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Thursday, March 27
📿 Jewelry Making Workshop, noon-2 p.m., Freddie's, Albany
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Friday, March 28
🩰 Dance Ensemble Showcase, 7 p.m., Schacht Fine Arts Center, Troy. Step into a world of wonder, where reality twists and imagination takes the stage! Free for RSC students, $8 for students, children and seniors, $10 for adults.
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Saturday, March 29
🗽New York City Trip: This trip is open to undergraduate students only. Purchase tickets departing from Troy or purchase tickets departing from Albany.
🩰 Dance Ensemble Showcase, 1 p.m., Schacht Fine Arts Center, Troy. Step into a world of wonder, where reality twists and imagination takes the stage! Free for RSC students, $8 for students, children and seniors, $10 for adults.
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Sunday, March 30
🩰 Dance Ensemble Showcase, 1 p.m., Schacht Fine Arts Center, Troy. Step into a world of wonder, where reality twists and imagination takes the stage! Free for RSC students, $8 for students, children and seniors, $10 for adults.
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Registration Open for Carnival Color Blast Fun Run/Walk
The Carnival Color Blast Fun Run/Walk is happening on Friday, May 2, on the Albany Campus! Check-in opens at 4:30 p.m. and the walk/run begins at 5:15 p.m. There will be free t-shirts and more giveaways and prizes.
Sign up 3.2 mile run/walk
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Could You Be Sage's Next “Day in the Life” Star?
The college's Office of Marketing and Communications loves to showcase student life on social media, but right now most of our “Day in the Life” videos feature female students.
If you're a male or nonbinary student, we’d love to include a Day in the Life video from your perspective! (Plus, it’s great experience for building your personal brand and trying out content creation — a solid skill for any career!) Interested? Send a note to Social and Digital Media Specialist Madison Scisci at sciscm2@sage.edu. She'll be in touch with more details.
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Flag Football at RSC Continues to
Make the News
Students Madeline Mott, Cassidy Weiher, Jordan Jarrell, and Alia Charles, and Associate Director of Athletics Erica Faas-Li are all interviewed in Russell Sage College welcomes women's flag football, which aired on Spectrum News stations throughout New York state last week.
Students Aniyah Kelley and Alia Charles and Athletics Director Jim Lyons also coached WNYT-NewsChannel 13 reporter Tamara Starr through some flag football plays for Tamara Tries: Flag Football; the station broadcast live from the Albany campus all morning on March 21!
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From IT: Cybersecurity Mindfulness
With emails, messages, and notifications constantly competing for your attention, it’s easy to miss cyber threats. Hackers use distractions to their advantage — learn how cybersecurity mindfulness can help you stay alert and protect yourself from scams. Pause before you click — your awareness is your best defense. Read more in this month's Sage Guard newsletter.
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From Sodexo: "Flex Buster" Specials Available through April 24
Points remaining on your dining accounts are forfeited at the end of the spring semester, so use them before you lose them!
To use remaining points on "Flex Buster" specials, please complete this old-school PDF order form before April 24.
| | Expressive Arts in Mental Health student Sam Riebel and Assistant Professor Tracy Gilbert represented Russell Sage at Tamarac High School’s Wellness Fair last week. | | |
Thursday, April 17
👠Career Closet Fashion Show, 4 p.m., at Opalka Gallery, Albany. Food, music, and Career Closet styling! Interested in getting involved or have questions? Contact careercenter@sage.edu.
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Plan Ahead for On-Campus Housing!
Thinking about living on campus for the 2025-2026 year? The room reservation process kicks off in early April. Here’s what you need to do now:
✅ Submit Your FAFSA: Need help? Email solutions@sage.edu. This is required for on campus housing.
✅ Find Your Roommates: You’ll need a group of two for a double, three for a triple, and four for a UHCS suite.
✅ If you need housing accommodations, submit your request to Accessibility Services by April 1.
✅ Register for Classes: Fall registration starts March 31, and you must be enrolled in at least 12 credits to select a room.
✅ If you currently commute but want to live on campus, complete the Commuter Lottery Number Request Form to join the housing lottery.
More details are coming soon!
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For reference: Institutional Response to Federal Issues
RSC wants to increase the number of student reviews on Niche: Can you take a couple minutes to fill out the Niche survey? Thank you!
Discounts for RSC students: Receive a discount at businesses in Troy with your RSC ID. Find a list of merchants and discounts.
Discount for Summer on Stage Camp: Get a $100 discount on camp with promo code SAGE100. Find a Summer on Stage registration link and more info.
Free concerts: Friends of Chamber Music of Troy, New York invites Russell Sage students to attend concerts for free with a student ID. See the Friends of Chamber Music website for upcoming performances.
Specials from Papa Johns: Thanks to a partnership with the athletics department, Papa Johns on New Scotland Avenue is offering two Gator Bite specials. Order at papajohns.com or call 518-438-7272:
- Two medium one-topping pizzas for $5.99 each; must buy in group of two (code: gator1).
- Medium one-topping pizza and bread or garlic parm sticks for $12.98 (code: gator2).
Hope to hear from YOU! Email newsletter@sage.edu with photos, events, achievements, or other news you would like us to consider including in the college newsletters.
Have questions?: There are Solutions desks in 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 (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 (Gurley Hall, Troy)
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
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