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Opportunities and Reminders
🗓️ Registration for spring 2027 opens this week. Check the registration timeline for your enrollment window. For assistance, contact Solutions at solutions@sage.edu, call 518-244-2020, or visit the Solutions desk located in the library on either campus.
🎓 Thinking about grad school? Jump on one of the several virtual info sessions this week and beyond, including Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism, Education, the MBA, Organization Management, Criminal Justice and Community Corrections and Forensic Mental Health, Mental Health Counseling and Community Psychology, and Nursing.
🌐 From Every Campus A Refuge: ECAR is offering a workshop series on ways to support refugees. Sessions are Fridays 9-10 a.m. and begin November 6. Find information on this flyer from ECAR, which includes a schedule and links to sign up for each week.
🥽 Learn to swim or improve your technique: Recreation & Fitness is gauging interest for spring semester swim lessons at 420 Western Avenue (accessible via CDTA bus). Fill out the swim lesson interest survey.
🧯Public Safety will conduct a Pod Burn on November 3 at 2:30 p.m. outside of Froman on the Albany campus. The burn will allow Criminal Justice students to learn how fires spread, how firefighters intervene, and how fire investigations are conducted.
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This Week, From Student Activities
☕ Monday, November 2: Hot Chocolate Bar,
noon-2 p.m., Freddie’s, Albany
💀 Monday, November 2: Day of the Dead Skull Painting, 6-8 p.m., Student Center, Troy
📽️ Wednesday, November 4: Gather Movie Screening, 4 p.m., Freddie’s, Albany. More about Gather.
🍩 Thursday, November 5: National Donut Day, noon-2 p.m., McKinstry Student Center, Troy
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Internship Search Workshops
TWO DATES! Wednesday, November 4,
4 p.m. and Friday, November 6, 10 a.m.
Online
If you’re aiming for an internship next semester, the time to apply is now! This workshop with the Career & Self Discovery Center will give you strategies for identifying opportunities and submitting competitive applications. Register for the workshop.
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Fire + Light Night
Friday, November 6, 6 p.m.
Art + Design Building, Albany
Visual Arts hosts its 11th annual Fire and Light Night with sculpture burning and projected animations.
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This Weekend at Opalka Gallery
Albany campus
🎵 Friday, November 6: Gallery open until 8 p.m., with music from Belle-Skinner 6:30-7:30 p.m., for Albany’s First Friday celebration of the arts.
✒️ Saturday, November 7, 2 p.m.: Reading and Q&A with award-winning poet Hajar Hussaini ’19 (pictured).
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Home Games This Week
All week:
🕹️ Esports: See the full esports schedule and watch at twitch.tv/sagegators.
Saturday, November 7:
🏀 Women’s basketball vs. VTSU Castleton, 1 p.m., KCC Albany
🏀 Men’s basketball vs. SUNY Morrisville, 3 p.m., KCC Albany
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Write in the Night
Tuesday, November 10, Albany Library (Basement Computer Lab), 7-11 p.m.
Thursday, November 12, Troy Library (Basement Classroom), 7-11 p.m.
Make progress on papers, presentations, and other assignments. Tutors will be on hand to assist with writing, editing, and brainstorming — even if you are just starting out. Snacks and prizes, too!
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Keep these Upcoming and Recurring Activities in Mind!
💬 Tuesdays: Open Discussion with College Chaplain Darren Gundrum, noon, Buchman, Troy: Bring thoughts, interests, concerns, or listen and enjoy the company.
🏺 Play with Clay Day — Make art and enjoy snacks with Solutions: Friday, November 13, noon-5 p.m., Albany Library, 3rd Floor.
🖼️ Super Duper Cool Amazing Spectacular Expressive Arts in Mental Health Capstone Art Show: Friday, November 13, 5-7 p.m., Rathbone Hall, Albany.
🎲 Game Night hosted by Recreation & Fitness, Friday, November 20, 5:30 p.m., McKinstry Student Center.
👟 Scroll to the ICYMI section for group fitness schedule with sign up links.
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Club Spotlight: Gator Productions
Gator Productions, one of Russell Sage’s newest clubs, may have been founded by Musical Theatre majors, but it’s for students from any discipline. Read about Gator Productions on Sage.edu.
Want your club featured on Sage.edu and in the Solutions newsletter? Send a note to newsletter@sage.edu.
| | Jay Privott, Alex Pinto, Tasha Pringle, Darlene Tiburcio, and Deanna Cooper from the college’s HEOP office presented “Feeling What Our Students Are Feeling: Navigating Emotional Weight Resilience and Staff Healing in Opportunity Programs” at the New York State Opportunity Program Fall Training Conference at Hamilton College in October. | |
NeMLA Undergraduate Forum:
Your Research Could Be Next
In 2024, Daniel Kagan presented “Surplus Learning with Graphic Novels” at the Northeastern Modern Language Association conference. His project grew from an idea he explored in RSC 101 and developed with faculty guidance. “It showed me that an idea that starts in the classroom can become something much bigger, and that undergraduate students really can contribute to academic conversations,” he said. The 2027 NeMLA Undergraduate Forum is March 6-7 in Newport, Rhode Island. The deadline to submit a title and abstract is November 15. Interested in presenting? Contact Professor Kate Kagan to learn more.
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Student Research Spotlight:
Rose Beberwyck
Psychology major Rose Beberwyck is examining how coping styles impact psychological well-being to better support gender and sexual minority populations in mental health settings.
She spoke with Professor Kate Kagan about how conference presentations and internships have helped her connect her college experience to her career goals. Read the Q&A.
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TECH CHECK FROM IT: Beware of Intruders! Not Everything Is What It Seems
The Cyber-Citadel has a new kind of intruder. Artificial intelligence can help cybercriminals create convincing emails, images, voices, and messages that appear to come from someone you trust. A message can look perfect, sound professional, and still be a trap.
🔎 Look beyond appearances. An unexpected request, unusual urgency, unfamiliar sender, or request for access should make you stop and verify.
🎭 Don’t trust a familiar face or voice alone. AI can imitate people. If a request seems unusual, confirm it another way.
🛡️Use AI responsibly. Never enter sensitive or institutional information into an AI service.
This Week’s Quest: Before trusting an unexpected message or request, pause and verify the source — not just how convincing it looks.
Halt. Verify. Tell Someone: The intruders may be getting smarter, but the college’s strongest defense is still you. Together, we can keep the Russell Sage Cyber-Citadel secure.
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Fitness Classes in Troy
Sign up for Dance Fitness: Mondays, 5 p.m., Robison Gym
Sign up for Mat Pilates: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., McKinstry 206
Sign up for Flexibility and Mobility: Tuesdays, 5 p.m., McKinstry 206
Sign up for Zumba: Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m., Robison Gym
Sign up for Intramural Basketball: Mondays and Thursdays, 7 p.m., Robison Gym
Open Gym, Robison Gym (no sign up required):
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday: noon-4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Thursday: 12:30-4:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Sunday: noon-10 p.m.
Fitness Classes in Albany
Sign up for Yoga: Mondays, noon, Science 101
Sign up for Intramural Soccer: Wednesdays, 8 p.m., Armory Turf
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Publish Your Creative Work: Submit your art, photography, or writing to The Rev literary and creative arts magazine before November 20.
For help with anything, visit the Solutions team in the libraries of both campuses!
Access streaming films with the library’s Kanopy subscription. Sign up at https://www.kanopy.com/en/sage with your Sage email address.
Volunteer at the ACPHS Collaboratory, which provides pharmacy and mental health services in Albany’s South End. All majors welcome! Help with social media, food packing, screenings, and admin support. Shifts available weekdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. To sign up, email manager Kaylee Stewart with your interest, availability, and any relevant experience.
Discover the Gator Claws-It: Find free food, personal care products, and academic supplies in Troy (Hart Hall 203) and Albany (KCC 226).
Campus Dining: Find mobile ordering, menus, and more on the Dine On Campus website.
Student Discounts in Troy: Find a list of discounts available with your Russell Sage ID.
Free CDPHP Cycle! membership: Enjoy 30 minutes of e-bike riding and unlimited pedal-bike riding every day. Borrow a bike at no charge with the CDPHP Cycle! app and the promo code RussellSage: www.cdphpcycle.org.
For Reference:
✅ How private and public college costs really compare
✅ Institutional response to federal issues
✅ RSC and ACPHS strategic merger FAQs
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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 (Gozzo Student Center, ACPHS campus) and M.O.S.S. books and other provisions (Gurley Hall, Troy):
Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday
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