We should utilize the President’s box at the field house to serve as an incubator of sorts for RPI students, faculty, and staff.  Tickets could be given to interested students, faculty, and staff with a set percentage of each group per game.  This would be a great way to use the box for games where it is not otherwise being utilized. The hockey incubator would provide the opportunity for the three groups to meet, mix, and ideate with each other and it would foster and encourage connections with people across campus that might not otherwise cross paths
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Harvard Business Review (2021) released a statement with findings across the pandemic: "Childcare is not a family issue, it is a business issue."  Working parents and particularly women workers need to leave work or reduce hours solely due to lack of childcare and inconsistent care support / lack of back-up care. RPI has done wonderfully in allowing HR to provide pinch-hitter options for back up care, but this system is limited to case-by-case appointments of single days only, which requires approval by a solo HR representative for any care support.
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Launch a fully supported e-sports program in a new esports arena at the '87 gym, modernizing and revitalizing this historical home of competition at RPI, bringing new life and purpose to this building.

Student advising once a year is not beneficial to the majority of the students.   With ARCH, there are constraints on the students that require specific pre reqs.  

Students  who come in with TONS of  AP credit and have finished their freshman classes should transition to the department sooner than Sophomore year.

Students who are struggling, should be meeting with their advisor more often (every semester) so that we can look at loading, discuss strengths and weaknesses to tailor their loading to increase the odds that they will be successful. 
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Students who are struggling in the classroom are not getting enough support.  They often are reluctant to ask for help.  Some of their classroom struggles are more complicated due to financial struggles (needing to get more help to navigate/advocate as a first generation college student),  mental health struggles (it takes 3+ weeks to get access to counselors) and academic skills.  These issues need to be addressed before we can get to help them achieve their career goals (internships, jobs,....) I feel like there should be more help to support these vulnerable students to be successful.
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In addition to childcare for pre-K, RPI used to offer sports-related camps and Lego Robotics for school age children to be on campus.  As a parent, this was fantastic and is nice for children of alum and the community at large to be on campus.  RPI is one of the few local universities and colleges that really offers nothing in this area. 

Whenever there's cookouts, there are meat hot dogs and hamburgers, but there are only ever vegetarian hamburgers (veggie burgers) which can be too spicy or just overwhelming to the senses. I've found that vegetarian hot dogs are not spicy and are less textured. 

It would be great to have a vegetarian hot dog option as well as the veggie burgers as they are easy to get and some people like them more than veggie burgers. Thanks.

It appears that all RPI lawns are treated regularly with pesticides and herbicides. They are harmful to the health of the community as well as animals (deer) and insects (bees). Can this be reduced or avoided?

At Rensselaer, faculty members are appointed to lead departments and direct curricular programs without any formal training or mentoring in those roles. This can have implications for how well departments and degree programs advance DEI goals. We need to have a leadership development program (e.g. faculty coaching) to help women and other underrepresented groups at RPI move into leadership roles. A leadership development program could also help to ensure that all academic leaders are effective at creating a welcoming and inclusive community at Rensselaer.

The tiny historic gingerbread house on the corner of College Ave and RPI way would be such a nice place to house visitors such as interviewees, visiting faculty, etc. if it were updated and restored.  Prospective students and their families planning their campus tour could rent if available.  In its current state it is an eye sore and sad to see the basement window completely caved in and the building exposed to the elements.