In 1995, the Red Hawk was adopted as an official Rensselaer mascot. Athletic teams such as Basketball, Baseball, softball and soccer have adopted this as their team name. Other teams such as football, hockey and track & field have retained "Engineers" as their team name.
http://wiki.answers.com/puckman.gifPuckman, the hockey mascot, appeared in 1982.
http://wiki.answers.com/422.jpgThe Swarm was also a mascot in the 1980s. The costumed characters first appeared at basketball games in 1983 and then later showed up at football and hockey games.
Alby, the albino squirrel, was an unofficial campus mascot. The first recorded sighting of the white squirrel was in 1995. Alby was most frequently sighted on the Hassan Quad.
The address of the Rensselaer Falls - Branch Of Canton - is: 212 Rensselaer Street, Rensselaer Falls, 13680 0237
The address of the Rensselaer Public Library is: 676 East Street, Rensselaer, 12144 2210
Rensselaer at Hartford was created in 1955.
Rensselaer Westerlo was born in 1776.
Rensselaer Nelson was born in 1826.
Rensselaer Nelson died in 1904.
The Rensselaer Polytechnic was created in 1869.
Rensselaer Westerlo died in 1851.
The phone number of the Rensselaer Public Library is: 518-462-1193.
The address of the Rensselaer Falls Historical Society Inc is: Po Box 124, Rensselaer Falls, NY 13680
Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey's birth name is Dey, Frederic Van Rensselaer.
Solomon Van Rensselaer was born in 1774.