| Rice Access and Opportunity Portal now open |
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The Access and Opportunity portal is a website dedicated to making the Rice community open and accessible to all undergraduate students. Students can learn about a range of financial resources available to them and make requests for support.
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| Reginald DesRoches named new Rice University provost |
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Reginald DesRoches, the dean of Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering, has been named the university’s new provost, effective July 1. With this appointment, DesRoches will assume one of the university’s most important leadership posts. Together with the deans and vice provosts, the provost’s office supports excellence in all of the university’s academic, research, scholarly and creative activities.
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| ‘Radical Revisionists’ opens to full house at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts |
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Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts welcomed over 600 guests for the opening reception of “Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present.” A variety of viewpoints are offered throughout the exhibition, which brings together the work of 10 contemporary African artists commenting through sculpture, large-scale photography, a virtual reality installation and, in the case of Serge Attukwei Clottey’s piece, performance art.
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| Officer Clemente Rodriguez named Rice police chief |
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Clemente Rodriguez, who has served on campus for nearly two decades while rising through the ranks of the Rice University Police Department, has been named the university’s new chief of police. As Rodriguez takes command, campus safety remains at the forefront of the Rice experience.
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| Rice on pace to double research funding by 2027 |
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Rice University faculty have upped their game when competing for large, multi-institutional sponsored research awards over the past two years, and that trend has the university on pace to meet an ambitious goal of doubling research funding to about $250 million by 2027.
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| Inclusive teaching featured at 7th annual Center for Teaching Excellence Symposium |
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Acclaimed educator Bryan Dewsbury delivered an insightful lecture and workshop on inclusive teaching at the 7th annual Center for Teaching Excellence Symposium. Inclusive teaching involves acknowledging the diverse backgrounds and experiences in a classroom and understanding how these differences can be hindrances or strengths for students entering a new course.
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| Annual ‘Resumayhem’ draws students to Center for Career Development |
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Cupcakes, Korean barbecue, dumplings and ice cream weren’t the only reason Huff House was packed with Rice students Jan. 17. The annual open house and “Resumayhem” at the Center for Career Development was also the perfect chance for students to polish their resume and interview skills — after polishing off some free food truck grub.
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| Audrey’s coffee shop now open in Jones School |
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In addition to Coffeehouse and the Brochstein Pavilion, enjoy a new spot for coffee when visiting your Owl. Audrey’s is now open for business after a soft launch last semester. Tucked into a first-floor corner of McNair Hall in the Jones Graduate School of Business, Audrey’s is the latest project from Houston coffee maven David Buehrer, who also runs popular shops in Rice Village, Montrose, the Heights and Greenway Plaza.
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| Owls gear up for Rice Night at the Rodeo on Mar. 11 |
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Students can show their Rice pride and cheer on President Leebron, Sammy the Owl and other Rice notables as they saddle up and ride out into the NRG Stadium rodeo arena to kick off this special night of celebration. Rice Owls can enjoy half-priced carnival packs and other great discounts for this annual tradition.
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| Rice women win C-USA indoor track and field title |
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The Rice women’s track and field team won the Conference USA Indoor Championships that concluded Feb. 23 in Birmingham, Alabama. It was the program’s fourth C-USA indoor title and first since 2009. Freshman Grace Forbes led all women with 20 points by winning both the mile and 3,000-meter run, and coach Jim Bevan was named C-USA Indoor Coach of the Year for the third time in his career.
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| Create meaningful impact through the Rice Annual Fund |
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Did you know that many of the initiatives featured in this newsletter are supported in part by the Rice Annual Fund? The Annual Fund contributes to campus beauty and safety, the Center for Teaching Excellence and student activities like Rice Night at the Rodeo. Consider making a gift that will enhance your Owl’s education across campus and beyond.
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