Rice University Class of 1995

06/11/2018

Did you see this? A drawing for two FIRST CLASS tickets to anywhere. Only two days left to be eligible. Make your donation to Rice by midnight tomorrow (June 12) to be included.

06/01/2017

Make that 2,075! And counting…

Make your gift right now to be part of the $600,000 challenge! Support Rice and spread the word to your friends! giving.rice.edu/1Day1Rice

04/27/2017

Curious what campus looks like these days? Check out the Campus Photographer Corner and see Rice University through the eyes of roving campus photographers. You can visit each week for a new gallery from Rice’s talented masters of shadow and light.

See Rice University through the eyes of our roving campus photographers. Be sure to visit each week for a new gallery from our talented masters of shadow and light.

03/31/2017

Tomorrow is Rice's 60th Beer Bike! Students are busy filling their water balloons and already more than 1,100 alumni have registered for the alumni tent. Walk-ups are welcome, so come join us for a fun day of breakfast tacos, pizza, and... beer!

For 60 years, Rice’s residential colleges have been a source of student creativity, pride and fun, while uniting alumni around the world in shared tradition and community. And for 60 years, the highly anticipated Beer Bike competition has exemplified this unique college spirit for alumni and student...

03/24/2017

You may have heard rumblings about the Young Alumni Challenge this week, but it’s escalating to a roar on this final day! Young alumni are inspiring their 2006-2016 classmates to give back by midnight tonight to receive an extra $30,000… and they’re only 108 donors away from their 1,500 goal. It’s going to be a nail biter, and you can follow their exciting progress via the tracker below. Feeling inspired? Make a gift of your own!

Give / Young Alumni Challenge

03/15/2017

Rice needs our insight! Help the university shape its Vision for the Second Century, Part II, by answering 11 questions. This is an opportunity for our class, and all members of the Rice community, to inform Rice’s efforts to develop a strategic plan for the next 5 to 10 years.

The deadline to complete the questionnaire is this Sunday, March 19!

We want to hear from you on how to make Rice even better and prepare the university for a second century of excellence and impact. Based on your relationship to Rice, please choose the appropriate link to complete a survey.

02/06/2017

Rice University’s very own Baker Institute for Public Policy maintained its No. 4 ranking among university-affiliated think tanks in the world, according to an annual index of global think tanks. The Baker Institute first rose to No. 4 in 2015 — up from No. 9 in 2014.

Baker Institute Director, Edward Djerejian, said, “These rankings reflect the Baker Institute’s increasingly meaningful impact on our nation’s policy and political dialogue.” And we couldn’t agree more!

HOUSTON – (Jan. 27, 2017) – Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy maintained its No. 4 ranking among the top five university-affiliated think tanks in the world, according to an annual index of global think tanks. The Baker Institute first rose to No. 4 in 2015 -- up from No. 9 in 2014...

01/24/2017

Living in Houston? Join us this Friday for the Rice University Community of Asian Alumni's kick-off celebration commemorating 100 years of Asians at Rice! It will be a wonderful event designed to enthrall with documentaries, delicious food, and compelling history.

Register today to attend the event on January 27th from 5:30 to 8pm at the Rice Media Center.

Join the Rice University Community of Asian Alumni (RUCAA) in partnership with Rice University and partners across campus for an evening of engaging presentations, followed by a reception featuring a variety of foods representing various Asian and Southeast Asian cultures.

01/12/2017

Sound the trumpets! This September, the The Shepherd School of Music will break ground on a new music and opera building! Designed by Allan Greenberg Architect, LLC, the new facility will offer premium space for opera, chamber orchestra, chamber music and theatre, and will meet the growing need for rehearsal and practice areas. The building will open its doors to students and the general public in July 2020.

Rice University's Shepherd School of Music plans to break ground on a new music and opera building in September 2017, pending completion of the funding initiative.

12/01/2016

Speak Easy for the win! The ODEK and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship held their annual Undergraduate Elevator Pitch Competition last month. Over $4,700 in winnings were awarded to six different teams of talented Owls.

Speak Easy, the first prize team, invented a software-based personal trainer to help people prepare for public speaking. Wonder if they used it to prepare for their pitch…

The inventors of a software-based personal trainer to help people prepare for public speaking win first prize in the Undergraduate Elevator Pitch Competition.

11/29/2016

It's ! Make a gift to the Rice Annual Fund today, and you'll provide scholarships for Owls in need. Let's keep Rice, Rice for future students! https://giving.rice.edu/

03/01/2016

Gifts are coming in so fast, we can't even make the graphics quickly enough! This banner reads 2,922 but since designing it, we're already up to 3,600 donors and counting! Have YOU made your gift yet? Help us reach 5,000 donors before MIDNIGHT and secure an extra $500,000 for Rice! Make your gift now at www.giving.rice.edu!