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Rice Families Weekend 2007 Schedule
Latest update Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday
Campus Store will be open for all your Rice gear
Rice Memorial Center
9:00 a.m. Thursday
Update for the Vision of the Second Century
President David W. Leebron
Dore' Commons, James A. Baker III Hall
10 a.m. Thursday
Admission Information Session (for prospective students)
Admission Office, Lovett Hall
11 a.m. Thursday
Walking tour of campus departs from the Sallyport, Lovett Hall
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday
Rice Art Gallery Exhibit, Sewall Hall
Kirsten Hassenfeld: New Installation
Features sculptures of "ordinary materials" which have been described as "extravaganzas of the handmade".
Free and open to the public.
www.ricegallery.org for more information
3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday
Registration and Information Center
Schedules, Guest IDs, Maps and Barbecue Tickets
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center
8 p.m. Thursday
President's Lecture Series
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India
Space Science and Technology: Challenges and Opportunity
Stude Concert Hall in Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Lecture is free, but tickets are required. Seating open at 7 p.m.
For ticket information go to www.rice.edu
8 p.m. Thursday
Wiess College Theater presents Wiess One Acts
Wiess Commons
Please have your student purchase tickets from Wiess College
8 p.m. Thursday
Film at the Rice Cinema
Rice Media Center
http://ricecinema.rice.edu
Friday, October 19, 2007
7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
Registration and Information Center
Schedules, Guest IDs, Maps and Barbecue Tickets
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center
all day Friday
Attend classes with your Rice student
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
Campus Store will be open for all your Rice gear
Rice Memorial Center
9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m Friday
Coffee with the President
David W. Leebron, President of Rice University, and his wife,
Y. Ping Sun
Kelley Lounge, Ley Student Center
10 a.m. Friday
Admission Information Session (for prospective students)
Admission Office, Lovett Hall
Families Weekend Presentations and Discussions Friday
10 a.m. Friday
Leadership Rice Presentation
Brad Smith, Director
Jennifer Murray, Assistant Director
Mac Griswold, Community Involvement Center
International Conference Facility, James A. Baker III Hall
www.ruf.rice.edu/~leading
11 a.m. Friday
Walking tour of campus departs from the Sallyport, Lovett Hall
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday
International Opportunities Fair
Rice International Programs
A presentation of opportunites to study and work abroad
Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
11 a.m. Friday
Gallery Talk
Rice University Art Gallery
Kirsten Hassenfeld: New Installation
Katherine Kuster, Outreach Coordinator
Rice University Art Gallery, Sewall Hall
http://ricegallery.org
11 a.m. Friday
Center for Civic Research and Design Presentation
Center for Civic Engagement
Stephanie Shirley Post, Executive Director
Robert Stein, Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science
International Conference Facility, James A. Baker III Hall
11 a.m. Friday
Career Opportunities Discussion
Career Services Center
Jackie Hing, Associate Director
O'Connor House
http://careers.rice.edu
12 noon Friday
Career Opportunities Discussion (encore presentation)
Career Services Center
Jackie Hing, Associate Director
O'Connor House
http://careers.rice.edu
Families Weekend Lecture Series Friday
1 p.m. Friday
Kenneth B. Medlock III
Fellow in Energy Studies
Lecturer of Economics
US Gasoline Prices: Where We Have Been, Where We are Going, and What You Can Do
International Conference Facility, James A. Baker III Hall
1 p.m. Friday
D. Michael Lindsay
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Faith in the Halls of Power: Religion and American Public Life
Book Signing immediately following talk outside of Sewall Hall 307
Books will be available for purchase.
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mlindsay/book.html
Sewall Hall 307
1 p.m. Friday
Alexander X. Byrd
Assistant Professor of History
The Middle Passage
McMurtry Auditorium, Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
3 p.m. Friday
Rebecca Richards-Kortum
Stanley C. Moore Professor of Bioengineering
Professor of
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Beyond Traditional Borders: How Rice Students are Changing the World
McMurtry Auditorium, Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
3 p.m. Friday
Anthony B. Pinn
Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities
Professor of Religious Studies
What is Black Religion?
International Conference Facility, James A. Baker III Hall
3 p.m. Friday
Steven J. Cox
Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Music is an Occult Practice of Arithmetic in which the Spirit is Unaware that it Counts
Shawn Conley
Accompanist, Double Bass, Shepherd School of Music
James A. Baker III Hall 102
(2 p.m.) Friday
Admission Information Session (for prospective students)
Admission Office, Lovett Hall
3 p.m. Friday
Walking tour of campus departs from the Sallyport, Lovett Hall
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
Wellness Center Open House
Morton L. Rich Health and Wellness Center
Entrance 27A by Brown College
Emily Page 713-348-5194
www.ruf.rice.edu/~wellness
Families Weekend College TGs Friday
Enjoy a casual reception at your college!
Baker College (4:00-7:00) Baker Pits
Brown College (5:30-7:00) Brown Quad
Hanszen College (4:00-6:00) Hanszen Patio
Jones College (4:30-6:30) Jones Master's House
Lovett College (5:30-7:00) Lovett Commons and Quad
Martel College (5:30-7:00) Martel Sundeck
Sid Richardson College (4:00-6:00) Sid Rich Country Club
Wiess College (5:00-6:30) Acabowl
Will Rice College (4:30-7:00) Will Rice Quad
6:30 p.m. Friday
Shabbat Service and Dinner
Rabbi Kenny Weiss 713-526-4918
http://houstonhillel.org
kweiss@houstonhillel.org
Hillel Student Center, 1700 Bissonnet
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday
BSA Reception for Parents and Students
(Before the Ruth Simmons Lecture)
Kelley Lounge, Ley Student Center
7 p.m. Friday
Campus Crusade for Christ Weekly Large Group Meeting
Sewall Hall 301
7 p.m. Friday
Rice Athletics Hall of Fame Reception
7:00-9:00 pm (7:30 Program begins)
Cohen House, Rice University Faculty Club
Register at: www.riceowls.com : click on "Buy Tickets" ($35 per person)
Contact Information: Julie Waibel, (713) 348-6922
7:15 p.m. Friday
Shabbat Service and Dinner
Rabbi Yitzhok Shmukler
Please RSVP by Friday at noon 713-522-2004
www.chabadhouston.org
Chabad House, 1955 University Blvd
8 p.m. Friday
The Shepard School of Music: Class Recital
Duncan Recital Hall
Piano Students of Robert Roux.
8 p.m. Friday
President's Lecture Series of Diverse Scholars
Ruth Simmons, President of Brown University
Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
8 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Friday
Unborn in the U.S.A.: Inside the War on Abortion
Directed by Stephen Fell and Will Thompson
A film created by two Rice Alumni while they were Rice students.
Rice Media Center
http://ricecinema.rice.edu
8 p.m. Friday
Rice Program Council presents Screen on the Green
Cancelled due to construction on Fondren Library.
8 p.m. Friday
Wiess College Theater presents Wiess One Acts
Wiess Commons
Please have your student purchase tickets from Wiess College
10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday
Baker Blues at Baker College
Saturday, October 20, 2007
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday
Registration and Information Center
Schedules, Guest IDs, Maps and Barbecue Tickets
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center
9:30 a.m. Saturday
Admission Information Session (for prospective students)
Followed by a tour of the Rice campus
Admission Office, Lovett Hall
Morning Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussions Saturday
Hosted by College Masters, Resident Associates and Rice Students
Saturday- Cancelled
Because Baker Blues runs so late on Friday evening, Baker will not be hosting a Roundtable Discussion. If you wish to visit with the Masters please do so on Friday evening.
Baker College
Saturday (9:00)
Location: Jones Commons
Jones Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Jones College
Saturday (9:30)
Location: Sid Commons
Sid Richardson Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Sid Richardson College
Saturday (9:30)
Location: Masters House
Martel Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Martel College
Saturday (9:00)
Location: Brown Commons
Brown Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Brown College
Saturday (8:45)
Location: Masters House
Will Rice Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Will Rice College
Saturday (9:00)
Location: Hanszen Upper Commons
Hanszen Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Hanszen College
Saturday (8:30)
Location: Masters House
Wiess Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Wiess College
Saturday (9:30)
Location: Upper Commons
Lovett Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Lovett College
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
Campus Store will be open for all your Rice gear
Rice Memorial Center
10 a.m. to Noon Saturday
"Marathon Kids" event at Rice Track and Soccer Stadium
Come support kids (grades K through 5) from Houston HISD and several districts around Houston run a marathon to raise money for Type 2 Diabetes.
10 a.m. Saturday
Shabbat Service followed by Kiddush
Rabbi Yitzhok Schmukler
713-522-2004
www.chabadhouston.org
Chabad House, 1955 University Blvd
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
Museum District Shuttle
Complimentary transportation to the museums surrounding Rice University
Departs from Ley Student Center
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
Rice Art Gallery Exhibit
Kirsten Hassenfeld: New Installation
Features sculptures of "ordinary materials" which have been described as "extravaganzas of the handmade".
Free and open to the public.
www.ricegallery.org for more information
11 a.m. Saturday
University Forum
Robin Forman
Dean of Undergraduates
"The Next Era in Undergraduate Life at Rice"
Location: McMurty Auditorium, Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
11 a.m. Saturday
Rice International Programs Information Session
Information about studying and working abroad
Miner Lounge, Ley Student Center
12 noon to 2 p.m. (continuous service) Saturday
Families Weekend Goode Co. Barbecue at Rice Stadium
Location: Gate at Rice Stadium Entrance # 3
(Rice Boulevard Entrance # 17)
(Rain site, Rice Memorial Center and Ley Student Center)
Please order tickets by calling 713-348-6094, with the registration card in the invitation, or online.
Click to Register Online and Purchase Barbecue Tickets
2 p.m. Saturday
Rice Owls Football
Rice vs. Memphis at Rice Stadium 2:00 pm
Please order tickets by calling 713-348-4068, with the registration card in the invitation, or online.
Click to Purchase Football Tickets
The PROMO Code is FW2007
Important notice regarding Rice vs.Memphis football tickets!
Rice students are admitted to the Rice Student Section at no charge with their student ID
May we answer a question? 713-348-6094 Jennifer Harding
afternoon Saturday
1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Croquet game and Picnic
Croquet game for Archivists of the Houston Area on Founder's Court.
(private event)
Women's Flag Football a.k.a. "Powderpuff"
1 p.m. Saturday
Wiess vs. Lovett
Field 7
2 p.m. Saturday
The Shepard School of Music: Class Recital
Duncan Recital Hall
Recital of pre-college students.
Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program
Women's Flag Football a.k.a. "Powderpuff"
3 p.m. Saturday
Sid Richardson vs. Brown
Field 7
College Freshman Football Saturday
Student Organizations, Events, and Club Activities Saturday
Intramural Sports, Club Sports, and Athletic Events Saturday
8 p.m. Saturday
Wiess College Theater presents Wiess One Acts
Wiess Commons
Please have your students purchase tickets from Wiess College
8 p.m. Saturday
Film at the Rice Cinema
Rice Media Center
www.ricecinema.rice.edu
8:00 p.m. Saturday
Harvest Moon Ball
Sponsored by the Rice Social Dance Society
Live Band, Swing, Ballroom and Salsa Performances
Free Lesson before the dance
Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
Purchase tickets at the door of the event
$20 per person
($15 Rice students, Rice Families Weekend guests, Rice faculty, staff and alumni)
rsds@rice.edu
Sunday, October 21, 2007
morning and afternoon Sunday
College Flag Football
Women's Flag Football a.k.a. "Powderpuff"
1 p.m. Sunday
Jones vs. Baker
Field 7
1 p.m. Sunday
Hanszen vs. Will Rice
Field 6
3 p.m. Sunday
Martel vs. Sid Richardson
Field 7
College Freshman Football Sunday
Student Organizations, Events, and Club Activities
Intramural Sports, Club Sports, and Athletic Events
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday
Enjoy brunch at the North or South Servery
Please use Tetra points or pay with a check.
If you have neither check nor tetra points available, a billing form will be provided.
Beverages will be provided at no charge throughout Families Weekend
11:30 a.m. Sunday
Catholic Student Association
Mass at 11:30 to be followed by Brunch
Catholic Student Center
Rice Boulevard (across from campus entrance 21)
www.ruf.rice.edu/~cathcen
3:00 p.m. Sunday
The Shepherd School of Music: Doctoral Recital
Rick Piersall, Bass-Baritone
Program: Shubert Schwanengesang
Duncan Recital Hall
3:00 p.m. Sunday
Rice Symphonic Band Concert
Chuck Throckmorton, Director
Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
5:30 p.m. Sunday
The Shepherd School of Music: Doctoral Recital
Brian Nelson, Composer
Works for wind quintet, for bass quintet, for string quintet, and for electronics.
Duncan Recital Hall
8 p.m. Sunday
The Shepherd School of Music: Doctoral Recital
Jenny Oliver, Piano
Program: Scarlatti Two Sonatas in D Minor; Debussy Reflets dans l'eau; Granados Los Requiebros from Goyescas; and Beethoven Sonata in D Major Op. 10 No. 3.
Duncan Recital Hall
8 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Sunday
Unborn in the U.S.A.: Inside the War on Abortion
Directed by Stephen Fell and Will Thompson
A film created by two Rice Alumni while they were Rice students.
Rice Media Center
http://ricecinema.rice.edu
10-17-07-JH
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