Preliminary Schedule as of October 18, 2011
Thursday, October 20
3–7 p.m. Thursday
Information Center, Brochstein Pavilion
11 a.m.–7 p.m. Thursday
"Ana Serrano: Salon of Beauty"
Rice Gallery
http://www.ricegallery.org/new/exhibition/serrano.html
5:30 p.m. Thursday
Recital – Michael Matushek (bassoon)
Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall
8 p.m. Thursday
Wiess College Theater presents “Wiess One Acts”
8 p.m. Thursday
Brass Chamber Music Recital
Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Friday, October 21
7 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday
Information Center, Brochstein Pavilion
Daytime Friday
Attend classes with your Rice student
9–10 a.m. Friday
Families Weekend Coffee
Brochstein Pavilion
10 a.m. Friday
Leadership Rice presentation
Judy Le, director
Dustin Peterson, associate director
Kelly International Conference Facility (ICF), James A. Baker III Hall
10 a.m. Friday
Career Opportunities presentation
Jackie Hing, associate director
Center for Career Development, Peter and Nancy Huff House
10 a.m. Friday
Applying to Medical School
Dana McDowelle, associate director of academic advising
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center
11 a.m. Friday
Rice International Programs presentation
Tracy Kimutis, advisor
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center
11 a.m. Friday
Center for Civic Engagement presentation
Stephanie Shirley Post, executive director
Robert M. Stein, faculty director; Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science
Kelly International Conference Facility (ICF), James A. Baker III Hall
11 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday
"Ana Serrano: Salon of Beauty"
Rice Gallery
http://www.ricegallery.org/new/exhibition/serrano.html
11:30 a.m. Friday
Rice Gallery talk
"Ana Serrano: Salon of Beauty"
Anna Z. Foret, outreach coordinator
Rice Gallery
11:30 a.m. Friday
Applying to Law School
Rice Young Alumni
Peter and Nancy Huff House
Families Weekend Lecture Series
1 p.m. Friday
"Nanocars: Single Molecule Nano-Sized Vehicles with Wheels, Axles, Chassis and Motors"
James M. Tour, T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Computer Science; professor of mechanical
engineering and materials science
McMurtry Auditorium, Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
1 p.m. Friday
"The Truth About Fiction"
Deborah Harter, associate professor of French studies
Peter and Nancy Huff House
1 p.m. Friday
"These Many Years After Brown vs. Board, Do We Still Have Separate Schools?"
Alexander X. Byrd, associate professor of history
Kelly International Conference Facility (ICF), James A. Baker III Hall
1 p.m. Friday
"Chamber Music: The Art of Conversation”
Karim Al-Zand, Lynette S. Autrey Associate Professor of Composition and Theory
Room 100, Herring Hall
3 p.m. Friday
“Student Developed Systems: Testing for Heart Valve Mechanobiology”
K. Jane Grande-Allen, associate professor of bioengineering
McMurtry Auditorium, Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
3 p.m. Friday
"Evidence-based School Interventions to Reduce Achievement Inequality”
Ruth N. Lopez Turley, associate professor of sociology
Kelly International Conference Facility (ICF), James A. Baker III Hall
3 p.m. Friday
“Contemporary Italian Cinema – Crisis or Rebirth?”
Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, lecturer in Italian film
Room 100, Herring Hall
3 p.m. Friday
"The Heart of Social Psychology”
Michelle (Mikki) Hebl, professor of psychology and management
Peter and Nancy Huff House
2, 3, 4 p.m. Friday
Tour
Houston Museum District shuttle
departs from Ley Student Center
3, 4, 5 p.m. Friday
Tours meet at Brochstein Pavilion
Rice Public Art Project
Sustainable Rice
Rice Architecture
Rice Library with the Friends of Fondren
4–5 p.m. Friday
Houston Hillel Open House
Hillel Student Center
1700 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005
713 526 4918
www.houstonhillel.org
4–7 p.m. Friday
The Amazing Rice reception and tours (no charge)
Come and enjoy a great family-friendly reception!
Tours, entertainment and a Gulf Coast fiesta create a perfect afternoon!
Pickup scavenger hunt flyer at the Brochstein Pavilion.
iPhone users download SCVNGR from the app store.
Android users download SCVNGR from the marketplace.
Create a SCVNGR account and select trek icon, select "The Amazing Rice" icon.
All correctly completed games must be turned in by 3 p.m. Saturday.
Ray Courtyard, Rice Memorial Center
Centennial Story Project at the Reception http://centennial.rice.edu/stories
4–9 p.m. Friday
Bocce Ball Tournament
Circolo Italiano, Rice Italian Club
Valhalla lawn
6 p.m. Friday
"The Reach and Limits of Growth: Economic Recession, Development and Human Capability "
Guest lecturer Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, Thomas W. Lamont Professor,
professor of economics and philosophy, Harvard University
http://bakerinstitute.org/events/global-justice-and-poverty
http://www.professor.rice.edu/professor/Home.asp
Doré Commons, James A. Baker III Hall
6 p.m. Friday
"R" Association presents the Class of 2011 Hall of Fame Dinner
$50 per person (Only 150 seats are available--reserve early!)
Contact
John Coles jcoles@whitneybank.com for reservations.
"R" Room, Rice Stadium
Evening Friday
Recitals at The Shepherd School of Music
Film screenings at the Rice Media Center
7 p.m. Friday
Rice Volleyball vs. Memphis
Tudor Fieldhouse
8 p.m. Friday (originally scheduled for 9 p.m.)
Rice Philharmonics
A Cappella performance starring Rice students
Rice Chapel, Rice Memorial Center
8 p.m. Friday
Faculty Recital – Robert Moeling (piano)
Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall
8 p.m.Friday
Wiess College Theater presents “Wiess One Acts”
Rescheduled from 9 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday
8 p.m. Friday (please note new time 8 p.m.)
Rice Philharmonics
Rice Chapel, Rice Memorial Center
9 p.m. Friday
Spontaneous Combustion
Improv comedy starring Rice students
New venue is Herring Hall
Room 100, Herring Hall (please note new venue)
10 p.m. Friday
Baker College presents Baker Blues
Saturday, October 22
8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Saturday
Information Center, Brochstein Pavilion
Morning (times listed below) Saturday
Roundtable Coffee
Discussions in the colleges hosted by college masters, resident associates and Rice students
Baker College, 9 a.m., Baker Commons
Brown College, 9 a.m., Brown Masters House
Duncan College, 9:30, Duncan Commons
Hanszen College, 9:30 a.m., Hanszen Upper Commons
Jones College, 10:30 a.m., Jones Masters House
Lovett College, 9:30 a.m., Lovett Commons
Martel College, 10:30 Martel Masters House
McMurtry College, 9:30 a.m., McMurtry Private Dining Room (PDR) on level 2
Sid Richardson College, 9:30 a.m., Sid Commons
Wiess College, 9 a.m., Wiess Commons
Will Rice College, 9:30 Will Rice Commons
11 a.m. Saturday
Rice International Programs encore presentation
Erika Payan Zanetti, associate director of international programs
Meghan Hall, Jones College, executive study abroad ambassador
Kelly International Conference Facility (ICF), James A. Baker III Hall
11 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday
"Ana Serrano: Salon of Beauty"
Rice Gallery
http://www.ricegallery.org/new/exhibition/serrano.html
11:30 a.m. Saturday
Brunch in the East Servery and North Servery
Tetra points and checks accepted
12:30 p.m. Saturday
Class Recital – Students of Jeanne Kierman Fischer
Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall
1 p.m. Saturday
Dean of Undergraduates' Keynote
John Hutchinson, dean of undergraduates; professor of chemistry
Kelly International Conference Facility (ICF), James A. Baker III Hall
1, 2, 3 p.m. Saturday
Sallyforth from the Sallyport
Visit new buildings and facilities at Rice
2:30 p.m. Saturday
Common Reading discussion
“The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen” by Kwame Anthony Appiah
Elias K. Bongmba, Harry and Hazel Chavanne Chair in Christian Theology
Jennifer Shafer, Wiess College
Kelly International Conference Facility (ICF), James A. Baker III Hall
2:30 p.m. Saturday
"Comedy Hour" Sketchy comedy and improv games with audiunce participation
Presented by Kinda Sketchy and Rice Players
Hamman Hall Lobby
2:30–4 p.m. Saturday
Culinary arts demonstration at the West Servery
Chef Edward Castillo (CCC)
Chicken Roulade Stuffed with Portobello Mushroomsand Wrapped in Proscuitto
Chef Maricela Lucciola (CWPC)
Mediterranean Bread Pudding
Chef Roger Elkhouri (CEC)
Stuffed Salmon with Spinach Hollandaise Sauce
2:30 p.m. Saturday
Recital – Genevieve Micheletti (Violin)
Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall
3:30 p.m. Saturday
Barbecue time announcement!
Afternoon -- two and one half hours prior to kickoff
Rice Families Weekend Goode Company Barbecue at Rice Stadium
Barbecue tickets are $15 per person (parents, guests and students)
Register for the weekend, purchase barbecue and Student Section football tickets here.
Registration information and ticket orders must be received by Tuesday, October 18 at 11 p.m. CT.
Barbecue (and Student Section) tickets can be picked up at Brochstein Pavilion until (time to be announced) on Saturday and then at the barbecue starting at (time to be announced) on Saturday.
On game day, barbecue tickets are $20 per person and football tickets are full price.
Centennial Story Project at the Barbecue http://centennial.rice.edu/stories
6 p.m. Saturday
Game time announcement!
Rice Owls Football
Rice vs. Tulsa at Rice Stadium
Student Section football tickets are $10 per person (parents and guests)
(Students are admitted to the Student Section at no charge with their Rice ID.)
Register for the weekend, purchase Student Section football and barbecue tickets here.
Registration information and ticket orders must be received by Tuesday, October 18 at 11 p.m. CT.
Student Section
(and barbecue) tickets can be picked up at Brochstein Pavilion until (time to be announced) on Saturday and then at the barbecue starting at (time to be announced) on Saturday.
On game day, football tickets are full price and barbecue tickets are $20 per person.
Reserved Westside football tickets can be ordered online at www.riceowls.com or by calling the Rice athletic ticket office at 713-348-4068. These tickets are mailed from the athletic ticket office. Tickets not mailed can be picked up 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday at the Rice athletic ticket office or on game day at Rice Stadium, will call window, Gate 1.
On game day, all football tickets are full price.
5:30 p.m. Saturday
Recital – Illana Mercer (viola)
Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall
8 p.m. Saturday
Wiess College Theater presents “Wiess One Acts”
Time may change to accommodate the Rice Owls kickoff.
8 p.m. Saturday
Recital – Tatiana Trono (viola)
Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall
9 p.m. Saturday
The Rice Social Dance Society presents
"Harvest Moon Ball"
A dance for everyone!
Come as you are comfortable (casual to costume).
Tickets are $20 (cash) per person at the door
Preregister for $15.50 tickets
Before the dance, enjoy a lesson at 8 p.m.
Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
Evening Saturday
Recitals at The Shepherd School of Music
Film screenings at the Rice Media Center
Sunday, October 23
Sunday is traditionally a study day at Rice and activities are limited.
Daytime Sunday
Student organization and athletic events, intramurals and club sports
11:30 a.m. Sunday
Brunch in the North, West, East and South Serveries
Tetra points and checks accepted
12.–5 p.m. Sunday
"Ana Serrano: Salon of Beauty"
Rice Gallery
http://www.ricegallery.org/new/exhibition/serrano.html
2 p.m. Sunday
Rice Symphonic Band Concert
Note new location and time
Stude Concert Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall
5:30 p.m. Sunday
Recital – Paul Cannon (double bass)
Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall
8 p.m. Sunday
Recital – Tara Slough (violin)
Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Questions? 713-348-6094 or harding@rice.edu