Schedule

The preliminary 2009 schedule is posted below. Check back often for additional events.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

8:30 a.m. -- 5 p.m. Thursday
Rice campus store will be open for all your Rice gear!
Rice Memorial Center

3 -- 8 p.m. Thursday
Registration and Information Center
Schedules, guest IDs, maps and barbecue tickets
Brochstein Pavilion

7 p.m. Thursday
Film at Rice Cinema
"tba"
Rice Media Center
http://ricecinema.rice.edu

8 p.m. Thursday
Wiess College Theater presents "Wiess One Acts"
Wiess Commons
Please ask your student to purchase tickets from Wiess.

8 p.m. Thursday
Shepherd School of Music
Class Recital
tba
Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall

7 a.m. -- 6 p.m. Friday
Registration and Information Center
Schedules, guest IDs, maps and barbecue tickets
Brochstein Pavilion

All day Friday
Attend classes with your Rice student

9 -- 10 a.m. Friday
Coffee with the President
David W. Leebron, president of Rice University, and his wife, Y. Ping Sun
Brochstein Pavilion

9 -- 4 p.m. Friday
Open Printmaking Studio at VADA (Visual and Dramatic Arts)
"Mixing it Up: Etchings and Monoprints at the Print Palace"
Karin Broker, professor; Darra Keeton, associate professor;
Christopher Sperandio, assistant professor
Sewall Hall

10 a.m. Friday
Admission information session (for prospective students)
Admission Office, Lovett Hall

11 a.m. -- 5 p.m. Friday
"tba" installation by Wayne White
Rice University Art Gallery, Sewall Hall
www.ricegallery.org

Noon Friday
Gallery Talk at RUAG
"tba" installation by Wayne White
Rice University Art Gallery, Sewall Hall
http://ricegallery.org

Noon Friday
Career Opportunities discussion (encore presentation)
Career Services Center
Jackie Hing, associate director
Center for Student Professional Development
http://careers.rice.edu

Noon Friday
Rice Chorale at The Shepherd School of Music
Thomas Jaber, professor of music; director of choral ensembles
Edith Bates Old Grand Organ and Recital Hall
Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Families Weekend Lecture Series Friday

1 p.m. Friday
"Toward a New Consciousness of Leadership :
Magic, Mythic and the Mental-Rational "
Jeremy Grace , lecturer in humanities; associate director academic advising
Kelly International Conference Facility, James A. Baker III Hall

1 p.m. Friday
"Global Health Technologies:
How Rice Students are Changing the World "
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Stanley C. Moore Professor of Bioengineering; professor of electrical and computer engineering
McMurtry Auditorium, Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
http://bioe.rice.edu/welcome.cfm?doc_id=6984

1 p.m. Friday
"Rice Today: New Directions "
Kevin Kirby, vice president for administration
Venue tba

3 p.m. Friday
"Calculus: One of My Favorite Things! "
Frank Jones, Noah Harding Professor of Mathematics
McMurtry Auditorium, Anne and Charles Duncan Hall

3 p.m. Friday
"Lessons from Fifty Years of Economic Development "
Malcolm Gillis, Ervin K. Zingler Professor of Economics; president of Rice University, 1993-2004
Kelly International Conference Facility, James A. Baker III Hall

3 p.m. Friday
"Think Small. Think Very Small. Think Very, Very Small. Nanotechnology at Rice University "
Wade Adams, director of the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Venue tba

5 -- 7 p.m. Friday
Rice Reception at MFAHouston "Engaging the World through Art"
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

6:30 p.m. Friday
Shabbat Service and Dinner
Kenny Weiss, rabbi713-526-4918 x102
kweiss@houstonhillel.org
Hillel Student Center, 1700 Bissonnet
http://houstonhillel.org

7 p.m. Friday
Rice Owls Soccer
Team tba
Rice Track and Field Stadium
www.riceowls.com

7:15 p.m. Friday
Shabbat Service and Dinner
Yitzhok Shmukler, rabbi
Please RSVP by Friday at Noon 713-522-2004
Chabad House, 1955 University Boulevard
www.chabadhouston.org

8 p.m. Friday
Film at Rice Cinema
Rice Media Center
http://ricecinema.rice.edu

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. -- 2 a.m. Friday
Baker College hosts Baker Blues

8 a.m. -- 4 p.m. Saturday
Registration and Information Center
Schedules, guest IDs, maps and barbecue tickets
Brochstein Pavilion

Morning Saturday
Women's Flag Football a.k.a. "Powderpuff"
College Freshman Football

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
Hosted by College Masters, Resident Associates and Rice Students

Saturday tba a.m. Jones College
Jones Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Jones College

Saturday tba a.m. Sid Rich College
Sid Richardson Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Richardson College

Saturday tba a.m. Martel College
Martel Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Martel College

Saturday tba a.m. Brown College
Brown Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Brown College

Saturday tba a.m. Will Rice College and McMurtry College
Will Rice and McMurtry Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
McMurtry College location

Saturday tba a.m. Hanszen College
Hanszen Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Hanszen College

Saturday tba a.m. Wiess College
Wiess Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Wiess College

Saturday tba a.m. Lovett College
Lovett Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Lovett College

Saturday tba a.m. Baker College and Duncan College
Baker and Duncan Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Duncan College location

10 a.m. Saturday
Shabbat Service followed by Kiddush
Rabbi Yitzhok Schmukler
713-522-2004
www.chabadhouston.org
Chabad House, 1955 University Boulevard

10 a.m. -- 4 p.m. Saturday
Museum District Shuttle
Complimentary transportation to the museums surrounding Rice University
Departs from Ley Student Center

11 a.m. -- 5 p.m. Saturday
"tba" installation by Wayne White
Rice University Art Gallery, Sewall Hall
www.ricegallery.org

11 a.m. Saturday
Rice International Programs information session
Information about studying and working abroad
Kelly International Conference Facility, Baker Hall

11:30 a.m. -- 1:30 p.m. Sunday
Enjoy brunch at the college serveries
Please use Tetra points or pay with a check.
If you have neither check nor tetra points available, a billing form will be provided.
11:30 a.m. -- 1:30 p.m. Sunday
Enjoy brunch at the college serveries
Please use Tetra points or pay with a check.
If you have neither check nor tetra points available, a billing form will be provided.
1 p.m. Saturday
Keynote Address
Robin Forman, dean of undergraduates
"Educating Global Citizens "
Kelly International Conference Facility, Baker Hall

Afternoon Saturday
Women's Flag Football a.k.a. "Powderpuff"
College Freshman Football

5 -- 7 p.m. (continuous service) Saturday
Families Weekend Goode Company Barbecue
Rice Stadium, Gate 3 (Rice Boulevard Entrance # 17)
(Rain plan information 713-348-3697)
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
Registration opens July 15, 2009

7 p.m. Saturday
Rice Owls Football
Rice vs. Vanderbilt at Rice Stadium 7 p.m.
Please order tickets by calling 713-348-4068, with the registration card in the invitation or online.
Click to purchase football tickets
Tickets available July 15, 2009
promo code FW2009
Important notice regarding Rice vs. Vanderbilt Texas 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

8 p.m. Saturday
Wiess College Theater presents "Wiess One Acts"
Wiess Commons
Please have your students purchase tickets from Wiess.

8 p.m. Saturday
Film at the Rice Cinema
Rice Media Center
www.ricecinema.rice.edu

9 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
rsds@rice.edu

9 p.m. Saturday
Spontaneous Combustion Improv Performance
Hanszen Lower Commons

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Morning and Afternoon Sunday
College Flag Football
Women's Flag Football a.k.a. "Powderpuff"

Noon -- 5 p.m. Sunday
"tba" installation by Aurora Robson
Rice University Art Gallery, Sewall Hall
www.ricegallery.org

1 p.m. Friday
Rice Owls Soccer
Teams tba
Rice Track and Field Stadium
www.riceowls.com

Schedule

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Friday, September 25, 2009

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Sunday, September 27, 2009