Latest update Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at 12:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Campus Store will be open for all your Rice gear
Rice Memorial Center

10 a.m.
Admission Information Session (for prospective students)
Admission Office, Lovett Hall

11 a.m.
Walking tour of campus departs from the Sallyport, Lovett Hall

3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Registration and Information Center
Schedules, Guest IDs, Maps and Barbecue Tickets
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center

4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Rice NAACP will be selling student "Care Packages"
Get your student a little bit of fuel to get them through the exams and papers!
To order by email contact naacp@rice.edu.
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center and Rice Memorial Center

7:30 p.m.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

8 p.m.
Wiess College Theater presents Wiess One Acts
Please have your student purchase tickets from Wiess College

Friday, September 15, 2006

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Registration and Information Center
Schedules, Guest IDs, Maps and Barbecue Tickets
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center

all day
Attend classes with your Rice student

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Campus Store will be open for all your Rice gear
Rice Memorial Center

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m
Coffee at the Student Center
Kelley Lounge, Ley Student Center

9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Rice NAACP will be selling student "Care Packages"
Get your student a little bit of fuel to get them through the exams and papers!
To order by email contact naacp@rice.edu.
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center and Rice Memorial Center

10 a.m.
Admission Information Session (for prospective students)
Admission Office, Lovett Hall

11 a.m.
Walking tour of campus departs from the Sallyport, Lovett Hall

morning -- Families Weekend Presentations and Discussions

10:00 a.m.
Leadership Rice Presentation
(Center for Civic Engagement)
Natalia Ksiezyk, Interim Director
www.ruf.rice.edu/~leading
International Conference Facility, James A. Baker III Hall

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
International Opportunities Fair in the Grand Hall
Rice International Programs presents opportunites to study and work abroad
Rice International Programs
Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center

10:30 a.m.
Career Opportunities Discussion
Jackie Hing, Associate Director, Career Services
Nancy Laidlaw, Assistant Director, Career Services
Career Services Center
O'Connor House
http://careers.rice.edu

11:30 a.m.
Career Opportunities Discussion (encore presentation)
Jackie Hing, Associate Director, Career Services
Nancy Laidlaw, Assistant Director, Career Services
Career Services Center
O'Connor House
http://careers.rice.edu

afternoon -- Families Weekend Lecture Series

1 p.m.
Jeremy M. Grace
James P. Boone Lecturer of Public Speaking
Assistant Director of the George R. Brown Forensics Society
Public Speaking and the Creation of Reality: A Brief Look at the Classic Origins of Public Speaking
International Conference Facility, James A. Baker III Hall

1 p.m. or 3 p.m.
John S. Hutchinson
Professor of Chemistry
Teaching Chemistry as a Liberal Art: the Concept Development Series
Room 180, Dell Butcher Hall

3 p.m.
J. Dennis Huston
Professor of English
Topic: Language and film . . .
McMurtry Auditorium, Anne and Charles Duncan Hall

3 p.m.
Paul M. Stevenson
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
'Impossible' Probabilities and Quantum Reality
The talk is intended for an audience with no physics background and aims to describe the "weirdness" at the heart of quantum theory in completely non-technical terms.
Room 180, Dell Butcher Hall

3 p.m.
Richard J. Stoll
Professor of Political Science
Associate Dean for the School of Social Sciences
Vietnam Déjà vu? Presidential Approval and the War in Iraq
International Conference Facility, James A Baker III Hall

(2 p.m.)
Admission Information Session (for prospective students)
Admission Office, Lovett Hall

3 p.m.
Walking tour of campus departs from the Sallyport, Lovett Hall

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Wellness Center Open House
Morton L. Rich Health and Wellness Center at Entrance 27A by Brown College
Emily Page 713-348-5194
www.ruf.rice.edu/~wellness

afternoon
College Flag Football
College Freshman Football at 5pm and 6pm

late afternoon and evening -- College TGs (times and locations tba)
Families Weekend College TGs
Enjoy a casual reception at your college!
Baker College TG
Brown College TG
Hanszen College TG
Jones College TG
Lovett College TG
Martel College TG
Sid Richardson College TG
Wiess College TG
Will Rice College TG

6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Service and Dinner
Rabbi Kenny Weiss 713-526-4918
Hillel Student Center, 1700 Bissonnet

7 p.m.
Campus Crusade for Christ Weekly Large Group Meeting
Guest Speaker
Sewall Hall 301
8 p.m.
Shabbat Dinner
Rabbi Yitzhok Shmukler
Please RSVP by Friday at noon 713-522-2004
Chabad House, 1955 University Blvd

8 p.m.
Film TBA
Rice Cinema, Rice Media Center

8 p.m.
Wiess College Theater Presents Wiess One Acts
Weiss Commons
Please have your student purchase tickets from Wiess College

10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Baker Blues in the Baker Quad (event will be moved to Baker Commons in case of rain)

Saturday, September 16, 2005

8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Registration and Information Center
Schedules, Guest IDs, Maps and Barbecue Tickets
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Rice NAACP will be selling student "Care Packages"
Get your student a little bit of fuel to get them through the exams and papers!
To order by email contact naacp@rice.edu.
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center and Rice Memorial Center

(9:30 a.m.)
Admission Information Session (for prospective students) followed by Tour of Campus
Admission Office, Lovett Hall

Morning Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussions
Hosted by College Masters, Resident Associates and Rice Students
Please note: Locations within the colleges subject to change.

TBA a.m.
Jones Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Jones Masters House

TBA a.m.
Lovett Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Lovett Commons

TBA a.m.
Sid Richardson Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Sid Richardson College Master's House

TBA a.m.
Baker Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Baker Commons

TBA a.m.
Brown Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Brown Commons

TBA a.m.
Hanszen Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Hanszen Masters' House

TBA a.m.
Martel Coffee with the Masters (9:30 a.m.), Martel Masters House
Roundtable Discussion (10:30 a.m.), Martel Masters House

TBA a.m.
Wiess Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Wiess Commons

TBA a.m.
Will Rice Coffee with the Masters and Roundtable Discussion
Will Rice Masters House

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Campus Store will be open for all your Families Weekend Rice gear
Rice Memorial Center

morning and afternoon
College Flag Football
Powderpuff Football at 11am and 1pm on Fields 6 and 7 (4 games total)
College Freshman Football at 3pm and 4pm on Field 6
Student Organizations, Events, and Club Activities
Intramural Sports, Club Sports, and Athletic Events

10 a.m.
Shabbat Service followed by Kiddush, Rabbi Yitzhok Schmukler
Chabad House, 1955 University Blvd
713-522-2004

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Art Installation
Rice University Art Gallery, Sewall Hall
www.ricegallery.org

12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. (continuous service)
Families Weekend Goode Co. Barbecue in the RMC
Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
Please order tickets by calling 713-348-6094.
Link to online registration to be added this summer.

1 p.m.
Rice International Programs Information Session
Information about studying and working abroad
Rice International Programs
Miner Lounge, Ley Student Center

12 noon to 5 p.m.
Museum District Shuttle--Complimentary transportation to the museums surrounding Rice University
Admissions range from $3 to $8
Departs from the Ley Student Center

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cooking demonstrations presented by Rice's award winning chefs
Ben Fonbuena at the North Servery and Roger Elkouri at the South Servery

TBA p.m.
Music Soiree at Wiess College

5 p.m.
Rice Owls Football
Rice vs.Texas at Reliant Stadium
Please order tickets with the mailed invitation response card.
Or, order tickets online after August 1st www.riceowls.com

8 p.m.
The Rice Players present TBA
Hamman Hall, Rice University
Please purchase tickets from the Hamman Hall Box Office

8 p.m.
Shepherd School of Music Performances TBA

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

8 p.m.
Film TBA
Rice Cinema, Rice Media Center

8:30 p.m.
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, September 17, 2005

morning and afternoon
College Flag Football
Women's Flag Football a.k.a. Powderpuff Football
IM Men's Football
IM coed Football

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Enjoy brunch at the North or South Servery
Please use Tetra points or pay with a check.
If you have neither check or tetra points available, a billing form will be provided.
Beverages will be provided at no charge throughout Families Weekend

noon to 5 p.m.
Art Installation
Rice University Art Gallery, Sewall Hall
www.ricegallery.org

09-07-05-JDA