The Rice University Police Department’s plans to install security cameras on the outer perimeter of residential colleges has been delayed due to the need for feedback from students, according to Chief of Police Johnny Whitehead.
The Rice University Board of Trustees added four new members starting July 1, three of whom are Rice alumni, according to a Rice News press release.
A faculty committee tasked with investigating the university’s learning management systems has unanimously recommended that the Office of Information Technology transition from OwlSpace to Canvas for all courses starting this semester, according to the committee’s recent report. The Academic Technologies Subcommittee of the University Information Technology Committee further recommended that OIT actively promote Canvas, provide training and support for faculty, establish a clear process for course migration, disallow creating new courses in OwlSpace and archive all Owlspace courses for research. The recommendations came after the school piloted Canvas in more than 60 courses over three semesters.
The former Rice Bookstore and Recharge U have come under new management and combined under the banner of Rice University Campus Store.
The 2016 season is officially underway for the Rice Owls women's soccer team. Rice is returning seven of 11 starters from the 2015 squad and is welcoming six freshmen.
In 2016, a Rice sports team came within inches of winning its third straight national championship.
As the Rice University football team prepares for the 2016 season, they will do so in the $31.5 million Brian Patterson Sports Performance Complex, a new facility that opened this summer.
Twenty years after a breakup with its Southwest Conference compatriots, Rice is pleading with them to get back together.
As Rice University welcomes the class of 2020 during Orientation Week, the administration has received information that some students may be planning to distribute illicit drugs on campus with the intent of targeting new students, according to Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson.
I am proud of my Rice education and that I achieved my degree in four, tidy years. Had there been an 18 hour limit in those days, I would not have graduated "on time". So, perhaps I'm biased in my distaste for the recent faculty vote. I don't think so, though.
In response to student concerns regarding the Faculty Senate's passage of a new credit hour limit, President David Leebron and Provost Marie Lynn Miranda sent an email addressed to Rice students describing the proposal, the process behind its development and further steps. The email, entitled "Addressing Concerns About the Recent Faculty Senate Bill," is copied below.
In an email sent to the student body to clarify concerns surrounding the credit hour cap proposal recently passed by the Faculty Senate, Provost Marie Lynn Miranda and President David Leebron referenced the Thresher when describing past student input.
Many Rice traditions are either suited or unsuited for the camera, depending on your personal taste.
Tucked away in the upper corner of the Rice Memorial Center, a small private school weekly newspaper has managed to create headlines throughout the country.
In an email sent to the rest of the Faculty Senate, Faculty Senator Jerry Dickens explained his rationale behind voting “no” on the CUC 18-hour credit cap proposal.
The Faculty Senate voted 14 to nine Wednesday in favor of the Committee for Undergraduate Curriculum’s proposal to lower the limit on the number of credit hours undergraduate students can enroll in from 20 hours to 18 hours, starting with the incoming class of 2020. More than 100 students were present at the Faculty Senate meeting to protest against the proposal in a sit-in organized by the Student Association, with at least 50 remaining until the vote on the changes two hours after the meeting began.
Rice student researchers in a humanities research practicum presented at a research symposium April 14 and April 15. This past semester, the Humanities Research Center partnered with Houston institutions and university archives for students to conduct research in medical humanities or cultural heritage. John Mulligan, a Rice lecturer, led the program.
The Student Association Senate will vote Wednesday on the creation of a director of government relations position, who would advise the Senate about governmental initiatives. SA President Griffin Thomas introduced the legislation in March.
Hannah Todd was elected Student Association external vice president in an uncontested election last week.
Rice’s Honor Council has announced changes to its penalty system: It will base penalties in proportion to the grade weighting of assignments found in violation.
