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University Relations
Great universities need — and help to create — great communities, and the reverse is also true. For nearly a century, Rice University has enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with the Greater Houston community, one that Rice’s University Relations team works to preserve and enhance. Collaborating closely with local organizations and individuals, we communicate Rice’s plans and priorities to our Houston neighbors while also striving to understand what’s most important to them and share that perspective with university leaders. Such efforts play a pivotal role in helping Rice fulfill its own mission, but to us, it’s more than that: it’s being a good neighbor.
Community
From construction updates to neighborhood news, get the inside scoop on what’s happening at Rice.
Event planning
Planning an event? Our staff has the tools and know-how to assist Rice’s broad community. From providing access to campus facilities to offering displays that work in any setting, University Relations can make your next big event a success.
Student Ambassadors
Rice Student Ambassadors serve as hosts to dignitaries and provide campus tours to school children and community organizations visiting Rice University. Find out how these students can help with your next event.
Welcome Center
Centrally located in the nation’s fourth largest city, Rice University is recognized as one of the nation’s leading universities. To find out why, to plan a campus visit, or to request permission to film or photograph at Rice, please visit our Welcome Center, either online or in person.
Open Invitation Events Calendar
- Open now and until 12/13 - Exhibit: Wayne White: Big Lectric Fan to Keep Me Cool While I Sleep - FREEKnow More
- Open now and until 12/15 Stenciling Power - An Exhibition by Michael Adair-Ktiz - FREEKnow More
- 11/19 - 11/21 THREEPENNY OPERA - Admission ChargeKnow More
- 11/20 "In Habit" Rice Dance Theatre Concert - Admission ChargeKnow More
- 11/20 Interacting with the Fourth Dimension - Andrew J. Hanson - FREEKnow More
- 11/21 Football: Rice vs. UTEP - Admission ChargeKnow More
- 11/22 Campanile Orchestra - FREEKnow More
- 11/24 Cello Class Recital - FREEKnow More
- 11/30 Rice Chorale Concert - FREEKnow More
- 12/1 World Religions Lecture: Hinduism - Admission ChargeKnow More
- 12/2 Electronic Music Concert - FREEKnow More
- 12/3 Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra - FREEKnow More
- 12/4 Starlight Movie Night Presents Enchanted - FREEKnow More
- 12/5 Spirit of the Season: A Special Shepherd Society Holiday Event - Admission ChargeKnow More
- 12/8 Houston Friends of Music - Boston Camerata - Admission ChargeKnow More
- 12/9 Chamber Music Recital - FREEKnow More
- 12/10 - 12/12 Book Sale - FREEKnow More
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