Table of Contents!!! 0) Cyberspace in America: A Status Report 1) Mock Consulting Case Study and Interview 2) German Unification: Expectations and Outcomes 3) Rice Starlight Movie Night
4) Love Your Body Month Survey 5) EMT-B course applications 6) The Mexico-U.S. Border Through the Lens of a Screenwriter 7) R2 Open Mic Night 8) Housing for this semester, and next semester?
9) Alternative Spring Break 2010! 10) Labs to LDCs Workshop 11) Baker Shakespeare Call for Directors' Pitches 12) Rice Annual Fund - Student Advisory Committee 13) Wiess alumna/ Jobs for Graduating Students
14) Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogues 15) India and the United States: A Partnership for Prosperity 16) IT Security Presentation: protecting your credit 17) Rice Shuttle Tracker Survey
18) health dispariites at Rice University 19) Rice Service Council is Seeking Members 20) ZIPCAR APPLICATION AT RICE 21) A Personal Perspective on the Rice-BCM Merger 22) Birthday Party for Fondren Library
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Technology, Society and Public Policy Program of the James A. Baker III
Institute for Public Policy in conjunction with the Greater Houston
Partnership,
Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology and Rice
University Computer Security Lab continues its cyber initiative with a
presentation by: The Honorable Dale Meyerrose Vice President and General Manager of Cyber and Information Assurance,
Harris Corporation The Hon. Dale
Meyerrose, a retired Air Force Major General and former Senate
confirmed Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Intelligence
Community, will broadly address the status of Cyberspace in America.
Meyerrose will also detail some of the top cyber issues affecting
government, industry and academia and will host a questions and answers
session regarding the specific security concerns facing the energy,
healthcare and financial industries. Meyerrose is the current Vice
President for Cyber Solutions and Information Security for Harris
Corporation.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 James A. Baker III Hall, Rice University 8:00 am Breakfast 8:30 am Presentation For more information and to RSVP, please visit
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Interested in a career in consulting? If
you answered yes, then come to the Rice Consulting Club's Mock
Consulting Interview & Case Study event on Thursday the 29th of
October at 8:30 pm in the RMC 2nd floor conference room.
Can't make it to this meeting? No problem. Join the
Rice Consulting Club group on Facebook to receive information regarding
future meetings. The Rice Consulting Club
(RCC) is a student run organization that facilitates unique
opportunities for exposure to premier consulting firms and provides a
head-start for students interested in the consulting industry. Working
with our faculty sponsor, Director of Career Planning at the Jessie
Jones School of Business, Deanna Fuehne, we will review case studies,
hold mock interviews, and bring in representatives from various
consulting firms to give you a taste of life as a consultant at their
company. In the past, the RCC has gained hands on experience by
consulting for on-campus organizations, such as coffeehouse.
Again, join us on Thursday on Thursday the 29th of
October at 8:30 pm in the RMC 2nd floor conference room to experience a
mock consulting interview & case study. For more information about
the RCC, email rconsultingclub@gmail.com
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Baker Institute is honored to bring together leading diplomats,
political scientists, economists and historians to commemorate the 20th
anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a watershed in European and
world history. When the wall fell, policymakers faced the unprecedented
challenge of establishing the foundation for a unified, stable and
prosperous Germany within a peaceful Europe. This academic conference
will examine the economic and political consequences of the
sometimes-treacherous path to German unification.
This academic conference will follow Friday evening's panel discussion on German Unification. Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:00 am - 5:30 pm James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University Please visit http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/germany09 to view the detailed agenda and to RSVP for the event.
33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 Friday, Oct. 30 Forbidden Planet Rice Stadium 6 p.m. - gates open
7 p.m. - movie starts Show off your Halloween costume! For more information visit: 44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 The
Wellness Center wants your input! Please take this short survey about
events and topics you’d be interested in for February’s “Love Your
Body” Month! The survey will greatly help us with planning events that
meet YOUR interests!
Participants will be entered into a drawing for 25
Wellness Bucks, redeemable towards massages or any other Wellness
Center service! The survey can be accessed here: The survey is open as of today, and will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, November 6th. Thanks for your help!
Rice Wellness Center 55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 EMT-B APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Interested in EMS? Applications for a possible Spring 2010 EMT-Basic Course are currently available. They can be found in folders in each of the
colleges either in the college commons or near/in the coordinator's
office. Written applications are due 5 pm Friday, November 6th, and
will be followed by a
short interview. 66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 The Latin American Initiative of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Rice University in conjunction with the Cinema Arts Festival Houston cordially invites you to attend a lecture on The Mexico-U.S. Border Through the Lens of a Screenwriter with Guillermo Arriaga Writer and Director Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:00 pm
Kelly International Conference Facility James A. Baker III Hall Rice University 77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 On Friday, October 30 at 9 PM, R2 will hold its annual
Open Mic Night in the Lovett Undergrounds. Snacks and drinks (for those
of age) will be provided, so stop by and check it out! Bring something
to read (10 minutes MAX) or just come to support your fellow Ricers.
See you there!
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name is Shamsa Mangalji. I'm a sophomore student at Columbia
University, but am currently taking classes at Rice, under the status
of 'Visiting Student.' I will be here until the end of this school
year. I was looking for on-campus housing for the rest of this semester
and next semester, but Housing and Dining informed me yesterday that a
Visiting Student could not live here; only transfer students could
secure a bed on campus.
I'm currently looking for an apartment close to
campus or close to a Lightrail station, given that I won't have a car
until February. Honestly, those are my only criteria for housing; I'm
very low-maintainance, and would just like to have a place to sleep and
keep my things as soon as possible! I've currently been sleeping on
friends' couches etc, but I'd love to have a permanent place to stay
for this semester and next semester, quickly. I'm happy to pay any
amount of monthly rent necessary.
Thank you so much, Shamsa Mangalji (713)444-7636 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
What are you doing over spring break? Looking to
make an impact and spend the week serving with other Rice University
students? Apply to participate in one of the eleven Alternative Spring
Break (ASB) trips sponsored by the Community Involvement Center. Trip
descriptions and participant applications are now available on the
Community Involvement Center's web site (http://cic.rice.edu). Completed applications are due by 5:00 pm on Monday, November 2, 2009.
2010 ASB Trips are listed below. Go to the Community Involvement Center's web site (http://cic.rice.edu) for detailed descriptions! Rice Children's Defense Fund (CDF) ASB - Community Health Councils, Inc - Los Angeles, CA
Student Engineers Educating Kids (SEEK) ASB - Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA Rice Habitat for Humanity ASB - HandsOn New Orleans - New Orleans, LA Rice Student Volunteer Program (RSVP) ASB - Camp Courageous - Monticello, IA
Best Buddies ASB - Camp Oakhurst - Oakhurst, NJ Environmental Club ASB - Catalina Island Conservancy - Santa Catalina Island, CA One on One Mentoring ASB - YMCA Camp Whittle - Big Bear Lake, CA
The Mentorship Project ASB - Citizen Schools - Charlotte, NC Wharton and Rice Mentoring (WARM) ASB - YMCA Camp Campbell - Boulder Creek, CA Rice American Red Cross ASB - CO Center for the Blind/National Sports Center for the Disabled - Denver Metro Area, CO
Rice American Civil Liberties (ACLU) ASB - Boston Rescue Mission - Boston, MA If
you have any questions about the overall ASB program or the application
process, please contact the Community Involvement Center (service@rice.edu).
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third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis. A
rapid, effective, and widely available diagnostic for tuberculosis
could save approximately 400,000 of them each year1.
Learn how the brightest
minds in science and technology are designing and disseminating
diagnostic technologies to stem the tide against tuberculosis and other
diseases:
· Integrated Technology Platforms for Poverty-Related Diseases, Evan Lee, FIND Diagnostics FIND
is a product development and implementation partnership devoted to
developing and implementing diagnostic tools for poverty-related
diseases.
· Microfluidic Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Sam Sia, Columbia University Sia’s
research focuses on developing simple and powerful microfluidic
techniques for biomolecular detection that can be used to tackle global
health problems.
· Nanosensors to Probe Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs, Rachel McKendry, University College London Rachel
McKendry of the London Centre for Nanotechnology studies nanomechanics
of antibiotics and superbug resistance with the aim of developing
nanosensing technology for applications in disease diagnostics and drug
screening.
· Lab-on-a-chip technology for measuring CD4 Counts, John McDevitt, Rice University Originally
developed for use in rural Africa, the lab-on-a-chip provides results
at the point-of-care so HIV/AIDS patients can initiate or adjust
anti-retroviral therapy immediately.
Transitioning Technologies from Labs to Least Developed Countries Workshop
Rice University November 6, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall
This
event is FREE and OPEN to all students and researchers.
Students are
encouraged to submit a 250-word abstract for the poster session by
October 26, 2009.
To register* and view
additional information on the workshop, click on the following link:
Transitioning Technologies from Labs to LDCs Workshop Homepage
*The conference is free, but advance registration is required.
For more information, contact Janet Wheeler at jmw@rice.edu or 713-348-3071.
This workshop is brought to you by Rice 360°: Institute for
Global Health Technologies and the Beyond Traditional Borders
initiative. 2 Emmett Keeler, Mark D. Perkins, et al. “Reducing the global
burden of tuberculosis: the contribution of improved diagnostics”
Nature. Published online 22 November 2006. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v444/n1s/pdf/nature05446.pdf
A rapid and widely available diagnostic for tuberculosis (TB) with ≥85%
sensitivity for smear-positive and smear-negative cases, and 97%
specificity, could save ~400,000 lives annually.
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production for our 40th Anniversary. Baker Shakespeare has chosen a selection of plays from which we are asking directors to pitch their vision of the production. Director
pitches will begin Sunday, November 1st and will end Sunday, November 15th, please contact me (baileyb@rice.edu) to schedule a director's pitch or to ask any questions regarding the production.
The list of plays (in descending order of votes by Baker Shakespeare members): Midsummer Night's Dream As You Like It Comedy of Errors Macbeth Winter's Tale
We look forward to hearing what the directors have in mind for any of these plays. Bailey Basile Baker Shakespeare Financial Producer
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May 2008, the Board of Trustees passed a resolution to raise $1 Billion
by 2012 to fund the Vision for the Second Century. We are currently
seeking a select group of student leaders to help with our Annual Fund
Student Advisory Committee. All students are invited to participate on
the committee. The committee’s immediate purpose is to facilitate
discussion and cooperation between those involved with the Centennial
Campaign and those most directly impacted by the campaign -- current
Rice University students. Activities related to the campaign and the
Annual Fund will be on-going starting this month. All interested
students should contact Sean Britton at seanb@rice.edu
or 713-348-3287. We need at least one representative from every
college, and our first meeting will be within the next two weeks.
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a graduating senior you are no doubt trying to decide what you will do
next year, or even for the next 5 years. I want to let you know more
about opportunities in the environmental advocacy field.
Environment
America is the federation of state-based environmental advocacy
organizations, from Environment California to Environment Texas to
Environment Massachusetts. This year we are hiring graduating college
seniors for our fellowship program to help change the environmental
direction of our country: to solve our energy problems; fight global
warming; preserve our open spaces; clean up our air and water; and make
an impact on many other environmental issues. Environment America gives
recent graduates the opportunity to mobilize and empower Americans and
work with legislators on environmental policy. We build and demonstrate
support for proposals at the state and federal levels to ensure that
decision makers hear from and pay attention to the public.
We actually already have a couple Rice alums on our
staff: Dana Hoffman (Will Rice '09) and Kirsten Schatz (Wiess '03), so
you'd be in good company. We will be holding
an information session and interviews on campus on Thursday, October
29th at 5:30pm in the Kelley Lounge at the RMC, and we’ll hold
on-campus interviews throughout the day on Friday, October 30th at the
Rice Career Center. I encourage you to participate in either
opportunity and contact Alejandro Savransky at asavransky@environmenttexas.org or 512-610-0084 if you are interested. If you can't attend either opportunity, please apply online at http://www.EnvironmentAmerica.org/jobs .
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Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and
the Rice Interfaith Dialogue Association are hosting a night of
dialogues on Thursday, November 12 from 6-8pm in the Hanszen Upper
Commons, Wiess 146, and the Brown PDR.
Register online by 5PM on Sunday November 1 here: This link provides more insight to the structure of the dialogues:
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The Founding Director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and the Office of the President Rice University
cordially invite you to attend a presentation on India and the United States: A Partnership for Prosperity by Her Excellency Meera Shankar
Ambassador of India to the United States with welcoming remarks and introduction by The Honorable Edward P. Djerejian Founding Director, Baker Institute for Public Policy
and David W. Leebron President, Rice University Friday, November 6, 2009 5:30 pm Reception 6:00 pm Presentation
Doré Commons James A. Baker III Hall Rice University Please RSVP by fax to 713.348.5993, by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu or on the Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/shankar
before Tuesday, November 3, 2009. 16161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616 Final IT Security Awareness Month Presentation:
Friday, October 30, 2009 noon - 1:00 p.m. Hanszen Classroom 207 If
your credit is ruined by a thief who steals your information and runs
up thousands of dollars of debt, it can jeopardize your future
employment opportunities, result in declined home and car loan
applications, and raise your interest rates.
Most consumers do not want to consider these
threats because purchasing convenience and speed are in high demand
these days, even though fast and easy financial transactions increase
the risk of credit information loss and theft.
Officers Brucus Owdley and Jacob Web from the
Financial Crimes Unit of the Houston Police Department discuss how to
protect your credit information, how to monitor your credit reports,
and the steps to take if your credit information is stolen.
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Attention Rice Shuttle riders! Have you ever waited for a shuttle for more than ten minutes? Have you done so standing in Houston's rain or heat? Have you ever wondered where the shuttle was and whether it would be
faster just to walk to your destination? Wouldn't you like a way to find out where the shuttles are without staring down the street? We are a Senior Design team working on a solution to your problem: a
Bus Tracking System for Rice. This system would track the locations of the shuttles, determine their route, and provide this information back to you, the user. Please take our survey at the following link to help us design the
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Dear Colleagues and Students: Abdo
Yazbeck, Ph.D. (Rice University, Economics, 1991) will be speaking at
Rice University in a lecture jointly sponsored by the Econometrics and
the Empirical Economics Workshops of the Economics Department. Dr.
Yazbeck is the Lead Health Economist and Program Leader of the Health
and AIDS Program at the World Bank Institute and will discuss a new
landmark report on health disparities. The title of his talk is
"Attacking Inequality in the Health Sector: A Synthesis of Evidence and
Tools" and will be held this Friday, October 30, 3:30-5:00, in Baker
Hall Room 116.
I would greatly appreciate your rsvp (via email to rsickles@rice.edu) if you wish to attend this lecture in order to assess the need to possibly move the lecture if seating capacity is an issue.
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Want to make an impact on the culture of service at Rice? Applications are now being accepted for the Rice Service Council. Rice
is a small campus that has several effective student organizations that
promote service and advocate for social responsibility. However, often
there is a lack of communication amongst these campus groups, which can
limit their creativity, resources and impact. As a Rice volunteer, you
have the opportunity to have a tremendous influence on the culture of
service on campus by becoming a member of the new Rice Service Council.
Working with other student leaders, you will not only represent your
service organization but also increase collaborative efforts both on
and off campus.
The Rice Service Council has four different initiatives: 1. Create a forum in which Student Service Organization leaders can learn, share, and benefit from each other 2. Coordinate a campus wide annual Volunteer Recognition Event
3. Increase Leadership Development, including coordinating the Fall Service Retreat 4. Advertise and advise on the awarding of the Community Service Grant, Spirit of Service Awards and scholarships
For more information, or to apply, visit the CIC's website (http://cic.rice.edu). Applications are due by 5:00 pm on Monday, November 9, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Hodgkinson, Assistant Director of the Community Involvement Center, at sarah.hodgkinson@rice.edu or 713-348-6409. 20202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020 For those interested in the Zipcar program, this is an important information to share with you.
The zipcar application process is very easy but you must follow the instructions carefully so your application is not rejected. 1. Provide your student ID number 2. Provide your Rice email address only.
3. The mailing address you provide must match your credit card address for verification by Zipcar. 4.
Once the application is approved by Zipcar and Rice, you can contact
Zipcar to mail your card to your Houston address (it takes 7-10 days to
receive the zipcard)
If your application is turned down use these tips and try again. If you have any questions please contact zipcar.com/rice or call 866-4ZIPCAR.
The cars are located at the Lovett Hall parking lot near Cohen House. At your service, Transportation and Parking Department. 713-348-5223/5996
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The Whole May Be Less than the Sum of the Parts: A Personal Perspective on the Rice-BCM Merger Moshe Y. Vardi Rice University McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall, Rice University
October 26, 2009, 4-5:30pm Map: www.rice.edu/maps Parking: http://parking.rice.edu/visitors.cfm Overflow room: Duncan Hall 1064
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Come celebrate Fondren Library's 60th Birthday Party: The Student Party! Wednesday, November 4th 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm Kyle Morrow Room, Fondren 3rd Floor
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"Good Teenagers Take Off Their Clothes" - Aladdin:
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