Advocacy

Advocating with communities entails mobilizing to take action to address social issues.

Sanchu Raghuvir

Sid Richardson College, Class of 2022

"We're going to be working on increasing access to mental healthcare for urban and rural Indian youth."

leadership rice mentorship experience

The Leadership Rice Mentorship Experience (LRME) is a summer internship program for returning Rice undergraduates who wish to develop their professional, personal, and civic capacities through the mentorship of experienced professionals.

For more information, contact one of our ambassadors:

Sumin Hwang (sch7@rice.edu)

rich family endowment

The Rich Family Endowment Grant Program provides Houston community contacts and priorities, curriculum on civic professionalism, and funding to student leaders for civically engaged projects. Community partners put forward issue focus areas for which they are seeking student-led project proposals that will involve mobilizing fellow students to build the capacity of the organization.

For more information, contact one of our staff members:

Jessica Khalaf (jkhalaf@rice.edu)

fellowships

Fellowships provide opportunities for students to travel and conduct civic research abroad, either through Rice nominated national fellowships or Rice internal awards. The CCL supports students identify potential funded opportunities that match each student's experience, values, and goals.

For more information, contact one of our ambassadors:

Emily Weaver (ebw1@rice.edu)