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Schedule
of Events
(Click
here for a PDF version of the conference agenda.)
Friday,
April 25, 2008
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9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
(optional)
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Coffee with Dean Glick - Student Commons (Room 104A), McNair Hall
For alums of the Jones Graduate School of Management
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| 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
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Registration - Grand Hall
Foyer, Rice Memorial Center
Implementing the V2C |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
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Luncheon and General Session I
"Rice's Vision for the Second Century"
David W. Leebron, university president
Maryana Iskander '97 and Jeff Rose '77, 2008 Conference
for Alumni Leaders co-chairs
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| 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. |
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Breakout Session I
"Why Are We Doing All of This? The Physical Implementation of the V2C"
Kevin Kirby, vice president for administration
"Winning the Admission Wars: A Data-Driven Approach
to Recruiting the Best Applicants to Rice"
Chris Muñoz, vice president for enrollment
"Money Matters: Issues and Challenges in Higher Education Finance"
Kathy Collins, vice president for finance
Darrow Zeidenstein, vice president for resource development
"Research at Rice: How Rice is Changing the World"
James S. Coleman, vice provost for research
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Stanley C. Moore Professor and department chair, bioengineering
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| 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. |
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Breakout Session II
"Why Are We Doing All of This? The Physical Implementation of the V2C"
Kevin Kirby, vice president for administration
"Winning the Admission Wars: A Data-Driven Approach
to Recruiting the Best Applicants to Rice"
Chris Muñoz, vice president for enrollment
"Money Matters: Issues and Challenges in Higher Education Finance"
Kathy Collins, vice president for finance
Darrow Zeidenstein, vice president for resource development
"Research at Rice: How Rice is Changing the World"
James S. Coleman, vice provost for research
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Stanley C. Moore Professor and department chair, bioengineering
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| 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. |
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General Session
"Legacy of Leadership:
Edgar Odell Lovett and his Vision for Rice"
John B. Boles '65, William P. Hobby Professor of History
and managing editor, Journal of Southern History
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| 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
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Reception at Wiess President's House
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| Evening (optional) |
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Small-group dinners nearby.
A list of restaurants
will be provided
Friends of Fondren Gala
Annual dinner and auction in support of the special collections endowment of Fondren Library. Tickets start at $200 per person. Contact Mary
Bixby for additional information: 713-348-5157.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
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| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. |
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Registration and Continental Breakfast - Rotunda, McNair Hall
Current Initiatives at Rice |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. |
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Breakout Session I
"Athletics: Building Champions the Rice Way"
Chris DelConte, director of athletics
"No More ‘Best Kept Secret’: Sharing Rice's Success with the World"
Linda Thrane, vice president for public affairs
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| 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. |
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Breakout Session II
"Diversity and the V2C"
Carol Quillen, vice provost for academic affairs and director
of the Boniuk Center for Study and Advancement of Religious
Tolerance
"Leadership and the Rice Undergraduate Program"
Robin Forman, dean of undergraduates
Beyond the Hedges: Alumni Leaders Make Their
Mark
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| 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
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Breakout Session III
Distinguished alumni share their thoughts as leaders in
their professions and communities:
Entrepreneurship and Business
:: George Gonzalez '90, Jimmy Treybig '63, Troy Williams '94, Russ Capper (moderator)
Law and Financial Services
:: Teveia Rose Barnes '75, Robert B. Tudor III '82, James S. Turley '77, Leslie H. Southwick '72, Charles Szalkowski '70, '71 (moderator)
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| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
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Lunch
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| 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. |
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Breakout Session IV
Distinguished alumni share their thoughts as leaders in
their professions and communities:
NFPs, Public Policy, and Philanthropy
:: Susanne M. Glasscock '62, Maryana Iskander '97, Andy Karsner '89, Harriet Latimer '56, Stephen Klineberg (moderator)
Research
:: Rachelle Doody '78, David Eagleman '93, Caroline Levander '86, Eugene Levy (moderator)
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| 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. |
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Reception and Closing Remarks
Jim Crownover '65, chairman, Rice University Board of Trustees
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Speakers and times are subject to change. Check back to this website for additional details and the most up-to-date information.
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