ARUBA

The Association of Rice University Black Alumni (ARUBA) provides opportunities for Rice's Black alumni, students, parents, faculty and staff to fortify relationships and develop new connections with each other and with the Rice community. We strive to stimulate intellectual and social participation, encourage contributions to the university's ongoing efforts to enhance diversity and strengthen the bond of understanding between the university and its Black alumni community.

ARUBA hosts multiple events and programs throughout the year, including regional happy hours and mixers, cultural and learning opportunities, networking programs, an annual homecoming event and various activities with the Black Student Association.

Support ARUBA

You can donate directly to ARUBA to help support programming for the Black Alumni Community or the ARUBA Legacy Endowment Fund, which supports Black undergraduate life at Rice. The fund is administered by the Office of Access & Institutional Excellence (formerly the Office of Multicultural Affairs) and supports initiatives that further ARUBA's mission, such as:

Traditions: Annual programming during Alumni Weekend and graduation.
Next-Generational Leadership: Educational events with student organizations like the Rice Black Men’s Association and Black Business Student Association.
Connection: Collaborative gatherings with campus and community partners.
Student-Led Innovation: Funding to help current students bring their campus initiatives to life.

MAKE A GIFT

Volunteer Leadership

Our ARUBA board of directors hold two-year terms and meet quarterly to plan and organize functions. They are selected by a committee consisting of Rice staff members and representatives of the ARUBA community that currently serve on the board of directors for the Association of Rice Alumni. Elections for our board occur every spring, and the call for nominations include a nomination form and letters of recommendation.

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