For many Rice Owls, the tree-lined university is the backdrop for learning, friendships and personal growth. For Chris Reed ’77, ’79, his Rice journey was deeply intertwined with the campus itself.

Tania Min '90, '92 and David Mansouri ’07 share reflections on the past year and what we’re anticipating in 2024-25.

What an exciting and busy spring season we’ve had at Rice! I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with many of you on campus and in my travels, and I am constantly impressed by the enthusiasm, insight and commitment of the Rice alumni community. Thank you for partnering with the Office of Alumni Relations to enrich the alumni experience and to contribute to the excellence of the university.  

For many Owls, the hedges serve as a backdrop of foundational experiences: life lessons, friendships, even the beginnings of their career journey. But for some Owls, Rice is also the place they found their other half. February is the perfect month to feature these Rice lovebirds.

I hope this newsletter finds you restored after a peaceful and joyous holiday season. A recent comment from Quincy Olivari ’23 epitomizes what it means to be a Rice alumnus: "Owl for life.” That, my friends, is you and me.

The Office of Alumni Relations is committed to diverse, relevant and meaningful programming for our 60,000 plus living alumni worldwide. In particular, we are thrilled to support the work of our incredible community of over 1,000 alumni volunteers who design, plan and execute programming for their fellow alumni every day.

As a child, Robert Lundin ’00 loved to watch “The Price is Right,” never imagining he would one day wind up on the iconic game show himself. Thanks to a longstanding tradition of visiting the show with his fellow Owls, Lundin heard the magic words “Come on down!” this past August.

I am thrilled to launch Alumni Office Hours, where each week I’m setting aside a set number of hours to connect with alumni to listen, learn and collect feedback about your alumni experience.
 

The Office of Alumni Relations in partnership with the Association of Rice Alumni leadership has been hard at work planning our upcoming Alumni Weekend 2023. I think we are all going to be both happily exhausted and rejuvenated by reconnecting with friends and our campus by the time Sunday rolls around.