Useful Resources

  • Health, Wellness, & Safety

    Student Wellbeing Office

    What do they offer you? Counselling for difficulties like stress management, sleep issues, and other general wellbeing questions.

    How to access: Located in the Gibbs Recreation Center. You can also call 713-348-3311 any day, any time for help and to schedule appointments.

    Rice Counselling Center

    What do they offer you? Mental health services, as of Jan. 2023 also by telehealth. Short term counselling, psychiatric assistance, and referrals to outside if needed.

    How to access: call the RCC at 713-348-3311 during business hours of Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM to schedule an intake appointment

    Located in the Gibbs Recreation Center on the 1st floor.

    SAFE Office

    What do they offer you? Counselling for difficulties like stress management, sleep issues, and other general wellbeing questions.

    What do they offer you? Assistance dealing with intimate partner violence, sexual harassment, stalking, and Title IX questions.

    How to access: 24/7 hotline at 713-348-3311

    If you need immediate assistance, call RUPD/REMS at 713-348-6000 (24/7).

    Located in the Morton L. Rich Student Health Center, 9 – 5 M – F

    Student Health Services

    What do they offer you? Illness visits, vaccinations (some require payment), free testing for some conditions (strep, flu, pregnancy, mono, etc.). Note that Student Health Services do not file or bill health insurance.

    How to access: Appointments made by phone only – 713-348-4966. Open M – F 8 – 5, with a lunch break from 12 – 12:30

    Rice University Pantry

    What do they offer you? The Pantry is meant for students across all of Rice University who may be dealing with food insecurity. It is NOT just for those of us who, like me, constantly forget lunch. Please do not abuse this resource if you aren't part of the group it's meant for.

    How to access: The Pantry is located in Rice Memorial Center on the left of The Chapel. Open M – F 9 – 5.

  • Informational Resources

    Business Information Center (BIC)

    A library, yes, but one with resources specific to us. Their website and staff can help us beeline to the research resources we need for our job searches and classwork. You can also print and scan items here.

    McNair room 210

    Hours

    • Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 9:30 pm
    • Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • Saturday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • Sunday 12:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Fondren Library

    Big Rice's library, which means it's also ours. A few highlights of its resources that may be useful to you.

    • Study Room Reservations: They have several large study rooms good for large groups (10+). Note that you must have all students present to get the keys to the room.
    • Printing & Scanning: You can do these things in McNair, but also in Fondren.
    • BrowZine: You can curate collections of academic journals in many different languages here.
    • CCH AnswerConnect: Federal and state tax law, tax legislation highlights, and tax news.
    • Historical Annual Reports (1844-2008): Includes financial performance, key officers, competitors and market trends.

    Wyzant Tutoring

    Set amounts of tutoring in our core quant subjects are available for Rice Business students through Wyzant. To access this resource, reach out to APSE for assistance.

    Bloomberg Terminal

    You can access the Bloomberg Terminal on campus at the El Paso Finance center by logging in to a computer with your Rice credentials.

    Discounted or Free Publications

    Publication Discount Type Where to Redeem
    Harvard Business Review Student Discount https://hbr.org/academic-subscriptions
    New York Times Free https://library.rice.edu/nyt
    Wall Street Journal Free https://library.rice.edu/wsj
    Bloomberg Magazine Student Discount https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions
    Houston Chronicle Free https://library.rice.edu/features/new-service-full-access-houston-chronicle-website-and-app
    Washington Post 1 Year Student Discount https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/checkout/?promo=o8_edu_acq
    Wired Magazine 1 Year Student Discount https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/wired/125571