How can students stay connected and in the know?
LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12717297/
LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12717297/
The Rice Business Student Association for MBA@Rice (RBSAO) is a democratically-elected committee of students who represent you, your interests, and your needs to the school. RBSAO regularly hosts networking & social events, and partners with Rice staff and other organizations to provide student resources. The Executive Board is elected for a 6-month term that starts in April & October each year.
The President is our (MBA@Rice) primary representative to the university & the public, and presides over our board and extended committee.
The Vice President assists the President in leading and works closely with program administrators to resolve student issues.
The Cohort Director is the liaison between each student cohort and the board, and provides resources and support to new students.
The Treasurer is responsible for RBSAO's finances.
The Secretary is responsible for keeping and maintaining all documentation related to the organization.
RBSAO is working to build a more visible presence and gain more parity to the engagement and resources of the other MBA programs at Rice.
The Student Guide Mentorship Program is a resource provided by RBSAO to connect new students with Student Guides that are further along in the program. You can email the Cohort Director if you are interested or have questions.
Our Beyond Houston Chair is working with the Cohort Director and the rest of the Board to find ways to further involve and engage MBA@Rice students who don't live in the Houston area. If you live outside of the Houston area and you have questions on how to get more connected go ahead and send us an email.
CampusGroups - https://jones.campusgroups.com/events
CampusGroups is your connection to Rice events and the dozens of affinity organizations and student groups that put those events together. Whether you're interested in the Consulting Club, Black Business Student Association, joining a virtual recruiting event from companies like Microsoft or E&Y, or finding out when the next Partio is — CampusGroups is how you get plugged in. You can sign up to become a member of different clubs and you can register for Rice events. This is also where you will register for any upcoming RBSAO events. Sign in with your Rice NetID to get started!
Student Success Resource Website - https://sites.google.com/2u.com/ricembaprogram/
This website is maintained by the Student Success team at Rice and contains information about student resources, the MBA@Rice academic curriculum, "How-To" Guides, and more. RBSAO has worked with our Student Success team to redesign the site and make it more functional and easy to use. We would love your feedback as we continue to make the site better!
Academic Advising Plans by Cohort - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EHmh-KG_Ki_3q9QBAY2QJRINP-fbOXHU
Follow the link above and open the folder that is named for the year you started in the MBA@Rice program (for example,"2024"); then select the academic advising template for your cohort. This template gives you a full picture of your academic plan. Use this in tandem with the Class Registration Planning Tool mentioned below.
Class Registration Planning Tool - https://b9stu-reg-esther202010.rice.edu/StudentRegistrationSsb/ssb/term/termSelection?mode=plan
This tool can be accessed from ESTHER or directly from the link above. It allows you to search for the classes you'd like to (or need to) take in the next quadmester and add them to a plan. Once it is time to register, having a plan means you just click one button to add your all your classes at once and then you're done!
Here are our April 2026 - October 2026 committee members. Below you'll find each member's bio & contact information.
TJ Werner
Darren Berg
Nereyda Perez
Matthew Johnson
Victoria Salazar
Stuti Talati
Tiquan Holmes
Taylor Kinal
Iman Kibar