From: Office of Academic Programs and Student Experience
Date: July 9, 2018
Subject: Summer Scoop - Full-Time July 9


Full-Time MBA Program

July 9, 2018

Student Clubs & Involvement


The Jones School has many ways for you to get invloved. We currently have 38 active student clubs and a very active student government - The Jones Student Association (JSA). Our clubs range in topic from industry - finance, economics, consulting, marketing - to affinity- Black, Asian, Hispanic and LGBTQ - to social - wine, beer, athletics. There are many opportunities for you to join these clubs as 1st year students and in many cases take an active role in the leadership of those club as 1st year representatives.

This also goes for the JSA. The Jones Student Association facilitates constructive communication between the student body and the administration, faculty, and staff at the Jones Graduate School of Business. Additionally, the JSA creates an atmosphere which promotes interaction between all JGSB students and the community surrounding the JGSB including; opportunities within Rice University, the Association of Rice Alumni, other top-tier MBA programs, and the international business community. As a result, the JSA aims to maximize student access and opportunities, optimize learning, and increase the value of the Rice MBA. The JSA takes on four 1st year representatives every year in the fall, two from each section, that serve for the duration of the academic year.

During the 1st week of class, post Launch, we will have a Student Involvement Fair where you will be able to visit with the different organizations before you pay to join them. We ask that you wait for this fair before signing up for clubs because we want for you to make sure that the clubs that you are signing up for are the right fit for you. We don't want you to spend money on clubs that you won't actually benefit from or participate in.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Melanie Holiday.

Canvas Walkthrough

Canvas is a course management system designed to promote teaching and learning, as well as collaboration between members of the Rice University Community. As a student within the Jones Graduate School of Business, Canvas will be used to access all course information ranging from course syllabi to course readings.  The walkthrough below is designed to provide you with an introductory overview of Canvas and some of its most basic features, as told by the Jones Student Association President..

Canvas Walkthrough 

IREP

Hear from Jones Graduate School of Business Alumni as they talk about the students' commitment to Integrity, Respect, Excellence and Professionalism.

Summer Social

July 19th
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Rice Univeristy, Moody Center for the Arts

Please join us for the Class of 2020 Full-Time MBA Summer Social. It will be a great time to meet your classmates, staff, and faculty that you are going to be spending your time with over the next two years!

RSVP HERE

Meet the SPO

Melissa Cote, Associate Director, Registration & Student Records

I am not a native Houstonian, but I’ve been out here since 2001 and have worked at the Jones School for over twelve years. Prior to that, I grew up a Marine Corps brat MORE...

What should I be doing now?

You will be registered for your classes by the end of this week provided that you have cleared all of the holds on your account. Be on the lookout for an email from the JGSB Registrars office. Once you have double checked your schedule to make sure that everything is right, please head over to Canvas and see what pre-work you have for your courses. You have a significant amount of reading for Strategy, please start now. It is important that you read and have a good understanding of the cases that you have been assigned.

You will also want to make sure that you have completed the Hogan Assessment. Instructions on accessing the Hogan Assessment should have been sent to you through email. If you cannot find this email, please reach out to Kari Mullen. You should still be working your way through the MBA Quantitative Toolkit,your Onboarding Checklist, and the Career Development Course. Please complete these assignments ASAP.

We will continue to reach out to you by email and by phone to collect past due assignments. The deadlines of these assignments are very important because the assignments give us the information that we need to be fully prepared for you to start the program in a few weeks. Please make sure that you are keeping up with deadlines and turning things in on time. 

Rice Fun Facts

As Awkward as a Middle School Dance

Originally, benches were not allowed on campus to discourage socializing between the sexes.  William Marsh Rice was not very forward thinking when it came to relations between the sexes.  Coeducational facilities weren’t too common when he wrote the original charter for Rice.  While women were allowed to matriculate into Rice, they weren’t allowed to stay on campus past 5 PM.  And no, there were no benches, except the ones around William Marsh Rice’s statue, to discourage coed fraternizing.

Did you Know?

That you can get discounts with your Student I.D.?

You are eligible for some great discounts with your Student ID. Don’t forget to take advantage of movie theater discounts as well and student Amazon Prime deals. Here is the list of participating businesses and their discounts.