From: Office of Academic Programs and Student Experience
Date: July 2, 2018
Subject: Summer Scoop - Executives July 2


Executive MBA Program

July 2, 2018

Registration

Because the first year of your MBA program is lock-step, you will not need to register for any courses. Instead, the Registrar team will take care of this for you, ensuring that you are registered for the right classes.

We will be starting this process this week, but for us to do so, you need to have cleared all of your registrations holds. If you haven’t already done so, you can find the directions on how to do this by clicking here. Not sure if you still have holds? The instructions show you how to check that as well!

Once you have been registered for your fall courses (by 7/13), you will receive an email from us detailing your fall schedule with instructions on how to double check that the registration is correct. Registration will give you access to your fall Canvas sites, available only after the professor has published the course site, which is typically about two weeks prior to the start of the class.

Have questions? You can reach the full JGSB team by emailing us at jgsbregistrar@rice.edu.

CampusGroups App Walkthrough

As mentioned in last week's Summer Scoop, CampusGroups also has an app. You can find the CampusGroups app in the Apple Store and Google Play by searching for "Rice Business". The app is great for keeping you up to date without having to logon to the desk top app. The walkthrough below will help you get familiar with the most used features.

CampusGroups App Walkthrough 

Alumni Voices: Faculty

Hear from Jones Graduate School of Business Alumni as they talk about their experience with the school's top notch faculty.

Rice Fun Facts

Beer Bike

According to the official website:

"Beer Bike is combination intramural bicycle race and drinking competition dating back to 1957. Ten riders and ten chuggers make up a team. Elaborate rules include details such as a prohibition of "bulky or wet clothing articles designed to absorb beer/water or prevent spilled beer/water from being seen" and regulations for chug can design. Each residential college as well as the Graduate Student Association MORE...

Meet the SPO

Maria Johnson, Director of Advising, Registration & Records

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago but have lived in Texas for the last 19 years. I live in Houston with my son and husband. I enjoy reading (anything), music, and having a good laugh!

I look forward to working with each of you over the course of the next few years.

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What should I be doing now?

Continue to work your way through the MBA Quantitative Toolkit and 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 Mullin. You should still be working your way through your Onboarding Checklist and the Career Development Office assignments. Make sure that you are keeping up with the assignments and are turning them in by the deadline.

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. 

If you are on top of all of your assignments and you are still looking for something to do, here is a list of recommended reading:

Naked Economics
mindset
Naked Statistics
Wall Street Journal
Economist
The Accounting Game: Basic Accounting Fresh from the Lemonade Stand

Have a Safe and Happy July 4th!