2. Pavilion Sneak Peak
3. Summer Job in Biochemistry Lab
4. Free Bill McKibben tickets April 28
5. Public Lecture, 2008 Election
6. RSVP College Workshops for Fall 2008
7. ISP to Guatemala Car Wash
8. Relay for Life - Friday, April 18
9. Vecinos Lecture Series
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1. Rice Microfinance
Rice Microfinance Info-Session
To ANYBODY interested in poverty alleviation:
This coming Monday, 4/21 at 8:00 Rice Microfinance will be having an info-session in the Hanszen Upper Commons! Microfinance is an innovative and extremely effective way to go about alleviating poverty, and our club is getting directly involved. Come out Monday and find out more about it, DESSERT will be provided! See you there!
Contact Dillon Eng with any questions
206.334.7899 or dpe1@rice.edu
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2. Pavilion Sneak Peak
YOUR ARE INVITED TO A SNEAK PEEK OF
THE RAYMOND AND SUSAN BROCHSTEIN PAVILION
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
FREE ICE CREAM & COFFEE DRINKS!!!
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3. Summer Job in Biochemistry Lab
The Bennett lab in the Biochemistry & Cell Biology Department would like to hire a part-time person for the summer. This person would work 10-15 hours per week at a wage of $8/hour. Duties will include preparing media and cleaning glassware, preparing routine supplies, updating spreadsheets, and learning some basic molecular biology techniques. Hours will be flexible, between 9A-5P M-F. Please contact Mary at x3304 or email at mharriso@rice.edu.
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4. Free Bill McKibben tickets April 28
Dear Rice Community:
The Passport to Houston program (designed to engage undergraduate students with the city of Houston in order to develop students who are community-oriented, socially-engaged, and culturally-aware) has a unique opportunity for the entire Rice community. The first 25 individuals to send their email addresses to passport@rice.edu by Wednesday, April 23 will receive up to 2 free tickets for the Progressive Forum event listed below. Please indicate whether you need 1 or 2. Tickets will be available for pick up at the Student Center Information Desk from 12 pm on Thursday, April 24t h through Noon, Monday, April 28th during Student Center operating hours.
Bill McKibben
Monday, April 28 at 7:30 pm
Wortham Center, Cullen Theater
Bill Mckibben is the author of the environmental classic, The End of Nature. This past fall, he created a national movement called Step It Up 2007, resulting in a day of hundreds of rallies in all fifty states for climate stability on Nov. 3. One of the most important writers on business and the environment, his most recent book is Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. DETAILS are available on The Progressive Forum’s website.
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5. Public Lecture, 2008 Election
White House For Sale? Do Students Really Have A Voice?
Public Lecture
Dr. Joan Mandle, Colgate University, Democracy Matters President
4 pm Monday April 21st
Miner Lounge, RMC
Refreshments provided!
Contact Laura Kelley with questions, lkelley@rice.edu.
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6. RSVP College Workshops for Fall 2008
Information Session: 9:00 PM on Monday, April 21st, at Brown College, hosted by Dr. John Hutchinson
Featuring: Chocolate-Dipped Chocolate Chunk Cookies from the Dessert Gallery
Rice Student Volunteer Organization
Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology
Faculty mentor: Dr. Nichol cnichol@rice.edu
CBEN Nanotechnology Academy
These workshops aim to empower disadvantaged high school students from the CBEN Nanotechnology Academy in the college admissions process. The three areas of focus consist of:
Application Process
Essay Writing
Financial Aid
Each area will be covered by an advisory group of Rice undergraduates, who will be preparing materials and a presentation for the group of selected students. After each presentation, four students will be assigned to one Rice advisor to answer any personal questions.
This Spring we had a really good turnout, and the workshops were held in the Space Science building. Not only did we have a chance to motivate them through presentations and giving information, but we also got to know them better by eating dinner with them. It was truly an awesome experience to see their excitement and enthusiasm for their life direction, and I hope you can join us for this experience!
Sincerely,
Dennis Shung and Courtney Ng
2008 Education Committee Co-Chairpersons
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7. ISP to Guatemala Car Wash
The Community Involvement Center's 2008 International Service Project (ISP) to Guatemala is sponsoring a Car Wash on Friday, April 18, from 3:00-6:00pm behind the Campus Police Station. If all the pollen has gotten to be too much for your car, stop by one your way home from work for a quick wash. The cost is $5.00/car and payment is accepted in the form of cash or check made out to "Rice University/CIC Service Council." If you cannot attend and wish to make a donation, more information on check and credit card donations is available at
http://www.rice.edu/misc/donor.htm.
This May the Community Involvement Center will sponsor its twelfth annual International Service Project (ISP). For two weeks, fourteen students will be immersed in the rich Guatemalan culture while working alongside the indigenous Mayan citizens. The focus of the group's volunteer efforts are with a mission in San Lucas Toliman, on the banks of Lake Toliman in the Solola region. The Catholic mission with whom the students work is dedicated to helping the indigenous Mayans gain back their land rights. The students are extremely excited about this once in a lifetime opportunity to interact and learn from another culture through community service.
The students will participate in a number of service projects including reforestation, coffee harvesting and processing, and construction. In addition, the group will have daily interactions with the citizens of the region. Students will also have the opportunity to learn about the history and politics of Guatemala, including the legacy of the peace agreement which was signed in 1996, ending a three-decade-long armed conflict. For more information about the trip, please visit the Community Involvement Center's web site at http://www.rice.edu/service/programs/isp/oldisps/08/guat08_about.html.
Cori Salmeron (Student Coordinator), Hanszen College
Megan Scarborough (Student Coordinator), Brown College
Alice Chi, Baker College
Meghali Goswami, Baker College
Jennie Wilburn, Brown College
Melody Muñoz, Will Rice College
Darren Arquero, Wiess College
Julia Mann, Baker College
Alicia Allen, Lovett College
Lila Holzman, Sid Richardson College
Michael Taylor, Jones College
Yordanos Gebretatianos, Baker College
Michelle Orchard, Brown College
Natalia Heredia, Baker College
Thank you for your support!
Mac
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8. Relay for Life - Friday, April 18
Please join the Relay For Life of Houston-Texas Medical Center on Friday, April 18 from 7:00 pm - 7:00 am at Rice University's Track and Soccer Stadium!
Relay For Life, the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, is a community gathering open to all and designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer, to celebrate survivors and to remember those who have died. The event is held overnight to represent the fact that cancer never sleeps. The night will be filled with entertainment, food and the Luminaria Ceremony.
Those who are interested in attending, but are not a member of a team should check in at the Registration Tent, where they can make a donation to the cause.
If you are interested in attending or have any questions about the event, contact Christa Leimbach (713-348-6044 / leimbach@rice.edu).
For more information about Relay for Life or to sign up, visit www.events.cancer.org/rflhoustonmedicalcentertx
Christa Leimbach
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9. Vecinos Lecture Series
Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and the Latin American Initiative
cordially invite you to
a Vecinos Lecture Series presentation on
A New Deal for a New Age with Carlos Fuentes
Mexican Author, Statesman and Scholar
Monday, April 28, 2008
6:30 pm Lecture
7:30 pm Book Signing
Doré Commons
Baker Hall
Rice University
Books will be provided for sale courtesy of Brazos Bookstore.
Please RSVP by fax to 713.348.5993, by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu or on the Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/fuentes before Wednesday, April 23.
Sorry about the lack of funny today
I do have a Play with Yourself link though: http://www.addictinggames.com/theimpossiblequiz.html
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