1. Position Available- Office Assistant
2. Teaching with Technology - Information Fluency, Oct 8
3. Pick Up Your Yearbooks at the RMC Tomorrow from 9-11 PM in the RMC
4. Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference
5. Rice Cyber Sports First EVER General Meeting
Laughing babies-
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1. Position Available- Office Assistant
Looking for an undergraduate student who would like to work as an office assistant in the
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science department.
Job Title: Office Assistant
Effective: Immediately
Preferred Skills:
Computer skills (Mac , Microsoft Excel , Word) Secretarial skills (Answering telephone when needed, assistingwith copy jobs and running errands on campus for MEMS Staff.
Organizational skills ( filing )
Compensation: $9.00/hour
Contact:
Alicia Contreras
aliciac@rice.edu
Work Hours:
8-10 hours a week (flexible)
Please email aliciac@rice.edu and include a resume or a brief description of your
qualifications and a possible work schedule.
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2. Teaching with Technology - Information Fluency, Oct 8
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Speakers: Debra Kolah and Leah Krevit
How can students learn to locate, evaluate, organize and synthesize information, skills crucial both in and beyond college?
Target audience: instructors and graduate students
Rice staff are also welcome.
Bring your lunch and join us in Herring 129 from noon to 1 p.m.
Additional details can be found in the Rice Events Calendar:
http://events.rice.edu/index.
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3. Pick Up Your Yearbooks at the RMC Tomorrow from 9-11 PM in the RMC
Campanile yearbooks 2008-2009 have arrived! Come pick them up anytime during the distro hours listed below. If you were an undergrad last year, you've already paid for them so come pick the up with your Rice ID.
In the RMC Grand Hall lobby,
Wednesday October 7th: 9PM-11PM
If you have any questions, feel free to email yearbook@rice.edu!
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4. Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference
On October 15-17, Rice Alliance will be hosting the annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) conference. GCEC membership consists of over 200 entrepreneurship centers from around the world. This conference provides member programs with a unique opportunity to interact in workshops and discussion sessions designed around the most pressing issues in entrepreneurial education today. In addition to networking and best-practice discussions, the conference will include workshops centered around topics including:
· Curriculum Design and Student Programming
· Center Funding, Operations, and Structure
· Center Outreach, Community Impact, and Marketing/PR
· Entrepreneurship Across Campus / Across Institutions
· Tech Commercialization and New Venture Creation
It will also feature the following keynote speakers:
Bernard Harris
Vesalius Ventures
The Harris Foundation
NASA Astronaut
Jack Gill
Vanguard Ventures
The Gill Foundation
Michael Holthouse
Prepared 4 Life
Lemonade Day
Paranet
Edward B. Roberts
David Sarnoff Professor of the Management of Technology
MIT Sloan School of Management
Founder/Chair, MIT Entrepreneurship Center
Catherine Rohr
Prison Entrepreneurship Program
Jeff Sandefer
Founder, Acton MBA Program
Sandefer Capital Partners
Although this event is targeted at entrepreneurship center directors, it will be a unique learning opportunity for any who are able to attend.
This conference will not be open to the public. However, we are looking for student volunteers to participate.
The following time commitments are currently available:
Tuesday, October 13th : 1pm-3pm (conference material preparation; lunch provided)
Thursday, October 15th: 9am-noon (conference set up)
Friday, October 16th: 9am-noon (room moderator and event host ? lunch provided)
Friday, October 16th: 1pm-4pm (room moderator and event host ? lunch provided)
Saturday, October 17th: 9am-noon (room moderator and event host ? lunch provided)
Saturday, October 17th: 1pm-4pm (room moderator and event host ? lunch provided)
As a host/moderator, you will receive clear guidelines. The responsibilities will mainly involve distributing and collecting feedback forms and ensuring presentations are properly saved to our flash drive. Otherwise, you will be entirely free to enjoy the presentation.
Interested parties should contact Yanette Jimenez (yanette@rice.edu) with your shift preferences and any questions.
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5. Rice Cyber Sports First EVER General Meeting
Rice Cyber Sports, Rice's one and only competitive video gaming club, is having our FIRST EVER general meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 8pm in the McMurtry PDR (upstairs above the servery). Come experience what competitive gaming is all about and learn of all the events we are planning for this year.
Check out the Facebook event, which also has the meeting agenda posted.
http://www.facebook.com/event.
Hope to see everyone there! Invite your friends and tell everyone you know! Let's get this brand new and exciting club off to a successful start!
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- Chethlyn
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