Rice commends Stacy Mosely for 14 years of service. As executive senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator, Mosely maintains administrative oversight for the women’s soccer, basketball and golf teams in addition to the Office of Student-Athlete Development and is the liaison to the Office of Academic Advising for Athletics. She also serves as the liaison to the Office of Admissions, Student Judicial Programs, the Wellbeing and Counseling Center as well as the Rice Committee on Athletics. As Rice’s senior woman administrator, Mosely oversees the Title IX gender equity committee and is a deputy Title IX coordinator for the university. Her last day is March 31.
For more than 25 years, Katie Cervenka has poured her energy, creativity and heart into Rice. As assistant vice president for corporate and foundation relations, she has played a central role in developing robust partnerships with private foundations — primarily in the form of research support — and with companies, where relationships include research as well as recruiting, licensing and professional development. Her last day at the university is March 31.
Rice students gathered Feb. 14 to celebrate the Lunar New Year at a festive Chinese New Year Gala hosted by the Rice Chinese Students and Scholars Association. The event honored the traditions of the Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, which marks the transition from the old lunar year to the new and is widely celebrated in China and across Asian communities around the world.
Rice is recognizing Carolyn Nichol for 19 years of service. She is the director of the Office of STEM Engagement, providing strategic leadership for a team of 14 professionals dedicated to advancing excellence in teaching and learning.
Rice recently announced a partnership with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, which offers students up to $15,000, mentorship, networking and a paid trip to the ASF Innovators Symposium and Gala.
Rice launched Black History Month Feb. 2 with a powerful and celebratory showcase at the Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall that drew a crowd of more than 300 students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members. The evening honored Black history, culture and excellence through music, dance, poetry and reflection.
The annual Mega Shabbat, hosted by Chabad at Rice, transformed the Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial Center into something far more than a dining space; it became a living expression of Jewish warmth, resilience and togetherness. Students and employees gathered for an evening that celebrated not only Shabbat (the Jewish day of rest and celebration that begins Friday before sunset), but the enduring power of community and shared tradition.
Rice is saluting Johnny Curet for 15 years of service. He has operated both as the director of campus dining as well as a co-instructor for the course Chem 178: The Chemistry of Cooking.
Rice’s Office of Sustainability has launched its “New Year, New Commute” challenge, running through Feb. 16 exclusively for Rice staff and faculty. The goal is to encourage Owls to explore and track sustainable and smart commuting options using the ConnectSmart app, helping the university meet its sustainability goals while making daily travel more efficient and rewarding.
As Rice’s footprint expands into more public-facing environments, the scope of its efforts to maintain safety and security has grown as well. To better reflect this reality, the unit formerly known as Campus Safety and Research Security has been renamed Public Safety and Research Security.
Rice was recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges as a recipient of its inaugural Torch Awards, a new recognition program celebrating member institutions for leadership in three areas: affordability, student success and postcollege outcomes. Rice was recognized in the postcollege outcome category.
Rice’s Division of Operations, Finance and Support kicked off the new year with a lively mixer that brought colleagues together for an afternoon of connection, conversation and celebration. The event featured food and beverages, branded swag items and ample opportunities for staff to socialize and reconnect after the break.
