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@Jones: News and Information from the Jones School
December 17, 2001

Jones School Chosen as National GWIB Headquarters
Jones School Co-Hosts Discussion on Hispanic Vote -- December 18, 2001
Rice Alliance Hosts Informational, Networking Event for Former Enron
Employees -- December 19, 2001
Alumni Directory To Be Launched January 1, 2002
Alumni Happy Hour -- January 9, 2002
Rice Alliance, Executive Education Host "Markets in Transition" Symposium --
January 10, 2002
Dean's Lecture Series Welcomes Jim Day, CEO, Noble Drilling -- January 23,
2002
TXU Sponsors Partio -- January 24, 2002
All-Class Reunion -- February 28 - March 2, 2002
New Website -- http://jonesgsm.rice.edu
Web Calendar -- http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/calendar
Alums Invited to Participate in Recruiting Events
Dean Whitaker in Time Magazine
Class Gift Campaign: Frequently Asked Questions
Rice MBAby Rompers
Admissions Counselors
History
Campaign

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In its second year, the Rice Graduate Women In Business already has reached
a milestone in its short history through its winning bid to become the next
national headquarters of the Graduate Women in Business. The Jones School's
winning bid was due primarily to the thoughtful and professionally presented
plan to increase membership says Lisa Kudchaker, President of Rice GWIB.
Watch the Jones School website for more details.

We just received announcement today of a special discussion on "The Impact
of the Hispanic Vote in the Houston Mayoral Election" at 2 p.m. on Tuesday,
December 18, Rm. 124, Herring Hall. The Jones School and the Houston
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the lecture that features Rice
University professors Robert M. Stein of political science and Stephen L.
Klineberg of sociology.
http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=54&FullStoryA
rea=NEWSFULLSTORY

The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
(http://www.alliance.rice.edu/) wishes to be helpful to former Enron
employees who are contemplating launching a technology startup company or
former Enron employees seeking employment in an existing technology startup.
If you are interested in launching a start-up, or in being employed by a
start-up firm, we invite you to learn more about the Rice Alliance by
attending a special one-time informational event for former Enron employees
at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, Duncan Hall, Rice University. The
event is free and is open to the public. To assist us in planning, please
sign up via our website: http://www.alliance.rice.edu . The presentation
will last about 1 hour, including Q&A. Please forward this e-mail
announcement to interested parties.

Alumni will be able to use the Association of Rice Alumni Online
Directory -- a web-based database of alumni information -- at its scheduled
launch January 1, 2002. Students should have access to the directory once
the online career component is implemented, hopefully in the spring.
http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/Alumni_Directory.asp

Alumni are invited to the next Alumni Happy Hour, to be held Wednesday,
January 9, 2002 at The Gingerman located at 5607 1/2 Morningside Drive in
the
Rice Village area. Look for the JGS Alumni meeting area, designated by a
blue and white Rice tabletop sign. The event, a chance to network with
fellow alumni, will be very informal. Please come after work (around 6
p.m.), bring friends and look for other JGSers! If you would like to
participate in planning these events or have additional input, please feel
free to contact either Brian Harry (MBA '99) at
brian.e.harry@us.pwcglobal.com, Mira Balakrishnan (MBA '95) at
mira_balakrishnan@standardandpoors.com or the JGS Alumni Office at
jgsalum@rice.edu

New business models and opportunities have been created by new markets, but
heightened concerns about privacy and security have arisen. The Rice
Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Rice University Executive
Education hosts the "Markets in Transition" symposium from 12:30 to 7 p.m.
on Thursday, January 10, 2002, at Alice Pratt Brown Hall, Rice University.
The event brings together national and local thought leaders to explore the
issue of privacy and security of economic transaction and personal records.
Speakers include Bob Beauchamp, CEO, BMC Software; Doug Erwin, CEO<
PentaSafe Security Technologies; and Terry Jones, CEO, Travelocity.com,
among others. For more information, contact alliance@rice.edu, phone
713-348-3443, or visit http://www.alliance.rice.edu/rsvp2002/

Jim Day, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Noble Drilling
Corp., will speak at the Dean's Lecture Series, Wednesday, January 23, 2002.
Day was elected CEO and President in 1984 and Chairman of the Board in 1993
for Noble Drilling, which operates a fleet of 49 deepwater offshore mobile
drilling units and manages nine platform operations for major operators in
the North Sea and the east coast of Canada.
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Students, alumni, faculty, and staff are invited to the January 24 Partio
hosted by TXU Corp. Partios are hosted weekly as an informal networking
opportunity between company reps, students, alumni, and faculty. Contact Joy
Schaerrer, 713-348-5371, e-mail joys@rice.edu.
Alumni are invited to participate as volunteers in Rice MBA and MBA for
Executives recruiting events scheduled for the spring. Your help in talking
with and interviewing prospective applicants will be greatly appreciated.
Information Sessions, Open Houses, and MBA Forums will be held at the Jones
School and other venues during the spring. Contact Stacie Easterling,
Associate Director of Admissions, to volunteer for MBA Program recruiting
events: phone: 713-348-6154, easter@rice.edu. To volunteer for MBA for
Executives recruiting events, contact Kay Henry, Director, MBA for
Executives: phone 713-348-4731, henryk@rice.edu. To view a list of
recruiting events, click http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/calendar and select
"Recruiting Events."

Mark your calendars for the third annual All Class Alumni Reunion Event,
scheduled from Thursday through Saturday, February 28 - March 2, 2002. Chuck
Watson, CEO, Dynegy, is keynote speaker for the 27th Annual Alumni Dinner
scheduled for February 28. Participants will enjoy the annual student/alumni
golf tournament, new building tours, and the annual reunion reception on
March 1. Alumni College and the Dean's Lunch will be held on March 2. For
more information, contact Deanna Sheaffer, MBA '96, Director of Alumni
Affairs, sheaffer@rice.edu.

The Jones School has a newly designed website: please take a look at
http://jonesgsm.rice.edu. Look more than once, please, because the homepage
changes each time you visit. Like all websites, this one is -- and always
will be -- a work in progress. Our goal is to have the most useful and
attractive business school website possible, and your suggestions and
comments will be greatly appreciated. Assistant Director of Public Relations
Maileen Hamto is the webmaster and project manager with ESX. The design was
done by RandomSky Design Studio. Comments and suggestions are welcome:
contact Debra Thomas, dthomas@rice.edu, 713-348-6343.

The website includes the Jones School calendar that will feature all on- and
off-campus events hosted by the Jones School, including the academic
calendar, student club activities and meetings, social events, recruiting
trips, CPC-sponsored events, etc. The calendar will replace the schoolwide
internal Yahoo! calendar. Please add the URL
http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/calendar to your "favorites" or "bookmarks" folder
on your web browser.

Dean Gil Whitaker was featured in the global business edition of the October
29 issue of Time magazine where he was identified as a "World Beater: People
to Watch in International Business." Whitaker was chosen for his efforts to
diversify the school and pictured with a number of black, Hispanic and women
students.
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The Jones Graduate School Class Gift Challenge is to get all classes to make
class gifts to the Jones School in honor of the Next Century Campaign and
the 26th graduating class. The class (or classes) with the highest
participation rate will be honored with a dinner in the new building. For
more information, contact Maya Houston, houstonm@rice.edu phone
713-348-6145. http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/campaign

Alumni Moms and Dads may receive a free Rice MBAby baby romper for the
newest addition to their family. Send us a picture of your baby
wearing the romper for the alumni website.
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Admissions counselors recruit, interview and evaluate prospective
candidates. An elite group of second year students, these counselors embody
the collaborative, diverse, and enriching experience that represents the
Rice MBA. http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/Admissions_Counselors.asp

As the Jones School celebrates its 25th anniversary, we invite you take a
retrospective look at the last 25 years and a peek into the future of the
Jones School.
http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/images/jonesgsm/history/index.html

Learn about new and upcoming initiatives and programs at the school, and
view artist renderings of the new $60 million building, currently under
construction. http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/campaign.

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