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@Jones: News and Information from the Jones  School
December 14,  2001
New Website -- http://jonesgsm.rice.edu 
Web Calendar --  http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/calendar 
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
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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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.
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?SnID=$LC:SnID$ 
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" symposisum 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  Secxurity 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. http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=53&?SNID=$LC:SnID$&FullStoryArea=NEWSFULLSTORY 
 
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 .
 
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. http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=52&?SnID=$LC:SnID$ 
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.  http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/Alumni_Update_Information_Form.asp?SnID=$LC:SnID $
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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?SnID=$LC:SNID$ 
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?SnID=$LC:SnID$ 
 
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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