RCEL students, faculty, staff, and alumni came together on April 18 to celebrate another great year at RCEL and enjoy gourmet tacos and sides at Brockman Hall Portico at Rice University. RCEL Faculty Director Fred Higgs, III, PhD, welcomed the group to the event. He and Executive Director Kaz Karwowski then recognized the outgoing senior class, […]
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RCEL leads leadership training at Fort Benning in Georgia
In January, RCEL Executive Director Kaz Karwowski and David Van Kleeck, Professor in the Practice of Engineering Leadership, traveled to the US Army’s Fort Benning near Columbus, Georgia to conduct a leadership training for soldiers and staff at Martin Army Community Hospital. More than 50 participants attended the two-day workshop.While on the base, Karwowski and Van Kleeck visited the parachute training jump towers that are used […]
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Rice’s Fred Higgs makes leaders
Originally posted on HoustonChronicle.com Teaching engineers to see the big picture By Kyrie O’Connor December 13, 2016 C. Fred Higgs III remembers the day, in third grade, that he got an A+ in math. “It drove me, the way adults reacted,” he says now. Education was paramount in the Higgs household in Tallahassee, Fla., and both of […]
Continue readingOn the Move: College recruitment and relocation opportunities abound
By Michelle Sandlin | February 26, 2015 Houston Chronicle RCEL’s Kaz Karwowski was quoted in this article from the Houston Chronicle. Preparing students for robust careers in their chosen fields of study is a top priority for Houston-area colleges and universities. But, as the job market adjusts to layoff announcements within the energy sector due to declining […]
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