Hello Class of 2023! Welcome to Rice University! We are so incredibly excited for you to become a part of our great community, and can’t wait for you to experience everything that this university has to offer. On behalf of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL), welcome! My name is Alejandro Toscano Rodriguez, and […]
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High school students are ELITE leaders at Rice
Inspired and a little impatient, Callia Bast, a high-school senior from Miami, Fla., collected her team’s supply of polystyrene foam, moved to another table and assembled a box with the aid of a hot-glue gun.
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Come out and Celebrate! RCEL community comes together for End of Year Celebration
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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Engineering seniors honored by RCEL
Rice Engineering Communications Two graduating seniors at Rice University have been awarded the 2019 leadership prizes from the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL). Kevin Sterling Zhang, in chemical and biomolecular engineering (ChBE), was given the 2019 Robert H. Parks, Jr. Prize for Excellence in Engineering Leadership. Gigi Rill in mechanical engineering (MECH) received the […]
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RCEL 2.0 pushes specialization, better access
When the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL) was formed back in 2010 with a $15 million gift from John ’73, ’74 and Anne ’75 Doerr, the goal was to create the next generation of engineers who exhibited strong analytic and leadership abilities. It would also educate the next class of idea-makers and future CEOs and managers who could emulate the strengths of the center’s founders: entrepreneurship, collaborative vision and a dedication for giving back.
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In Rice talk, Doerr emphasizes importance of setting ambitious goals
“Ideas are easy. Execution is everything.”
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Halloween study break brings RCEL community together
The first RCEL community event of the year gave students a break from their studies to celebrate Halloween early. The RCEL Halloween Study Break took place on Monday, October 22 in the McMurtry College PDR. Students came to enjoy pumpkin painting and Halloween coloring, as well as giving students new to the RCEL program the […]
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MECH senior launches rocketing career
Sam Zorek, a senior in mechanical engineering at Rice University, has received this year’s $10,000 Daedalus 88 Undergraduate Scholarship from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics(AIAA).
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RCEL Mentorship 2018 Kick-Off Recap
Students and mentors came to the RCEL Mentorship Program Kick-Off on October 11 at Rice University to learn more about the program, and to meet each other face-to-face.
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RCEL hosts 7th Annual Engineering Liftoff
The Rice Center for Engineering Leadership held its 7th annual freshmen “Engineering Liftoff” on Saturday, Sept. 8, in the RMC Grand Hall.
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