News Briefs

Information available on benefits, services

Information on Initiatives for Children, Plan 21 and METRO
will be offered to members of the Rice community Friday, Nov.
10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The information will be available
in the lobby of the Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center. Faculty,
staff and students are encouraged to pick up literature and
ask questions of representatives.

Initiatives for Children is a child-care referral service
and Plan 21 is an assistance program for employees facing
personal or family problems.

Check out new emergency phone

A new emergency phone has been installed
on the northwest side of the Humanities Building. The phone
has a lighted face with a blue light on top of its case.
The light will strobe when activated by a push-button on
the phone face. Its features also allow it to be used by
the hearing impaired.

Rice University Police Chief Bill Taylor encourages faculty,
staff and students to check out the phone and contact him
with responses at <wtaylor@rice.edu>. If it is well-received,
six more will be ordered for the campus.