News Briefs

Friends of Fondren seeks to recognize Rice authors, others

The Friends of Fondren Library are asking for the Rice community’s assistance in identifying all faculty, staff, alumni and Friends’ members who in 2004 authored a published book, edited a published journal, composed a major musical work or mounted a one-person art show.

Please send the name of the author, title of the work, publisher and date of publishing or premeire to Mary Bixby by e-mail at <mbixby@rice.edu> or by campus mail at MS 245.

The annual Rice Authors Reception is slated for Feb. 6 in the Kyle Morrow Room, Fondren Library. The event will consist of a panel of authors discussing their books and writing, followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience. The program will be followed by a reception in the Lovett Lounge. Books will be offered for sale.

Office of Registrar cuts transcript fee in half

Rice’s Office of the Registrar has reduced the fee for transcripts to $5.

Payment for transcripts requested in person or by mail is by cash, check or money order. The online process requires payment by credit card, but the fee is not charged until the transcript has been sent.

For more information or to request a transcript, contact the registrar at 713-348-4999 or <transcript@rice.edu> or visit <www.rice.edu/registrar>.

Buy calendars, notecards and support study abroad

Still need a calendar for the new year? Rice University International Programs is offering unique calendars featuring prize-winning images taken by undergraduate Rice students participating in a study-abroad program.

Every year approximately 250 Rice undergraduates participate in Rice’s study- and work-abroad programs. For many of these students, this opportunity is possible only through the travel scholarships given by faculty, alumni and community members.

Proceeds from the sale of the calendars will be used for travel scholarships for future Rice students participating in Rice’s international programs.

The 2005 calendars, which cost $8.50, feature 12 student photographs and come with a jewel-case easel. Also available are notecards featuring student photography. A pack of 8 cards and envelopes is $8.50.

To see the images or download an order form, visit <http://abroad.rice.edu>.

Schedule a TIAA-CREF counseling session

A TIAA-CREF consultant will be available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Jan. 18-20 for one-on-one counseling on financial matters. To schedule a session, sign up at <www.tiaa-cref.org/moc>.

New shuttle service goes to area shopping

A new campus shuttle service is taking shoppers to Rice Village, Target and Fiesta.

The Rice Village Shuttle runs Friday and Saturday evenings from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. The bus, marked “Rice Village Shuttle” on the front, stops in the loop on campus and ferries riders to The Village. The pickup locations in The Village are at the corner of University and Kelvin and at the corner of Rice Boulevard and Kelvin (near Kinko’s). The last pickup from The Village is at
10:15 p.m.

The Target and Fiesta Shuttle runs Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The bus, marked “Shopping Shuttle,” stops in the loop and takes shoppers to the Target and Fiesta stores at Kirby and Old Spanish Trail. Pickup locations are in front of Target and Fiesta.

RUPD to hold first citizen’s police academy

The Rice University Police Department is offering its first citizen’s police academy. It’s a chance for members of the Rice community to learn about the many facets of police service, including:

• community-oriented policing and crime prevention
• police/citizen interaction and problem-solving
• patrol procedures
• traffic stops and enforcement
• criminal law and the criminal justice system
• the use-of-force continuum
• firearms and personal safety education
• the Rice Emergency Medical Service
• crime-scene investigations
• dignitary protection operations
• crisis-intervention training

The program is free and runs 13 weeks, supplemented with optional weekend practical exercises. Classes will meet in the Rice Police Law Enforcement Training Center in the Annex Building (Entrance No. 8) from 6 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday, beginning Jan. 18.

To enroll, e-mail or call Sgt. Jim Baylor at <baylor@rice.edu> or 713-348-4594. Provide your name and contact information, your shirt size and your affiliation to Rice (faculty, staff, student, neighbor or other).

Correction

In an article announcing Rice’s Yildiz Bayazitoglu’s receipt of the 2004 Heat Transfer Memorial Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Rice News neglected to report that Bayazitoglu is the first woman ever to win the prestigious honor, which has been bestowed to fewer than 90 people in the past 45 years.

Bayazitoglu, the Harry S. Cameron Professor in Mechanical Engineering, was recognized for contributions to fundamental radiative heat transfer, thermal effects in materials processing and microscale heat transfer; for leadership in engineering education; and for outstanding service to the heat transfer community.

Rice News regrets the omission.