Rice wraps up successful O-Week for Class of 2027

Rice University wrapped up an energetic and lively O-Week 2023 with the annual Welcome Back Day Festival Aug. 19. This year’s orientation welcomed an incoming class of 1,140 new Owls, introducing them to the deep and unique culture of Rice before they take flight into the next chapter of their educational journeys. “Every year, I am impressed by the work the O-Week campuswide student directors and coordinators put in to make this week all about the new students,” said Araceli Lopez, executive director of Student Success Initiatives. “This year was no exception. They thought of everything to help welcome the new students and their families to Rice.” After completion of move-in day and matriculation ceremony Aug.13, new students were in for a jam-packed week of activities introducing them to both academic and social life at Rice. https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/rice-...