School of Social Sciences Administrator’s Forum May 3, 2011.

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School of Social Sciences Administrator’s Forum May 3, 2011

Top Rice BA Degrees Top Bachelor's Degrees Awarded Economics (including Mathematical Economic Analysis) Psychology Biochemistry English Political Science

Bachelor’s Degrees by School

Departments & Programs Anthropology Economics Political Science Psychology Sociology Cognitive Sciences Managerial Studies Policy Studies

Gateway Program What is Gateway? Creates opportunities for undergraduates to explore the “real world” through --independent research projects --internships --international ambassadors --urban lab

Gateway “Cultural Adaptation of Burmese Refugee Families in Houston, Texas” ~ Jasmine Bright “Improving the Role of Women in the Public Sphere of Pakistan” ~ Shireen Nasir “Cross Cultural Communications in the Workplace”~ Catherine Ott-Holland “Southern Economic Trends in Public Education” ~ Andrew Patterson “Accessing Health Care: A Latino Immigrant Experience”~ Ariela Schacter “How Should Students Organize Their Study Time” ~ Andrew Thompson Research Topics Social Sciences Undergraduate Research Enterprise (SSURE)

Gateway The Abramson Center for the Future of Health at Methodist Research Hospital The Green Business Bureau Merrill Lynch (8) iN Demand Networks The Orange County Register Krueger & Catalano, LLC UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) Internship Companies Social Sciences Internship Program

Gateway Madrid and Seville, Spain Paris, France Cairo, Egypt Ankara, Turkey Prague, Czech Republic Geneva, Switzerland London, England Buenos Aires, Argentina Delhi, India Shanghai, China Brussels, Belgium Berlin, Germany Countries Visited Social Sciences International Ambassador Program

Gateway Urban Lab LondonTurkey Rice

Growth of Gateway Started in 2008 with 7 students Currently have 167 students Goal=40 percent participation in 5 years YearStudents TOTAL167

Institutes & Centers Harlan Program on State Politics and Policy Shell Center for Sustainability Neurolab Kinder Institute for Urban Research Social Sciences Research Institute Hobby Center for the Study of Texas

Kinder Institute Major urban research institute that studies Houston and other major emerging global cities Permanent home for the Kinder Houston Area Survey Other studies about specific populations in Houston Engages in public outreach that helps understanding of pressing urban issues

Social Sciences Research Institute Offers competitive seed money funds for submission of extra- mural grants Offers competitive Research Professorships for time off to complete major research projects Offers competitive dissertation awards Provides support for all faculty gran ts

School breaks grants record

Hobby Center Provides research on various aspects of life in Texas, including education, health, and population growth Analyzes 2010 census data for Texas and elsewhere

Harlan Program Repository of state legislative data Conferences on state politics Outreach to newly elected state officials

Shell Center Sustainability indicators for Houston region Monitoring of the Gulf Coast Seed money for research on sustainability

Neurolab Collaborative Venture Rice, Baylor, and UT Health Science Joint projects on aging, stroke, and brain injury