Alumni Engagement Event Policy

Pricing: Reunion has a three-tier pricing structure.

Refunds: Reunion registration can be refunded until walk-up pricing begins, seven days prior to the first Reunion event.

Who may attend: Reunion is only open to Rice Business alumni and their guests. Parents, students and other non-alumni are not eligible to attend Reunion except as a guest of a Rice Business alumnus/a.

Events may be postponed or cancelled due to low registration, severe weather, logistics issues or for any other reason deemed necessary by Alumni Engagement.

When an event is postponed, all registrants will be notified via email as soon as Alumni Engagement makes the decision. Registrants have the option to receive a refund, convert their registration fee to a gift to the Rice Business Fund or retain the fee for the future re-scheduled event.

When an event is cancelled, all registrants will be notified via email as soon as Alumni Engagement makes the decision. Registrants have the option to receive a refund or convert their registration fee to a gift to the Rice Business Fund.

The networking roster, a list of registrants for the event, is available only to Rice Business alumni who pre-register and opt into being included. The roster is sent out prior to each event and again after the event.

All networking information is subject to the Rice privacy policy and the Rice Portal privacy and usage policy. Users are prohibited from using information provided in the networking roster for any commercial, public or political purposes.

The networking roster is available for most, but not all, Alumni Engagement events.

By registering for a Rice Business alumni event, you consent to being photographed and filmed at that event. These images and videos may be used in marketing and fundraising materials as well as on public-facing social media.

If you wish to revoke your consent, please email jgsbalumni@rice.edu or the event manager for that particular event at least seven days prior to the event.

Pre-registration is available for all Alumni Engagement events.

Refunds for event registration payments are available for most but not all Alumni Engagement events. Refunds will not be provided within seven days of the event except in extenuating circumstances at the discretion of Alumni Engagement.

Please see the "Alumni Reunion Weekend" section for the Reunion refund policy.

Some Alumni Engagement events are free for graduate students, but students must follow specific registration instructions. Students who register for a free spot and do not attend will lose future access to career recruiting and alumni events.

How to register for free:
Free student spots will be listed on CampusGroups and are limited. Once the cap is reached, a waitlist will begin. Free registration closes five days before the event. To register, email the event manager or jgsbalumni@rice.edu. You are not registered until you receive a confirmation. If free spots are full or the deadline has passed, you may still attend by registering and paying through the standard channels.

Paid student access: some events are open to students at a discounted rate. There is no cap or registration deadline for paid student attendance.

Off-limits events: some events will not be open to any students at all.

Official CDO corporate ambassadors may attend any event which is open to students for free, regardless of the cap on students or if the event is paid-only, if they are willing to work the event (hand out nametags, et cetera). Corporate ambassadors who wish to work alumni events in return for free attendance should email jgsbalumni@rice.edu.

Undergraduate students: please refer to the "undergraduate students" section for all event policies pertaining to undergraduate students.

Alumni Engagement events are not open to current undergraduate students unless explicitly stated on the event registration page.

Walk-up registration refers to registering for an event after midnight on the day of the event. While walk-up registration is available for most Alumni Engagement events, there are exceptions. It is generally not available for professional sporting events and events that reach their maximum capacity early.

If an event does not offer walk-up registration, this information will typically be noted on the registration page. However, Alumni Engagement reserves the right to change this at any time.

Walk-up registration will incur a 25% surcharge on the regular registration price. For example, if a happy hour event has a regular registration price of $20, the walk-up registration price would be $25 (including a $5 surcharge).

Please see the "Alumni Reunion Weekend" section for the Reunion walk-up registration policy.