Networking and Leadership Opportunities

Residency Program

A key feature of the Hybrid MBA is our residency program. You and your cohort will stay at a hotel close to Rice during on-campus weekends and immersion weeks so you can network with each other and build meaningful connections. We include the cost of the hotel as part of your tuition because we believe in the power of being together, learning together and making connections you can count on throughout your career.

Conferences and Case Competitions

Rice Business offers MBA students ample opportunities — including summits, conferences and competitions — to network with industry and business leaders. Some of the best examples are:

• Rice Energy Finance Summit
• Women in Leadership Conference
• Rice Veterans Business Battle
• Rice Business Plan Competition
• Rice Cleantech Innovation Competition
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference

Rice Business Board Fellows

The Rice Business Board Fellows is a year-long experiential learning program that matches talented, energetic and committed Rice MBA students as fellows on local nonprofit boards to serve as non-voting board members.

The Mentor Collective

As a first-year MBA student, you’ll get guidance and support from a second-year MBA student or alum through the Mentor Collective. This free program gives you direct sessions with your mentor (virtually) as well as access to leadership courses and other resources that will help you make a smooth transition into the MBA program.

Leadership and Team Coaching

Our Leader as Coach co-curricular program prepares second-year Hybrid MBA students to be more proficient at an essential component of effective leadership — the ability to develop individuals and teams. The fundamental role of leadership is to get the best performance out of people. This requires a constant focus on individual and team development. In fact, organizations place a premium on leaders who are effective coaches. It is the one leadership attribute that is critical across all levels of leadership yet grows increasingly important as you rise through the ranks.

Student Managed Fund: M.A. Wright Fund

Comprised of students selected through a rigorous application and interview process, the fund management course provides Rice MBA students with a hands-on opportunity to learn and apply effective stock analysis and investment management techniques on a live Rice endowment stock portfolio.

Global Field Experience

The Global Field Experience is an international business course that is built into the core curriculum for all MBA programs. It's an adventurous, immersive learning requirement that will change your perception of the world and the way you do business in it.

Industry Treks

Hybrid MBA students can experience a wide variety of industries in cities across the country through these treks. They are coordinated by Career Development Office staff and facilitated by alumni to help students explore what business areas or roles are available for internships and post-MBA job opportunities.

Our Industry Treks typically include the following:

• Week on Wall Street (New York City)
• Technology Trek (Austin, Seattle, Silicon Valley)
• Energy Trek (Houston)
• Health Care Trek (Houston)

Student Clubs and Organizations

Our student clubs help you develop your leadership roles, learn more about different professions and improve your business skills. Most important, you get to know your classmates better and build a sense of community. Many of our clubs collaborate to organize events such as Women in Leadership Conference, Rice Veterans Business Battle and the Rice Energy Finance Summit. These attract hundreds of students, alumni and other professionals. Hybrid MBA students may opt to participate as much as their schedule allows.

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