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  • Students of McMurtry College are learning a traditional Scottish dance together during McScottish night, celebrating McMurtry's Scottish Heritage.
    Students learn traditional Scottish dancing to celebrate McMurtry's Scottish heritage on their 7th annual McScottish Night!
  • Rice students paint a pumpkin together for Halloween
    It's spooky season! Rice students got to paint their own pumpkin to decorate their room and get into the fall spirit.
  • A student takes a break from class and volunteers to pot a few plants at Rice's Holistic Garden
    Students took advantage of Wellbeing Wednesdays at Rice's Holistic Garden, where they got to unplug, pot a few plants and learn about mindfulness.
  • McMurtry college students take a study break to eat pizza after class.
    There's no party like a pizza party! Students from McMurtry (Murts) took a study break to chow down on some pizza after class.
  • A performer wearing traditional Filipino clothing and a Rice student jump in between two poles being held by performers on the ground.
    Participating in cultural events such as this one hosted in honor of Filipino American History Month means students get to learn and take a break from classes at the same time!
  • A performer wearing traditional Filipino clothing and a Rice student jump in between two poles being held by performers on the ground.
    After the performance, students were able to try the national dance of the Philippines, tinikling.
  • A Rice student smiles for a picture while holding a plate of Filipino food.
    Of course, no event is complete without food! This one served lumpia and mamón, classic Filipino food.
  • A woman dressed in traditional Filipino clothing is doing a dance where she lays on the ground and is holding two glass cups in her hands and balancing one glass cup on her head.
    For Filipino American History Month, the Department of Transnational Asian Studies, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and Anakbayan Rice invited the Cultural Ambassadors of the Filipino Young Professionals of Houston for a performance of Filipino folk dances.
  • A close up picture of an astronaut figurine.
    Did you know? To date, 14 NASA astronauts have graduated from Rice!
  • The picture shows the back of one student taking a picture of another student in front of her that looks like they are wearing a space suit.
    Students came out to Rice stadium to celebrate the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's historic "moonshot" speech.
  • Devika and Naman stand in front of a large piece of art that is of a woman in bright pink drawn in the pop art style.
    When they aren't hosting events, the Asia Society Texas also features art from members of the Asian diaspora.
  • A woman from the Asia Society wearing a blue piece of traditional Chinese clothing called a hanfu introduces the performances for the festival.
    The performances, led by this presenter from the Asia Society Texas, were one of the highlights of the festival.
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