Workshops + Events

Fellowship write-a-thon + Blog writing workshops

Hosted monthly write-a-thon sessions to allow graduate students an opportunity to have a space free of distractions to work on fellowship writing with their assigned fellowship coach.

Hosted monthly blog writing workshops to allow students to have a space free of distractions to write about their experience in Houston and as a graduate student. Served as the editor-in-chief and increased the graduate student’s blog writing participation from 40% to 90%, which also increase website traffic and more social media engagement.

free doctoral application fee waiver

Led marketing and communication efforts to launch the first annual “Free Doctoral Application Fee Waiver Weeks.” This initiative accommodated both domestic and international applicants with the admissions process.

virtual coffee chats

Led recruitment initiatives by promoting and participating in the Virtual Coffee Chats and the EducationUSA sessions to dissect the admission’s process and what to expect being a Rice graduate student. Recruitment activities ranged from on-campus, the Houston community, Prairie View A & M University, The University of Texas at Austin, domestically in the United States and internationally.