School of Social Sciences

Administrator’s ForumMay 3, 2011

Top Rice BA Degrees

Top Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Economics (including Mathematical Economic Analysis) 73 93 85 87 73 99

Psychology 56 61 72 58 64 72

Biochemistry 46 65 68 64 55 68

English 57 60 54 54 56 56

Political Science 59 42 62 55 64 54

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

London Turkey

Rice

Growth of Gateway

• Started in 2008 with 7 students

• Currently have 167 students

• Goal=40 percent participation in 5 years

Year Students

2007-2008 7

2008-2009 31

2009-2010 57

2010-2011 72

TOTAL 167

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 grants

School breaks grants record

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

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$1,600,000

$1,800,000

Dollars

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Year

Social Sciences External Grant Dollars Received, 2005-2010

Dollars Received

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