Rice graduate studies office throws ‘Night at the Museum’ bash

Prospective graduate students mingle among dinosaurs at recruitment event

Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton at Night at the Museum grad student recruitment event — *Photos by Jeff Fitlow*

Rice’s Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies hosted its annual “A Night at the Museum” graduate student recruitment event Feb. 25 at the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Morian Hall of Paleontology, a fun-filled evening amid the museum’s spectacular collection of dinosaur skeletons and other paleontological wonders.

In addition to refreshments and activities to help introduce prospective students to their potential future classmates and learn about the university’s graduate programs, representatives from various student organizations were on hand to share information about Rice graduate student life and culture, including the Graduate Student Association (GSA), the Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA), the Latin American Graduate Student Association (LAGSA), and the Queer Graduate Student Association (QGSA).

Group of students at Night at the Museum grad student recruitment event

Rice President Reginald DesRoches between two students at Night at the Museum — Rice President Reginald DesRoches

Group of students pose for group photo at graduate studies recruitment event

Prospective Rice graduate students next to dinosaur remains at recruitment event

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