Enhance Your Credentials

There are a variety of professional development opportunities to obtain new skills, prepare for a certification exam, improve communication or earn recertification credit. Courses are taught by experts in their fields to help you step ahead in your career.

Visit gscs.rice.edu/profdev

See the Winners of “Celebrate Rice: A Glasscock School Photography Contest”

To commemorate the Rice Centennial, we held a photography contest to celebrate the inspiring beauty of the Rice campus. More than 220 photos were submitted by alumni, students, faculty, staff, members of the general public and Continuing Studies photography students. In April, three prize winners and eight honorable mentions were announced. View the winners and all of our entrants. 

See the winning photographs in person at the Fondren Library through July.

Your Mission. Your Career.

The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership provides access to the highest quality of educational resources for nonprofit professionals and volunteers. Programs are designed to improve the capacity of nonprofits to provide services and to advance the practice and impact of philanthropy. 

Visit cpnl.rice.edu for details on all course offerings.

Live, Interactive Classes via the Internet.

A growing number of our professional development courses are offered online in real time, using voice-over-IP technology, so your virtual classroom is on your computer screen, and your classmates attend class at the same time you do.

The fall 2012 Web-delivered courses include: Certified Treasury Professional Exam Preparation, CFP Graduate Certificate Program, Global HR Development, Professional HR Development and Senior HR Development.

Your Mind Matters. Earn Your Master of Liberal Studies. 

Rice University offers a part-time, interdisciplinary liberal arts degree featuring engaging classes that encourage intellectual discussion and allow students to explore the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences. 

Intrigued?

Visit mls.rice.edu.

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Be multilingual!

Join others who have a passion for learning other languages and exploring new cultures. Our foreign language program offers classes in eight languages at multiple levels of proficiency. Classes meet twice a week (three hours per week) and average only 10 students.

Visit languages.rice.edu to apply for the next session.

Our New Center for College Readiness

Local school district administrators and Rice K-12 leaders gathered on campus this fall for the launch of the Center for College Readiness. Formerly known as Teacher Professional Development, the center was renamed to reflect the growing diversity of its K-12 outreach programs.

Visit collegeready.rice.edu to learn more about their mission and program offerings.