Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies

Mary McIntire, Dean

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Lovett’s Vision for Life-Long Learning

Education does not begin with the university, nor does it end in the university. It is a matter of life, the whole span of life.”

– Edgar Odell Lovett

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From Lovett to V2C

Rice’s “Vision for the Second Century” states:

“We must fully engage with the city of Houston – learning from it and contributing to it – as a successful partnership with our home city is an essential part of our future.”

“We must continue to make available our tremendous educational and cultural resources to the many thousands of Houstonians who come to our campus, whether it be for continuing studies and business education – including professional development to help Houstonians advance in their current careers or begin new ones.”

Mission of the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies:

To advance Rice University’s longstanding commitment to educational outreach by providing lifelong personal and professional development opportunities to the broader community.

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Recent History

2005 Renamed Susanne M. Glasscock

School of Continuing Studies

2006 Established Advisory Board

2010 More than 12,000 enrollments

per year

Current GSCS Advisory Board

Ed Segner, CHAIR

Anne Baillio Bill Barnett Dr. John Boles Peter Brown Tammy Casey Harriet Foster

Susanne M. Glasscock

Hank Hudspeth Dr. Melissa Kean Albert Kidd Jackie Martin Steve Shaper Deborah Stavis

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Overview of GSCS

Administrative staff of 33.6 FTE

Program areas, in order of first courses offered:

1968 Professional Development

1973 Personal Development

1974 Language Programs

1982 Rice Summer School

1987 Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership

1995 Center for College Readiness

2005 Master of Liberal Studies

Demographics of GSCS Participants*

Employment: 70% employed outside

the home 8% self-employed 3% unemployed and looking

for work 12% retired

Highest degree received: 48% bachelor’s 36% master’s 11% doctorate or equivalent

Household income: 43% earn more than $100K 32% earn $50K-99K

Age: 53% age 46 or older 18% age 36-45 22% age 26-35

93% are not Rice alumni

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* Not including ESL students

Glasscock School

Areas of Programming

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Professional Development

Education and prep for national professional exams:

Human Resources Certified Financial Planner Chartered Financial Analyst Certified Treasury Professional

Paralegal studies Leadership Communications Career development Many offered in classroom and online

formats

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Center for College Readiness

Formerly Teacher Professional Development; will serve 4,200+ teachers, administrators and students this year

Extensive programming for teachers of the Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs

Customized in-house programs for many area school districts, including HISD

Rice for High School: High schoolers admitted to and guided through Rice summer school

Other programs for teachers, administrators and students to improve the education process and ensure high school students are properly prepared for college

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Center for College Readiness

Teaching American History Grant: $1 million from U.S. Department of Education

for Spring Branch and Fort Bend ISDs Taught by four senior Rice faculty

Academies for High School Teachers of Advanced Courses Intensive content-rich courses taught by university faculty In 2010, 14 Rice faculty members taught in the Academies

Participation by Rice faculty sought when possible in CCR programs

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Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership

Following 23 years of offering a wide range of courses in nonprofit leadership and fundraising, the CPNL was established in 2010 with $1 million gift from Hank and Demaris Hudspeth

Eight new programs added in 2010 based on research, with more planned

Collaborate with Association of Fundraising Professionals,United Way of Greater Houston, Greater Houston Community Foundation

Received $100K grant from Rockwell Foundation for Finance Certificate Program; other non-credit certificates planned

Master’s certificate programs planned; potential master’s degree in beginning planning stages

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Certificate Programs

Offer several certificate programs in Professional Development, CCR and CPNL areas

Some require admission; courses are taught by practitioners and some Rice faculty/staff

Certified Financial Planner & Web-Delivered CFP Paralegal & Web-Delivered Paralegal Human Resources (four levels, most have classroom & Web options) Foundations for Success Global Education (Web only) Content-Specific ESL Strategies (Web only) Advanced Placement Online Mentoring (Web only) Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives Comprehensive Fundraising Development

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Personal Development

Non-credit courses in: Arts, Humanities and Sciences Lifestyle Studio Art and Photography Creative Writing Personal Finance

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Personal Development

To many, the face of GSCS 4,000+ enrollments per year Showcase Rice faculty (more than 30 in fall

2010) Numerous on-campus collaborations,

e.g. departments/ schools for spotlight courses, Religious Studies, Kinder Institute

Numerous off-campus collaborations, e.g. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Asia Society

Lecture series at The Hallmark Retirement Community

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Master of Liberal Studies

A part-time program for adults who wish to take their life-long learning to a new level

In first five years, it has grown to be the second largest master’s program at Rice; Approximately 70 students

Students include doctors, lawyers, teachers, writers and retirees; age range from mid 20s to 70s; ethnically diverse

Taught almost exclusively by Rice faculty

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Intensive English (ESL)

Large enrollment in 2010 – averaged 215 students per session (six sessions per year)

More than 100 countries represented since 2000

Foreign Languages

Approximately 250 students per session (five sessions per year)

Small class size for excellent student attention

Multiple levels of proficiency

Instruction in eight languages: Spanish Italian Russian Mandarin Chinese Portuguese French Arabic Japanese

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Rice Summer School

Have administered Summer School on behalf of the university since 1982

Attract 200-300 Rice undergrads and visiting students

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Rice University

Faculty/Staff Benefits at GSCS

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Human Resources Policy No. 432-98 Tuition Reimbursement: Applies to

Benefits-Eligible Faculty and Staff

Courses offered by Continuing Studies that are job-related may be eligible for reimbursement by HR of 75% of the cost up to $600 per year

See benefits.rice.edu

Individual departments can decide to pay tuition for a job-related course offered by Continuing Studies

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Faculty/Staff Discounts

When taking classes that are not job-related or reimbursed, Rice faculty/staff, along with spouses and adult children, receive: 50% discount on non-limited enrollment

Personal Development courses 10% discount on limited enrollment Personal

Development courses as well as courses within Professional Development, Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership courses

Some exceptions exist, including wine-tasting and cooking courses

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Faculty/Staff Discounts

Foreign Language programs are currently discounted from $385 to $320 per session

10% discount on the Master of Liberal Studies program

All discounts are a benefit to you provided by Continuing Studies

Glasscock School

Vision for the Future

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Programming Goals

Expand annual enrollment to 15,000

Add daytime professional programs

Increase Web-delivered programs

Capture Rice faculty talks for alumni world-wide

Collaborate more widely with other schools on campus

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Current building location

Proposed building location

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Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies

Mary McIntire, Dean