Rice Student Volunteer Program (RSVP)

RSVP was established in the fall of 1985 by a group of students who wanted to create a community service liaison between Rice University and the Houston community.  Since then, RSVP has taken on various roles in promoting community service.  RSVP functions as a programming board that organizes campus-wide service opportunities and awareness programming for the Rice community.  RSVP and all of its events are open to all members of the Rice community, as RSVP is a blanket-tax organization whose primary income is from a $2.00 fee collected from each student at the beginning of the year.

To learn about RSVP and this year's programs, come to a weekly meeting on Monday nights at 8:00pm in the RMC Miner Lounge. For more information, contact Sarah James (Sarah.A.James@rice.edu) or visit the RSVP web site (http://www.rice.edu/rsvp).

A brief description of the RSVP committees and sample projects for each committee are listed below. In addition to ongoing and one-time projects, each committee hosts an Awareness Month which includes educational programming about their area of service.

1. Children's Committee:  Contact Kim Dahyeon (dk7@rice.edu) or Shep Patterson (Shep.Patterson@rice.edu)
   Volunteer at DePelchin Children's Center or in the Rice Village at the Children's Assessment Center.
2. Education Committee:  Contact Roshni Patel (rhp1@rice.edu)
   Volunteer with local elementary schools or host campus tours for high school students.
3. Health Committee:  Contact Phinga Do (pnd1@rice.edu) or Christine Wang (chw4@rice.edu)
   Volunteer at Bering Omega AIDS Hospice or participate in charity walks.
4. Environmental Committee:  Committee chair not yet selected, please contact Tiffany Chen at twc1@rice.edu if you are interested in this position.
   Volunteer at Hermann Park or help with bi-annual beach clean-ups.
5. Hunger and Homelessness Committee:  Contact Karen Lin (kjl5@rice.edu) or Dorothy Chou (dc10@rice.edu)
   Serve breakfast at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church’s weekly breakfast for the homeless or provide medical supplies to Houston’s Homeless via Healthcare for the Homeless. 

RSVP Officers

Officer and Title	E-mail Address
Sarah James Chair	Sarah.A.James@rice.edu
Tiffany Chen Internal Vice-Chair	twc1@rice.edu
Kathleen Wiest External Vice-Chair	kmw3@rice.edu
Tammy Hsu Secretary	Tammy.Hsu@rice.edu
Kenna Fowler Treasurer	Kenna.K.Fowler@rice.edu

College Representatives

College	College Representatives	Freshman Representative
Baker	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011
Brown	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011
Duncan	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011
Hanszen	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011
Jones	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011
Lovett	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011
Martel	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011
McMurtry	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011
Sid Rich	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011
Wiess	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011
Will Rice	TBA	1 to be selected in September 2011

Outreach Days

RSVP's Fall and Spring Outreach Days bring the campus together for productive days of service work in the broader Houston community.  Approximately 300 students typically volunteer each Outreach Day at one of over 20 service sites, including the Humane Society, the Children's Museum, Star of Hope, and many, many more.  E-mail RSVP (rsvp@rice.edu) for more information or for the date of the next Outreach Day.

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