Undergraduate Student Life
Discover Your Community: Undergraduate Business Student Clubs and Organizations
At Rice Business, learning goes beyond the classroom. The Virani Undergraduate School of Business supports several student-led clubs and organizations to help you get involved. Whether you're passionate about entrepreneurship, finance or a specific industry, you'll find a community here to connect, collaborate and grow.
Business Clubs at Rice
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Expanding your network is one of the most exciting opportunities you’ll have at Rice Business. As a member of Rice Business Society, you’ll create close, professional relationships with recruiting companies, attend events to connect with fellow business classmates and receive interview tips and tricks at exclusive workshops.
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Rice Women in Business connects you with peers and mentors committed to empowering your leadership skills. You’ll attend career and industry panels, networking opportunities and speaker events alongside a community of other undergraduate women at Rice who are interested in exploring careers in business.
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By joining Rice Finance, you’ll receive skills and resources to prepare you for a successful career in the finance industry. Members receive invites to recruiting, networking and informational events, as well as a semester-long training program to sharpen your finance and investment skills.
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Want to take your expertise in finance a step further? Apply for Rice Undergraduate Investment Fund (RUIF), a branch of Rice Finance, and help manage an investment portfolio alongside the Rice Management Company. As an RUIF member, you’ll receive a one-of-a-kind opportunity to manage a portion of the University's endowment, invest with teammates and truly learn by doing.
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If you’re passionate about energy transition initiatives, join Rice New Energy Fund (RNEF) and gain first-hand insights by working on a student-managed investment fund. You’ll learn from financial experts, engage with complexities of the energy transition and expand your knowledge on climate investing from within the energy capital.
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As a member of Analytics, Consulting and Technology at Rice (ACT Rice), you’ll make a lasting impact in the community. Members of the management consulting club work together to provide pro-bono consulting services to local nonprofit organizations through two branches: Consulting and Tech Solutions. During your time at ACT Rice, you can either sharpen your consulting skills by helping clients with strategy, research and campus involvement or gain expertise on tech solutions by implementing software, IT systems and new software capabilities.
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If you’re an undergrad seeking a challenge, Rice Consulting allows you to gain real-world consulting experience alongside local, regional and national businesses. Sharpen your management consulting skills, engage in meaningful client-facing interactions and take your first leap into a rewarding profession alongside dedicated club members.
Find Your Perfect Club
As a Rice undergraduate, you’ll also have access to over 300 clubs spanning eleven different genres, showcasing an unparalleled diversity of organizations. To learn more about student clubs and organizations on campus visit the Rice Student Center.
Connect, Engage and Belong
We Are Here to Support You
About the Virani Undergraduate School of Business
At Rice Business, we are dedicated to enhancing your journey as an undergraduate business student. We offer a variety of student-led initiatives and co-curricular programs designed to create a well-rounded college experience.
Here’s how we support our students:
- Affinity and industry clubs
- Co-curricular programming
- Student support services
About our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office
Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values at Rice Business. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office is here for all students, including undergraduates, offering opportunities to grow, connect and lead. Here’s a glimpse of what we provide:
- Annual DEI Conference: Engage in conversations and skill-building around diversity and inclusion in business.
- Beyond BUSI: Join quarterly programs that emphasize community, resource access and professional development.
- EmpowerHer: Connect with women at Rice Business through engaging, thought-provoking discussions.
- Fireside Chats: Hear from industry leaders and academic experts as they share their DEI successes and insights.
- MOSAIC (Multicultural Opportunities for Solidarity, Awareness, Identity and Collaboration): Celebrate our vibrant and diverse community by learning about identity, culture and traditions.
The Rice Business Student Experience
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