Administrators' Forum

The Administrators’ Forum is a vital platform for all employees, regardless of division, to learn from and engage leaders on the advancements and developments of administrative functions across campus. Meetings are held monthly, via Zoom, during the academic year (September-May).

Upcoming Forums

The 2025-2026 Admin Forum program and calendar is as follows:

Tuesday, September 23, 3:30-4:30pm (Zoom)

Presentations:
- The Incoming Class (Yvonne Romero & Bridget Gorman)
- International Travel Policy (Julianna Crim)

Wednesday, October 22, 8:30-10:00am (In-person & Zoom)

Keynote: Amy Dittmar
Location: Duncan Hall
Event Schedule: 8:30am - Light breakfast and networking (Martel Hall), 9:00 am - Presentation (McMurtry Auditorium)

Tuesday, November 18, 3:30-4:30pm (Zoom)

Wednesday, December 17, 9:00-10:00am (Zoom)

Tuesday, January 27, 3:30-4:30pm (Zoom)

Wednesday, February 18, 9:00-10:00am (Zoom)

Tuesday, March 31, 3:30-5:00pm (In-person & Zoom)

Wednesday, April 22, 9:00-10:00am (Zoom)

Tuesday, May 12, 3:30-4:30pm (Zoom)

Past Presentations

FY 2025 Presentations

May 13, 2025

Summer 2025 Capital & Maintenance Projects slide deck

April 15, 2025

Staff Appreciation Event Announcement - Kimberly Vetter & Ryan Kirksey
Perch Perspective Announcement - Joop Oranje
America To Go Announcement - Adriana Jimenez
Owl Launch & Open Enrollment Presentation - Michelle Potoczniak & Veronica Villasenor
Campus Services Presentation - Rick Mello & Beth Leaver
Student Wellbeing Presentation - Agnes Ho
Development & Alumni Relations Presentation - Stephen Bayer

March 25, 2025

Welcome to Sandee Cheynet, CHRO - Kelly Fox
Summer Youth Program Requirements - Joanne Baptista
Staff Awards Resource Announcement - Janine Berrill
Perf Management & Perch Perspective Updates - Joop Oranje
Rice's Endowment - John Lawrence
Rice Real Estate Presentation - Ken Jett
Employee Health & Wellbeing Programs - Tina Villard & Anatolia Vick-Kregel
FY26 Benefits & Stress Management - Elaine Britt
Jones School 50th Anniversary - Peter Rodriguez
Labor Distribution in iO Update - Brad Fralic

February 11, 2025

Moody Center Spring Programming - Alison Weaver
FY26 Budget Planning Process - Katrina Spencer
Performance Management Update - Joop Oranje
General Legal Update - Omar Syed

December 17, 2024

Welcome & Thank You, Gerilyn! - Kelly Fox
Total Compensation Statements - Veronica Villasenor
F&CP New Office Hours - Pamela Marut
Performance Management Update - Pam Minigan
Chatbots & AI Applications - Raza Dawood
Research Computing Updates - Melissa Cragin
Legislative Update - Nathan Cook
Campus Winter Break Projects - Elmer Whitehead

November 19, 2024

Dependent Tuition Benefit - Veronica Villasenor
RUPD Holiday Events - Clemente Rodriguez
Resource Optimization Project - Katrina Spencer
Staff Council Update - Janine Berrill
Rice Accreditation/Reaffirmation Update - Arun Natarajan
OIT Update - Elaine Brewer

October 23, 2024

The University's New Strategic Plan - Amy Dittmar
Perch Perspective Campus Survey Update - Cynthia Pepper (rerecord following technical difficulties)
Campus Master Plan - Ken Jett (technical difficulties, new recording coming soon)
Windows 11 Update - Paul Padley

September 24, 2024

Owl Launch - Veronica Villasenor
Wellness Programs Update - Tina Villard
Incoming Class Overview - Yvonne Romero
Fall 2024 Update - Bridget Gorman
Graduate School Update - Seiichi Matsuda
Dining Update - Rick Mello

FY 2024 Presentations

May 21, 2024

VIDEO LINK TO ZOOM MEETING
Summer Dining Options
Graduate Fellows Payment Transition to Payroll Initiative - Brad Fralic
Update on the Ion and Innovation - Paul Cherukuri, VP for Innovation
Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Update - Jon Wyand, Assistant VP for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
RUPD’s Temporary Move, How to Get ID’s - Clemente Rodriguez, RUPD Chief

April 10, 2024