Fast Five March 2025

Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the Fast Five with OF&S! This campus-wide monthly publication highlights the latest updates on our key initiatives. Here are the five things you need to know about OF&S this Friday:


Introducing the Building Momentum Together Initiative The project formerly known as ROI has been renamed and launched its Phase 1 projects with several service enhancements planned for campus. Read More	Total Rewards Initiative: Rice’s Commitment to Competitive Pay & Benefits Uncover Rice’s investments for year two of its $20M commitment to improving compensation and benefits, and mark your calendar for Open Enrollment and RiceFest. Read More

Budget & Finance: Charting a Strategic Path Forward Learn how the Budget & Finance team is aligning financial resources, driving innovation, and enhancing transparency at Rice through their new strategic plan. Read More	Recognizing Excellence: How HR & Staff Council’s New Staff Awards Resource Enhances Transparency and Awareness Explore this new resource to learn about the different staff recognition awards offered across campus Read More

Bringing Project Management Tools to Rice: Implementing Asana Discover how Rice is enhancing collaboration, reducing costs, and creating a stronger culture of best practices through the centralization of a project management tool. Read More	Missed a Fast Five? Revisit all Fast Five articles on the OF&S website. Read More

All my best,

Kelly Fox, Executive Vice President for Operations, Finance, & Support