Through the Fast Five, OF&S keeps Rice's faculty and staff current on key initiatives and updates. If you’re new to Rice or could use a refresh, here are the top Fast Five features for Fiscal Year 2025:
Optimizing How Rice Works
- Understanding Rice’s New Budget Model & Fund Allocations: Learn more about Rice’s new budget model, its revenue sources, and how the funds are allocated. Read More
- Performance Management Enhancements Coming in FY25: Find out about updates to the performance management process that will simplify goal setting, boost team collaboration, and better align with merit pay! Read More
- Hidden Rice: The Sweetest Spot on Campus: Take a behind-the-scenes look at how the newly centralized baking commissary improves efficiency, lowers costs, and elevates consistency. Read More
- Zoom AI: Zoom AI Companion is live, vetted, and ready to simplify your meetings. Read More
Rice’s Commitment to Investing in You
- Rice’s Commitment to Employee Growth and Development: Unlock your potential with Rice’s expanded benefits and free courses designed for your professional growth. Read More
- Master the Fundamentals with Budget & Finance Training: Your pathway to financial mastery begins here—join Budget & Finance’s dynamic training programs today! 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. Read More
The Rice Experience
- Perch Perspective Informs the Future of Working at Rice: Discover how Rice is leveraging key findings from the Perch Perspective survey to become an employer of choice. Read More
- Taste Your Way Across Campus with These Community Dining Options: Explore the delicious and diverse dining options available across campus, with fresh cuisine, convenient hours, and affordable choices to fit every taste. Read More
Organizational Changes in OF&S
- Organizational Changes: Operations, Finance, & Support and General Counsel share organizational changes that create alignment of roles and responsibilities while streamlining services for campus. Read More
- Real Estate & Facilities Organizational Changes: RE&F introduces three new departments and welcomes a fourth as part of a strategic realignment to enhance coordination, efficiency, and service delivery. Read More
- Facilities Reimagined: The Next Step in RE&F’s Re-Org: Learn how Facilities Reimagined unites Rice’s custodial and maintenance teams into one. Read More