This page contains everything you need to know about LassO-Week. Read about your coordinators, theme, what to expect for move-in, and the people you'll be getting to know very closely during your first week at Rice!
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O-Week is a week-long introduction to everything Rice University and Duncan have to offer. Through collaboration with the Rice administration, students, and DuncSquad, we’ve planned a week that is sure to show you all of the potential you have at Rice! O-Week is meant to give you an academic and social foundation for not only your first year but also the rest of your time in college. Throughout the various activities during O-Week, you will experience all of the culture and resources Rice University and Duncan College have to offer.
At the beginning of the week, you’ll get to know your wonderful O-Week Advisors and all the rest of the New Students in your O-Week Group. You’ll also get introduced to Duncan’s stellar Adult Team (Dunc-Squad) as well as other Duncan-affiliated professors and faculty. These are all opportunities for you to form a foundation of connections, resources, and (most importantly) lasting friendships that you can build upon as you transition into Rice and Duncan.
Not only will you be given the opportunity to meet other New Students and Advisors at Duncan,, but also students, staff, and faculty across campus who will remain available resources to you for your entire career at Rice. About half of the week is dedicated to academic planning, through the leadership of our amazing Peer Academic Advisors (PAAs)!. The remainder of the week is meant to immerse you in the unique cultures and traditions that Duncan and Rice have built over the years.
By the end of the week, you will not only be familiar with the plethora of resources Rice and Duncan have to offer, but also the values upon which these resources are based. One of Duncan’s mottos is “Somos Equipo, Somos Familia” (SESF), which means “We are a team, we are a family.” We live together, learn together, laugh together, and most of all support each other unconditionally in our efforts both as students and as people. It has been almost sixteen years since Duncan was founded, and while there are a lot of fun traditions and events that have already been built, you, as a new Duncaroo, will be able (and encouraged) to create new ones during your time here at Rice!
We know that this might sound like a lot to introduce to you in one week, but we want to emphasize that this week is about you and our amazing team of Advisors and Affiliates are here to support you however you may need it!. In the end, our goal is for you to leave your first experience at Rice excited, confident, and supported. <3
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Howdy y’all! In LassO-Week we aim to foster community, confidence, and exploration as you journey throughout the wild wild west! We invite all you cowpokes to wrangle up your unique experiences and bring them to Duncan. Just like not all cowpokes ride the same horse, we know every student comes from a different stretch of the prairie, and we welcome folks from all trails of life.
LassO-Week is all about givin’ y’all the tools to rope in success at Rice. Simultaneously, we prioritize the importance of mental and physical wellbeing, you know, taking a chance to kick off your boots. This new class of cowpokes should ride out of LassO-Week with comfort and confidence, ready to meander through the Rice frontier. We hope to foster a positive environment that gives y’all many opportunities that Rice and Houston have to offer, so take the reins and ride toward new adventures!
Welcome to the ROOdeo!