Dec. 23, 2011

Rice University President David Leebron and Athletics Director Rick Greenspan will host a public forum Jan. 19 to discuss plans to raise funding for football facilities and other priorities for Rice Athletics. The forum will be held 6:30-8 p.m. in Stude Concert Hall in Rice's Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

Topics will include the vision for athletics as Rice enters its second century, the rapidly changing landscape of college athletics and the challenges it presents to Rice, and the recent approval by the Rice Board of Trustees of a proposal to raise funds for a new $44.5 million football facility and other enhancements to Rice Stadium. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. Additional details will be released shortly.

Who: Rice University President David Leebron and Athletics Director Rick Greenspan.

What: Public forum to discuss plans to raise funding for football facilities and other priorities for Rice Athletics.

When: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19.

Where: Rice University, Stude Concert Hall in Alice Pratt Brown Hall, 6100 Main St.

In 2012 Rice University will embark on a yearlong Centennial Celebration to mark its 100th anniversary. The celebration will be capped by a series of events Oct. 10-14 that includes Rice's Oct. 13 homecoming game against the University of Texas, San Antonio.