Parking—Surface lots will be open beginning on Sunday. Garages will remain card-accessible and will remain open as long as it is safe to do so.
Buses—Campus bus service will run normal hours on Saturday; there is no bus no service on Sunday or Monday.
Recreation Center—The Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center plans to be open normal hours on Saturday and closed on Sunday. Please check recreation.rice.edu for updated hours.
Fondren—Fondren Library will close on Saturday, January 24th at 6:00pm. The library will remain closed Sunday, January 25th and Monday, January 26th and staff will work remotely. Regular hours are expected for Tuesday, January 27th.
Student Center—The Rice Student Center will be open until 10 pm on Saturday and closed on Sunday
Dining—Retail dining operations on campus will be limited. Please visit dining.rice.edu for the most current information about which services are available.
Moody Art Center—Closed to the public starting 5 pm Saturday until Tuesday. They will reopen at 10 am on Tuesday.
Baker Institute—Closed Saturday and Sunday. Monday will follow university guidelines.
Shepard School of Music—All school activities cancelled for Saturday at 5 pm through Sunday. This includes rentals, degree recitals, admissions auditions, master classes, and rehearsals.Shepherd School will follow Rice’s remote plan on Monday; all in-person activities have been canceled. (This affects public recitals, admissions auditions, and ensemble rehearsals).
Events and Activities—Events and activities planned for Sunday have been cancelled. No in-person events for Monday.
Campus Access—Buildings will only be open to those with swipe access.
All emergency issues should be reported to RUPD at 713-348-6000. All non-emergency issues can be reported to the Emergency Command Center at 713-348-8281.
City of Houston and Harris County Warming Centers—there will be warming centers open across the city from Saturday until Tuesday afternoon, Jan 27. Warming center locations and hours of operation will be posted as they are available on the Houston OEM website and the ReadyHarris website. Check the Houston TranStar traffic map for icy road conditions.
We will continue to monitor the weather and update the community regarding any modifications to campus operations.
Please take care and stay safe!