College Leadership Workshop

 This year’s CLW will take place on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Check-in and breakfast begin at 8:00 AM and will end at 9:00 AM! Check-in and breakfast begin at 8:00 AM and will end at 9:00 AM.  This one-day program will include many informative and engaging workshops featuring students and guest speakers covering the subjects of college admissions, financial aid, college application essays, extracurricular activities, and leadership. Student participants will be divided into small groups led by current college students from both Rice University and other Houston-area universities, in which they will have the opportunity to learn about student life and to get answers to their questions from current students themselves in a casual setting. In addition, student participants will have the opportunity to have their college application essays reviewed. Parent participants, if they choose to join us, will be able to attend some student workshops, as well as parent workshops made with resources specifically for parents. Although CLW incorporates certain resources that are specific to Asian-American families (e.g. translators, information on Asian-American scholarships), we strongly encourage all interested high school students of all years from all backgrounds and their parents to participate.

Check-in

Check-in and breakfast will be at the picnic bench area between George R. Brown Hall and Keck Hall. If you were to put this on Google or Apple Maps, it would be “Valhalla.” It is marked on the map in purple. This will be from 8:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m. Please arrive on time, as there will be no volunteers at the check-in area after 9:00 a.m. Students will be receiving their small group assignments, as well as their T-Shirts. Only students will be receiving shirts.

Parking

All-day parking will be at Greenbriar Lot (see blue area below) and will cost $3.00 via card (cash is not accepted). Please only use Greenbriar Lot as there will be CLW volunteers (wearing black CLW shirts) stationed there to guide you.

Drop-off

If you are a parent dropping off a student, please follow the orange routes outlined in the map. You may enter through 1, 2, 3, or 23. Along the road near check-in, you will see CLW volunteers stationed at our drop-off station. You may find directions via Maps by searching “Valhalla Rice.”

Schedule

Please take a look at tomorrow’s schedule as it contains an overview of all events and their corresponding locations. Click the following links to view each respective schedule:

• Student Schedule
• Parent Schedule

Other important notes

• Remember to fill out the Minor Registration Waiver form PDF and attach it to the Registration link found under ‘College Leadership Workshop’ → ‘Registration’
• Please bring comfortable walking shoes as there will be quite a lot of walking throughout the day.
• Bring a bottle of water! There are refill stations throughout campus.
• Bring cash if you would like to purchase boba or extra snacks during lunch!
  • Bánh mì will be provided for all participants. 
• We do take walk-ins for the event, but the fee will be $12 per person.