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Issue 9 • Spring 2009 From the Office of Public Affairs and the Office of the Associate Provost at Rice University In thIs Issue: Rice students Reach Out page 2 Rice science Project helps Galveston schools page 3 Rice students Inspire Inner-City students page 3 Math: Its Fun and exciting page 4 Rice Creates new Model for Principal Preparation page 5 Reaching Out With Robotics page 6 a Winning Float: Rice students, staff members and friends helped to build a float that won the Best Newcomer award at an MLK Rice Vigil Celebrates Civil parade in Houston. Rights Leader page 7 Parade Day A Day of service In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 80th birthday Armed with hammers, rulers and community spirit, and the inauguration of the country’s first African-American a group of five Rice people honored Martin Luther president, Rice University participated in two MLK parades King Jr.’s birthday by volunteering for Habitat for and won the Best Newcomer float award. Humanity, a nonprofit organization that builds afford- Taking part in the parades were members of Rice’s able housing for the less fortunate. Office of University Relations, the Office of Multicultural Volunteers included Barry Ribbeck, systems Community Relations and the Black Student Association. director for information technology; Pamela Trotman, The float featured the Web address /mlk, as