ACT Programs

Join a small group of peers in learning about a specific social issue through community-engaged learning and service throughout the academic year! 

Interested in using your research and analysis skills to address issues facing Houston? Be part of a semester-long interdisciplinary team working with community partners on questions that impact the residents of Houston.

The Leadership Rice Mentorship Experience (LRME) is a summer internship program for returning Rice undergraduates who wish to develop their professional, personal, and civic capacities through the mentorship of experienced professionals.

The Loewenstern Fellowship provides students with funding, preparation, mentorship, and support to conduct critical service and/or civic research outside of the United States. Past Loewenstern fellows have worked in South America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa with partner organizations focused on a variety of social issues including education, healthcare, political and economic development, and gender equality. 

Civic Immersion is an annual summer program coordinated by the CCL that introduces incoming students (both pre-freshmen and transfers) to the principles of civic leadership, ethical community engagement, and to the City of Houston with the guiding mission of fostering the growth of informed and passionate advocates for social justice.

The Rich Family Endowment Program provides Houston community contacts and priorities, curriculum on civic professionalism and ethical engagement, alumni mentorship, and funding to student leaders for civically engaged projects.

Inspiring and preparing undergraduate students to address challenges of resilience, such as natural hazards and climate stressors facing urban and industrial communities.