Last update 01/14/2025
Rice’s newest residential college will open in the fall of 2026. To prepare for the launch of College 12, many preparation steps need to be taken to welcome the new residents into the space. This page will provide information and regular updates to keep the Rice community informed of the planning and committee work progress for College 12. Please see the following sections for additional information:
- Anticipated Timeline
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Spring 2025
- Public announcement of College 12 launch process
- Founding Committee Charge and Application (opened 1/14/2025, closed 1/27/2025)
- Founding Committee selected and begins work on foundational college items
Fall 2025
- Founding Committee continues work
- Recruitment of rising seniors, juniors, and sophomores for populating College 12 begins
- College Coordinator search begins
Spring 2026
- Founding Committee continues work
- College 12 roster finalized
- College Coordinator selected
- RA search (2 positions) begins
Summer 2026
- Preparations for O-Week
- Preparations for Move-In
Fall 2026
- College 12 opens
- College 12 Core Team
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The Dean of Undergraduates Office is pleased to announce that three members of the College 12 Core Team have been selected to begin work and planning for a fall 2026 launch. The new Magisters for College 12 will be Luis and Angela Duno-Gottberg, and one of the new Resident Associates will be Tamara Jones. Luis and Angela previously served as Magister at Baker College (2017-2023), and before that, Luis served as the founding Magister at Duncan College (2009-2015). Tamara has served as an RA at McMurtry College (2018-2026) and will transition to the new college when it opens. The remaining members of the Core Team will be announced in the Spring of 2026.
- Founding Committee Charge
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The Founding Committee of College 12 will create the foundation for the new college's intellectual, cultural, and social life. Responsibilities of the committee are varied and include tasks such as creating founding documents for the college (e.g. constitution, government structure, budgets), college crest, initial programming, and a variety of other tasks that will help the college to be fully functional at its launch in Fall 2026. College 12 Magister Luis Duno-Gottberg and Resident Associate Tamara Jones will serve as co-chairs for the committee.
College 12 is scheduled to open in the fall of 2026, and many decisions and plans need to be made for a smooth launch of the new college. The Office of the Dean of Undergraduates and the College 12 Core Team have selected the Founding Committee for College 12:
- Isabella Campos (Hanszen)
- Mahtab Dastur (Duncan)
- Angel De La Fuente Trevizo (Wiess)
- Bruce Hurley (Lovett)
- Abby McKellop (Sid Richardson)
- Cindy Nguyen (Martel)
- Bella Pacheco (Martel)
- Hudson Perroni (McMurtry)
- Yelena Robinson (Martel)
- Ian Rodriguez (Jones)
- Brianna Schulstad (McMurtry)
- Fenecia Shaiju (Baker)
- Gustavo Vives (Brown)
- Adam Vuong (Will Rice)
- Elijah White (McMurtry)
- Daijah Wilson (Jones)
- Completed Items and Updates
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Spring 2025
- Founding Committee Selected
- College 12 Website Launched
- Founding Committee Application Released
- Founding Committee Charge and Application Process Established
Fall 2024
- Timeline for College 12 Drafted
- Martel, Duncan/McMurtry Process Reviewed
- Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: Who is eligible to be part of the Founding Committee?
To be eligible for the founding committee, students must be undergraduates in good academic and judicial standing and must not graduating before May 2026.Q: Does joining the Founding Committee require or guarantee that I will become a part of College 12?
No, it is neither an expectation that a member of the Founding Committee will become part of College 12 nor a guarantee that an invitation to join College 12 will be offered to committee members.