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Counseling Center

GENERAL & EMERGENCY HOTLINE: 713-348-4867
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LOCATED: Our primary location is in the Morton L. Rich Health Service Center( next to the Brown Masters House). This is the office where you should call or go to make appointments. Some of our counselors are located in the Barbara & David Gibbs Wellness Center. Click here for more location information.

HOURS: Monday - Friday (9:00am-5:00pm), closed weekends and University holidays.

 

Wellness Center

LOCATED: First floor of the Barbara & David Gibbs Recreation & Wellness Center Building.

HOURS: Monday - Friday (9:00 am - 5:00 pm), closed weekends and University holidays

PHONE: (713) 348-5194

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We're here to help. Click here for more information on how to make an appointment with someone from the Rice Counseling Center.

For answers to common questions and concerns about going to the Counseling Center, check out the Counseling Center FAQs.

Contact: Kate Noonan, director and Agnes Ho, retention counselor

Email: retention@rice.edu 

Phone: 713-348-3311

Location: Lovett Hall, Entrance A, 301
Note:  This office location may be inaccessible for persons with mobility impairments.  Please contact this office in advance of your appointment for the staff to arrange an alternative meeting venue. 

Resources available:   

  • Individual student advising: 
    • general advising for undergraduates and coordination of referrals to university resources,  
    • collaboration with residential college personnel and other applicable departments to address individual student questions and concerns, and 
    • coordination with individual students and other Rice resources to develop a plan for student success   
     
  •  Guidance about taking time off and returning to Rice: 
    • for students considering taking time off for problems or issues arising out of or because of medical or other personal concerns, and 
    • for students planning a return to Rice after such a leave from the university