Date Title/Event Brief Description
5/14/2026 Rice’s Web Redesign Steering Committee Kickoff Meeting  
5/12/2026 Siteimprove Introduction and Training   
5/4/2026 Siteimprove introduction and training for rice.edu web editors (save the date) Email Website editors are invited to a May 12 training on Siteimprove, a new platform supporting accessibility and quality improvements as part of Rice’s broader web modernization efforts.
5/4/2026 Special Invitation: Web Redesign Steering Committee Email Select invitation to join Rice’s Web Redesign Steering Committee to help guide the comprehensive rice.edu redesign, with a kickoff meeting on May 14 and ongoing collaboration throughout the project.
5/1/2026 Engagement with American Eagle or Agency Partner Contract executed with American Eagle, with initial weekly meetings beginning May 7.
4/13/2026 Email to Rice Campus Communicators / Siteimprove / Redesign Website /Leadership Survey Email sent from the Associate Vice President for Marketing and Brand Strategy for Public Affairs (Melanie Schramm) introducing the Next Rice Web project, leadership survey, Siteimprove, and the Redesign Website to campus communicators.
4/10/2026 Email to Rice Leadership / Web Survey Email sent from the Vice President for Public Affairs (Melinda Spaulding Chevalier) introducing the Next Rice Web project and leadership survey, which gathers input to help shape the future of Rice University’s web ecosystem.

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