Home begins at the Sallyport: Rice welcomes newest undergraduates at matriculation ceremony
August 17, 2026
August 17, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Home begins at the Sallyport: Rice welcomes newest undergraduates at matriculation ceremony
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The cheers began before the newest Owls even reached the Sallyport.
After a long day of moving into the residential colleges, saying goodbye to family and beginning Orientation Week, more than 1,400 new undergraduate students rounded the corner into the Aca . . .
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Home begins at the Sallyport: Rice welcomes newest undergraduates at matriculation ceremony
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The cheers began before the newest Owls even reached the Sallyport.
After a long day of moving into the residential colleges, saying goodbye to family and beginning Orientation Week, more than 1,400 new undergraduate students rounded the corner into the Aca . . .