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About Rice and the Web

Did you know that Rice was one of the first 10 websites ever registered? While that is a fun fact, the reality is that we've been diligently maintaining a website since the early 90s. (For a fun look at the old designs, see the Wayback Machine. Originally updated solely by Information Technology, the web is now maintained by a joint effort of IT and Public Affairs.

Rice is as multi-faceted as the Web. There are many resources online and on-campus to assist you. Any questions or issues you may have can also be sent to helpdesk@rice.edu. From there, the trained staff can determine the best person/group to help solve your problem. See the Campus Resources section for more information.

Creating your own website on a Rice server:

Personal Websites: You can create a website on your Owlnet or RUF account. If you don't have an Owlnet or an RUF account, get one at apply.rice.edu.

Owlnet users: for more information, see either Creating a Website on Owlnet or the instructions on using the RUF for web pages, most of which apply to Owlnet as well.
RUF users: For more information, see Creating a Website on RUF.

Student Organisation Websites: You have two options:

  1. You can create a website on a member's personal Owlnet or RUF account. If you don't have an Owlnet or RUF account, get one at apply.rice.edu.

    Owlnet users: for more information, see either Creating a Website on Owlnet or the instructions on creating a RUF web site, most of which apply to Owlnet as well.
    RUF users: For more information, see Creating a Website on RUF.

  2. You can create an organization account on RUF by filling out the online application form. You can then create a website on that account. For further information on creating a website on your RUF account, see Creating a Website on RUF.

Course Websites: You have three options:

  1. You can create a website on a member's personal Owlnet or RUF account. If you don't have an Owlnet or RUF account, get one at apply.rice.edu.

    Owlnet users: for more information, see either Creating a Website on Owlnet or the instructions on creating a RUF web site, most of which apply to Owlnet as well.
    RUF users: For more information, see Creating a Website on RUF.

  2. You can create an RUF account for your course by filling out the online application form. You can then create a website on that account. For further information on creating a website on your RUF account, see Creating a Website on RUF.
  3. You can consult Web Services for help designing, building, and hosting a website and related applications. For an example of a course website built by Web Services, see the website for HART 230 - Medieval Art and Literature.

Department or Institution Websites: You have two options:

  1. You can create a website on the department's or the institution's RUF account. For further information on creating a website on your RUF account, see Creating a Website on RUF.
  2. You can consult Web Services for help designing, building, and hosting a website and related applications. For an example of a departmental or institutional website built by Web Services, see Web Services' Portfolio.

***For information on how to design and build a website, see the Tools for Building a Site page or the World Wide Web Resources page.***

Campus Resources for Website Management

The Rice Information Technology Department is the best place to go for help setting up a website. Located in the Mudd Lab, they can help you set up your personal or departmental account. They can also reconfigure the people who have permission to access the site. For most questions, ask the Help Desk.

Rice Web Services is a great option for departments, centers, and institutes. A division of IT, Web Services can help with planning, architecture, design, programming and production of your site.

Public Affairs handles the broader university site and most administrative websites. This includes the main and associated offices of the President, Provost, Enrollment (including Admission), Public Affairs (including News and Media Relations) and others.

The RICEWWW mailing list and its twin the rice.riceinfo.www newsgroup are a forum for World-Wide Web users, administrators and data maintainers at Rice.

Feedback

Question, comments, corrections about information on www.rice.edu:

If you see problems with any of the information accessible through this system, try to report it to the individuals responsible for that particular page. Be sure to look for the signatures at the bottom of the page, or email webeditor@rice.edu if you don't see one.

For changes to the Rice Directory:

  • Faculty and Staff must make directory changes through Human Resources (humres@rice.edu).
  • Students may make changes through the Office of the Registrar (registrar@rice.edu).