General Education Student Ambassador (GESA) Program

The General Education Student Ambassador (GESA) Program was implemented during the 2024-2025 academic year. Students selected for this cohort were given the opportunity to participate in the general education reform process through:

• Engaging with academic literature on general education and exploring programs on other campuses
• Working with students and faculty to brainstorm ideas for general education at Rice
• Communicating new ideas for general education to the Rice student body

Under the direction of the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, GESA projects have included conducting a survey of students to determine preferred goals for general education and developing general education informational materials to share with the campus.

Current Gen Ed Student Ambassadors

• Katherine De Paz
• Arryana Lyon
• Nalini Mathur
• David Shaw
• Charis Xiong