Dean's Office Staff

Dr. Robin Forman
Dean of Undergraduates
713-348-4996
ugdean@rice.edu

Dr. Robin Forman serves as the dean of undergraduates at Rice University, where he is also professor of mathematics. As dean of undergraduates, he is responsible for overseeing the undergraduate curriculum, especially those aspects related to general education, as well as all noncurricular components of student life. Dean Forman has been heavily involved with the residential college system at Rice from the time of his arrival, including serving as master of Jones College. He received his BA and MA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981 and his PhD from Harvard University in 1985. He joined the Rice faculty in 1987, and his primary research interests are combinatorial topology and geometry. Read more about the dean's scholarly interests and activities.

Dr. Matthew Taylor
Associate Dean of Undergraduates
713-348-4997
ptt@rice.edu

Dr. Taylor advises Dean Forman on all aspects of the undergraduate experience, coordinates the development of new academic and residential college programs, and serves as a first point of contact and resource for undergraduates and faculty.  After receiving his BA from Southern Methodist University and PhD from Rice, Dr. Taylor taught history at Rice and served as resident faculty associate at Brown College from 1992 to1996.  He joined the Dean of Undergraduates’ Office in March 2005, following seven years as dean of student life and professor of history at Pomona College.

Kate Noonan
Assistant to the Dean of Undergraduates
713-348-4823
knoonan@rice.edu

Kate serves as a first point of contact and resource for undergraduate students, and assists Dean Forman and the division with a variety of student life and residential college programs. She received her BS from Rosemont College and MSEd from the University of Pennsylvania. Kate came to Rice in 2007 after working in Residential Life and Education at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Linda Cooper
Division Administrator
713-348-4996
lcooper@rice.edu 

• Assists Dean of Undergraduates and schedules appointments
• Coordinates the balloting/selection process for the Brown & Salgo Teaching Awards, Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts, the Graham C. Stebbings, Paul Bobb, Barbara Long Chilton, Alan Grob, and C. M. and Demaris Hudspeth Awards
• Coordinates matriculation activities during Orientation Week
• Reviews proposed changes to the General Announcements within the Division of Dean of Undergraduates.
• Assists Dean with administrative duties in managing the office and division
• Review/Process HR paperwork for personnel within the division
• Maintain budget expenditures
  

Yesenia Montoya
Division Coordinator
713-348-4997
montoyay@rice.edu

• Receives and reviews petitions to the Committee on Examinations and Standing and informs petitioners of committee’s decision
• Processes request for overloads
• Receives and coordinates the submission of college course proposals
• Coordinates the Visiting College Scholar apartments with departments, colleges, housing and dining, and the dean
• Coordinates the annual Outstanding & Distinguished College Associates Reception with the President's office and University Events
• Processes President's Programming Fund expenses
• Assigns residential colleges for incoming freshmen and transfer students

Updated 11/20/2008