Our Vision
An abundance of leaders courageously confronting the world’s most complex challenges.
Our Mission
Our mission is to elevate the leadership capacity of Rice students and the practice of leader development in higher education.
Three principles guide our philosophy and are the foundation for shaping tomorrow's leaders.
- Leader development is a core function of higher education.
- The leaders developed by institutions of higher education should be ethical, inclusive, and impactful.
- The practice of developing leaders in higher education should be rigorous: use evidence-based techniques, use leader development experts, and use objective measurement of outcomes.
What We Do
The Doerr Institute is a large-scale leader development enterprise at Rice University. We are not affiliated with a school or any other institute at Rice.
We are committed to the early development of leader abilities in young people, and unlike other programs, are not focused on experienced students in leader roles. We help develop all students who want to increase their capacity to lead, no matter how young or inexperienced they might be.
Using evidence-based approaches, we offer a myriad of programs, at no cost, to all Rice students.