query: educated_at marcus rucker
supports: The United States service academies, also known as the United States military academies, are federal academies for the undergraduate education and training of commissioned officers for the United States Armed Forces. The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. The name comes from the owls in Rice's crest. Rice participates in NCAA Division I athletics and is part of Conference USA. Rice was a member of the Southwest Conference until its breakup in 1996. Rice then joined the Western Athletic Conference before joining C-USA on July 1, 2005. Rice is the fifth-smallest school competing in NCAA Division I FBS football measured by undergraduate enrollment, just above the University of Tulsa's 2,756 and the three FBS United States service academies's approximate 4,500. Rice's sports rivalry include cross-town University of Houston, and Tulane University. The University of Houston (UH) is a state research university and the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, UH is the university in Texas with nearly 43,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of HoustonUniversity Park from 1983 to 1991. The Carnegie Foundation classifies UH as a doctoral degree-granting institution with "highest research activity." The "U.S. News & World Report" ranks the university No. 194 in its National University Rankings, and No. 103 among top public universities. UH is one of four public universities in Texas with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an American collegiate athletic conference formed on July 27, 1962 and affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States, with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington, along with the "non-western" states of Missouri, Illinois (traditionally associated with the Midwest), and Texas (traditionally associated with the South). Marcus Rucker ( born April 20 , 1985 in El Dorado , Arkansas ) played college football for the Rice Owls while majoring in Economics / Sports Management . He is the son of Isaiah Sr. and Rosalind and has two brothers and two sisters . He attended training camp with the Seattle Seahawks , but was cut on August 28 , 2007 . On September 18 , 2007 he signed a contract and was placed on the Developmental Squad with the CFL 's Saskatchewan Roughriders . He was released by the Riders on June 21 , 2008 , following training camp . He was readded to the Riders ' Developmental Squad on July 8 , 2008 . In 2011 , Marcus joined Teach for America 2011 Houston Corps to teach high school in inner - city Houston . As a first year teacher , he will teach Algebra I , Algebra II and Geometry in the Fall . The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private university located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The university is historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The university offers programs in law, English, computer science, natural sciences, psychology, and engineering. Its faculty includes the Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, psychologist Robert Hogan, and political scientist Robert Donaldson. The campus's design is predominantly English Gothic. William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a campus in Houston, Texas, United States. The university is situated near the Houston Museum District and is adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is generally considered the top university and the most selective institute of higher education in the state of Texas. Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It was founded as a public medical college in 1834, and became a comprehensive university in 1847. The institution was privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1884. Tulane is a member of the Association of American Universities.
candidates: illinois law national university rice university tulane university undergraduate education university of houston university of tulsa
answer: rice university