Rhodes College today announced a $2 million gift from The Rhodes Family Foundation to name the director’s position for the college’s Center for Career and Professional Development. This will be the college’s first endowed staff position. The gift supports the center’s vision of “ensuring all students graduate from Rhodes College prepared, engaged, self-aware, and confident in their abilities both to lead and to fulfill professional, academic, and personal goals.”
Thomas Mitchell ’18 Wins Nationally Competitive Truman Scholarship
Thomas Mitchell, a political science and educational studies double major from Knoxville, TN, is among those winning a Truman Scholarship.
April 12, 2017
Rhodes Women’s Golf Team to Receive Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Award
The 2016 Rhodes College women’s golf team has been selected to receive the 2017 Amateur Team of the Year Award presented by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (TSHF).
April 12, 2017
Rhodes Summer Writing Institute Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
The Rhodes Summer Writing Institute, a two-week, residential program held on campus for high school students, will celebrate its 40th anniversary this summer.
April 12, 2017
Adrienne Bober ’17 Awarded Cary Fowler ’71 Environmental Studies Fellowship in Bonn, Germany
Adrienne Bober, a senior environmental studies major from New Canaan, CT, has been awarded the 12-month Cary Fowler ’71 Environmental Studies Fellowship with the Crop Trust in Bonn, Germany.
April 11, 2017
Will Cobb ’18: Discovering Opportunities
With a strong computer science foundation and a grounding in the humanities, Cobb says he is well prepared to attend graduate school after graduation next spring.
April 07, 2017
Theatre Department Involves Area Students and Performers in Staging of “The Rhodes Cycle”
Dr. David Mason, whose research involves theater and religion, tied his spring 2017 lab to McCoy Theatre’s third production, “The Rhodes Cycle.” Mason set out to introduce students to the communal staging methods used by towns during the Middle Ages to present dramatized versions of biblical events known as cycle plays.
April 07, 2017
Nathaniel Plemons ’17 Wins Award at Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Conference
Nathaniel Plemons, a senior history major, recently was awarded second place in the world history category for his paper delivered at the Phi Alpha Theta History honor society regional conference.
April 07, 2017
Rhodes’ American Chemical Society Organizes Chemistry Day for Middle Schoolers
Rhodes student affiliates of the American Chemical Society hosted middle school students on March 25 for Chemistry Day at Rhodes.
April 07, 2017
Rhodes Juniors McKenna Davis and Matthew Huber Named Goldwater Scholars
Rhodes College juniors McKenna Davis and Matthew Huber are among 240 sophomores and juniors nationwide selected as Goldwater Scholars for the 2017-2018 academic year.
April 06, 2017
2017-2018 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards: Savannah Muir ’17 to Teach in India
Savannah Muir, a senior economics and mathematics major from Gaithersburg, MD, has been selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant for the 2017-2018 academic year.
April 04, 2017