A team of Rhodes College students from the Research for Action Lab, over the course of 18 months, collaborated with local organizations Play Where You Stay, the Heights CDC, and Dragonfly Studio to conduct a community needs assessment and create a revitalization blueprint for Treadwell Park in the Highland Heights neighborhood in Memphis. The team focused on identifying community priorities, understanding park usage, and addressing environmental challenges.
Mitchell and Virk Selected as Finalists for Truman Scholarship
Rhodes College is pleased to announce two juniors have been selected as finalists for the Truman Scholarship.
February 28, 2017
Rhodes Mock Trial Teams Secure Historic Five Bids to Opening Round Championship Series
Rhodes D mock trial team won the Louisville regional hosted by Bellarmine University Feb. 24.
February 27, 2017
Men’s Basketball Captures First SAA Championship Title
For the first time in school history, the Men’s Basketball team has won the Southern Athletic Association title.
February 27, 2017
Chemistry Department Hosts Undergraduate Research Conference for Regional Chemistry Students
The Department of Chemistry hosted its second annual Undergraduate Research Conference for chemistry students from the region Feb. 18.
February 24, 2017
Rhodes Jazz Band to Participate in Mardi Gras Parade at Grahamwood Elementary
The Rhodes Jazz Band led by Dr. John Bass, director of Rhodes’ Mike Curb Institute for Music, will participate in Grahamwood Elementary School’s annual Mardi Gras Parade Feb. 24.
February 23, 2017
Prof. Russ and Students Combine Archaeology and Chemistry in Unique Research Project
Rhodes College follows the scholar-mentor model of liberal arts education, in which undergraduates work closely on research or creative projects with their professors. Ryan Hunt ’17, Hope Elliott ’18, and Natalie Prodanovich ’18, students of Dr. Jon Russ of the Department of Chemistry, have had the opportunity to work on a unique research project that combines two seemingly disparate fields: archaeology and chemistry.
February 23, 2017
History Honor Society Inducts New Members
The Rhodes College Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (Alpha-Epsilon-Delta) is pleased to announce that the following students have joined the national history honor society.
February 22, 2017
Prof. Etty Terem Presents Research at Harvard Divinity School Conference
Dr. Etty Terem, associate professor of history, was invited by Harvard Divinity School to speak at its conference on scholarship in Muslim Africa.
February 22, 2017
Prof. Mark Muesse Publishes New Book, Four Wise Men
Dr. Mark Muesse, associate professor of religious studies at Rhodes, has published a new book titled Four Wise Men: The Lives and Teachings of Confucius, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad
February 22, 2017
Students Learn Importance of Listening When Caring for Patients
Active listening is the goal of the Methodist Hospital Chaplaincy Internship, where Rhodes students learn to listen to and comfort hospitalized patients at Methodist North and Methodist University Hospital.
February 21, 2017