Rhodes College has been awarded a three-year Institutional Impact Grant of $600,000 by the Educating Character Initiative, a project of The Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. The Educating Character Initiative is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. The college will use this grant to integrate character education into its liberal arts curriculum and student experience, as well as to support a re-alignment of the college’s motto—Truth, Loyalty, Service—which is featured on its seal.
Departmental Collaboration Brings Memphis Cartonera to Clough-Hanson Gallery
This semester, Joel Parsons and Dr. Elizabeth Pettinaroli, along with the Memphis Cartonera fellows, have joined forces to produce “Memphis Cartonera: Cooperative Publishing, Art, and Action.”
February 16, 2017
Rhodes Once Again Earns Tree Campus Distinction
Rhodes is a Level 4 arboretum, and many Urban Forestry Fellows are researching Overton Park’s old growth forest and planning events to engage the community in environmental stewardship.
February 14, 2017
Watersports Experience Inspires Nick Parinella ’17 to Create Winning Invention
Rhodes senior Nick Parinella says tubing, or “floating the river,” is a popular pastime in his hometown of Austin, TX, but trying to keep up with keys or credit cards when on the water is always a big inconvenience. That fact became his inspiration for the Kangaroozie™, a can cooler (koozie) with a waterproof compartment to store valuables.
February 10, 2017
Rhodes’ Women’s A Capella Group to Perform at Grizzlies Game
On Friday, February 10, Rhodes’ women’s a capella group, Lipstick on Your Collar, will sing the national anthem at the Memphis Grizzlies game.
February 09, 2017
Rhodes Students and Alumni Strive to Improve Health Care in Memphis Through Church Health Internships
Church Health interns and Rhodes seniors Rahul Peravali and Tyler Harvey gain experience with programs ranging from clinical services to wellness and nutrition education.
February 09, 2017
Rhodes Alumnus Dr. Tom Merrill Elected to National ACDA Office
Dr. Tom Merrill, professor of music at Xavier University and a 1982 Rhodes alumnus, has been elected to the office of National Treasurer by the American Choral Directors Association.
February 08, 2017
Prof. Huebner to Discuss Civil War Era at National Constitution Center
Dr. Timothy Huebner, the Irma O. Sternberg Professor of History at Rhodes, will discuss his book at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Feb. 13 at noon.
February 07, 2017
Top 5 Ways to Add Fun to Your February
We’ve come up with some interesting and free-to-pretty-cheap activities to try and beat the February doldrums.
February 06, 2017
Prof. Rylan Testa and Students Present Groundbreaking Research
This week, four members of the Rhodes community are attending the very first USPATH (United States Professional Association for Transgender Health) conference.
February 03, 2017
President Troutt Receives Award from National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Dr. William E. “Bill” Troutt, president of Rhodes College, is the recipient of the 31st Annual Henry Paley Memorial Award.
February 02, 2017