For many years, students at Rhodes College have made a mark using geographic information science and cartography, earning top awards for their innovative projects. In response to this success and to enhance students’ skills to analyze and visualize spatial data and mapping techniques, the college is now offering a Geographic Information Science Undergraduate Certificate.
Rhodes/Memphis Zoo Partnership Provides Scientific Research Opportunities for Erica Carcelén ’17
Erica Carcelén, who has a major in biology and environmental science, is one of those students who has greatly benefitted from the Rhodes/Memphis Zoo partnership.
November 15, 2016
Prof. Kreitner Honored by Hope House for Service Provided by Her Music and Healing Class
Dr. Mona Kreitner of the Department of Music recently was honored with the Madge Clark Service Award presented by Hope House, a non-profit which assists children and adults impacted by HIV and AIDS.
November 11, 2016
Brooks Lamb ’17 Among Finalists for Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to Study in Oxford
Brooks Lamb, a senior history major from Chapel Hill, TN, is a finalist for the 2017 Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship award in the world.
November 09, 2016
Memphis Magazine Interviews President Troutt About the Love of Learning and a Lasting Legacy
Rhodes College President William E. Troutt will retire in June 2017, after 18 years as president of the college.
November 09, 2016
Field Hockey Team Headed to NCAA Championship
For the second consecutive season and the fourth time in school history, the Rhodes College field hockey team has been selected to participate in the NCAA Division III Championship.
November 09, 2016
Class of 2020 Visits National Civil Rights Museum
Touring historical landmark and museum leads to reflection.
November 08, 2016
First-Year Experience
The first year of college life can bring challenges to even the most outgoing, well-adjusted student. Rhodes aims to ease that transition.
November 08, 2016
Prof. Huebner Publishes Two History-Related Analyses on Election Day
Prof. Timothy Huebner of Rhodes’ Department of History has published two op-eds on this election day that apply lessons from historical events in the 1860s to the 2016 Presidential Election.
November 08, 2016
Prof. Hughes’ Country Soul Honored by Association for Recorded Sound Collections
Dr. Charles L. Hughes, director of Rhodes’ Memphis Center, has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections for his book.
November 07, 2016
Prof. Gibson Leads Discussion About James Baldwin at Indie Memphis Film Festival
Dr. Ernest L. Gibson III of the Rhodes Department of English was invited by the Indie Memphis Film Festival to introduce Raoul Peck’s documentary on James Baldwin, “I Am Not Your Negro,” which premiered at Studio and encored at Hattiloo Theater on Nov. 5.
November 07, 2016