Opening Convocation, which is the formal academic ceremony to welcome the new class and to begin the college’s 178th session, was held on Friday, Aug. 14. Classes begin on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The Class of 2030 comprises 400 students, who come from 35 states and 14 different countries. Seventeen percent are first-generation students; and more than 100 students will represent Rhodes as varsity student-athletes.
Lauren Sumski ’14 Named Head Coach for NCAA Division I Lipscomb University
Rhodes’ head women’s basketball coach Lauren Avant Sumski ’14 has been named head coach for NCAA Division I Lipscomb University. She will become the fifth head coach in program history for the Nashville team and the first-ever female to lead the program.
April 23, 2019
2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards: Dylan Craddock ’19 to Teach in Peru
The senior international studies and Spanish major is from Colorado Springs, CO. She will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Peru.
April 23, 2019
Matt Dean Named Rhodes College Director of Athletics
Matt Dean has been interim director of athletics since October 2018. Over the course of his now 28-year career at Rhodes, he served as head women’s basketball team coach for 15 years, becoming the college’s winningest coach in program history.
April 17, 2019
Prof. Haberman to Publish Paper on “The Frozen Effect” Co-Authored with Former Student
Jason Haberman, assistant professor of psychology, and former student Malerie McDowell ’17 have co-authored a paper to be published in a forthcoming issue of the peer-reviewed scientific journal PLOS ONE.
April 16, 2019
2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards: Alex McTaggart ’19 to Teach in Lithuania
The senior history major is from Elm Grove, WI. He will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Lithuania.
April 16, 2019
2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards: Amelia Giancarlo ’19 to Teach in Vietnam
The Rhodes senior is an anthropology and sociology major from Lexington, KY. She will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Vietnam.
April 15, 2019
JB Hayes ’19 Helps to Create Phone Buddy Program at MIFA
As a 2018 Rhodes Summer Service Fellow, JB Hayes ’19 worked for Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA). There, the urban studies major helped develop a new program that helps to break the social isolation and loneliness felt by many homebound seniors.
April 15, 2019
Rhodes College Board of Trustees Retires the Name Palmer Hall
The following message was delivered to the Rhodes College community:
Dear Members of the Rhodes Community,
We are writing to let you know the Rhodes College Board of Trustees has voted to retire the name Palmer Hall and to rename the college’s oldest building Southwestern Hall, effective today . . .
April 12, 2019
Annual Fund Challenge Reaches Goal
We did it! The recent Annual Fund challenge—All Roads Lead to Rhodes Giving Day—raised $175,564 with 1,023 gifts, surpassing the college’s goal of 1,000 gifts.
April 11, 2019
2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards: Anna Lee Nabors ’19 to Teach in Senegal
The Rhodes senior is pursuing a major in international studies and French. She will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Senegal.
April 11, 2019