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.
Rhodes Honors Professors Amy Risley and Michael LaRosa With Clarence Day Awards for Outstanding Teaching and Research
They were recognized at the college’s annual Awards Convocation, held on campus April 26. Prof. Risley of the Department of International Studies, received the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Teaching. Prof. LaRosa of the Department of History, received the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Research and/or Creative Activity.
April 26, 2019
Rhodes’ 2019 Literary Journal Dedicates Section to Memphis’ Bicentennial
This year’s issue was produced by students in Prof. Amy Benson’s literature course English 265, which focuses on literary magazines and the role they play in shaping literature. Students gained hands-on publishing experience, including editing, design, and promotion.
April 26, 2019
2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards: Abby Ellingwood ’19 to Teach in Malaysia
The senior biology major is from Huntsville, AL. She will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Malaysia.
April 24, 2019
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