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Q&A: Meet Mikayla Woodward, Rhodes’ New Student Activities Coordinator

Rhodes' new student activities coordinator, Mikayla Woodward, grew up in a small town in central Illinois. While attending undergrad at North Central College in Napierville, Illinois, where she went to play women’s golf, she found her niche in student activities.

Mikayla Woodward, Rhodes' student activities coordinator

Rhodes Hosts Toiletry Drive to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence

To mark the national observation of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Rhodes Title IX Board is holding a toiletry drive on campus and tabling in the Rat to spread awareness and show support for survivors of domestic violence.

Saxophone Legend Charles Lloyd Talks About His Music Career on Campus

Rhodes’ Mike Curb Institute for Music recently hosted jazz saxophone legend and Memphis native Charles Lloyd to discuss his career in music. In addition to Rhodes students, the event was attended by Cordova High School’s music students and members of the White Station High School band program.

Dr. John Bass, director of the Curb Institute, told the audience that part of the institute’s goal is to explore Memphis music through preservation, research, leadership, and civic responsibility.

Charles Lloyd talks about his music career with Dr. John Bass at Rhodes College

Rhodes to Recognize 2018 Distinguished Alumni

Annual awards will be presented at Rhodes’ Alumni Convocation on Oct. 20 during Homecoming/Reunion Weekend. Dr. Herbert H. Hill from the Class of 1967 will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, and Dr. Coby V. Smith from the Class of 1968 will receive the Black Student Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

head and shoulder shots of two college alumni

The National WWII Museum Founder Comes to Rhodes

Dr. Gordon H. Mueller, founding president and CEO of The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, LA, gave a talk on campus Oct. 9 about the impact of World War II on public memory in the United States.

Rhodes Campus Creates Communal Art Project in Response to Sexual Assault

Over the course of the last week, Rhodes College students, faculty, and staff, led by Rhodes Chaplain Rev. Beatrix Weil, joined together to create a communal art project to encourage discussion about sexual assault.

Art project created by students, faculty, and staff

Dr. Cary Fowler Discusses International Advocacy Work at Rhodes

Dr. Cary Fowler, a distinguished agriculturist and the chair of the Board of Trustees at Rhodes College, came to campus to discuss his international advocacy work on Oct. 9. The event was sponsored by the Rhodes Department of International Studies and the Environmental Studies & Sciences Program.

Dr. Cary Fowler discusses his international advocacy work at Rhodes

Award-Winning Journalist and Rhodes Alumna Anne Farris Rosen Talks About Career and New Book

Anne Farris Rosen ’78 recently gave a talk on campus about her career and new book chronicling the career of her late father, John Herbers, who became one of the pivotal chroniclers of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

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Q&A: Meet Aretha Milligan, Rhodes' New Director of Residence Life

After thirteen years moving up the ranks of residence life at The University of Memphis, Aretha Milligan has joined the Rhodes College community as the new director of residence life. She hopes to create more on-campus programming and revitalize the residential common areas in order to bring students together and make living on campus an integral part of the student experience.

Aretha Milligan on the Rhodes College campus.

Committee to Begin Review of Palmer Hall Name

A committee of Rhodes College trustees, alumni, faculty, students, and friends of the college will begin meeting this fall to consider whether to change or retain the name of Palmer Hall.