Rhodes Soldiers

At least three of our alumni are presently in Baghdad, stationed there as members of the United States armed forces. 

If you or other Rhodes alumni you know are in the region—as soldiers or in civilian roles related to the war—I ask that you email me to let me know.  We will assemble an email list of our alumni and share it with those in the region. 

Should any member of the alumni community wish to receive a copy of the email addresses in order to send expressions of good wishes to your fellow alumni, please inform us at alumni@rhodes.edu, and we will see that you receive it.

Recently Matthew Wilder ’02 and Geoff Miller ’02 “celebrated” their 5th reunion in Baghdad. Please keep Matthew, Geoff, and Scott Rye ’83 in your thoughts and prayers.

Books for Barret

We appreciate receiving the gifts of two alumni authors who recently sent two copies of their books to the Alumni Office for placement in the Paul Barret, Jr., Library.  Email addresses for Sam and Bob are provided in the event you wish to make a purchase or send good wishes.

Samuel L. Drash ’61 (sldrash@comcast.net) has donated two copies of Reaching Paradise Through Intercourse:  American Towns With Unique Names.  Sam suggests that folks interested in learning more visit his Web site at uniquetownnames.com. 

Dr. Robert L. Montgomery ’50 (rmontgo914@aol.com) has provided two copies of The Spread of Religions:  A Social Scientific Theory Based on the Spread of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.

We welcome books you have written.  Please send two copies of yours to the Alumni Relations Office and we will place one in the archives and one in general circulation of the library.

Rhodes Web Site

The transition of the Rhodes Web site to its present look was unveiled one year ago. Following the initial launch, much work needed to be completed to carry the new look and navigation system through the various departments. Athletics is one of the more recent departments being transformed and I invite you to see the impressive results at rhodeslynx.com.

Work is underway now for the conversion of elements of the Alumni Web pages, and we will inform you when that is completed. In the meantime, you can set up an RSS feed that will deliver news about the college directly to your desktop.

Summer Orientation Program Implemented

Over the course of the summer, four two-day orientation sessions were offered in June and July. The sessions allowed entering students to visit the campus, learn more about what to expect, participate in advising sessions and register for fall classes. Parents were welcome to attend as well and had a separate orientation program. 90% of our entering students attended one of the four sessions. This was our first year to provide the summer orientation service. Even with that, the evaluation from all involved has been positive. 

Continuing Education Opportunities

The Meeman Center for Lifelong Learning provides continuing education and travel opportunities in the finest of liberal arts traditions. Check out the Fall Classes and upcoming travel opportunities. 

The Meeman Center is pleased to announce a distance-learning course this semester. “Insights into the Nature of Being Human” is being taught by Dr. Bob Llewellyn, retired associate professor and dean of the college. You need not be a resident of Memphis to take the class.