The Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies is an intensive eight-week summer program that affords students the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor on an individual project designed to shed light on an aspect of life and culture in Memphis and the Mid-South. Participants have been presenting their research to the campus community this week, and presentations continue today in 110 Buckman Hall. Here is the schedule:
9:00 a.m.-Nolu McIlraith, “‘I’ll Never Talk To The Cops, I Don’t Speak Pig Latin’: The Effect of Social Violence on Black Lives in Memphis, Tennessee”
9:40 a.m.-Julian Roby, “Wealth, Place and Health”
10:20 a.m.-Brittney Threatt, “Memphis Clean,” A One-Act Play
11:00 a.m.-Jean Xiong, Documentary Film on Asian American Culture in Memphis
12:30 p.m.-Nancy-Margaret Wehby, “The Abortion Conundrum: American Muslims in Memphis, Tennessee, Speaking on the Pro-Life v. Pro-Choice Dichotomy”
1:10 p.m.-Cullen Williams, “A Good Jew and a Good Citizen’: Rabbi James A. Wax, Jewish Identity, and Social Action”
1:50 p.m.-Annie Hohlt, “Successful Aging in Memphis Requires A Proactive Approach”
2:45 p.m.-Isabel Wittman, Music Recital, “Julia Raine: The Forgotten Rose of Memphis” This presentation will be in Tuthill Auditorium, Hassell Hall.
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Sixteen Rhodes students have participated in the Summer Service Fellowship program over the past eight weeks, working with nonprofit agencies throughout Memphis and serving 36 hours/week at their selected sites.
The Summer Service Fellows will present their work today (July 29) and tomorrow in King Hall to community partners and the campus community. Here is the schedule:
Wednesday, July 29
10:00 a.m.-Grant Ebbesmeyer, Community Alliance for the Homeless
10:20 a.m.-Hannah Henderson, Church Health Center
10:40 a.m.-Erin Deery, Red Cross
11:10 a.m.-Allison Rogers, Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center
11:30 a.m.-Elizabeth Poston, Su Casa Family Ministries
11:50 a.m.-Mihret Moges, Refugee Empowerment Program
1:00 p.m.-Conor Monks, Boys & Girls Club
1:20 p.m.-Camille Smith, Agape
1:40 p.m.-Bre Sommers, Agape/ Achievement School District
2:00 p.m.-Megan Barnes, Public Defender’s Office
2:30 p.m.-Tori Conklin, Special Olympics
2:50 p.m.-Alex Friedman, Exceptional Foundation of West Tennessee
Thursday, July 30
9:30 a.m.-Becky Kempf, Girls Inc.
9:50 a.m.-Alexis Franklin, Girls Inc.
10:10 a.m.-Julie Coen, First Congo Food Justice Ministry
10:30 a.m.-Catherine Miller, Memphis Botanic Garden