Rhodes College will host the 38th American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) National Championship Tournament April 14-16, which is being sponsored by Burch, Porter & Johnson, one of the oldest law firms in Tennessee, and The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. This is the second time Rhodes has hosted the nationals, having done so in 2010.
Students Discuss Satellite Project at AIAA Conference, Win Prize
A Rhodes College team has been testing a four-inch cube satellite of their own design—dubbed RHOK-SAT—to be launched into space aboard a NASA-sponsored rocket in 2024. Five students of the team got an opportunity to discuss their work at a student conference of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
April 04, 2023
Rhodes Students Provide STEM Outreach to Local Elementary Schools
Biology and biochemistry and molecular biology (BMB) students in Dr. Jonathan Fitz Gerald’s research lab and Animal Development course recently taught about nutrition and plant science to second graders at Idlewild Elementary.
April 04, 2023
Four Seniors Represented Rhodes at American Psychosomatic Society Conference
The group presented their research at the conference held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 8-11. “Students on my research team work with me as collaborators, and this level of involvement and understanding of the research yields opportunities that most undergraduate students at other colleges and universities don’t have,” said psychology and neuroscience professor Dr. Becky Klatzkin, who advised the students. “Dot, Hadiyah, Erica, and Bella presented our work at an international conferences alongside some of the most prestigious researchers around the world, and I think it’s something they’ll never forget.”
March 29, 2023
Rhodes Graduates Reap Benefits from Decade-Long Ties to Global Seed Vault
Rhodes College fellows have served for a decade on the staff of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, which provides support for the ongoing operations of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The Seed Vault houses more than 1.1 million seed samples from the world’s crop collections as a safeguard against catastrophic or accidental loss.
March 28, 2023
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major Benjamin Oelkers Named a Thomas J. Watson Fellow
Benjamin Oelkers is among a select group of graduating college seniors nationwide to receive the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which provides a $40,000 grant for one year of independent study and travel outside the United States. Oelkers’ project is titled “Desertion of Pediatric Cancer Care,” with proposed destinations of South Africa, India, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines. He seeks to immerse himself in healthcare systems and community organizations to understand why a pediatric cancer patient would choose to stop lifesaving treatment.
March 27, 2023
Maxie Sansom Uses Fellowship to Curate and Exhibit Rare Thai Paintings
Turley Arts Fellow Maxie Sansom ’24 is bringing one of Buddhism’s best-known stories to life in an exhibition of one of the world’s only complete set of paintings depicting the Vessantara Jataka tale. The collection is part of the Jessie L. Clough Art Memorial for Teaching at Rhodes.
March 27, 2023
World-class Triathlete Lucia Colbert ’81 Inducted Into Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame
Rhodes alumna Lucia Colbert ’81 was inducted into the Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame on March 20. In off-road or XTERRA races, she has won three world championships as a triathlete and eight U.S. national championships. At Rhodes, she majored in art and was the college’s first women’s tennis player to qualify for the National Women’s Collegiate Tennis Tournament.
March 23, 2023
Josh Floyd ’23: Marathoner, Motivator, Marine
Business major Josh Floyd '23 cites ROTC as a major driver of his academic success and his commitment to Rhodes and the Memphis community.
March 22, 2023
Henager Granted Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for Ecuador
Dr. Eric Henager, associate professor of Spanish, has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2023-2024 for Ecuador. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s highly prestigious international educational exchange program, and its Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award sends American scholars, artists, faculty, and professionals abroad to lecture and/or conduct research for up to a year.
March 20, 2023