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| Sunday 08 November 2009 |
Celebrating the Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 Years Later 2:00pm - 5:00pm Category : Holidays/Special Events Location : Barret 051 The German Program at Rhodes College will host a celebration of the fall of the wall dividing East and West Berlin. Free and open to the public, the event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. in Barret 051. The program includes: * A panel discussion with Germans from the Memphis area who were in Germany when the wall fell * A “then and now” slide show illustrating how much has changed since the wall and the inner-German border were dismantled * A presentation on the “East Side Gallery,” a section of the wall that is still standing and on which various artists have painted their vision of the wall. Audience m ...
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| Monday 09 November 2009 |
GAP YEAR: Alternative Opportunities for Life after Rhodes 4:00pm - 6:00pm Category : Career/Postgraduate Location : Barret 051 Graduation does not have mean grad school or starting a career. This panel sponsored by Career Services will discuss alternative paths after graduation including: JET, BUNAC, Americorps, PeaceCorps and more. ... Read more Native American Heritage Month 4:00pm - 7:15pm Category : Multicultural/International Location : Refectory Lobby Table 1 Table set up to display books, magazines and information about Native American Indian Heritage Month ... Read more Bridging the Gap 4:30pm - 5:30pm Category : Career/Postgraduate Location : Orgill Students will participate in a panel discussion with alumni about "Gap Year" alternatives after graduation. ... Read more Historian David Silbey To Present Lecture on Race, Culture and War 7:00pm - 9:00pm Category : Lectures/Conferences/Symposia Location : Blount/Buckman Lobby Dr. David Silbey of Avernia University will speak on "Race War! Race and War, Culture and War: America fights in China, the Philippines, and Iraq." According to Silbey: Societies fight wars the best ways that they know how. They create militaries based on their own cultural strengths and weaknesses, and it is those militaries that win or lose on the battlefield. In essence, wars and the militaries that fight them are not distinct from the societies that wage and build them; they are expressions of that society. This is nowhere more true than the United States. America brings with it to its foreign wars all the cultural beliefs, id ...
Faculty Concert Series: Sandra Franks, soprano 7:30pm - 9:00pm Category : Arts Location : Tuthill With guest Karen Schowalter Cooper, mezzo-soprano and Tom Bryant, piano ... Read more |
| Tuesday 10 November 2009 |
Lecture Board Lecture 6:00pm - 9:00pm Category : Lectures/Conferences/Symposia Location : McCallum Ballroom/ Crain Recep A Lecture Presented by RAB and Lecture Board ... Read more Study Abroad Forum: Sharing Experiences 6:30pm - 8:00pm Category : Multicultural/International Location : Barret 051 Come to the Study Abroad Forum to meet people that have studied overseas, and to talk to Rhodes students that are currently studying there. Student panel; live video conference. Light refreshments will be served. ... Read more Visit to Your Local Mosque 6:30pm - 8:00pm Category : Religion/Spiritualality Location : Off Campus Muslim Student Association invites everyone for our annual visit to a local mosque. Masjid As Salaam is located within 10 minutes from Rhodes. Come see inside the mosque, meet the imam, ask any questions you might have and enjoy delicious middle eastern snacks. We will meet between Library and Middle ground for carpooling at 6:30 sharp, or you can just meet us there: 1065 Stratford Road Memphis, TN 38122 Phone:(901) 685-8906 You don't want to miss this! ... Read more Lecture by Robert Higgs: The Great Depression and World War II 7:00pm - 8:30pm Category : Lectures/Conferences/Symposia Location : Blount/Buckman Lobby Lecture by Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs on the Great Depression and World War II. ... Read more Showing of Getwell Hosted by Kinney 7:00pm - 9:15pm Category : Community Service Location : FJ-C “Getwell” is the story of the Church Health Center, the nation's largest faith-based health clinic and its inspirational leader G. Scott Morris, M.D., M.Div. as they face the increasingly difficult task of providing health care for the working poor in Memphis, TN. With a broad-based focus on primary care, prevention, body and spirit and political activism, the Church Health Center has become the model for the rest of the nation, affecting real change for the increasing numbers of uninsured Americans across the country - and miraculously doing it one person at a time.” ... Read more GlobeMed General Meeting 8:00pm - 10:00pm Category : Student Clubs/Activities/Greek Life Location : Orgill Come learn about global health and how you can help! ... Read more Tuesday Fellowship 8:00pm - 9:30pm Category : Religion/Spiritualality Location : Chi Omega house Christian Fellowship, a student-speaker and Worship on Tuesdays! All members of the Rhodes Community are welcome. ... Read more Chess Club Meeting 8:45pm - 10:15pm Category : Student Clubs/Activities/Greek Life Location : Buckman 216 We will be meeting to play chess and to have fun!! ... Read more |
| Wednesday 11 November 2009 |
Lecture by Dr. Susan Schantz: "Do Contaminants in Fish Contribute to ADHD?" 4:30pm - 5:30pm Category : Lectures/Conferences/Symposia Location : Barret 051 Dr. Susan Schantz, a professor of veterinary biosciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present "Brain Food or Toxic Threat: Do Contaminants in Fish Contribute to ADHD?" Free and open to the public, the lecture begins at 4:30 p.m. in Barret 051. Schantz's research centers on understanding the neurobehavioral effects of environmental contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls, methyl mercury and dioxin that enter the human diet. One of the primary sources of exposure is consumption of fish from polluted waters. The lecture at Rhodes will examine the relationship of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivi ...
ASIA's All Member Meeting 5:00pm - 5:15pm Category : Student Clubs/Activities/Greek Life Location : FJ-C ASIA will meet in order the discuss the upcoming events for the rest of the semester. Volunteers will sign up to help with the events. ... Read more Rhodes Christian Fellowship 8:15pm - 9:30pm Category : Religion/Spiritualality Location : Rhea Lounge Rhodes Christian Fellowship ... Read more |
| Thursday 12 November 2009 |
Career Power Half Hour 4:30pm - 5:00pm Category : Career/Postgraduate Location : Burrow 103 A brief seminar on various career-related topics ... Read more Anime Club Meeting 7:00pm - 10:00pm Category : Multicultural/International Location : FJ-A The Rhodes Anime Club comes together mainly to watch and discuss various anime series. We also incorporate other aspects of Japanese culture into our meetings and plan fun activities for our own club and the campus at large. Non-members always welcome! ... Read more HPS First-Year Student Panel 7:00pm - 8:00pm Category : Student Clubs/Activities/Greek Life Location : FJ-B HPS will host a panel of first year medical, nursing, pharmacy, dental, and physical therapy students from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences School. The panel will feature alumni who will discuss their experiences as a first year graduate school student. ... Read more Lilllian and Morrie Moss Endowment for the Visual Arts Presents Sculptor John Bisbee 7:00pm - 8:15pm Category : Lectures/Conferences/Symposia Location : Blount/Buckman Lobby The Lilllian and Morrie Moss Endowment for the Visual Arts presents sculptor John Bisbee at 7pm in Blount Auditorium of Buckman Hall. The title of his talk is "Bright Common." Prof. Bisbee will discuss his own work: sculpture comprised of literally tons of welded nails or bright common spikes (hence the title). Prof. Bisbee makes his home in Brunswick, Maine where he teaches at Bowdoin College. ... Read more Rhodes Student Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert 7:30pm - 9:00pm Category : Arts Location : Hardie Up the River: Jazz in New Orleans and Memphis John Bass, conductor ... Read more The Elephant Man 7:30pm - 10:00pm Category : Arts Location : McCoy Theatre Theatre performance ... Read more |
| Friday 13 November 2009 |
The Elephant Man 7:30pm - 10:00pm Category : Arts Location : McCoy Theatre Theatre performance ... Read more Senior Class Thanksgiving Philanthropy Bus Party 10:00pm - 2:00am Category : Student Clubs/Activities/Greek Life Location : Off Campus Seniors are invited to come celebrate the Thanksgiving season. In the spirit of Thanksgiving admission to the party is 1 non perishable food item. Bring your food item with you to the bus the night of. All donations will benefit the Midsouth Food Bank. All seniors are invited to this event, but you must be 21+ and have a valid ID to drink. Cash bar. ... Read more |
| Saturday 14 November 2009 |
Admissions Open House II 9:00am - 2:00pm Category : Admissions Location : McCallum Ballroom/ Crain Recep Admissions will host an Open House for prospective students and their parents on Saturday, Nov 14. ... Read more Tailgate Cajun Fest 11:30am - 3:00pm Category : Holidays/Special Events Location : General Outdoor (Specify) Each year, the Rhodes Lynx take on the Sewanee Tigers for bragging rights to the Edmund Orgill Trophy. Orgill received honorary degrees from both schools and served on their trustee boards. This is the 55th anniversary of the trophy game dating back to 1954, and Rhodes has defeated Sewanee four of the last five seasons. This year’s game is November 14 at Fargason Field. To kickoff the big event, Rhodes faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends and family are invited to a Cajun style tailgate party on the east side of the field beginning at 11:30 a.m. Cajun Fest will feature seafood gumbo, shrimp, red beans and rice and ja ...
The Elephant Man 7:30pm - 10:00pm Category : Arts Location : McCoy Theatre Theatre performance ... Read more The Big Diehl: Free Laser Tag 11:00pm - 2:00am Category : Student Clubs/Activities/Greek Life Location : Off Campus Free Laser Tag at Laser Quest on Poplar Sign ups: Monday, November 9th to Friday, November 13th at Burrow 4th floor information desk (1pm-5pm). You may sign up for yourself and one other Rhodes Student. ... Read more |