The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences have nominated associate professor Craig Leake’s documentary Inside Story, filmed in the Department of Communication and Fine Arts, for a regional Emmy Award. Inside Story focuses on playwright and actor Elaine Blanchard’s efforts to teach female ...
Empowered Men of Color, a multicultural student organization, is celebrating 10 years of campus involvement at the University of Memphis with a weeklong series of events titled the “Week of Empowerment.” The events began on Nov. 17 and will go on until Saturday, Nov. 22. Current EMOC president Kevaughn ...
It’s not everyday that shortly after graduating college someone finds themselves in the Department of the Treasury in Washington D.C., but that was the reality for May 2014 graduate Taylor Dodd. The former Miss University of Memphis and Carson Circle inductee was one of three students that received ...
Day two of the homecoming festivities included an evening comedy show featuring Gary Owen. Owen has a variety of movie and TV credits to his name, including the movies “Think Like a Man,” “Ride Along” and “Daddy Day Care.” The Daily Helmsman sat down with Owen following his show on Monday ...
The Student Government Association senate believes that the current TigerText system should be replaced with a new app. The SGA voted unanimously to pass a bill that would replace Tiger Text with an app that would be used to alert and inform students in the event of an emergency. The text of Bill 55 ...
University of Memphis Police Services held a forum on Tuesday to inform students and faculty about what they’re doing to keep people safe on campus. The forum, part of the Fall 2014 Strategic Safety Plan, was a joint effort by the Student Government Association and Police Services to reach out to ...
Students have the chance to earn credits and experience while helping out local businesses, thanks to the Innovation Design & Entrepreneurial Action Team Exchange program offered by the U of M. The IDEATE program lets students earn internship credit by taking on short-term projects for local businesses. ...
One of the major concerns most college students have is the rising cost of tuition. In an effort to keep that concern at bay, the Student Government Association is working on a number of plans designed to help keep costs down. In a plan proposed in the spring semester, SGA voted for a tuition cap, where ...
In light of an incident where a student brought a loaded gun into a University of Memphis classroom last semester and the recent outbreak of violence in a Kroger parking lot near campus, the Student Government Association is developing a smart phone app to help solve the problem. It was an ordinary ...
For the first time in a decade the University of Memphis will host Parent and Family Weekend, a three-day event for parents and family of University students. Parent and Family Weekend will take place Sept. 19th through Sept. 21st. The cost is $35 per parent or guest and includes a ticket to the upcoming ...
