The United States Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps will celebrate its 50th anniversary on The University of Memphis campus Friday. The AFROTC will host an open house at 10 a.m. in Hayden Hall, Room 118. A parade will be held at 1 p.m. on South Campus featuring the Air Force ROTC unit, the Army ...
B. Glenn Chandler, director of the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, said he plans to leave The University of Memphis in June to accept a position as director of the school of music at The University of Texas at Austin. Chandler said he is looking forward to the new opportunities and challenges that ...
Sonia Sanchez, an award-winning poet, activist, professor, national and international orator and author, gave a lecture and read from her published works Wednesday night to a group of about 150 University of Memphis students, faculty and staff. Along with reading samples of her poetry, Sanchez discussed ...
Lily Afshar, professor of music and head of the guitar program at The University of Memphis, returned to Memphis last week after performing a series of concerts in Tehran, Iran. Afshar, who was born in Iran, was invited by the Iranian Cultural Ministry to play three guitar concerts in the major concert ...
Staff and faculty members at The University of Memphis said Thursday they're saddened by the idea of losing Dr. J. Ivan Legg, the University's Provost who has accepted a new position as executive vice president and provost at Northern Illinois University. Legg has held the position of provost since ...
University of Memphis psychology researchers are looking for volunteers to participate in a study on brain aging. The study focuses on how normal aging of the brain is related to the preservation and decline of mental abilities. Their main goal is to understand how the brain ages in normal, healthy ...
The University of Memphis' Student Recreation and Fitness Center has been the subject of scrutiny since a Faculty Senate boycott of the facility took effect in September of last year. However, U of M students aren't complaining. Several said they're taking advantage of the facility and all it has to ...
Faculty and staff members at The University of Memphis have been invited to attend a three-day program this summer, focusing on how to be more customer friendly and student-oriented. This program, called Advanced Connections, is designed to help participants gain a better understanding of the potential ...
Kysa Daniels, CNN Headline News overnight anchor, told her story of what it takes to be successful in the world of journalism Thursday during an informal lecture in the Psychology Auditorium at The University of Memphis. Daniels encouraged students to get as much journalism experience as possible while ...
Local middle school and high school students will join historians Saturday to battle over who is the greatest history buff in the area. Competition will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the University Center. Judging will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The closing ceremony and awards presentation will begin at ...
