Kim Marks Malone, APR, Fellow PRSA, online program coordinator and PR instructor, has been awarded the Steve and Linda Simon Family Fellowship for 2021-24. The Simon Family Fellowship is the University’s first fellowship dedicated to a public relations faculty member. It honors the late SSPR founder Steve Simon and is…
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Memphis-based singer/songwriter, Kelsey Taylor, has been refining her original musical style for the last 3 years. Growing up as a classical pianist, she developed an appreciation for the intricacy and beauty of music at an early age; she began writing in 2019, and has since released an EP (Silencer, 2020)…
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When it comes to teaching voice to a myriad of undergraduate and graduate students, Christopher Besch likes to employ an individualized approach. “I like to meet my students where they are and help them gain the skills they need to achieve their educational goals,” Besch said. “A lot of students…
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When Francis Cathlina decided he wanted to pursue a career at a public institution in a thriving city, he knew that he’d found a new home at The University of Memphis. Francis Cathlina will join the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music this fall as Visiting Director…
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The Elvis Presley Endowed Scholarship This award, in one of Memphis’ most famous musical Anames, recognizes an academically outstanding and financially deserving music student. Dr. Barbara Mashburn Choral Scholarship The Dr. Barbara D. Mashburn Endowed Scholarship was established to assist students who desire careers…
Sarah Brown, associate professor in Theater & Dance at the University of Memphis, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to Romania where she will teach performance and direct acting students in a series of solo shows for NATO. The award runs from October 2021 through June 2022. Brown will be teaching solo…
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The Art Museum of the University of Memphis will host the 38th Annual Juried Student Exhibition this Sunday, April 18, from 2 to 4 PM. The event will kick off with a lecture from juror Rehema Barber, with award announcements to follow. Rehema C. Barber is the Chief Curator for…
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Memphis Public Libraries, in collaboration with the University of Memphis Department of Art, are hosting a seven-week Virtual Community Art Academy that invites children from third to sixth grade to learn how to create original works of art with the help of University of Memphis Art Education majors. Under the…
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The University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance is proud to announce the musical Working, based on the book by Studs Terkel as the final show in the 2020-2021 Jubilee Season. The University of Memphis joins theaters nationwide in Jubilee: A year-long celebration of performances generated by individuals that…
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They’ve duked it out in Whitehaven, at Crump Stadium, at Halle Stadium and at the Liberty Bowl. Though the venue has changed over the years, since 1963 the winner of what is now the Bandmaster’s Championship has earned the coveted title of “baddest marching band in the land.” For nearly…
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