Rhodes College

Rhodes College, is a four-year private liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded in 1848 as Southwestern Presbryterian College and was also formerly known as Southwestern at Memphis. Rhodes enrolls approximately 1,500 students. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Rhodes College

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Motto: Truth, Loyalty, Service
President	William H. Trout
School type	Private
Religious affiliation	Presbyterian
Founded	1848
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
Enrollment	1,566 undergrad.
Faculty	187
Endowment	$198.5 M
Campus surroundings	URBAN
Campus size	100 acres
Mascot	Lynx

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Table of contents

1 Campus 2 History 3 Students and Faculty 4 Sports, Clubs and Traditions 5 Noted Rhodes Alumni 6 External link

Campus

\nThe main campus is enclosed by a iron fence on a large city block in urban Memphis across from Overton Park and the Memphis Zoo. Often cited for its beauty, the campus design is notable for its stone Gothic architecture buildings. Palmer Hall, the administration building, is one of the oldest building on campus and adjoins Halliburton Tower, a 140-foot bell tower named in honor of explorer Richard Halliburton. The cafeteria, officially named the Catherine Burrow Refectory, is commonly referred to as "The Rat." At the center of campus is an amphitheater that is used for concerts and special events, including Rites of Spring.

History

\nSouthwestern Presbyterian College was founded in 1848 in Clarksville, Tennessee. In 1925, President Charles Diehl moved the campus to Memphis, where the school became known as Southwestern at Memphis, while the former campus in Clarksville was bought by the state of Tennessee and became Austin Peay State University. In 1984, the college's name was changed to Rhodes College in an attempt to give the school more prestige and to honor former college president Peyton Rhodes.

Students and Faculty

\nRhodes enrolls 1,566 students; 88% are Caucasian, 4% are African American, 3% are Asian and 1% are Hispanic. Fifty-eight percent of students are female. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1. Popular majors include business administration, biology, political science, English, and international studies.

Sports, Clubs and Traditions

\nThe college mascot is the lynx and the school colors are red and black. The athletic teams compete in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in the NCAA's Division III. Rhodes students are sometimes informally known as "Rhodents." One campus tradition known as "riding the lynx" involves mounting the back of a bronze statue of the school mascot, usually in the dead of night, since school rules prohibit this activity. Rites of Spring, a three day music festival, is a major social event of the school year.

Noted Rhodes Alumni

\n*US Army Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy\n*Actress Dixie Carter\n

Noted Faculty

\n*Dave Wottle, Olympic athlete

External link

\nRhodes College webpage\nCategory:Universities and colleges in Tennessee\nCategory:Liberal arts colleges