Booker T. Washington High School is one of six finalists in the WhiteHouse.gov, Race to the Top Challenge Commencement Challenge. The top three schools will then be sent to President Obama for the final selection. Whether you graduated from BTW, Memphis Catholic, Melrose or White Station, this is about more than BTW. It can give [...]
Recently, we’ve begun to ask the question “How do you agape?” meaning how do you show your love for those in need in our community. This Valentine’s Day, we’re asking you to share your love by sharing your stories of “agape” with us. Whether you mentor a child, volunteer at a local shelter, read at [...]
Join The Leadership Academy as we lift up unique successes in Urban Neighborhood Transformation. Generously sponsored by the First Tennessee Foundation. Rusty Bloodworth: Chair, Urban Land Institute Sandra Moore: President, Urban Strategies Inc.* Robert Montague: Executive Director, Binghampton Development Corporation Pastor Kenneth Robinson: CEO, The Works, Inc. When: Thursday, October 29, 2009; 12 noon – [...]
Thanks to everyone who made Memphis – The Summer Experience a success. From our corporate sponsorships to the help from our alumni and board, to those who openly welcomed the interns to Memphis by sharing their expertise and passion for our city, to the interns themselves, thank you reminding us why Memphis is a city of [...]
Below is a guest post from one of our Memphis-The Summer Experience participants, Jay Somerville, a native Memphian and student at Morehouse College who is interning this summer with Inroads: My experience this summer as a 2009 participant in the The Leadership Academy’s Memphis—The Summer Experience has definitely been a rewarding one. I heard about [...]
Below is a guest post from one of our Memphis-The Summer Experience participants, Sebrina Vaughn, a student at Clemson University who is interning in Memphis this summer at Cyber Graphics: When I first arrived in Memphis to intern with Cyber Graphics two months ago, I had no idea what to expect. As a 22-year-old student [...]
The Leadership Academy’s Celebrate What’s Right Luncheon Series sponsored by First Tennessee Foundation Laurie Tucker SVP, FedEx Corporate Marketing Building Your Personal Brand in Memphis Join The Leadership Academy as we feature Laurie Tucker presenting expert advice on how to brand yourself and make your mark in Memphis. When: Thursday, July 9, 2009; 12 noon [...]
Celebrate What’s Right Luncheon Series sponsored by First Tennessee Foundation Josh Pastner, U of M Head Basketball Coach When: Thursday, May 28, 2009; 12 Noon – 1:30pm Where: Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38120 Cost: $25 (payment may be made at the door by cash, check or credit card) RSVP: By 5/21 [...]
It was great to see so many people so passionate about education at yesterday’s CWR luncheon, sponsored by First Tennessee Foundation. The panelists were a testament to the incredible array of education options our city boasts, and the innovations I heard about from so many areas, private and public, urban and suburban, were outstanding. I was [...]
Celebrate What’s Right Luncheon Series sponsored by First Tennessee Foundation Urban Education Innovation in Memphis Join The Leadership Academy as we feature innovators that are stimulating a progressive movement in Memphis education. Come and be inspired! Greg Thompson- Hyde Family Foundation Mary McDonald- Jubilee Catholic Schools Martavius Jones- Memphis City Schools Commissioner David Montague- Memphis [...]
