There are 36 article(s) tagged New Memphis:
This year’s theme for the TED event, independently organized by New Memphis, is “Ctrl+Alt+Del.” In the same way the keyboard function resets a computer so it can start fresh, speakers will introduce ideas that will help attendees reset thinking.
Intensity of the pandemic has opened floodgates on staff departures. Fundraising also remains in flux.
Hourlong program helps explain city’s grit and grind culture.
901 Day will still go on Tuesday, but there won’t be a large public event. Some local restaurants are celebrating with $9.01 menu items; on Thursday, your choice is Irish and Scotch whiskey or Spanish food and wine.
Milton "Memphis" Howery's quarterly professional mixer, The Link Up, continues now as a virtual happy hour.
In Memphis, seniors can find resources at The Aging Commission of the Mid-South, Professional Network on Aging, MIFA and Meritan.
“We try to work with people in ways of remembrance, outside of just the funeral. What are things you can do on your loved one’s birthday or on the anniversary of their death?” says Angela Hamblen-Kelly of Baptist Centers for Good Grief.
For this New Memphis Fellows Community Action Project, a group helped The Works, Inc. promote their South Memphis Farmers Market.
Memphis leaders across various disciplines share their expertise with language intended to inspire the average person, regardless of background or experience.
Anna Mullins from New Memphis and Chloe Moore from NEXT Memphis join publisher Emily Trenholm for a preview of the upcoming TEDx conference. The 2020 edition of the locally produced TEDx event will take place Saturday, Feb. 22, at Crosstown Concourse Theatre.
In the same way that your doctor wouldn’t make a diagnosis on your health without first collecting important vitals, the health of a city is determined by census data.
Code Crew's co-founder says bringing tech programs to young children will help to diversify STEM demographics.
This year, one Community Action Project focused on the use of data by Agape Child and Family Services.
Luis Orbegoso says he found the right cultural fit, both as president of American Residential Services and as a resident of Memphis.
As a teacher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Crystal Harris adapts each student's lessons from their own school's programs, which means her job can look different for every patient.
CJ Harris gives away books, helps students grow plants and coaches peewee football. “When you step foot in a classroom to mold children, you don’t get to half-step with this,” he says.
A religion major as an undergraduate, Daniel Warner used a Memphis Teacher Residency to get his master’s degree in education and fell in love with the city. A 2019 fellow of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Warner is one of five educators New Memphis honored with this year's Educators of Excellence awards.
Currently in her 10th year as a Memphis educator, Alyssa Nucaro is a graduate of the New Memphis Embark program, one of five New Memphis honored this year with Educators of Excellence awards.
Stewart works closely with Grizzlies team President Jason Wexler and is a liaison for minority owners and community organizations. Her legal background has been of use as well.
Now in her 15th year in the classroom and her first working with special populations at Westhaven Elementary, DeLoach remains as passionate and committed to impacting her students as she was the year she began teaching.
'Memphis makes sure you don’t forget the history here, which is invaluable. Memphis is a special place, and the history holds what Memphis’ unique character is.'
Memphis is an ideal place to launch a career, says Keely Grady, whose internships include work at ALSAC, Le Bonheur and AutoZone.
Sebastiaan de Kok says living and working in Memphis has been a pleasant surprise. "People are so nice and welcoming. Not just nice, people can be nice anywhere and say their pleasantries. People genuinely want to help you out in Memphis."
The Student Leader program, which began in 2005, is in 90 Bank of America markets, but 2019 marks the inaugural year for the Memphis market.
Nancy Coffee is the new senior vice president of the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Chairman’s Circle, the chamber announced Friday.
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