The Graduate School of The University of Memphis is the center of advanced study and research within the University. The basic objectives of the Graduate School are:

1.  to preserve and disseminate knowledge;
2. to extend knowledge through research; and
3.  to prepare men and women to assume responsible and useful roles in a changing society.

Master’s programs are offered in forty-five major areas through six colleges and one school. The degrees include Master of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Education, Master of Business Administration, Master of Music, Master of City and Regional Planning, Master of Public Administration, and Master of Health Administration.

Mission of the University

The University of Memphis is a member of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee and is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents. As an urban university, The University of Memphis provides a stimulating academic environment for its students, including an innovative undergraduate education and excellence in selected research areas and graduate programs. The academic environment extends beyond the campus boundaries to encompass the entire community.

Education is enhanced through exposure to diversity in the composition of the student body, faculty, staff, and administrators, including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and various age groups and religions. The University has responded to the challenging responsibility of being located in a culturally diverse region by developing a unique blend of teaching, research, and service that contributes to the growth of the Mid-South region.

The University of Memphis asserts that excellence in teaching traditional and non-traditional students is its central responsibility. A comprehensive undergraduate education, grounded in the arts and sciences, develops intellectual, cultural, and ethical qualities in its students. The innovative General Education Program challenges students to develop the analytical and critical skills necessary for life-long learning. The University of Memphis awards master’s and doctoral degrees in selected graduate programs as well as degrees in the major professional areas. Through learning begun at The University of Memphis, graduates compete in the global intellectual community in which they live.

As a research university, The University of Memphis develops, integrates, disseminates, and applies knowledge. Faculty maintain ongoing programs of basic and applied research or creative activities appropriate to their disciplines. The University’s urban environment provides a rich opportunity for research and creative scholarship, and for the use of that scholarship in the intellectual and cultural development of the region. The University’s commitment to fostering a research and creative environment harmonizes with the other aspects of its mission.

The University of Memphis fulfills its outreach mission through its contributions to professional organizations and to the needs of the community. The University promotes intellectual, cultural, and community development through, for example, its artistic programs, lecture series, technical assistance, continuing education, and intercollegiate athletic programs.

The University of Memphis, through its research, teaching, and outreach roles, responds to individual needs, such as the support of health care and preventive health services. The University addresses broader issues as well, for instance, K-12 education, economic development, environmental initiatives, international programs, computing, and telecommunications.

Statement of Values

The University of Memphis is committed to representing and teaching the highest academic values.  Specifically, we:

• seek excellence in every activity and apply the highest feasible standards to the endeavors of faculty, staff, and students;
• protect academic freedom, insist on tolerance of diverse views, and encourage the rigorous pursuit of truth in an open forum;
• are committed to honesty, openness, and integrity in all of our processes and practices;
• serve the public interest and recognize responsibility for seeking ways to use our resources to meet public needs;
• provide equal opportunity for all qualified individuals, without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or lifestyle choice and recognize an obligation to provide the appropriate environment to accommodate diversity;
• adhere to the principles of shared governance and shared responsibility, meaning that those who are responsible for and affected by the various functions of the University should have a voice in the policies that govern those actions and share responsibility for them; and
• advance the well-being of those in our University community, including students, staff, faculty, alumni, and supporters.

The roots of The University date back to September 12, 1912, with the establishment and beginning of classes at West Tennessee State Normal School, which trained primary and secondary education teachers. However, the seeds for the normal school’s creation were sown three years earlier, in 1909, when the Tennessee General Assembly passed a General Education law calling for the establishment and maintenance of three normal schools, one school located in each of the three grand divisions of the state.

The eastern edge of Memphis became the site for West Tennessee State Normal School, which in 1929 became West Tennessee State Teachers College. In 1941, the college expanded its curriculum in liberal arts, and the name was changed to Memphis State College, an institution serving three to four thousand students. The undergraduate program was reorganized into three schools and a graduate school was added in 1951.

Memphis State achieved university status in 1957. On July 1, 1994, the name was officially changed to The University of Memphis.

Governing Body

The governance and control of The University of Memphis is vested in the Tennessee Board of Regents. The composition and powers of the Board are set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated 49-8-201 through 49-8-203.  The Board consists of eighteen members: twelve lay citizens appointed for six-year terms by the Governor from each congressional district and grand division of the state; one faculty member appointed for a one-year term; one student appointed for a one-year term by the Governor from among the System institutions; and four ex officio members—the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the Executive Director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, who is a non-voting member.

Organization

The schools and colleges that make up The University are the Graduate School, the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the University College, the Loewenberg School of Nursing, the School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, and five colleges offering graduate and undergraduate programs: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Fogelman College of Business and Economics, the College of Communication and Fine Arts, the College of Education, and the Herff College of Engineering.

Memphis is one of the South’s largest and most attractive cities. As a medical, educational, communication, distribution, and transportation center, Memphis offers a rich and full range of research opportunities and cultural experiences. The city, known worldwide for its musical heritage as home of the blues and the birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll, has many fine restaurants, museums, and theaters, as well as one of the nation’s largest urban park systems. Annual events include the St. Jude–Liberty Bowl Football Classic, Memphis in May International Festival, Africa in April Cultural Awareness Carnival, Federal Express–St. Jude Memphis Golf Classic, Carnival Memphis, and Mid-South Fair. Tourist attractions include the Beale Street Historic District, the National Civil Rights Museum, the Center for Southern Folklore, and Elvis Presley’s home, Graceland. The medical complex in Memphis is the South’s largest and one of the nation’s foremost centers of medical research. A public transportation system provides easy travel between the university and other parts of the city.

The University’s modern and beautifully landscaped campus is centrally located in an attractive residential area of Memphis, with shopping, recreation, and entertainment centers nearby. In addition to the Main Campus facilities, the university has research and athletic training facilities and married student housing on the South Campus.

Library Facilities

The University of Memphis Libraries includes the Ned R. McWherter Library and five branch libraries: Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences, Music, and Earth Sciences, each contiguous to its department or school.

The University Libraries’ collection numbers over one million print volumes. The collection also contains many other formats and sources of information, including 2.7 million pieces of microformat, over 8 million pieces of archival materials, 50 licensed databases, 200 federal databases, and full-text Internet access. The Government Publications Department, located in the McWherter Library, is the U.S. Government Regional Federal Documents Depository for the State of Tennessee, and continues to serve as a depository for all State of Tennessee documents. The Special Collections Department’s largest collection, the Mississippi Valley Collection, reflects the history and culture of that region of the nation.

The University Libraries’ holdings are indicated in the Gateway online system, which is available on over 200 workstations in the various libraries and on the campus network. The University Libraries maintains agreements with other local institutions for shared use of library collections by students, faculty, and staff.

Information Technology

The University of Memphis is committed to supporting campus-wide information technology (IT) necessary to further the use of technologies in research and instruction of its students and faculty. The Division of Information Systems (IS) provides the infrastructure and support necessary for academic activities, networking, telecommunications, and administrative computing. The division provides education and training for widely used software and applications; maintains the campus information technology infrastructure; stresses involvement of students, faculty, and staff in technology matters; and leads the strategic planning process for the use of information technologies.

The IS HelpDesk (678-8888) is the first area of contact for students, staff, and faculty. HelpDesk staff are the primary contact on questions related to software, telecommunications, network, and lab support. In addition they route and track questions to the most appropriate IT personnel and college for resolution. The HelpDesk also makes available desktop and server software for faculty desktops and departmental servers across campus.
Students can access two IS-supported 24-hour computer labs, 14 other departmental labs, and residence halls throughout the university. One of the 24-hour labs is a Super Lab, complete with a smart classroom and full range of multimedia equipment. Many departmental labs have extended evening and weekend hours. From these labs students have access to the internet, use of e-mail, and access to Microsoft software as well as a host of academic-related software on various computing environments. Printing is available in all labs.

Information Systems also extends a variety of technology support services to faculty, staff, and students. This includes software training, consulting assistance for research and instruction, software distribution, and web consulting. Students and faculty can attend free training seminars at our Training Center in Smith 412. It is equiped with PCs, Macs, and smart presentation equipment. Faculty may reserve this facility as well as a smart classroom for their instructional needs. Training courses and workshops are offered on all supported software such as Microsoft products, e-mail access, and web-related technologies. The Faculty Resource area in the Training Center contains the latest multimedia and computer equipment for faculty and instructors to learn technologies or create course material.

Online CBT (Computer Based Training) is available free to all students, faculty, and staff either over the web or through downloadable tutorials to their computer. There are currently over 280 courses available to choose from.

Information Systems supports and maintains the university's fiber network that connects all offices, computer labs,  many classrooms and auditoriums, and selected residence halls. IS is also committed to advanced use of technologies and will be a full partner in the Internet 2 activities for research and instructional activities.

IS offers faculty and students telecommunication services such as FAX, long distance service from campus phones (a TigerLine card is required), and cable TV for dorm students.

Bureau of Business and Economic Research

The Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) is the organized research and public service unit of the Fogelman College of Business and Economics. The programs of the Bureau include public service to government agencies (state and local) and the business community, continuing education, and applied general research.

Bureau of Educational Research

The Bureau of Educational Research (BER) supports the outreach mission of The University of Memphis and the College of Education by mobilizing University resources to confront educational problems in Memphis and the surrounding region. Specifically, BER pursues opportunities for University faculty to collaborate with educational and community leaders to (1) provide research support and technical assistance to education reform initiatives; (2) conduct evaluation studies and needs analyses to support decision making; (3) promote faculty service to public schools; and (4) participate in partnerships designed to build the capacity of the community to address solutions to pressing educational problems. BER contributes to these efforts by working with community representatives, as well as local, state, and national education professionals to define and address critical educational issues facing the Mid-South.

BER maintains a flexible research and development agenda intended to be responsive to the needs of schools and school systems in the region. Consistent with the University’s urban outreach initiative, BER engages in the research, development, or service components of projects intended to address one or more of the following areas: (1) educational attainment of economically-disadvantaged and ethnic minority students; (2) systemic reform or collaborative efforts designed to improve educational and social services in the community; (3) physical and emotional well-being of children living in poverty; (4) promotion of multicultural awareness, constructive conflict resolution, and respect for diversity in social institutions; and (5) preparation of education professionals to work in urban settings.

Center for Earthquake Research and Information

The Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) was established in 1977 by the Tennessee Legislature to provide: (1) prompt reports and background information on regional earthquakes; (2) scientific research on the causes and effects of earthquakes and on the possibility of earthquake prediction; (3) studies related to the desirability of earthquake resistant construction; (4) advice to business, government and the public on the methods, means and feasibility of mitigating earthquake hazards.

The Center operates as a research organization of The University of Memphis and was designated as a Tennessee Center of Excellence in 1985. It supports graduate research in geophysics, active tectonics, and earthquake engineering. It cooperates with the Department of Geological Sciences in offering a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree concentration in geophysics, and a Ph.D. degree in earth sciences.

Center for Research in Educational Policy

The Center for Research in Educational Policy (CRED) was established by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1985.  The mission of the Center is to implement a research agenda to address issues associated with policies and practices in the public schools of Tennessee and the nation.  This research agenda was developed in consultation with three advisory councils composed of nationally prominent education authorities, persons representing constituencies within the state of Tennessee, and University faculty.

The Center contributes to the research and outreach missions of the University by forming collaborations with school and community leaders to identify educational policy issues in need of resolution and by mobilizing University and community resources to address these issues in primary and secondary schools.  Other outreach activities include co-sponsorship of the annual Memphis Urban Education Symposium; regional, state, and international professional conferences; joint sponsorship of several state academies for school leaders; and electronic on-line support for practicing education professionals.

Center for Research on Women

Founded in 1982, the Center for Research on Women (CROW), located in the College of Arts and Sciences, is nationally recognized for its pioneering work on race, class, and gender. Its mission is to promote research in the field of women’s studies with a focus on southern women and women of color in the United States. Since its inception, the Center has received grants for research and research related activity from both foundation and government sources.

In addition to research, the Center has played a key role in helping faculty to integrate race, class, and gender into the curriculum.

Center for the Study of Higher Education

The Center for the Study of Higher Education, located in the College of Education, conducts research and sponsors workshops and conferences in higher education. The Community College Student Experiences Questionnaire is located in the Center, as is the Leadership Institute in Judicial Education.

DNA Laboratory

The DNA Laboratory is a University facility providing access to resources required for modern molecular biology research. Custom nucleic acid synthesis and automated DNA sequencing are available on a fee basis to researchers both inside and outside the University. The Laboratory also houses a high-performance gel documentation system and a workstation with the GCG Wisconsin Package for nucleic acid and protein analysis.

Ecological Research Center

The Ecological Research Center (ERC) of the Department of Biology was established in 1974 on the South Campus of the University to conduct and coordinate research, teaching, and service activities in ecology and related areas.

Major areas of research include: fish culture, wildlife biology, endangered and threatened species, systematics, reproductive physiology, and physiological responses to the environment. The ERC has formal research agreements with private, state, and federal organizations to jointly pursue biological problems of mutual interest.  The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Habitat Management Office, and the Nature Conservancy have offices in the ERC.

The teaching program of the ERC provides training for students interested in pursuing careers in various fields and affords an opportunity for students to participate in activities involving contemporary environmental problems.

Public service activities are primarily directed toward promoting environmental awareness and providing information and consultation services to those concerned with the environment.

Edward J. Meeman Biological Station

The Edward J. Meeman Biological Station was established in 1967 to encourage and foster scientific pursuits in natural history, ecology, and environmental biology. Located about 23 miles northwest of the main campus and adjacent to Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, the 623-acre station (with laboratory, classroom, and small conference facilities) provides students and faculty from The University of Memphis, as well as visiting investigators, with a unique site for research, teaching, and service activities. The station is an integral part of the Department of Biology.

Fogelman Executive Center

The Fogelman Executive Center is a modern conference and training facility designed to meet the needs of executives, managers, and professionals in all organizational areas. The Center has fifty-one hotel rooms, fourteen conference and seminar rooms, and two dining rooms.

The staff of the Fogelman Executive Center provides coordination and planning services for all types of conferences and seminars. These services are available to professional level university groups and the Memphis business community.

Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology

The Institute, founded in 1984 and designated a Tennessee Center of Excellence in 1985, is a component of the Art Department at The University of Memphis. The Institute is dedicated to the study of the art and culture of ancient Egypt through teaching, research, exhibition, and excavation. It is staffed by Egyptologists who are faculty members of the Art Department and the History Department. Its research library consists of more than 6000 Egyptological books and periodicals including rare and out-of-print volumes. Supporting the Institute’s programs is the Art Museum at The University of Memphis which houses the Institute’s growing collection of Egyptian antiquities, the largest in the Mid-South. The Institute also sponsors an epigraphic project at the Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt.

Institute for Intelligent Systems

The Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS) is designed to bring together research and training in the broad areas of cognitive science, complex dynamical systems, artificial intelligence, and massively parallel computing (neural computing). The mission of the IIS includes basic research supported by grants from funding agencies and applied research supported by industrial/governmental contracts. The Institute spans the disciplines of cognitive psychology, computer science, philosophy of mind, neuroscience, linguistics, physics, and mathematics. Training includes graduate courses, thesis and dissertation research, workshops, and seminars.
Integrated Microscopy Center

Integrated Microscopy Center

The Integrated Microscopy Center (IMC) houses microscopes, including light and fluorescent microscopes, a confocal laser scanning microscope, scanning and transmission electron microscopes, and ancillary equipment used to prepare samples.  The Center is a resource facility of The University of Memphis, designed to provide expertise in the use of microscopy to graduate students, faculty, and researchers at The University of Memphis and throughout the immediate area.

Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities

The Center for the Humanities promotes scholarly research and teaching within the humanities at The University of Memphis. Its programs are designed to facilitate discussions of general interest and to encourage scholarly collaboration across departmental and college boundaries. It also seeks to make the scholarly resources of the University—especially those relating to the study of the humanities—available to the community at large. The Center was founded in 1987 and renamed in 1991 for history professor Dr. Marcus W. Orr.

Regional Economic Development Center

The Center represents the University in its outreach function in the field of economic development planning. In providing technical and management assistance to the public and private sectors, the Center also serves as a laboratory for interdisciplinary research and service by faculty and graduate students in solving problems of urban and regional development. The center’s professional planning staff have academic appointments and teach courses in urban and regional planning.

Speech and Hearing Center

Located in the medical center of Memphis, this facility became affiliated with the University in 1967. An additional site is located on the South Campus. Both locations serve children and adults with communication disorders. Students at the University may receive examinations at no charge, while faculty and staff are seen at 50% of normal charges. The University administers and operates the Center in cooperation with the Board of Directors of the Memphis Speech and Hearing Center, Inc.

Other Research Units

In addition to the units described above, The University of Memphis also recognizes a wide array of other research-oriented units:

• Anthropological Research Center
• Barbara K. Lipman Early Childhood
• Center and Research Institute
• Center for River Studies
• Center for Health Services Research
• Center for Manpower Studies
• Center for Urban Research and Extension
• Chucalissa Indian Museum (C.H. Nash Museum)
• Groundwater Institute
• Industry/University Research Center for Biosurfaces
• Neuropsychology Research Laboratory
• Office of International Studies
• Oral History Research Office
• Robert Wang Center for International Business
• Southern Music Archive
• Transportation Studies Institute
• Recognized Centers and Chairs of Excellence

• Centers of Excellence
• Center for Applied Psychological Research
• Center for Earthquake Research and Information
• Center for Research Initiatives and Strategies for the Communicatively Impaired
• Center for Research in Educational Policy
• Center of Excellence in Egyptian Art and Archaeology
• Chairs of Excellence
• Arthur Andersen and Company Alumni Chair in Accounting
• Bornblum Chair in Judaic Studies
• Federal Express Chair in Management Information Systems
• W. Harry Feinstone Chair in Molecular Biology
• W. Harry Feinstone Chair in Functional Genomics
• Morris S. Fogelman Chair in Real Estate
• Hardin Chair in Managerial Journalism
• Herbert Herff Chairs in Biomedical Engineering
• Herbert Herff Chair in Law
• Jabie Sanford Hardin lll Chair in Combinatorics
• Dorothy K. Hohenberg Chair in Art History
• William A. and Ruth F. Loewenberg Chair in Nursing
• William M. Morris Shelby County Chair in International Economics
• Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair in English
• Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair in Philosophy
• Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair in Psychology
• Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair in Urban Education
• Sales and Marketing Executives, Inc. Chair in Sales
• Sparks Family Chair in International Business
• Thompson-Hill Chair in Accounting
• University of Memphis Chair in Free Enterprise Management
• Robert Wang Chair in International Business
• Wunderlich Chair in Finance

Evaluation Services

Evaluation Services conducts The University of Memphis program for student evaluation of instruction. The Student Instructional Rating System (SIRS) uses a comprehensive approach for collecting, analyzing, and reporting student reactions to certain aspects of classroom instruction. Faculty receive the completed forms and a computer summary at the beginning of the following semester. These documents, which form an important part of the dossier prepared for promotion and tenure, also provide information useful to individual faculty for course development and improvement of instruction.

Minority Affairs

The Office of Minority Affairs advises African American students. The office deals with the social, academic, personal, and financial concerns of minority students.

Besides advising individual students, the office advises 15 different organizations for African American students. The Black Student Association is a multipurpose organization that focuses on enlightening individuals about the black culture. It provides a support system that addresses the students’ academic needs as well as a U of M black alumni network that aids the students’ employment needs. The BSA produces a monthly paper, The BSA Torch, which keeps the students informed of issues relating to African Americans at The U of M and in the Memphis community. The BSA and fourteen (14) other African American student organizations sponsor approximately 160 cultural, social, and academic programs during the academic year.

Psychological Services Center

The Psychological Services Center, located on the first floor of the Psychology Building, offers both psychological evaluations and therapeutic services to children and adults. For appointments or information, contact the Center at 2147.

Student Disability Services

The Student Disability Services Office provides, arranges, and coordinates academic accommodations and support services to qualified students with disabilities to enable them to fully access the educational opportunities at The University of Memphis. To establish eligibility for disability accommodations and services, students are required to register with the Student Disability Services Office and provide current medical or psycho-educational documentation of the disability from a professional who is appropriately qualified to diagnose the particular disability. Disability information is strictly confidential, is not released without written consent, and does not appear on transcripts or any permanent record of the University.

Students must follow established University procedures for obtaining accommodations and services.  Specific accommodations and services are determined on an individual basis and are based on documented functional limitations resulting from the disability. Services available include orientation to disability services, assessment of disability related needs, academic accommodation plans each semester, test accommodations, books on tape, note-takers, readers, scribes, interpreters, Braille, enlarged print, loan of adaptive aids and special equipment, adaptive computer lab, guidance and counseling, adapted campus housing, accessible parking, and limited campus shuttle service.

Since some services require advance notice, applicants are requested to provide sufficient notice to Student Disability Services of anticipated needs and expected date of enrollment. For more detailed information, please contact the Director of Student Disability Services at 678-2880.

Academic Common Market

The Academic Common Market is designed to allow students from southern states to pay in-state tuition while attending The University of Memphis. This arrangement is available only for students whose home states do not offer the designated program. The participating states are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. A list of available programs can be obtained from the state coordinator in a student’s home state or from the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School. Current SREB common market guidelines and requirements may be found on the web at www.people.memphis.edu/~acadafflib/acm.html

There are two requirements: (1) Students must be fully admitted to a degree-seeking program that has been approved as an Academic Common Market program (non-degree and conditional students are ineligible); (2) Students must obtain a letter certifying residency from their home state’s Academic Common Market coordinator.

International Students Office in the Center for International Programs and Services

The International Students Office in the Center for International Programs and Services advises international students, visiting scholars, and researchers regarding federal immigration regulations, health insurance matters, employment issues and personal concerns, as well as prepares federal documents necessary for visiting scholars’ entrance into the United States.

The office also produces the federally mandated orientation for F-1 and J-1 visa holders new to campus. This provides information on federal and state laws and University policies, including social security and employment regulations, taxes, visa renewals, and all aspects of their legal non-immigrant status inside U.S. borders.  The International Students Office also frequently provides this information for in-country dependent family members of students, faculty, and researchers on campus, as well as to international applicants to the University, and area colleges and university staff.

The office also advises the International Students Association and several international student clubs. The International Students Association presents an annual International Night, the International Film Series, and various other cultural events, including bringing visiting speakers to campus.

Currently, the office consists of: Dr. Arda Beskardes, Immigration Specialist; Clar Nunis, International Students Advisor; and clerical staff. For more information, call 678-4271.

Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Since 1971, students and faculty of the University of Memphis have benefited from its membership in Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). ORAU is a consortium of 86 colleges and universities and a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ORAU works with its member institutions to help their students and faculty gain access to federal research facilities throughout the country; to keep its members informed about opportunities for fellowship, scholarship, and research appointments; and to organize research alliances among its members.

Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (the DOE facility that ORAU operates) undergraduates, graduates, postgraduates, as well as faculty enjoy access to a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Students can participate in programs covering a wide variety of disciplines including business, earth sciences, epidemiology, engineering, physics, geological sciences, pharmacology, ocean sciences, biomedical sciences, nuclear chemistry, and mathematics. Appointment and program length range from one month to four years. Many of these programs are especially designed to increase the numbers of underrepresented minority students pursuing degrees in science- and engineering-related disciplines. A comprehensive listing of these programs and other opportunities, their disciplines, and details on locations and benefits can be found in the ORISE Catalog of Education and Training Programs, which is available at http://www.orau.gov/orise/resgd/htm or by calling either of the contacts below.

ORAU’s Office of Partnership Development seeks opportunities for partnerships and alliances among ORAU’s members, private industry, and major federal facilities. Activities include faculty development programs, such as the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, the Visiting Industrial Scholars Program, and various services to chief research officers.

For more information about ORAU and its programs, contact Dr. Linda L. Brinkley, ORAU Council member, at 901-678-2590; Monnie E. Champion, ORAU Corporate Secretary, at 423-576-3306; or the ORAU Home Page at http://www.orau.gov.

Jackson Center

The University of Memphis Center in Jackson, Tennessee, is located on the Jackson State Community College campus to serve the citizens of West Tennessee. Through the Center, students can complete certain degree programs by attending part-time at night and on weekends.

The Jackson Center offers course work leading to bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as additional graduate and postgraduate course work. Selected graduate and undergraduate courses are offered by the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication and Fine Arts, Education, and University College. The Center is a division of The University of Memphis’ Extended Programs.

PROGRAM: The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law offers a program of instruction leading to the degree of Juris Doctor.
Admission to the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law is on a selective basis. To be eligible for admission, a student must have received a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and must have made a satisfactory score on the Law School Admission Test. Questions concerning additional admissions requirements should be addressed to the Director of Law Admissions and Recruitment at uofmlaw@profnet.law.memphis.edu.
The regulations and policies of the School of Law are set out in greater detail in the Law School Catalog, a separate issue of the Bulletin.