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Learning Social Commerce

Submitted by Katie Hannings, Editor

Thursday, March 8th, 2012, 12:47pm

The University of Memphis announced Tuesday, they will be adding a new minor to the degree program for the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management in the Fogelman College of Business & Economics. A social commerce minor will be available to students in Fall 2012.

The university hopes to focus the minor on creating an online presence and crafting marketing strategies based on social media and modern technology.

This minor will be available to all students, but it is specifically geared to business majors. Students within the Fogelman Business College will need only 12 additional credit hours to receive the minor, and students outside the business major will need 18 hours for the minor.

This additional minor will be especially helpful for non-traditional students who are unfamiliar with social media.

There will be a number of courses for students to choose from and there will

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Invisible Children's #StopKony

Submitted by Katie Hannings, Editor

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012, 10:27am

Trending in Memphis this morning is a powerful anti-child abduction campaign by the non-profit organization, Invisible Children. A video published Monday, March 5, 2012 titled Kony2012 is causing a stir. The 30 minute long documentary is a "film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice" says Invisible Children, Inc. Some groups accuse the organization of over-simplifying the problem.

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Neon Spring Fling Zumba Master Class

Submitted by Jamel Major on Wednesday, February 29th, 9:17 pm

Every year, people seem to forget about their New Year’s Resolutions for improving their health.

Now it's time to get your neon gear ready for a great spring event (13 and up) that is focused on fitness!

The Neon Spring Fling Zumba® Master Class will “re-awaken” the interest of Memphians (in all communities) and help them achieve their goals and improve their overall health. The event will be held the Rumba Room, 303 South Main in Memphis. Doors will open at 6pm. The event runs from 6:30-8pm.

A number of health benefits will be gained from two hours of non-stop aerobic activity and dance. The event will also serve as a cultural exchange for Memphis. People from all across the Mid-South will meet under one roof to enjoy an internationally themed event. Everyone is asked to bring their brightest, most neon colored gear.

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It's Dr. Seuss' Birthday Celebration at the CMOM

Submitted by Brent Green

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, 3:29pm

Join the Children's Museum of Memphis, Friday, March 2, from 11am - 3pm to celebrate the birthday of the man behind everyone's favorite childhood books. Wear red and white, participate in a Dr. Seuss storybook character hunt and look for a special guest in a red and white hat to stop by at noon.

From more information, visit http://cmom.com/.

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8 DeSoto County high school students named National Merit Finalists

Submitted by Michael Clark on Sunday, February 26th, 11:18 pm

Several DeSoto County high school students are in the hunt for millions of dollars in college scholarship money because of their academic achievements.

This year, eight students from the area have been named Nation Merit Finalists. It’s a record number of finalists for the district.

The students are among a pool of about 15,000 other nationwide that will compete for $34 million in scholarships.

DeSoto County school officials tell us that the National Merit Finalists represent less than one percent of high school seniors.

The district credits a Preliminary SAT class for helping students achieve higher test scores. The program started three years ago at Southaven High School and has since spread to all of the high schools in the district.

Students started by taking the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying test as juniors.

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Memphis-area Boy Scouts launch Scouting for Food 2012

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Friday, February 10th, 2012, 6:31pm

Information provided by Mid-South Food Bank

The Chickasaw Council of the Boy Scouts of America has placed Mid-South Food Bank collection bins around the city in support of the 2012 Scouting for Food Campaign, “Feeding A Great Need.” One in five people in the Mid-South is struggling with food insecurity, which means lack of sufficient food to meet basic needs.

Non-perishable food can be place in collection bins at the Kroger stores at 4270 Summer Ave. and 2942 Kirby Whitten Road and at the Chickasaw Council, Boy Scouts of America office, 171 S.

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Naturalization Ceremony at Memphis Public Library and Information center

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Monday, January 23rd, 2012, 10:51am

Naturalization Ceremony at Memphis Public Library and Information center

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will host a Naturalization Ceremony on Friday, January 27, 2012. The Naturalization ceremony will take place in the meeting rooms on the first floor of the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library 3030 Poplar Avenue.

There will be two ceremonies with approximately two hundred and eighty naturalization candidates. The first ceremony will begin at 11 am and the second ceremony will follow at 1 pm. Keenon McCloy, Director of Libraries, will be one of the guest speakers during the second ceremony.

Wang-Ying Glasgow, Adult Services Coordinator, for the Memphis Public Library and Information Center says, “As an adult services coordinator I help coordinate all kinds of programs and services in our library system. Assisting and hosting a naturalization ceremony is one of the events that is very special and meaningful to me since I myself am a naturalized citizen.