Based on the Hendrix faculty’s longtime awareness of the
educational value of engaged learning, the Odyssey Program was implemented in
the fall of 2005 to encourage all Hendrix students to embark on educational
adventures in experiential learning. While the graduation requirement includes
the completion of an approved experience in at least three of the six Odyssey
categories, the Program importantly allows students to learn more about
themselves and the world around them. For more information, and to access the Odyssey Program Guide, click here.
Below you will find examples of ways students pursuing a
major or minor in this department or program have encountered Odyssey. Remember
that these are only suggested opportunities; students are encouraged to propose
their own creative Odyssey projects. Further, Odyssey experiences do not need
to be related to your major or minor.
Established Pathways to Odyssey through the Major
Professional and
Leadership Development
- PSYC 415 – Psychology Practicum
- PSYC 498 – Internship (site can be identified by
student or identified in consultation with the department and/or career
services)
Service to the World
- Volunteer opportunities at sites providing care
for mental health
Special Projects
- Internships that have both a professional
development and research component (for example, an externship at the
Psychiatric Research Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences with Drs. Gess and Kleiner)
Undergraduate Research
- PSYC 480 – Advanced Research
- Participation in the out-of-class research lab
of one of our faculty members
Notes
We encourage students to work with advisors and Psychology
faculty in their areas of academic interest to help identify potential research
and professional development sites and we will regularly share summer research
and internship opportunities that come to faculty as part of our professional
listservs.
Many psychology research and internship opportunities could
be coded as PL, UR, or SP (as a combination of PL and UR), so speak with your
faculty project supervisor to discuss which coding best fits your opportunity.