CONWAY, Ark. (February 7, 2011) – In its first meeting of the spring semester, the Hendrix faculty formally approved the addition of two minor degree programs – neuroscience and business.
The new minor degrees are the result of significant student interest in those disciplines, according to Dr. Robert L. Entzminger, Provost and Dean of the College.
“These are among the early results of the faculty’s work on enriching our curriculum, in terms both of breadth and depth,” he said. “A number of other exciting ideas are currently being developed, and we hope to bring several of them to fruition in the near future.”
Dr. Entzminger announced that Hendrix has completed faculty searches in politics, biology, and kinesiology, as well as a position in Olin C. Bailey Library. Committees are presently conducting 12 faculty searches, he added.
It was also announced that Dr. Alex Vernon, Associate Professor of English and chair of the English Department at Hendrix, has been named Humanities Area Chair. Vernon, who joined the faculty in 2001, edited a recently published anthology on teaching the works of author Tim O’Brien. His upcoming book on the work of Ernest Hemingway will be published in May.
Hendrix, founded in 1876, is a selective, residential, undergraduate liberal arts college emphasizing experiential learning in a demanding yet supportive environment. The college is featured in the 2010 edition of the Princeton Review as one of the country’s best 371 colleges, was identified as the nation’s top “Up and Coming” liberal arts college for 2011 by U.S. News and World Report, and is ranked among 45 “Best Buy” colleges by the 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.