CONWAY, Ark. (October 30, 2012) – Ten Hendrix students attended the 3rd Annual
Dean's Civil Rights trip during Fall Break (October 11-12).
“The trip brings together students from a variety of different organizations
to have a shared experience exploring the history of civil rights,” said Jim Wiltgen,
vice president for student affairs and dean of students, who led the trip.
This year's attendees:
- Kathryn Armstrong ’14 (SBC)
- Lyndsey Czapansky ’14 (MDC)
- Jonathan Howard ’13 (Videographer)
- Elizabeth Kasper ’15 (Feminist Club)
- JillAnn Meunier ’14 (Amnesty)
- Didier Muvandimwe ’13 (RA/Residence Life)
- Jill Nguyen ’15 (National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum)
- Rachel Thomas ’14 (Religious Life Council)
- Neelam Vyas ’13 (Senate)
- Maia Yang ’13 (VAC)
The group visited the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn.; the historic
16th Street Baptist Church and the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Ala.; the
Rosa Parks Museum, the Civil Rights Memorial, and the state capital in Montgomery,
Ala.; the National Park Interpretive Center in Lowndes County, Ala.; and several
sites in Selma.
The trip was funded jointly by Student Senate and the Dean of Student's Office.
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts
and sciences education. For the fifth consecutive year, Hendrix was named one of
the country’s “Up and Coming” liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report.
Hendrix is featured in the 2012 edition of the Princeton Review as one of the country’s
best 377 colleges, the latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools
That Will Change the Way You Feel about Colleges, Forbes magazine's annual
list of America's Top 650 Colleges, and the 2013 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more
information, visit www.hendrix.edu.