CONWAY, Ark. (February 7, 2014) – Six Hendrix College students
have been invited to participate in STEM
Posters at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the state capitol rotunda.
The event allows undergraduate science students to interact
with state legislators and their staff.
“We are very excited about this venue because students can
share their excitement for science with their elected officials,” said Hendrix
biology professor Dr. Ann Willyard, adding that out-of-state students will also
be able to share their experiences at Hendrix with local representatives. “Independent
research is the ultimate engaged learning experience for students of the
sciences, and this opportunity to discuss their own work with non-scientists
will be a very powerful experience for each participant.”
Student
participants are:
- Macrina
Butler, a senior from Austin, Texas, mentored by Dr. Jennifer Dearolf (biology)
- Gary
DeClerk, a junior from Jacksonville, Ark., mentored by Dr. Chris Camfield (mathematics)
- Meredith
McKinney, a senior from Batesville, Ark., mentored by Dr. Jennifer Dearolf (biology)
- Rebecca
Meredith, a junior from Little Rock, Ark., mentored by Dr. Courtney Hatch (chemistry)
- Katie
Powell, a senior from Conway, Ark., mentored by Dr. Jennifer Dearolf (biology)
- Claude
Shyaka, a sophomore from Rwanda, mentored by Dr. Ann Wright (physics)
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in
engaged liberal arts and sciences education. For the sixth 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 latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think about Colleges,
as well as the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, Forbes magazine's list of America's Top Colleges, and
the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United
Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.