CONWAY, Ark. (March 31, 2016) – Hendrix College recently
awarded $143,183.91 in Odyssey grants to support 42
student and faculty hands-on learning projects.
With the February 2016 funding cycle, the
Committee on Engaged Learning has awarded more than $3.3 million in Odyssey
grants to Hendrix students and faculty since the Odyssey Program’s inception in
2005.
Read the full project descriptions here.
February 2016 Odyssey grant recipients and their projects include:
- Faisal Alnahhas – Developing
a Domain-Specific Language for Animation (Undergraduate Research)
- Anna Claire Atkins – 500
Hours of Summer: Gaining Undergraduate Experience Working with a Local Small
Animal Veterinarian (Professional & Leadership Development)
- Symone Bennett – UAMS
Child Diagnostic Externship (Professional & Leadership
Development)
- Leah Bishop – U.S.
Department of State Student Internship (Professional &
Leadership Development)
- Brandy Britton – Internship
with Center for Arkansas Legal Services (Professional &
Leadership Development)
- Cordell Campbell – Neighbor
to Neighbor (Professional & Leadership Development)
- Kiran Chakka – Pharmacological
Interventions to Probe the Neurochemical Basis of Injury-Related Behavioral
Acceleration in the Ant Pheidole
Dentata (Undergraduate Research)
- Amy Crump – Capturing the Essence of Ansel
Adams: An Exploratory Quest of Photography and Nature
(Artistic Creativity)
- Claire De Pree – Leadership
Development through Immersive Outdoor Education (Professional &
Leadership Development)
- Delaney Farris – Encountering
Cheese Culture in the Netherlands (Global Awareness)
- Schylar Ferguson – Methodism
as a Global Church (Special Projects)
- Grace Griffin – Characterization
of Protease Enzyme in Snake Venom (Undergraduate Research)
- Bria Guthridge – Critiquing
Neoliberalism in Child Welfare: A Social Justice Solution (Professional
& Leadership Development)
- Lillian Hammer – Research
in Germany: Psychology of Post-War Germany (Professional & Leadership
Development)
- Caitlyn Hendrickson and Delaney Farris – NAMI Conference: Exploring the Culture of Mental
Health (Special Projects)
- Carlin Howden – Land-use
Impacts in the Bakken Formation (Undergraduate Research)
- Melissa Kemmerly – Maya
Archaeology Field School (Professional & Leadership Development)
- Katie Larson – Living
History-The Lasting Effects of Ireland's "Troubles" (Special
Projects)
- Kaersti McLellan – Costa
Rican Clinicals: Medical Volunteerism and Immersion Experience (Special
Projects)
- Allison Monroe – Smithsonian
Internship (Professional & Leadership Development)
- Bosco Ndemeye – A
Rare Presentation of Rwanda (Special Projects)
- Bonnie Nolan – How
Do Pheidole Dentata Workers Compensate for Antennal Injuries when
Following Chemical Pheromone Trails; Critical Periods and Odor Sampling
Strategies (Undergraduate Research)
- Lena Pham – The
Gendered Organization of Toys: A Cross-Cultural and Creative Exploration (Special
Projects)
- Payton Rausch – Radiant Road to Rio (Service to the
World)
- Evan Rivera – Learning
to Fly: Drone Operation in Brazil (Professional & Leadership
Development)
- Isabelle Rupp – Contemporary
Travels along an Ancient Route: The Silk Road (Global Awareness)
- Collin Shaddox – RECYCLE
Card Game Development (Undergraduate Research)
- Elizabeth Shepard – Internship
at the High Point Museum (Professional & Leadership
Development)
- Spencer Taylor – An
Inquiry of Heartland Virus in Arkansas (Undergraduate Research)
- Sai Techawongtham – A
Service Project at the Emergency Home for Women and Children in Thailand (Service
to the World)
- Mari Thomeczek – Intern:
Safe Alternatives (Professional & Leadership Development)
- Dr. Andrea Duina – Elucidating
Mechanisms of SPT16-gene Interactions (Undergraduate Research)
- Dr. Liz Gron – Ridin'
Dirty with Science 2016 (Service to the World)
- Dr. David Hales – Kinetics
and Thermodynamics of Peptide Folding: Understanding the Role of Solvent (Undergraduate
Research)
- Dr. Joyce Hardin – Botany
Lab Manual: From Draft to Final Product – (Special Projects)
- Dr. Peter Kett – A
Computational and Experimental Study of the Structure of Model Biological
Membranes (Undergraduate Research)
- Dr. Matt Moran – Effects
of Bison Grazing on Arthropod Communities in Tallgrass (Undergraduate
Research)
- Dr. Richard Murray – Characterizing
the Role of the DIK-1 Gene in the Development of the Mouse Vomeronasal Organ (Undergraduate
Research)
- Dr. Stacey Schwartzkopf – Maya
Culture and History in Guatemala (Global Awareness)
- Dr. Ruthann Thomas – Exploring
the Costs and Benefits of Poor Cognitive Control in Old Age (Undergraduate
Research)
Other Funding Sources
- Mark Hickey – Internship-Conner Eldridge for U.S.
Senate (Professional & Leadership Development) Underwritten by the Bill and Connie Bowen Odyssey Professorship,
held by Dr. Jay Barth
- Hannah McCarthy – Summer
Internship with Best Friends Animal Society (Professional
& Leadership Development) Underwritten by Project Pericles
Miller Center Service Fellowships
- Jasmine Watkins – Carthage Community Organization Summer Enrichment
Program
- Annie Meek – Volunteer Internship at Navdanya Javik Ashram Bija
Vidyapeeth (Navdanya’s Biodiversity Farm and Earth University): Learning
Environmentally Sustainable Farming and Advocacy Techniques for Social Change
John S. Workman Summer Project Grant
- Greer Veon – Broadcast
Journalism Summer Internship with CBS News Television Internship
Program
About Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private
liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with
the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives:
40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous college guides,
lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For
more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.