CONWAY, Ark. (November 21, 2016) – The Hendrix College Committee on Engaged Learning awarded
$90,591.71 in Odyssey grants to support 25 hands-on learning projects in the October
2016 funding cycle.
Hendrix has awarded
$3,523,911.91 in Odyssey grants to Hendrix students and faculty since the
Odyssey Program’s inception in 2005.
October
2016 Odyssey grant recipients & their projects include:
- Victoria
Amadi – Survey of Theravada Buddhism (Special Projects)
- Assira
Ba – Atlantis Project: Pre-Med Fellowship (Special Projects)
- Anna
Conard and Robbie Borrello – Hear Hendrix Round Three: Refining and
Professionalizing (Special Projects)
- Michelle
DeLouise, Ben Curry and Baylee Jennings-Wells – New Year, New Orleans (Service
to the World)
- Kelsey
Dietrich – Working to End Education Inequality in South Africa with One Heart
Source (Special Projects)
- Olivia
Ensley – National Museum of African American History and Culture: Contextualizing
and Representing a History of Black Rights, Oppression, and Activism (Undergraduate
Research)
- Karthik
Garimella – Analysis of Visibility Flagging Algorithms of Data from the Very
Large Array (Undergraduate Research)
- Alysha
Hemani – Advocates for World Health Service in Jamaica Trip (Service to the
World)
- Heather
Hirsch – Beyond the Safe Sleep Message-Cultivating Community Collaborations
(Professional & Leadership Development)
- Anna
King, Raychl Reger and Gabby Pochron – An Investigation of Mixed Martial Arts
Culture (Special Projects)
- Amber
Melcher – Atlantis Fellowship: A Holistic Approach to Healthcare and Vocation (Special
Projects)
- Allison
Monroe – Successful Entomophagy: A Journey Through Thailand (Global Awareness)
- Lena
Pham and Pearl Jangjiravat – An Exploration of Meditation in South Korea (Global
Awareness)
- Danielle
Rosson – Wie man Deutscher wird: German Language and Cultural Immersion (Global
Awareness)
- Jasmine
Watkins, Alundra Dickson, Laruen McHenry, MarTashia Settles – Pardon My Fro:
Exploring the Natural Hair Movement (Special Projects)
- Dr. Jay
Barth – Poverty Studies: The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty
Experience (Professional & Leadership Development)
- Dr. Andres
Caro – Faculty and student travel and presentations at American Chemical
Society Spring National Meeting in San Francisco, CA (Undergraduate Research)
- Claudia
Courtway – Service Over Self Through Home Repairs in Memphis (Service to the
World)
- Dr. Jennifer
Dearolf – Improving the Marine Biology Staghorn and Elkhorn Coral Research
Project (Special Projects)
- Dr. Mark
Goadrich – Solving Real-World Problems with Tools from Mathematics and Computer
Science: The COMAP International Contest in Modeling (Special Projects)
- Dr. Brenda
Houck – The timing in C. elegans movement (Undergraduate Research)
- Prof. Maxine
Payne – Endangered Species Public Art Mural (Artistic Creativity)
- Dr.
Jennifer Peszka, Dr. Tim Maxwell, and Dr. Ruthann Thomas – Psychology Research:
The Relationship between Technology Use before Bed and Sleep Quality,
Cognitions, and Personality Across Adulthood (Undergraduate Research)
- Prof. Brigitte
Rogers – American College Dance Association Conference: Kickin' Out the
Kinesphere (Special Projects)
- Dr. Michael
Sprunger – Peace, War, and Memory in Contemporary East Asia (Global Awareness)
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.