CONWAY, Ark. (February 1, 2017) – Eight Hendrix College
faculty members were recently awarded Odyssey Professorships.
The professorships are an extension of the Hendrix Odyssey Program, the
college’s nationally recognized hands-on learning program.
Each Odyssey Professorship carries an endowment to support faculty
projects that create new engaged learning opportunities, such as internships
and undergraduate research, for students.
Individual faculty members or small groups of faculty members
may apply on a competitive basis for the professorships. Proposals are
recommended by the Committee on Faculty and approved by the President.
The new
Odyssey Professors are:
- Dr. Jenn
Dearolf and Dr. Laura MacDonald received the Morris and Ann Henry Odyssey
Professorship for their project “Improving Retention of Underrepresented
Students in STEM Fields at Hendrix.”
- Dr.
Lindsay Kennedy received the Nancy and Craig Wood Odyssey Professorship for her
project “The Hendrix Well-Being Initiative.”
- Dr.
Maureen McClung received the Judy and Randy Wilbourn Odyssey Professorship for
her project “Hendrix Conservation Connections: Promoting Nature Conservation
through Field Experiences and Engaging Professionals.”
- Dr. Matt
Moran received the Bill and Connie Bowen Odyssey Professorship for his project
“Where the Buffalo Roam: A Flint Hills Odyssey.”
- Dr.
Stacey Schwartzkopf received the Charles S. and Lucile Esmon Shively Odyssey
Professorship for his project “Material Culture and Everyday Life.”
- Dr. Alex
Vernon and Dr. Gabby Vidal-Torriera received the Julia Mobley Odyssey
Professorship for their project “Witness and Afterlife: The Spanish Civil War
in History and the Arts.”
“I continue to be impressed by
the creativity of my colleagues in developing remarkable experiential learning
opportunities for our students. The innovative approaches these projects take
to bring together student engaged learning and faculty development benefit the
entire Hendrix community,” said Dr. Peter Gess, Associate Provost for Engaged
Learning and Director of International Programs. “We are grateful to the
Hendrix alumni and friends whose generous support makes these opportunities
possible for our faculty and students.”
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.