CONWAY, Ark. (December 19,
2017) – From fabulous faculty and super students to campus milestones and new
facilities, here are some of the top stories from the fall 2017 semester at
Hendrix:
- Hendrix Welcomed the Class of 2021
This fall, Hendrix College welcomed 353 new members of the Class of 2021
to campus. This year’s incoming freshmen hail from 23 states and five
countries, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Nepal, Australia, and
Rwanda.
- Čapek Installed as Distinguished Professor
of Sociology
Hendrix sociology professor Dr. Stella Čapek was installed as the College’s fourth
Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor. Her course topics include sociology
of the environment, food, cities, gender, medicine, and social movements, and
her professional service spans local, state, and national activities. - Momentous Milestones Celebrated for Cabe
Theatre, Hendrix-Murphy, Henenberg
With Cabe Theatre and the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Programs in Literature and
Language turning 40 years old, and Dr. Rosemary Henenberg, professor of theatre
arts emerita, celebrating her 80th birthday, a September 9 event in Cabe Theatre honored the impact of these three Hendrix
institutions. - New Dawkins Welcome Center Opened
Hendrix opened its new front door of campus, the Mary Ann and David Dawkins Welcome Center, at Harkrider and Winfield Streets. The
17,550 square-foot building, which houses the College’s admission and financial
aid staff, honors United Methodists and longtime Little Rock residents Mary Ann
and David Dawkins. Following Mary Ann Dawkins’ death in 2014, Hendrix received
the largest gift in its history from her estate. - Alumni Return as Inaugural Lecturers for
Two Series
Jessica Pettitt ’96 and Dr. GerShun Avilez ’02 came to campus for the inaugural Senate Jennings Lecture and the inaugural Mellon Scholar Lecture, respectively. Pettitt encouraged her audience to embrace difficult
conversations as a way to make change – which is the foundation of her book, Good Enough Now: How Doing the Best We Can
with What We Have is Better than Nothing. Avilez’s lecture, titled “Vanishing
Acts: Black Labor, Social Absence, & Civil Rights Reform,” examined how Douglas
Turner Ward’s one-act play A Day of
Absence stands as a creative response the reality of civil rights reform in
the 1960s, highlighting the gap between advancements in civil rights policy and
actual lived experiences. He
recently earned the Modern Language Association of America’s William Sanders
Scarborough Prize for his book, Radical
Aesthetics and Modern Black Nationalism. The prize recognizes an
outstanding scholarly study of African American literature or culture. - KIPP Partnership Expansion Opens Path for
New Aspire Scholars
New Hendrix Aspire Scholarships will cover up to the full cost of
attendance for a number of Federal Pell Grant-eligible students graduating from
KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School. President Tsutsui signed an updated
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Scott Shirey, Executive Director of KIPP
Delta Public Schools, at an October 12 ceremony at KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High
School. - Hamer Honored with 2017 Odyssey Medal
Hendrix awarded its 2017 Odyssey Medal
to Mark Hamer ’88 during a special ceremony in the Great Hall of the Clinton
Presidential Center. Hamer, who serves as Director of International Business
Development for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), was
honored for his achievements in the area of global awareness. - Odyssey Project Grants for Fall 2017
The Committee on Engaged Learning awarded grants totaling $45,246.11 to 22 hands-on projects requesting
funding through the Odyssey Program. The College has awarded $3.78 million in
Odyssey grants to students and faculty since the program’s inception in 2005. - Hendrix Warrior Athletics Achievements
Hendrix Women’s Soccer reached the NCAA Division III Finals for
the first time in school history, while Hendrix Football finished the season with 8 wins and 2
losses for its fourth consecutive season with a record of .500 or better, and
the season with the most wins in school history. (View a detailed list of student-athlete awards and honors) - Miller Creative Quad Details Announced
The College anticipates the start of construction on the new Miller
Creative Quad in May of 2018.
Applying the highly successful mixed-use model of The Village at Hendrix, the
Miller Creative Quad will include two new residence halls, with living and
study space for students on the upper floors. It will be home to a new campus
art museum, including galleries, prep area, art storage, and an auditorium and
film screening room, as well as music faculty offices, practice facilities, and
teaching spaces.
About
Hendrix College
A private liberal arts
college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns recognition as
one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.