CONWAY, Ark. (February 1,
2018) – Three Hendrix College faculty members were recently awarded Odyssey
Professorships. These 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 for students, such as internships, service projects, and
undergraduate research. The Odyssey Professorships also provide professional
development opportunities for the professors receiving them.
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
Professorship projects are:
- Dr.
Anne Goldberg and Dr. Jennifer Peszka received the Charles Prentiss Hough
Odyssey Professorship for their project, “8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8
hours for what we will: Psychological and Anthropological Lessons for Living
Longer from the Blue Zones.”
- Dr.
Dorian Stuber received the Isabelle Peregrin Odyssey Professorship in
Journalism and/or Literature for the project “Bearing Witness: Holocaust
Literature and Education.”
The community looks forward
to the innovative and exciting engaged learning opportunities that will emerge
as these projects develop,” said Dr. Peter Gess, Associate Provost for Engaged
Learning and Director of International Programs. “The support of Hendrix alumni
and friends makes these opportunities possible for our faculty and students,
and we’re grateful for their generosity.”
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.