CONWAY,
Ark. (November 22, 2019) — The
Hendrix College Committee on Engaged Learning is pleased to announce the
recipients of Odyssey grants for the October 2019 cycle. Since 2005, the
Committee on Engaged Learning has awarded $4,335,706.71 in competitive Odyssey
grants to support projects by Hendrix students and faculty. In that time, more
than 3,000 students have participated in funded projects. In this cycle, 14
projects received $30,548 in grants.
Amy Cabrera
’21
Promoting
Literacy in Arkansas
Category: Service
to the World
Supervisor: Rev.
J.J. Whitney, Chaplain’s Office
Kelly Gray
’20
Bringing My
Environmental Knowledge Home to Malaysia
Category: Service
to the World
Supervisor: Jenn
Dearolf, Biology
Jane
Henderson ’20
Research
about Prejudice Reduction and Contextual Bible Study
Category: Undergraduate
Research
Supervisor:
Leslie Zorwick, Psychology
Russell
Jackson ’23
Belizean
Culture and the Developments of the Iguana Squad
Category: Global
Awareness
Supervisor: Thad
McCracken, Athletics
Helen Jeon ’22
and Monica Martinez ’22
Understanding
Immigration from New York to Arkansas
Category: Special
Projects
Supervisor: Peg
Falls-Corbitt, Philosophy
Elizabeth
Jones ’21
Arkansas
Jewish Archive Internship
Category: Professional
& Leadership Development
Supervisor:
Sasha Pfau, History
Ashley
Juniewicz ’23
Missouri
Ambassadors of Music
Category: Artistic
Creativity
Supervisor:
Andrew Morgan, Music
Violet Pirtle
’20, Kyle O’Connor ’20, and Austin Jared ’20
Philosophy in
Philadelphia
Category: Special
Projects
Supervisor:
James Dow, Philosophy
Theresa
Thomas ’22
Surgery,
Scrubs, and Pasta in Italy
Category: Special
Projects
Supervisor: J.J.
Whitney, Chaplain's Office
Parker Work
’20
Hendrix
Tennis Graphic Design
Category: Special
Projects
Supervisor:
Craig Kirchgessner, Athletics
Makaila Wright
’20
Conway
Regional Physical Therapy Internship
Category: Professional
& Leadership Development
Supervisor:
Laura MacDonald, Biology
Prof. Melissa
Gill
Puertografico:
SCI Conference 2020
Category: Special
Projects
Dr. Mark
Goadrich
Solving Real-World
Problems with Tools from Mathematics and Computer Science
Category: Special
Projects
Prof. Matthew
Lopas
Art Major
Trip to the College Art Association Conference in Chicago
Category: Special
Projects
For
brief summaries of these projects, visit the Odyssey Program’s listing.
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.