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Hendrix College Odcast
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Hendrix College Odcast episodes
- “Crossing my fingers and going out into the middle of the desert and hoping it worked out”
Rachel Elmakiss ’20 originally planned to research the importance of coffee to hospitality in Bedouin society and culture in Israel, but her project became more broad than that—and more personally challenging.
35 min - “In this environment everyone was freely sharing resources, freely sharing networks. And that’s really rare.”
A chance encounter with the writings of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus sparked an extensive research project for Tristan Norman ’20, a Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation major. It ended up taking him all the way to Thailand for an international social enterprise summit.
27 min - “There are so many things that are happening at once in this topic, in London, in the world...”
The social consequences of our economic systems are visible in every facet of life. Mackenzie Gearin ’20 examined the unique and circular interactions between culture and business in London’s diasporic fashion scene.
30 min - “A lot of these people just wanted to share their story, and be seen, and know someone cared.”
Religious Studies Senior Grace Rogers spent a weekend in Little Rock homeless shelters and left with a new set of convictions
25 min - “They use them to advertise: Anything with water would have Poseidon in it.”
Andrea Stitt ’21 took an immersive trip to Greece that synthesized modern culture and old history—with a few language barriers and bumps along the way.
23 min - “It’s not the most pleasant sensation to get hit with a flipper”
During his six-week Odyssey trip to South Africa, Keane Sammons ’22 helped care for penguins at a SANCCOB facility. In the process, he learned a lot about working with wild animals as a potential career and found community with researchers and volunteers from around the world.
29 min - “I just remember being like, ‘This is so crazy.’ I never would have ever considered doing this or being here.”
Mathematics major Hayley Haden ’21 went outside her comfort zone for a complete immersion experience in France—and had her whole worldview changed in the process.
28 min - “It was kind of like a crash course of how to be accepting and observant of others.”
Whitney Greenlee ’20 learned new ways of living, teaching, and caring when interning for the Blueberry Harvest School, a community-oriented summer education program for the children of migrant farm workers.
24 min - "Whenever you’re in an environment of people that are so talented and motivated—you just have no choice but to rise to their level."
Studio Art senior Greta Kresse ’21 shares how immersion and concentrated focus in landscape painting had an impact on her work ethic, artistic vision, and confidence.
23 min - “I always tell my students in Zoology, ‘This class is really hard, and you’re gonna love it!’ and they actually do, most of them.”
Biology professor Dr. Matt Moran shares his experience working with students to conduct ecological research in the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve and Flint Hills area of Oklahoma and Kansas.
Dr. Moran holds the Bill and Connie Bowen Odyssey Professorship.
28 min
About Hendrix College Odcast
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Welcome to the Odcast, Tales of Teaching and Hands-on Learning at Hendrix College. In this series, faculty members share how they developed engaged learning opportunities for students with the support…
of the Hendrix Odyssey Program and the Odyssey Professorship program.