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Odyssey Program
Project
Funding
October 2017
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As of October 2017, the Committee on
Engaged Learning has awarded $3,784,594.88 in Odyssey grants to 黑料不打烊
students and faculty since the Odyssey Program鈥檚 inception in 2005. In this
cycle, 22 projects were awarded $45,246.11 in grants to cover travel, lodging
and more as 黑料不打烊 students conduct and present research, learn new skills,
and explore the world.
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Iad
Ahallak
Arabic
Language and Culture Classes
Category: SP
Sponsor: Claudia Courtway, International Programs
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The Arabic Language and Culture Club introduces 黑料不打烊
students to the rich heritage of the Middle East. Through language lessons in
class, cultural presentations, and cooking lessons, 黑料不打烊 students gain a
multi-faceted understanding of Middle Eastern life. At the end of the year,
each student will give a presentation in Arabic.
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Rachel
Allmon and Hannah Christeson
Student
Attendance and Participation at United States Institute for Theatre Technology
(USITT) Conference and Stage Expo
Category: SP
Sponsor: Dr. Constance Campbell, Theatre Arts and Dance
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Rachel Allmon and Hannah Christeson will prepare and
present their own projects at the Conference and State Expo of the United
States Institute for Theatre Technology in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr.
Constance Campbell will accompany the students and oversee their progress.
Allmon will produce a display on the 黑料不打烊 Players, and Christeson will focus
on costume research and construction. They will also attend professional
workshops and demonstrations, and they will give a presentation about what they
learned to other Theatre Arts students when they return.
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Ben
Benton
Plastination
of Fungi for 黑料不打烊 Botany Teaching Collection
Category: SP
Sponsor: Dr. David Higgins, Biology
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Ben Benton will give fungi specimens a high-tech
treatment to preserve them for the Botany Lab. He will perfect techniques for
plastination, which replaces organic material with plastic. The permanent
preservation method will save the color, shape, and even the odor of the
sample, making it a much better teaching tool than a mushroom conventionally
stored in alcohol that can cause the sample to deteriorate in its jar over
time.
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Breann
Forbes, Kelsi Stimack and Sarah Walker
The
Convergence of Service and Culture: Non-Profit Accreditation
Category: GA/SW/SP
Sponsor: Dr. Megan Leonard, Economics and Business
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Living Mosaics in Thailand is a jewelry entrepreneurship
that develops women鈥檚 empowerment through career opportunities and training.
Breann Forbes, Kelsi Stimack and Sarah Walker will visit the non-profit with
different goals in mind. From an anthropological perspective, Forbes will
examine how a social entrepreneurship can help a culturally diverse community.
Stimack will focus on how Living Mosaics is able to sustainably serve and
empower its community. Finally, Walker will use her International Relations
experience to see how relationships take place between international volunteers
and service organizations at the local level.
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Megan
Hunter
Healthcare
Beyond the US
Category: GA
Sponsor: Prof. Cori French, Foreign Languages
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Megan Hunter is interested in becoming a physician, and
the Atlantis Project Fellowship will help her gain experience in the medical
field abroad. She will travel to Huesca, Spain, to shadow doctors. She will
learn how culture affects the practice of healthcare and impacts the
doctor-patient relationship. Additionally, Hunter will gain a broader
understanding of patient care in an international context.
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Ebony
Ivory
A
Pretty Big BeaYOUtiful Movement
Category: SP
Sponsor: Dr. Dionne Jackson, Education
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In Jamaican society, plus-size women are more fully
accepted than their American counterparts. Ebony Ivory will travel to Montego
Bay to learn more about the cultural differences that shape an individual鈥檚
identity and standards of beauty. She also plans to explore how tradition and
upbringing impact societal reactions to plus-size women.
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Alexis
Krone
A
Presentation of Research Findings and Student Mentorship at the American
Chemical Society Conference in New Orleans
Category: SP
Sponsor: Dr. Peter Kett, Chemistry
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Alexis Krone will travel to the American Chemical Society
Conference in New Orleans this spring. While there, she will present research
she conducted during the summer, attend scientific talks and network with
scientists. Because she has attended a conference before, she will serve as a
mentor for other students, particularly women who may benefit from having a
female presence for guidance in the sciences as they make a scholarly presentation.
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Matthew
Lillard and Josh Walker
Immersion
in the Art and Mechanics of Coaching Baseball
Category: SP
Sponsor: Neil Groat, Intercollegiate Athletics
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Matthew Lillard and Josh Walker will attend the American
Baseball Coaches Association Annual Convention in Indianapolis in January. They
will learn about the mechanics of coaching baseball, along with the theories
and practices used to mold young players into accomplished athletes and
responsible adults. The convention offers clinic participation, presentations,
discussions and mentoring sessions, which will be helpful to them as they
consider careers as baseball coaches.
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Charles
McCracken
Building
a Disc Golf Course: Green Space Construction Across Socioeconomic Boundaries,
Community Engagement and Environmental Aesthetics
Category: SP
Sponsor: Dr. James Dow, Philosophy
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A disc golf course has minimal environmental impact, but
it can make a big difference in providing an opportunity for people of
different socioeconomic statuses to come together in a natural environment.
Working with a neighborhood association, Charles McCracken will construct a
disc golf course in the Broadmoor community park in Little Rock. He will rely
on his own knowledge of the sport and his environmental studies background to design
a natural course that attracts a wide range of people and builds a community.
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Rachel
Partridge and Sydnee Curry
Volunteering
in Ecuador: Conservation, Community and Collaboration
Category: SW
Sponsor: Dr. Courtney Hatch, Chemistry
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Working through the Ceiba Foundation, Rachel Partridge
and Sydnee Curry will volunteer at the Nature Center and the Native and
Medicinal Plant Garden respectively at the Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve in
Ecuador in January. In addition to their efforts to promote conservation,
Partridge will examine the consequences of colonialism and ecotourism in modern
Ecuador, while Curry will explore the effects of climate change, deforestation
and invasive plants on the environment.
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Anna
Reckling, Ben Curry, Cora McCain, Meraj Sayyed, Jun Shin and Meredith Warren
Barcelona:
An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Cityscape and Sustainability
Category: SP
Sponsor: Dr. Stacey Schwartzkopf, Sociology/Anthropology
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Barcelona is revitalizing its city design in efforts to
reduce air pollution and make the neighborhoods friendlier to pedestrians. Anna
Reckling, Ben Curry, Cora McCain, Meraj Sayyed, Jun Shin and Meredith Warren
will divide into pairs to focus on particular aspects of the city. McCain and
Reckling will assess the economic vitality and social well-being of Barcelona.
Sayyed and Warren will focus on how modern cityscapes affect political identity
and how legislative processes impact the maintenance of a sustainable city.
Finally, Curry and Shin will look at how the current city infrastructure
impacts the quality of health of its citizens.
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Ella
Thomas
The
Devil Wears Prada: Pursuing a Fashion Career in New York
Category: SP
Sponsor: Prof. Maxine Payne, Art
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At the New York headquarters for the Madewell store, Ella
Thomas will shadow employees to learn about the daily tasks in the creative
departments handling design, editorials and marketing. To gain a greater
understanding of fashion as a whole, Thomas will explore exhibits at museums
that are devoted to clothing and body types as she contemplates a career in the
industry.
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Ryan
Tumminello
American
Chemical Society Conference 2018
Category: SP
Sponsor: Dr. Courtney Hatch, Chemistry
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With an interest in atmospheric chemistry, Ryan
Tumminello will present his newest research results at next year鈥檚 American
Chemical Society Conference. He will build his scientific communication skills,
network with other professionals in the field, learn about new advances in
atmospheric chemistry, and mentor 黑料不打烊 students who are new to research
conferences.
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Emily
Waller
Presenting
Research on Cardiac Output in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Category: SP
Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Peszka, Psychology
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This summer, Emily Waller worked as an intern in the
Anesthesiology department at Children鈥檚 Hospital Colorado in Denver. While
there, she conducted research concerning cardiac output in pediatric patients
with congenital heart disease, using a noninvasive cardiac output monitor. This
March, she will present her findings at the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia鈥檚
annual conference. Through this experience, Waller will learn more about the
medical profession and develop her public speaking skills as she presents her
research to pediatric anesthesiologists from across the country.
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Kathleen
Wendover
Presenting
Undergraduate Research at ACS Spring Meeting
Category: SP
Sponsor: Dr. Courtney Hatch, Chemistry
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In March, Kathleen Wendover will present research she
conducted during an internship at the Insitut National Des Sciences Appliqu茅es
in Lyon, France. The American Chemical Society national spring meeting will
feature academic research, seminar sessions and other presentations that will
allow Wendover to gain insights about the work of other chemistry
professionals.
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Hueseng
Xiong, Victoria Tang and Alice Fan
Journey
to the East: Following Local Customs
Category: GA
Sponsor: Dr. Wenjia Liu, Foreign Languages
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Hueseng Xiong, Victoria Tang and Alice Fan share an
interest in medicine and will travel to China to learn how medical
professionals in that country treat their patients. They will shadow doctors at
the HeYuan hospital and learn about the cultural history of traditional herbal
and medicinal practices. In addition, they will all improve their Chinese
language proficiency.
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Margaret
Young and Krishna Patel
How
Have Small Dams Altered Headwater Stream Structure and Function in North
Central Arkansas?
Category: UR
Sponsor: Dr. Matt Moran, Biology
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The gas industry technique known as fracking requires a
large amount of stored water, and the companies were permitted to dam small
seasonal streams to create manmade ponds. Margaret Young and Krishna Patel will
study how these dams affect the ecology of the headwater streams in the
Fayetteville Shale area of Arkansas. During their fieldwork, they will gather
data on water temperature, in-stream habitat, geomorphology, water chemistry
and biological diversity.
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Dr.
Mark Goadrich
Solving
Real-World Problems with Tools from Mathematics and Computer Science: The COMAP
International Contest in Modeling
Category: SP
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Nine students will work in teams of three over a weekend
to tackle real-world mathematical modeling problems for the 34th
International Mathematical Contest in Modeling. Past problems have included
estimating the location of planes when contact is lost.
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Dr.
Julie Gunderson
2018
Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP)
Category: SP
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Dr. Julie Gunderson will take up to
12听female physics students to the 2018 Conference for Undergraduate Women
in Physics at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. The goal of the
conference it to encourage participants to pursue careers in physics and
introduce them to role models in the field.
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Tonya
Hale Creating Change at
黑料不打烊 & Beyond: Learning & Creating Best Practices for
Supporting LGBTQ+ Students
Category: SP
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Tonya Hale, who serves as the advisor for 黑料不打烊 UNITY
and Trans@HDX, will take Jamie Jennen, Maddie Clendening and Caroline Tague with
her to the Creating Change Conference in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the
National LGBTQ+ Task Force. They will learn about resources, strategies and
action plans for creating social change on campus within a framework of
intersectional justice.听 They will also learn best practices to create a
safer and more inclusive community.
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Dr.
David Higgins
Flora
of Arkansas in the 黑料不打烊 Herbarium
Category: SP
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The 黑料不打烊 Herbarium has approximately 6,000
plant and algae samples and is used as a teaching tool by the Biology
Department. Dr. David Higgins will work with a student to complete processing
plant samples representing 鈥淔lora of Arkansas.鈥 The samples will be mounted,
digitized and sorted according to taxonomy.
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Dr.
Jose Vilahomat and Prof. Irmina Fabricio
Exploring
Aspects of Nicaraguan Healthcare System: Kidney Transplantation, Past and
Present
Category: SP
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During a visit to Nicaragua, six students who are
interested in careers in the medical field will learn about the state of renal
diseases in the country, kidney transplantation, and treatment for transplant
patients. The students will also use their Spanish language skills as they
visit a hospital and private clinic, where they will hear presentations by
medical professionals.
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