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2008-2009 odyssey program guide for students, faculty and staff

ContentsPreface—1Policies for Students—1A. the basic requirement—1B. selecting a supervisor or mentor—3C. keeping track of your hours—4D. reflection component—4E. waiver forms—4

Funding Process and Guidelines—4A. steps in the funding process—5B. general funding guidelines—5C. requirements for odyssey grant recipients—6D. travel advisory countries—6E. student educational files—6

Policies for Faculty and Staff Sponsors—6A. Coding Requests for Courses and Activities—6B. Course and Activity Supervisor Responsibilities—7C. Coding Requests for Individual and Group Projects—8D. Project Supervisor Responsibilities—8

The Six Odyssey Categories: —9artistic creativity—10global awareness—12professional and leadership development—14service to the world—17undergraduate research—19special projects—21

The Odyssey Office—23The Committee on Experiential Learning—23Appendices—24appendix a-1. courses currently approved for odyssey credit—24

Humanities—24Natural Sciences—25Social Sciences—25Interdisciplinary Programs—26

appendix a-2. courses with modules currently approved for odyssey credit—26appendix a-3. co-curricular activities approved for odyssey credit—27

Artistic Creativity (AC)—27Global Awareness (GA)—27Professional and Leadership Development (PL)—27Service to the World (SW)—27Undergraduate Research (UR)—28Special Projects (SP)—28

appendix b. sample forms—28Appendix C. sample transcript—36Appendix D. The Reflective Component—37

1. The Journal—372. A Reflection Paper—38

Appendix E. Experiential learning opportunities beyond Hendrix: Distinguished Scholarships—39Appendix f. odyssey exemplars—39

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odyssey program guide

PrefaceBased on the faculty’s longtime awareness of the educational value of experiential learning, the academic

program titled “Your Hendrix Odyssey: Engaging in Active Learning” was implemented in the fall of 2005 to encourage all Hendrix students to embark on educational adventures in experiential learning. Graduation requirements include the completion of an approved activity in at least three of the following categories: Artistic Creativity, Global Awareness, Professional and Leadership Development, Service to the World, Undergraduate Research, and Special Projects. Students are given recognition on an experiential transcript for completion of approved Odyssey projects.

The Odyssey Program offers students opportunities for the following:

• learning more about the world outside the traditional classroom and campus boundaries;• discovering fresh ways of applying knowledge to new contexts;• developing heightened capacities for seeing connections among different fields of inquiry;• discovering that learning can occur in many different contexts and different ways;• acquiring new skills and abilities that add to the joy of living;• becoming active and life-long learners, filled with a recognition that learning itself is an ongoing journey;• recognizing the various problems, both local and global, which they can help solve;• developing a desire to help others, thus building communities that are compassionate, participatory, and

just.

This guide is designed to help students, faculty, and administrative staff who are interested in creating such experiential learning opportunities. Additional, updated information is available on the Odyssey Web page (www.hendrix.edu/odyssey) and from the Odyssey staff, who are available to help at every stage of crafting a project.

Policies for StudentsA. the basic requirement

All students are required to complete three Odyssey experiences selected from the six categories listed below. Each of these three required experiences must come from a different category.

Artistic Creativity (AC). Experiences in which students explore their creative potential in art, music, dance, drama, or creative writing.

Global Awareness (GA). Experiences in which students immerse themselves in cultures or environments other than their own and engage in appropriate opportunities for reflection.

Professional and Leadership Development (PL). Experiences in which students apply their intellectual interests through internships, other opportunities for working alongside professionals on site, or leadership in community life or professional settings.

Service to the World (SW). Experiences within and beyond the Hendrix community in which students are engaged in helping meet the social, ecological and spiritual needs of our time.

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Undergraduate research (UR). Experiences in which students undertake significant research projects using the methods of their chosen disciplines.

Special Projects (SP). Experiences in which students extend, apply, connect or share different ways of knowing (e.g., oral, verbal, tactile, imaginative, intuitive), often in inter-disciplinary settings.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IS THREE ODYSSEY EXPERIENCES, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE AS MANY AS YOU LIKE. A brief description of each of your projects (including any that you complete above and beyond the required three) will be recorded on an official Odyssey transcript that is appended to your academic transcript. (See Appendix C for a sample transcript.) Therefore, prospective employers and graduate school admission committees will be able to see the kinds of hands-on work you have done as part of your undergraduate program.

Subject to Odyssey Office approval, you may receive Odyssey credit for work done elsewhere, provided that the experience occurred after you began full-time college-level studies. At least one Odyssey credit must be started and completed while you are enrolled at Hendrix.

B. types of odyssey experiences, registration, and credit procedures

1. Pre-Approved Courses. Because they require a substantial amount of hands-on learning, certain regularly taught classroom courses have been approved by the faculty for Odyssey credit. These courses are indicated in the college catalog and the online version of the class schedule by the two-letter codes which appear in the section above with the descriptions of the Odyssey categories. You may view the Odyssey codes in the online version of the course schedule in the “Learning Domain” column. A list of these courses, as of the date of publication of this Guide, is also included in Appendix A-1. Please note that courses that have been approved by the Committee on Experiential Learning to be taught only once for Odyssey credit are not coded in the College catalog. For the most current information, please consult the Odyssey Web site (www.hendrix.edu/odyssey) or visit the Odyssey Office.

Some of the courses on the list may qualify for Odyssey credit in more than one category, and many of them also fulfill learning domains. You may double count a course for Odyssey credit in ONE category and as a learning domain. However, you may NOT count the same course for Odyssey credit in two different categories. Please note that in the case of approved Music Activity courses, you must enroll for 2 semesters of the same activity to receive Odyssey credit.

To receive Odyssey credit for a pre-approved class, you must enroll in the course, submit a Statement of Intent Form (found in Appendix B-1), and earn a grade of C or better. In many cases the professor who is in charge of the course will provide a group Statement of Intent Form for members of the class to sign. If such a form is not offered, however, it is your responsibility to register your intent to receive credit for the course with the Odyssey Office.

2. Pre-Approved Modules Attached to Courses. Another category of pre-approved classes are those that include an optional Odyssey module. Only those students who successfully complete the extra work of the module will receive Odyssey credit. In order to receive Odyssey credit for one of these modules, you must submit a Statement of Intent Form (found in Appendix B-1) at the beginning of the semester. If this form is not supplied by your professor, it is your responsibility to fill out and submit a copy to the Odyssey Office. The course instructor will assign Odyssey credit to those students who sign up for and successfully complete the module. A list of the courses with Odyssey modules is included in Appendix A-2.


3. Pre-Approved Co-Curricular Activities. As with the pre-approved courses, certain co-curricular activities have been coded for Odyssey credit by the faculty. In order to receive Odyssey credit for one of these activities, you must submit a Statement of Intent Form (found in Appendix B-1) and arrange with a faculty or administrative staff member to mentor you through the experience. In many cases you must do extra work in the form of a reflection paper or journal. (See Appendix D for advice about keeping a journal or writing a reflection paper.) For activities coded PL, SW, and SP you also must log a specified number of hours of participation in order to receive credit. A list of the pre-approved activities, as of the publication of this Guide, is included in Appendix A-3. For the most up-to-date information, please consult the Odyssey Web site (www.hendrix.edu/odyssey ) or visit the Odyssey Office.

4. Individually Designed Projects. If you prefer, you may design and propose your own Odyssey project in any category. Guidelines for designing projects in each of the six categories can be found in the section beginning on page 9. You are strongly encouraged to consult with a member of the Odyssey staff as you work on your proposal. Once you have designed your project, you must submit a Proposal Form (found in Appendix B-2, as well as on the Web site) to the Odyssey Office. You must allow a minimum of two weeks for the proposal to be considered for approval and a decision sent to you by the Odyssey Director or Associate Director.

Proposals are accepted at any time during the academic year. However, if you wish to apply for funding for your project, please consult the schedule of deadlines in the section of this guide that describes the funding process (pages 4-6).

Regardless of which type of project you undertake – pre-approved course, pre-approved co-curricular activity, or individually designed project – you must register with the Odyssey Office. A Statement of Intent Form is required for each pre-approved course or activity that you undertake. A Proposal Form is required for each individual project that you design. PLEASE NOTE THAT UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES A STATEMENT OF INTENT OR PROPOSAL FORM WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED RETROACTIVELY. IT MUST BE SUBMITTED EITHER BEFORE THE PROJECT BEGINS, OR, IN THE CASE OF PRE-APPROVED COURSES AND ACTIVITIES, VERY CLOSE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE EXPERIENCE TO WHICH IT APPLIES.

In order to receive credit for a pre-approved course or module, you must earn a grade of C or better. To receive credit for a pre-approved activity or an individually designed project, you must submit a Project Completion Form once you have completed your activity. The form must include a description of your project of 150 words or fewer that is suitable for inclusion on your Odyssey transcript and must be signed by your supervisor. If an hours log is required for your project, it must be attached to the Project Completion Form. If a reflection component is required, it should be shared with your supervisor before he or she signs the completion form. However, the reflection paper or journal need NOT be submitted to the Odyssey Office. (See forms in Appendix B-4 and B-5.)

The Odyssey Office will keep track of your projects and supply the information for your transcript to the Registrar.

C. selecting a supervisor or mentor

For each Odyssey project that you undertake, you must have a supervisor on campus. In the case of pre-approved courses and activities, this person will be the teacher of the class or the sponsor of the activity. If you design a project of your own, look for a supervisor who has expertise in the area you are interested in and who will share your enthusiasm for the project. For Artistic Creativity, Global Awareness and Undergraduate Research projects, your campus supervisor must be a faculty member. For Professional and Leadership


Development, Service to the World or Special Projects, the campus supervisor may be a member of the faculty or the administrative staff.

You may wish to discuss your ideas with more than one person before you decide who will make the most appropriate and congenial sponsor. Please feel free to consult the staff of the Odyssey Office for suggestions and advice concerning your choice of a supervisor.

D. keeping track of your hours

The instructions for three of the Odyssey categories require that you devote a specific number of hours to your activity or project. These categories are: Professional and Leadership Development (100 hours), Service to the World (30 hours), and Special Projects (30 hours). In the case of Leadership Development and Service to the World, you may divide your hours over several experiences. Professional Development activities and Special Projects must be completed in a single experience. In all cases, however, you must keep a careful log of the time spent and share this log with your supervisor, who will ultimately approve your project. Log forms are available in Appendix B-5 or from the Odyssey Office or can be downloaded from the Odyssey Web site.

E. reflection component

For Professional and Leadership Development, Service to the World, Special Projects, and some Global Awareness experiences, a reflection component is required. This component will ordinarily take the form of either a reflection paper written after you have completed the activity or a journal that is kept as you go through the experience. Please see Appendix D for some advice about keeping a journal or writing a reflection paper for an Odyssey experience.

F. waiver forms

All participants in Odyssey experiences that involve foreign or domestic travel, individually or in a group led by a faculty or administrative staff member, must sign a waiver form prior to departure. Waiver forms are available on the “Downloads” page of the Odyssey Web site (www.hendrix.edu/odyssey), or they may be obtained from the Odyssey Office. In addition, these participants will be required to attend a travel abroad orientation meeting led by Dr. Peter Gess, Director of International Programs.

Funding Process and GuidelinesIf you will incur expenses for your project, you may wish to apply for Odyssey funding. Under ordinary

circumstances the schedule of deadlines for funding applications is the following:

• October 15 for spring semester projects;• February 15 for summer projects;• April 15 for fall semester and winter break projects.

However, applicants who must have assurance of funding further in advance than these deadlines allow are encouraged to consult with the Odyssey Office. In cases where there are extenuating circumstances (such as timetables imposed by external constituencies), you may be given permission to apply during an earlier cycle than usual.


To apply for funding, use the application form which can be found in Appendix B-3, downloaded from the Odyssey Web site (www.hendrix.edu/odyssey), or obtained from the Odyssey Office.

A. steps in the funding process

1. You are strongly encouraged to come by the Odyssey Office early in the process for advice and suggestions as you prepare your proposal. Allow plenty of time to make revisions and to consult with your sponsor.

2. Complete an Odyssey Proposal Form and a Funding Request Form, following the guidelines in this Odyssey Program Guide, and submit them to the Odyssey Office. You may submit your Proposal Form and Funding Request Form either simultaneously or separately. However, your project must be approved for credit before it can be forwarded to the Committee on Experiential Learning (CEL) for funding consideration

3. The Odyssey Office will determine if your proposed experience is eligible for Odyssey Credit.

4. After the funding deadline, the CEL will consider and evaluate all Funding Requests forwarded by the Odyssey Office.

5. The CEL will determine which requests are funded and the dollar amount of each grant.

6. The CEL will submit its recommendation to the Committee on Faculty (CoF) for review.

7. After the CoF advises the Odyssey Office of any recommendations it has, we will notify you of the outcome.

8. If you receive funding, you will be asked to sign an acceptance form. You will also be expected to track expenses and to return receipts and any unused funds to the Odyssey Office.

B. general funding guidelines

The Committee on Experiential Learning has issued some general working guidelines for those interested in obtaining funding for their Odyssey proposals. Each request received by the funding deadline is considered on its own merits in a competitive process. There are no category quotas, and there are currently no limits on the number of times you may submit a funding request.

1. Odyssey proposals and funding requests are expected to be neatly typed (word processed).

2. While excessively lengthy Odyssey proposals are not encouraged or required, successful proposals provide sufficient detail to allow a thorough understanding and review of the proposal, without being so long as to be cumbersome or tedious. In most cases, two to four pages is a recommended length.

3. Budgets that include student or faculty remuneration should include the Hendrix share of FICA expenses (7.65% of gross salary). The recipient’s FICA expenses will be deducted from the gross salary.

4. Ordinarily, Odyssey funding will be available only for study abroad experiences that include a specific, well-defined, distinctive, appropriate, and worthwhile Odyssey-worthy project. Simply enrolling in a foreign study program, while eligible for Odyssey credit, will not merit funding.

5. Normally, Odyssey funding will not be awarded for:

• tuition at other colleges or universities;• paid internships;• equipment or hardware;


• projects by seniors which take place predominantly or exclusively after their graduation;• faculty stipends for projects that are carried out during the academic year while classes are in

session; or• ordinary expenses to travel abroad (items such as passports, visas, immunizations, etc.).

C. requirements for odyssey grant recipients

All recipients of Odyssey funding who accept their grants must sign a form agreeing to the following before any funding will be released:

By accepting this Odyssey grant, I hereby acknowledge my obligation to complete the project for which this funding is awarded within ONE YEAR of the time of this acceptance or by the time of my GRADUATION from Hendrix College, whichever comes first. If I fail to participate in the project or am unable to complete the project prior to the deadline established in the preceding sentence I shall refund to Hendrix College the full amount of the grant set forth above. I acknowledge that the project is not considered complete until a Project Completion Form is submitted to and approved by the Hendrix College Odyssey Office.

D. travel advisory countries

The State Department issues travel advisories about dangerous conditions in certain countries, and the government recommends that Americans avoid those areas. Before you propose a project that involves overseas travel, verify that your destination does not appear on the travel advisory list (http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html). The Odyssey Office respects the opinion of the State Department regarding this issue, and neither credit nor funding will be available for projects that include travel to countries on this list.

E. student educational files

Please note that by submitting a proposal, funding request or application to participate in an Odyssey-funded experience, you will acknowledge that all information provided is accurate and give permission for the Odyssey Office to review all educational files as are pertinent.

Policies for Faculty and Staff SponsorsThe Odyssey Program is designed to encourage close collaboration between students and mentors.

Therefore, faculty and administrative staff are invited to propose courses, modules attached to courses, co-curricular activities and individual projects for Odyssey credit. This section of the Guide is designed to help faculty and administrative staff in this process. You are strongly encouraged to consult with the Odyssey Office as you prepare your proposal.

A. Coding Requests for Courses and Activities

Hands-on learning can be experienced in the classroom and in various co-curricular activities. The process for requesting coding for each of these types of experience is outlined below.


1. Permanent Course Coding

Either existing courses or new ones may be submitted for Odyssey coding as long as the content of the course is largely experiential and the activities meet the requirements of the proposed category. (See the section beginning on page 9 for specific guidelines for each category.) Classes approved for permanent coding will be added to the standing list of pre-approved courses.

A proposal for a new course with Odyssey coding must be submitted on a Curricular Revision Form (found in the Faculty Handbook) to the Curriculum Committee for approval. The Curriculum Committee will forward the code request to the Committee on Experiential Learning, which will respond with a recommendation regarding coding. The Curriculum Committee will then forward the course and code recommendations to the Council on Academic Policy for discussion and ultimately a vote by the faculty.

A proposal for attaching an Odyssey code to an existing course must be submitted in writing to the Committee on Experiential Learning. This committee will send its recommendation to the Curriculum Committee, which will then forward the coding recommendation to the Council on Academic Policy for discussion and ultimately a vote by the faculty.

Please note that a course may carry more than one Odyssey code. However, a student in the class may receive Odyssey credit in only one category. A student must earn at least a C to receive Odyssey credit for any course.

2. Proposals for One-Time Courses and for Modules within Courses

In addition to standing courses that are coded for Odyssey credit via the traditional Curriculum Committee process for curricular revisions, Hendrix faculty are encouraged to consider proposing the following as pre-approved Odyssey experiences: a) existing courses that will be taught on a one-time basis for Odyssey Credit or b) Odyssey modules for courses. In contrast to Odyssey-coded courses, such modules are entirely elective, allowing students to opt to do the extra work of the module or not, much in the same way that W-2 credit may require additional assignments and is optional in the courses that are so designated.

Proposals for either one-time course offerings or for modules must be submitted to the Committee on Experiential Learning. This committee will evaluate the proposal and notify the Curriculum Committee and the individual who submitted the proposal of its decision. No action by the Council on Academic Policy or the faculty is required.

3. Co-curricular Activities

Proposals to code co-curricular activities for Odyssey credit must be submitted in writing to the Committee on Experiential Learning. Proposals must include a rationale for the coding request and an explanation of any additional work that will be required of students who wish to earn the credit. For example, in some categories, such as PL and SP, a reflection component is mandated. The Committee will consider the proposal and make a decision. If the activity is approved, it will be added to the standing list of pre-approved co-curricular activities.

B. Course and Activity Supervisor Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of the supervisor of the course, module or activity to ensure that the experience fulfills the requirements of the specified Odyssey category. Category descriptions and requirements are incuded in this Guide beginning on page 9.


Each instructor of a pre-approved course will receive an Odyssey sign-up sheet to pass around in the class. Each student who wishes to register for Odyssey credit must sign the sheet, which will be returned to the Odyssey Office by the instructor. Participants in pre-approved co-curricular activities are usually responsible for submitting their own Statement of Intent Forms. However, leaders of large group activities may choose to submit a group form with a sign-up sheet.

The activity will not be considered complete and will not appear on the student’s Odyssey transcript until the supervisor has signed the Project Completion Form and it has been accepted by the Odyssey Office.

C. Coding Requests for Individual and Group Projects

In addition to offering courses that carry Odyssey coding, faculty and staff, as well as students, are invited to submit proposals for individual and group experiences. Such proposals must be submitted to the Odyssey Office on the proposal form that can be obtained from the Office, photocopied from this Odyssey Program Guide (Appendix B-2), or downloaded from the Odyssey Web page (www.hendrix.edu/odyssey). Project proposals are accepted on a rolling basis, but funding requests must be submitted according to the following schedule of deadlines: February 15 (for summer projects and courses for the following academic year), April 15 (for fall projects), and October 15 (for spring projects).

D. Project Supervisor Responsibilities

Agreeing to serve as supervisor for an Odyssey project (including planned presentations at NCUR and other discipline meetings) means that faculty and administrative staff will be substantially engaged with the student (or students) throughout the course of that project. The Odyssey Office and members of the Committee on Experiential Learning stand ready to assist faculty and administrative staff in guiding students at any point in their projects. In following the trajectory of an Odyssey project, here are some things that faculty or administrative staff supervisors should be prepared to do:

• Assist the student in developing the proposal with an eye toward the specific Odyssey category under which the student is applying. If you have reservations about the articulation of the project or whether it qualifies as an Odyssey project, please contact the Odyssey Office. Do not feel compelled to sign off on a project simply because a student may ask for your help. Before signing a Proposal Form, please be sure you have read carefully what the student intends to do and that you understand what this may require from you.

• Help students to prepare an Odyssey Funding Request Form should they require financial support for their project. You might suggest that they attend one of the Funding Request Workshops sponsored by the Odyssey Office, or consult the advice available to students on our Web site, www.hendrix.edu/odyssey. This information includes a PowerPoint presentation from the Funding Request Workshop sponsored by the Odyssey Office.

• Urge all students to bring drafts of Proposal and Funding Request Forms to the Odyssey Office for review and advice before they submit them for final consideration. Remember that the process of preparing proposals and funding requests is an integral part of what students gain from their participation in the Odyssey Program. Working on these documents helps the student to better define the shape, scope, and significance of the project. In the case of a funding request, prior consultation with the Odyssey Office can lessen the chance that it will be rejected due to an avoidable omission or a technicality.

• Check with students along the way as they work on their projects. One analogy here might be to think of supervising an Odyssey project as comparable to working with a student on an independent study or on an


internship opportunity. Different students require different levels of guidance and support—some may work relatively independently while some may benefit from more consistent monitoring.

• Guide students in the final stages of their work. This may involve helping them to bring together a reflective journal or it may mean reviewing the draft of a research presentation a student plans to deliver at a conference. It may also mean contacting the Odyssey Office to help students find the appropriate venue in which to present their work. The Odyssey Exemplars series provides students with plenty of opportunities to share their experiences with the campus community.

• Remind students to submit a Project Completion Form. Because this form contains the language (up to 150 words per project) that will appear on their Odyssey transcript, it is important to review carefully the language that appears on it. Should you have any questions as to the appropriateness of the language on the Project Completion Form, please contact the Odyssey Office for assistance. Because students cannot receive Odyssey credit until the Project Completion Form is submitted and approved, this last step in the process is a critical one.

The arc of an Odyssey project may vary dramatically from student to student. Should you have any questions about your role as a supervisor at any point along the way, please feel free to consult with the Odyssey Office staff or the members of the Committee on Experiential Learning.

The Six Odyssey Categories:

Descriptions, requirements, and guidelines for proposing individually designed projects

Each category of the Odyssey Program represents a different kind of experience. Each one is described in ways that highlight its distinctiveness. The requirements for each category enable students to receive the special benefits offered by that kind of experience. Although the parameters for all the categories are not identical, they are consistent: each set of requirements is designed to articulate the various thresholds that a student would need to meet in order to achieve the necessary experience in that category. Faculty or administrative staff members who wish to propose a class, a module, an activity, or a project for Odyssey credit and students preparing proposals for an Odyssey Project are urged to study carefully the guidelines for the appropriate category and must submit a rationale for the proposal that speaks to these guidelines.


artistic creativity

As one of the most venerable instances of giving concrete expression to an idea, art represents an ideal marriage of theory and practice. Activities that satisfy this category may be creative both conceptually and expressively, as in the production of visual art, poetry, musical compositions, performance art, or the presentation of original creative writing. They may also be interpretive, as when the artist performs or executes an idea originally developed by someone else, for instance directing a play, performing a dance or musical piece, or interpreting literature orally. In either case, the activity will demonstrate both understanding of the concept and skill in executing or expressing it to an audience.

Projects which fulfill this category may be prepared in connection with a classroom course or with senior capstone experiences. Alternatively, Artistic Creativity projects may be associated with college-sponsored programs which lie outside the classroom, or they may be conceived as independent activities which lie completely outside the formal curricular and co-curricular structures of the college. In any case, a project should be devised so as to promote the artistic development of the student. Regardless of the student’s initial stage of preparedness, the result should demonstrate growth in the chosen endeavor. Final products might include any of the following: a public performance or gallery showing, a portfolio of work, or a large-scale work in manuscript such as a novel or symphony.

Examples of experiential learning activities that might fulfill this category:

COURSES. Any course that includes a substantial hands-on component would be a logical candidate for fulfilling this Odyssey category. Specific examples might include music activity, dance activity, acting, directing, music composition, creative writing, and studio art classes. Each department must determine the level of proficiency and depth of experience it wishes to require. In the case of activity courses, for example, it must be decided how many semesters will be required, and if students must concentrate on a single activity during that period.

INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES. Classes that are more strictly academic in nature, such as courses in music, theatre, or art history, will probably not be sufficient, in and of themselves, to fulfill the requirement. However, a professor may wish to add to such a course a substantial experiential project (module) which would qualify for Odyssey credit. This project could be elective, allowing students to opt to take the course for Odyssey credit or not, much in the same way that W-2 credit is optional in the courses that are so designated. Other individualized experiences might include internships (for credit or noncredit), independent studies, and senior capstone projects.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. This category includes any activities not directly tied to the curriculum. In many cases, they will be student-initiated and student-directed. Examples might include student-organized musical, theatrical, or public-speaking groups whose activities culminate in an approved public presentation.


GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSING NEW EXPERIENCES FOR AC CREDIT

Faculty and students are invited to propose new experiences to meet the Artistic Creativity requirement. Students should submit the proposal form to the Odyssey Office after it has been endorsed by the faculty sponsor. New proposals are reviewed throughout the academic year. Proposals requesting funding are considered October 15 for spring projects, February 15 for summer projects, and April 15 for fall projects. Note for faculty: Any proposed course, module, project or activity must meet the criteria listed below.

Your proposal should explain how the experience meets the following criteria.

____ Is your project primarily experiential? That is, will you be developing your practical artistic skills (e.g., dancing, singing, playing an instrument, composing, acting, directing, writing, or speaking)?

____ Will there be an identifiable product – a performance, a document, an artwork – at the end of this project?

____ Is the project designed in such a way that you anticipate experiencing artistic growth as a result?

The following checklist should help you write your proposal.

____ Do you have a faculty sponsor for your project? Have you discussed your project with that person and taken any suggestions into account?

____ Do you state whether your project will be undertaken as part of an independent study, an internship, or as a co-curricular project?

____ Does your application contain a paragraph clearly describing the aim and process of your project? Do you speak to the criterion that artistic growth is a desired outcome?

____ Have you considered who your audience will be and gauged the appropriateness of your project for that group of people (e.g., students, faculty, children, townspeople)?

____ If you will need time and space for rehearsals and/or a performance, showing, or presentation, have you consulted the Master Calendar and reserved the date(s) and venue(s) by submitting the required calendar request form, which can be found on the Hendrix Web page(http://calendar.hendrix.edu/astraweb/index.jsp?start_page=home.htm)?

____ If you will need help from fellow students or from faculty or staff (e.g., accompanist, performers) in order to make your presentation, have you solicited their help?

____ If your final product will involve a public presentation, have you made plans for publicizing the event? You may also wish to think about preparing a printed program and/or planning for a reception following the event.

____ If your final product will be a tangible object such as a manuscript of a literary work or a recording or score of a musical composition, you may wish to investigate copyrighting the work. Find out more from the U. S. Copyright Office at www.copyright.gov/title37/.


global awareness

The aim of the Global Awareness (GA) component of the Odyssey experience is to help students understand and appreciate cultures or environments other than their own. Toward that end, students are encouraged to engage in learning outside the classroom that broadens their intellectual horizons and deepens their understanding of the political, social, cultural, environmental, spiritual and economic issues affecting the world today. Global Awareness opportunities are also designed to promote personal growth and self-reliance as well as to provide new perspectives about the student’s own culture or environment.

Any Global Awareness activity for which Odyssey credit is awarded must contain both an immersion component and a reflection component. Exposure to the target culture or environment shall be direct and substantial: one to two weeks of continuous immersion should be viewed as a minimum. The reflection component, which may include such things as guided small- and large-group discussions, papers, journals, and oral presentations, will generally increase in importance as the length of immersion decreases. For example, a full academic semester abroad would not generally require any supplemental work to qualify for GA credit, whereas a student spending only a single week in a foreign culture or environment would be expected to prepare substantial supplementary work in order for that activity to be recognized as satisfying the GA Odyssey requirement.

Examples of experiential learning activities which might fulfill this category:

COURSES. Any course that incorporates substantial travel to other cultures or environments as well as appropriate reflection components should be a candidate for GA coding.

INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES. This category would include study abroad experiences as well as internships that are completed in a foreign country. Optional individualized GA experiences (modules) might also be attached to courses that by themselves do not merit coding in this category. Examples might include a course which explores environmental issues followed by a 10-day trip to study a new environment, or a course examining religions of the world which includes a Spring Break trip to explore that religion within its own cultural context.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. This category includes projects completed outside the context of any academic course. Examples might include participation in Hendrix-Lilly service-learning trips to other cultures, such as the Lilly mission trip to visit Native American Culture in New Mexico, which involves one week living in the Navajo nation, engaging in volunteer work alongside members of the target culture and preparing multiple small papers. Other potential examples are Hendrix-Murphy sponsored foreign language research projects, which involve extensive student research on-site in a foreign environment, and the German Study Trip, where students spend ten days in German cities (including a homestay) supplemented by daily debriefing sessions and multiple small papers.


GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSING NEW EXPERIENCES FOR GA CREDIT

Faculty and students are invited to propose new experiences to meet the Global Awareness requirement. Students should submit the proposal form to the Odyssey Office after it has been endorsed by the faculty sponsor. New proposals are reviewed throughout the academic year. Proposals requesting funding are considered October 15 for spring projects, February 15 for summer projects, and April 15 for fall projects. Note for faculty : Any proposed course, module, project or activity must meet the criteria listed below.


____ Does the experience you propose involve at least one-to-two weeks of physical immersion in a culture or environment other than your own? (For example, are you are traveling to a different country? Are you exploring an environment that is substantially different from your own?) ____ Does the experience you propose promote growth in your understanding of the target culture or environment by incorporating a substantial reflective element? (Examples and suggestions of how to fulfill the reflective component of this requirement can be found by visiting the Odyssey Office. Also, see Appendix D for suggestions about keeping a journal.)


professional and leadership development

Odyssey experiences that fall in this category may be distinctly professional or leadership-focused; some experiences may well fall into both categories simultaneously. Such experiences may be a stand-alone course (coded PL), may be integrated into a standing course, or may be entirely independent of academic coursework. Experiences that fulfill this category may be either financially compensated or not.

• Professional Development experiences focus on the development or refinement of the student's skills related to a professional field as well as an evaluation of the student’s values, interests, strengths, and abilities as they relate to that field. To achieve an Odyssey credit for one of these experiences, a minimum of 100 hours of engagement or a contractual commitment over a two-year period to a Professional Development endeavor must occur.

• Leadership Development experiences focus on the development of a student’s unique leadership style as well as enhancing the student's awareness of group dynamics and the fulfillment of goals through engaging with a group. Odyssey credits for such experiences require a minimum of 100 hours of engagement in up to four Leadership Development commitments during the student’s time at the College.

In addition, the gaining of Odyssey credit in this category requires the incorporation of a reflective, analytical component, including written analyses. When the Professional and Leadership Development experience stands apart from a class, this reflection should be submitted to the Hendrix faculty or administrative staff member advising the student during his or her Odyssey experience.


COURSES. Those courses that include a major hands-on component in professional or leadership development would be candidates for fulfilling this Odyssey category. Specific examples are practicum courses focused on the application of theoretical principles examined within a discipline.

INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES. The major individualized academic experiences that will fall under this category are the existing formalized internship programs offered through the offices of Career Services or the Hendrix-Lilly Program. These programs’ requirements have been implemented through previous faculty votes and allow students to gain course credit, transcript credit, or no academic credit.

In addition to standing courses, a professor may wish to add to an existing course a major experiential

project (module) which would qualify for Odyssey credit under this category. Also, if the professor so chose, it might be feasible for a smaller number of hours of professional or leadership development that are a component of a course to be supplemented by non-course hours to complete the 100 hours necessary for the Odyssey credit in this category. Similarly, completion of leadership experiences in the ROTC program can fulfill this requirement as long as a Hendrix faculty or administrative staff member is involved in overseeing the reflective component that completes it as an Odyssey experience.

CO-CURRICULAR. This category includes any activities not directly tied to the curriculum. It is anticipated that the bulk of Leadership Development experiences that receive Odyssey credit in this category will be completed through such activities. These include the extracurricular works of the formalized Leadership Scholars program, the informal work of other leaders with significant responsibilities in student organizations, serving as a key player in a political or community advocacy event on- or off-campus, or engagement in varsity athletics. Up to four such leadership experiences may be combined to fulfill this requirement.


In the Professional Development category, on-campus work experiences that are tied to engagement in academic professional development (e.g. serving as a tutor in academic departments on the campus) may also be Odyssey-worthy.

GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSING NEW EXPERIENCES FOR PL CREDIT

Faculty, administrative staff and students are invited to propose new experiences to meet the Professional and Leadership Development requirement. Students should submit the proposal form to the Odyssey Office after it has been endorsed by the campus sponsor. New proposals are reviewed throughout the academic year. Proposals requesting funding are considered October 15 for spring projects, February 15 for summer projects, and April 15 for fall projects. Note for faculty and administrative staff: Any proposed course, module, project or activity must meet the criteria listed below.


___ Are at least 100 hours of engagement involved?

For Leadership Development, these hours may be spread over four different commitments while at Hendrix. For Professional Development, the project may take as long as two years.

____ Is a reflective, analytical writing component involved?

____ Do you have a faculty or administrative staff member who is willing to work with you on the project?


_______ Do you state whether your project will be undertaken as part of an independent study for academic credit or as an individually designed project that is independent of a course framework?

_______ Does your proposal contain a paragraph clearly describing the aim and process of your experience?

_______ Does your application explain how your project meets the criteria for Professional and Leadership Development experiences?

_______ If your project is being undertaken with other students, does your application make clear how many other people will be involved?

_______ Does your application outline the time-frame for completing your project?

_______ Does your application describe what form the reflective component of the project will take?

_______ Does your application include any funding requests?


If you are proposing a Professional Development experience:

_______Does it connect to the development or refinement of your skills related to a professional field? _______Does it incorporate an evaluation of your values, interests, strengths, and abilities as they relate to that field? If you are proposing a Leadership Development experience:

_______Does the experience promise to promote the development of your unique leadership style? _______Does it also promise to enhance your awareness of group dynamics and the fulfillment of goals through engaging with a group?


service to the world

To meet this requirement, students must arrange to do service projects for social agencies, service organizations, or faith communities directly involved in providing resources, goods, political access, or other services in response to serious human and environmental problems. Odyssey credit requires a minimum of 30 on-site service hours, exclusive of any service work done as a part of a New Student Orientation Trip or the Explorations course. The student’s hours of service must be verified on a log sheet provided by the Odyssey Office and signed by the on-site supervisor or Hendrix sponsor. At the completion of the 30 hours, all log sheets must be turned in to the Odyssey office in order to receive Odyssey credit.

The 30 hours need not be completed in one semester or in consecutive semesters. They may be spread among several projects and over a four-year period. Opportunities exist for students to complete service hours by participating in, for example, Hendrix College mission trips, summer service fellowships, internships, and service-learning courses, as well as by volunteering with various organizations and agencies listed in the Odyssey Office. Students may also initiate service projects through other agencies and faith communities. Students who initiate service projects themselves must seek prior approval from the Odyssey Office in order to assure that the project is appropriate for Odyssey credit.

In addition to completing at least 30 hours of service, students must participate in a reflective exercise or set of exercises in which they analyze the social, ethical, political, environmental, personal and/or religious implications of what they have seen and undertaken through their Odyssey service experience. These reflective exercises may be in the form of journals, more formal papers, or structured discussions during or after the service experience, as arranged or approved by the Odyssey Office.

Examples of experiential learning activities which might fulfill this category:

COURSES: Any course that requires at least 30 hours of community service should be eligible for SW coding.

INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES. This category includes service projects connected with internships and optional projects completed in conjunction with courses (modules) that by themselves do not merit Odyssey coding.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. Included in this category would be service projects for which students receive no academic credit. For example, approved college-sponsored mission trips, summer service fellowships, and volunteer work would fall under this rubric. Several service experiences may be combined to fulfill the required 30 hours.


GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSING NEW EXPERIENCES FOR SW CREDIT

Faculty, administrative staff and students are invited to propose particular experiences to meet the Service to the World requirement. Students should submit the proposal form to the Odyssey Office after it has been endorsed by a campus sponsor. New proposals are reviewed throughout the academic year. Proposals requesting funding are considered October 15 for spring projects, February 15 for summer projects, and April 15 for fall projects. Note for faculty and administrative staff: Any proposed course, module, project or activity must meet the criteria listed below.


_________Will your project involve a provision of resources, goods, political access, or other services in response to serious human or environmental problems?

_________Is there a supervisor on site, or a Hendrix sponsor, who will help log and verify your hours?

_________Have you discussed with a relevant person in the Odyssey Office, or with a Hendrix sponsor, the particular form you want your reflection to take?


________Do you state the number of hours (toward the total of 30) that this project will help complete?

________Do you explain how the hours will be monitored and recorded?

________Do you explain how your project will involve a provision of resources, goods, political access, or other services that are responsive to serious human and environmental problems?

_______ Does your application describe what form the reflection component of the project will take?

_______ Do you state whether your project will be undertaken as part of a course or as independent from a course?

_______ Does your application outline the time-frame for completing your project? For example, will it take place during one semester, two semesters, a summer, or some other time period?


The Hendrix Lilly Vocations Initiative has a list of volunteer service organizations at http://www.hendrix.edu/Lilly/Lilly.aspx?id=3422 that may be of use in planning your Service to the World Odyssey.


undergraduate research

The College has long recognized the value of undergraduate research as an excellent extension of traditional classroom pedagogy. Such research leads to an enhanced and more practical understanding of professional methods and fields of study appropriate to the various academic disciplines. In some cases, research may result in the discovery of previously unknown information. In many instances, however, the pedagogical value of such research lies as much in the methods used as in the results obtained. The primary objective is that the project be substantial (in breadth, scope, scale, maturity, effort, and time involved), and that research methods of the chosen discipline be learned and demonstrated.

Each Odyssey research project, whether curricular or extracurricular, whether on-campus or off-campus, must be conducted under the supervision of a Hendrix faculty member in the field of study related to the research in question. The faculty supervisor must be consulted in the planning stages of the research and frequently throughout the duration of the project. Examples of research experiences that may qualify for Odyssey credit include, but are not limited to, participation in courses that have research as the primary component, participation in senior capstone experiences where research is a significant part of the capstone requirement, or enrollment in independent studies or off-campus experiences the principal focus of which is research.

A research proposal must be prepared for student-initiated projects, as delineated in this Odyssey Program Guide. For off-campus projects, the Hendrix faculty supervisor will ensure that the student will be an active participant in a high quality research project, and that the student has acquired a solid theoretical and practical understanding of that project. Because dissemination is a crucial part of the research experience, all Odyssey research must be presented to the public in an appropriate manner through, for example, presentation at professional meetings, publications, or by means of on-campus venues. Individual departments will determine the way by which student research projects in that discipline achieve public presentation.


COURSES. Courses with a UR coding will require research that is substantial and typical of the particular discipline.

INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES. There will be some course experiences that, under certain circumstances, will qualify for UR Odyssey credit even though such courses are not UR coded. Examples of such experiences could be independent studies with an extensive research component or class assignments (modules) that in individual cases expand to the point where they are worthy of UR Odyssey credit.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. Examples of appropriate projects which might be included in this category

include research conducted either at Hendrix under the direction of a faculty member or conducted primarily off-campus. Dissemination of the research results and supervision by a Hendrix faculty member are both required for summer and off-campus research projects.


GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSING NEW EXPERIENCES FOR UR CREDIT

Faculty and students are invited to propose particular experiences to meet the Undergraduate Research requirement. Students should submit the proposal form to the Odyssey Office after it has been endorsed by a faculty sponsor. New proposals will be reviewed throughout the academic year. Proposals requesting funding are considered October 15 for spring projects, February 15 for summer projects, and April 15 for fall projects. Note for faculty: Any proposed course, module, project or activity must meet the criteria listed below.


________Is there a Hendrix faculty member in the discipline of the research who will direct your work?

_______Will your project involve laboratory facilities, equipment, or supplies? What are the budgetary requirements?

________Are there safety considerations that must be approved prior to beginning the research (chemical safety, human or other animal subjects, radiation safety, etc.)?

________Have you determined what form of reporting is appropriate for your research results and what are the budgetary requirements for it (travel, publication fees, etc.)?


______Do you state a descriptive title for the project?

______Have you discussed the project with a faculty mentor who has agreed to direct your research?

_______Do you describe your project sufficiently to provide information about purpose, scope of work, and expected value of the results?

_______Do you describe the manner in which the research results will be reported?

_______If appropriate, have you contacted the proper safety officials, discussed the proposal with them, and obtained clearance to proceed?

_______Does your application outline the time-frame for completing your project?

_______Does your application include any funding requests?


special projects

Special projects allow students to extend, connect, or deepen their liberal arts learning in unique ways. The Special Projects category includes:

• projects that apply different ways of knowing (e.g., oral, verbal, tactile, imaginative, rational, intuitive, artistic, scientific);

• projects that bring together the methods, insights, concerns, or subject matters of different disciplines;

• projects that entail non-traditional ways of approaching a topic;• projects that are in the spirit of engaged learning but which do not properly fit in the other Odyssey

categories.Proposals for special projects must include an explanation of how a particular project meets one of the

descriptions above.

Although the projects belonging to this category will differ widely, a special project must entail at least 30 hours of work on the part of each student involved. Proposals must include an estimate of the amount of time to be spent on the project, and records of time spent must be kept throughout the project’s duration.

The outcome of a special project does not need to be a “product” per se, but proposals must indicate the anticipated outcomes of the project. Projects must incorporate a component which will allow students to reflect on their experience in writing and conversation. Proposals must indicate what form this reflective component will take. The faculty or administrative staff sponsor will notify the Odyssey Office when a student has completed the proposed project.


COURSES. Any course that allows students, through experiential means, to extend, connect, or deepen their liberal arts learning in unique ways and that does not precisely fit any of the other Odyssey categories would be a candidate for coding under this category. Such courses must include at least 30 hours of engaged activities as well as an opportunity for reflection on the experience.

INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES. This category includes independent studies, internships, and

optional additions to existing courses (modules) that by themselves do not meet Odyssey criteria. Such projects must offer students the opportunity to explore unique, interdisciplinary, or non-traditional ways of learning through experiential activities.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. Special projects that involve students in engaged learning in unique, non-traditional or interdisciplinary ways and that are undertaken outside the normal context of classes, independent studies or internships would fulfill this category.


GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSING NEW EXPERIENCES FOR SP CREDIT

Faculty, administrative staff and students are invited to propose new experiences to meet the Special Projects requirement. Students should submit the SP proposal form to the Odyssey Office after it has been endorsed by a campus sponsor. New proposals are reviewed throughout the year. Proposals requesting funding are considered October 15 for spring projects, February 15 for summer projects, and April 15 for fall projects. Note for faculty and administrative staff: Any proposed course, module, project or activity must meet the criteria listed below.

Your proposal should explain how the experience meets the following criteria. _____ Does the content of the project fit one of the following descriptions?

- Does it involve different ways of knowing? - Is it interdisciplinary? - Does it enlist a non-traditional approach to a topic? - Does it exemplify some kind of engaged learning not represented in the other Odyssey categories?

_____Will you devote at least 30 hours to your project? ____ Is there a reflective component which will allow you to review and analyze the process of your project with your sponsor and any fellow-participants? The following checklist should help you write your proposal. _______ Do you have a faculty or administrative staff sponsor for your project? Have you discussed your project with that person and taken any suggestions into account? _______ Do you state whether your project will be undertaken as part of an independent study or as a project independent of a course framework? _______ Does your application contain a paragraph clearly describing the aim and process of your project? _______ Does your application explain how your project meets one of the criteria for Special Projects?

- Does it involve different ways of knowing? - Is it interdisciplinary? - Does it enlist a non-traditional approach to a topic? - Does it exemplify some kind of engaged learning not represented in the other Odyssey categories?

_______ If your project is being undertaken with other students, does your application make clear how many other people will be involved?

_______ Does your application explain what will count as a completed and successful project? Will there be a tangible final product? Will there be a public presentation to the campus community or other relevant audiences?

_______ Does your application outline the time-frame for completing your project?

_______ Does your application make clear that at least 30 hours will be spent on the project? How will time spent on the project be monitored and recorded?

_______ Does your application describe what form the reflective component of the project will take?



The Odyssey OfficeThe Odyssey Office is located on the ground floor of Buhler Hall, just to the left behind the receptionist’s

desk as you enter the building. It is conveniently situated near Career Services, Student Affairs, Academic Advising, and Academic Support Services.

Currently the Office is staffed by the following people:• Dr. Mark Schantz, Professor of History and Director of the Odyssey Program;• Dr. Nancy Fleming, Professor of Music and Associate Director of the Odyssey Program;• Janina Eggensperger, Odyssey Office Manager; • Dr. Peter Gess, Director of International Programs; • Trista Grieder, Internship Coordinator.

All of us are available to help you as you chart the course of your Hendrix Odyssey. Please feel free to drop by or to make an appointment to see one of us. The Odyssey Office phone number is 505-2950. Our collective e-mail address is [email protected].

The Committee on Experiential LearningThis standing committee advises the Odyssey Director on policies and procedures for the operation

of the Odyssey Program, including establishment of criteria for Odyssey credit not connected to regularly taught courses. It reviews and recommends to the Committee on Faculty requests from students and faculty for the funding of proposed Odyssey projects. It assists faculty members in the development of new Odyssey experiences, including new courses for proposal to the Curriculum Committee for Odyssey credit. It assists the Director in coordinating policies and the program’s interactions with related offices. It hears student appeals on Odyssey credit decisions.

The members of the Committee for 2008-2009 are listed below:Dr. Jay Barth (Politics), Chair of the Committee, Director of Civic Engagement Projects, Dr. Eric Binnie (Theatre Arts and Dance)Dr. Nancy Fleming (Music), Associate Director of the Odyssey Program, ex officio (non-voting) Dr. George Harper (Biology), Dr. Jay McDaniel (Religion)Prof. Brigitte Rogers (Theatre Arts and Dance)Dr. Mark Schantz (History), Director of the Odyssey Program, ex officioDr. David Sutherland (Mathematics), Associate Provost, ex officioDr. Ann Wright (Physics)Christine Faubel and Erica Siebrasse, representatives appointed by the Student Senate

You can contact the entire committee by e-mailing them at [email protected].


AppendicesNote: Please visit www.hendrix.edu/odyssey for the most up-to-date versions of these lists, which reflect

any changes after our publication deadline. Courses with temporary Odyssey coding for this academic year are noted with an asterisk.

appendix a-1. courses currently approved for odyssey credit

Humanities

ARTS 200, Beginning Painting AC 210, Beginning Sculpture AC 220, Printmaking: Woodcut AC 250, Beginning Photography AC 280, Ceramics: Handbuilding AC 360, Intermediate Drawing AC

LATI 210, Readings in Latin Literature SP* 311, Advanced Readings in Latin Literature SP* 410, Advanced Readings/Research in Latin Literature UR ENGL 203, Creative Writing: Poetry AC 204, Creative Writing: Fiction AC 301, Creative Writing: Non-Fiction AC 304, Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction AC 497, Senior Thesis Seminar UR

MUSA (Please note that you must be enrolled for two semesters in the same activity to receive Odyssey credit for

MUSA courses.) 200, Chamber Orchestra AC 200, Choir AC 200, Wind Ensemble AC 300, Applied Music (Lessons) AC 400, Applied Music (Lessons, Intensive Study) AC

MUSI 370, Composition I AC

PHIL 230, Topics: Ethics in the Face of Poverty (Spring 09) SW* 497, Senior Thesis UR

RELI 497, Senior Colloquium UR


TART 120, Voice, Articulation, and Text Reading AC 130, Shakespeare and Performance AC 140, Beginning Acting AC 150, Stage Movement and the Alexander Technique AC 210, Script into Performance: Text Analysis AC 220, Theatre Practicum AC/PL 240, Intermediate Acting: Modern Scene Study AC 260, Theatre Production: Scenery and Lighting AC 280, Theatre Production: Costume and Make-up AC 290, Beginning Playwriting AC 340, Advanced Acting: Classical Styles AC 390, Advanced Playwriting AC 392, Special Topics in Design AC 393, Special Topics in Performance AC 430, Stage Directing AC 450, Production Design AC 497, Senior Seminar AC A-30, Dance Ensemble AC

Natural Sciences

BIOL 480, Field Ecology GA 399 or 499, Independent Research UR

CHEM 450, Directed Research UR

CSCI 397, Cross-Disciplinary Project SP 497, Senior Seminar UR

MATH 195, Mathematical Problem Solving SP 497, Senior Seminar UR

PHYS 450, Directed Research UR

Social Sciences

ANTH 300, Ethnographic Methods UR 360, Globalization and Transnationalism UR 497, Advanced Research/Practicum UR/SW

ECON 497, Economic Research UR


EDUC 330, Children’s Literature, P-4 SW 402, Teaching P-2, Reading SW 403, Teaching P-2, Language Arts and Writing SW 404, P-2 Literacy Practicum SW/UR 461, Student Teaching Secondary, 7-12 PL 471, Student Teaching, P-12 PL 482, Student Teaching, P-4 PL

HIST 497, Advanced Research and Writing UR

KINE 410, Directed Research UR

POLI 306, Arkansas Politics: Practicum PL 442, Topics in International Relations—Model UN SP/PL* 497, Senior Research Seminar UR

PSYC 380, Psychology Practicum PL 400, Psychology of Gender UR 480, Advanced Research UR

SOCI 335, Sociological Research Methods UR 410, Picturing Society: UR Readings in Social Thought 497, Advanced Research/Practicum UR/SW

Interdisciplinary Programs

AMST 401, Seminar in American Studies UR

appendix a-2. courses with modules currently approved for odyssey credit(Modules require additional work beyond the normal class requirements. Please consult the listed

professor for more information about the module.)

ECON 400, Econometrics and Forecasting (Stanley) UR

PHIL 250, Philosophies of India (Schmidt) GA 260, Philosophies of China and Japan (Schmidt) GA 270, Environmental Philosophy (Schmidt) SW


POLI 220, American Political Parties and Elections (Barth) PL 325, International Law and Organizations (Whelan) UR*

*=temporary course coding

appendix a-3. co-curricular activities approved for odyssey credit

Artistic Creativity (AC)Students who are involved in major theatrical productions are encouraged to speak to the chair of the

Department of Theatre and Dance about the possibility of earning Odyssey credit.

Global Awareness (GA)• Any Hendrix-approved Study Abroad Program (i.e. any program for which Hendrix awards academic credit)• Hendrix-Lilly Mission Trips to other cultures• Hendrix-Lilly Service Fellowships carried out abroad• Hendrix-Lilly Undergraduate Research Scholarships carried out abroad• Steel Center/Center for Entrepreneurial Studies China Odyssey• Summer Semester in Costa Rica (entire program)

Professional and Leadership Development (PL)• Academic Peer Mentoring• Campus Kitty Chair• CARE Internships• Career Services Internships• Chaplain’s Office Student Ministerial Appointments• Explorations Peer Assistants• Hendrix-Lilly Seminary Semester• Hendrix-Lilly Service Scholars Program (completed program)• Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership• Leadership Scholars Program (completed program)• Multicultural Development Committee Chair• Orientation Coordinators• Orientation Peer Leaders• Peer Tutoring• Profile Editor• Resident Assistant Position• Social Committee Executive Committee• Student Senate Executive Committee• UMYF Scholarship Program (completed program)• Washington Semester Internships

Service to the World (SW)• CARE Internships• College Connection Program• Hendrix-Lilly Mission Trips• Hendrix-Lilly Service Fellowships• Hendrix-Lilly Service Scholarship Program (completed program)• Summer Semester in Costa Rica (attached module)


Undergraduate Research (UR)• Hendrix-Lilly Undergraduate Research Scholarships

Special Projects (SP)• Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Business Plan Competition• EcoHouse Resident• Hendrix Model UN Delegation Member• Hendrix Rhetoric Society Student Congress• Mathematical Problem Solving

appendix b. sample forms

Feel free to photocopy any of these forms. You may also pick up copies at the Odyssey Office or download them from the Web site (www.hendrix.edu/odyssey). Please note that the Committee on Experiential Learning expects proposals and funding requests to be neatly word processed.


B-1. Statement of Intent

Statement of Intent Pre-approved courses and activities

NOTE: This form must be completed as soon as possible after enrolling in a pre-approved class or engaging in a pre-approved activity for which Odyssey credit is available. Under normal circumstances, the form will not be accepted after the conclusion of the course or activity.

Student First Name: __________________________ Last Name: ____________________________

ID Number: ______________E-mail address: ____________________________________________

Phone number: _____________________

Pre-Approved Courses: Certain courses are pre-approved for Odyssey credit in Artistic Creativity (AC), Global Awareness (GA), Professional & Leadership Development (PL), Service to the World (SW), Undergraduate Research (UR), or Special Projects (SP). In some cases, the student may choose the category for which credit will be earned.

Course # Course Name Instructor of record Semester OdysseyCategory

Pre-Approved Activities: Certain activities are pre-approved for Odyssey credit in Artistic Creativity (AC), Global Awareness (GA), Professional & Leadership Development (PL), Service to the World (SW), Undergraduate Research (UR), or Special Projects (SP). In some cases, the student must apply and be accepted for participation by the sponsoring organization, such as the Hendrix-Lilly Vocations Initiative.

Activity Hendrix Supervisor Anticipatedhours of work

Anticipatedcompletion date

OdysseyCategory

Student Signature: _______________________________________ Date: _____________________

Instructor/Supervisor Signature: _______________________________________________________

To see the full list of pre-approved courses and activities, visit www.hendrix.edu/odyssey.


B-2. Proposal Form

Proposal Form

NOTE: Specific guidelines for designing projects in each category are available in the Odyssey Program Guide and on the Web page at www.hendrix.edu/odyssey. You are strongly encouraged to consult with the Odyssey Office before proposing a project. Under normal circumstances, this form must be submitted before you begin your project. The proposal form will not be accepted after the conclusion of the experience.

� Faculty Project � Student Project Student ID# ____________________

First Name: _____________________________ Last Name: _________________________________

E-mail address: _____________________________ Phone number: __________________________

Campus Box # : _____________________________ Class Year: _____________________________

Odyssey Category (choose one) � Artistic Creativity � Global Awareness � Professional & Leadership

Development

� Service to the World � Undergraduate Research � Special Projects

Project Title: ________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Project Supervisor (for student proposals): ________________________________________________

Project Timeframe: ___________________________________________________________________

Project Description:

Attach a document describing your project. Be sure to refer to the Odyssey Program Guide and address all the relevant criteria for your category, such as reflection component, hours log or public presentation.

Proposer’s Signature: _____________________________________ Date: _____________________

For Student Proposals: Supervisor: ___________________________ Signature: ____________________________________



B-3. Funding Request

Funding Request

NOTE: You are encouraged to consult with the Odyssey Office before submitting your funding request.

� Faculty Proposal � Student Proposal Student ID# ______________

Funding Cycle: � October 15 (for spring semester)��February 15 (for summer and courses for the following academic year)��April 15 (for fall semester and winter break)

Under ordinary circumstances Odyssey project grants will be awarded according to the schedule above. However, applicants who must have assurance of funding further in advance than these deadlines allow are encouraged to consult with the Odyssey office. In cases where there are extenuating circumstances (such as timetables imposed by external constituencies), applicants may be given permission to apply during an earlier cycle than usual.

First Name: _____________________________ Last Name: _________________________________

E-mail address: _____________________________ Phone number: __________________________


Development


Project Title: _______________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

Project Timeframe: _________________________________________________________________

Project Description:

Attach a document describing your project. Be sure to refer to the Odyssey Program Guide and address all the relevant criteria for your category, such as reflection component, hours log or public presentation. If you are submitting this form simultaneously with your Proposal Form, you need only attach one narrative.


Have you applied to other sources for funding? _____ Yes _____ No If yes, please give details.

Have you received Odyssey funding before? _____ Yes _____ No If yes, please give timeframe and category.

If you anticipate needing financial support for this project in the future, funding may be requested for up to three years. Funding is for this project is needed _____ one-time _____ two years _____ three years.

Funding Request: $_______________

Attach a brief budget outlining your funding needs, including items such as travel, lodging, supplies, and printing.

If I am awarded and accept an Odyssey grant, I hereby acknowledge my obligation to complete the project for which this funding is awarded within ONE YEAR of the time of this acceptance or by the time of my GRADUATION from Hendrix College, whichever comes first. If I fail to participate in the project or am unable to complete the project prior to the deadline established in the preceding sentence I shall refund to Hendrix College the full amount of the grant. I acknowledge that the project is not considered complete until a Project Completion Form is submitted to and approved by the Hendrix College Odyssey Office.

Proposer’s Signature: _____________________________________ Date: _____________________

For Student Proposals: Supervisor: ___________________________ Signature: ____________________________________



B-4. Project Completion Form

Project Completion Form

NOTE: Your experience will not be considered complete, and it will not appear on your Odyssey transcript until this form has been submitted to the Odyssey Office.

Student First Name: __________________________ Last Name: ____________________________

ID Number: _____________________ Project Supervisor: _________________________________


Development


Project Title: ________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Project Timeframe: ___________________________________________________________________

For PL, SW, and SP categories-Total number of hours: ________________ (Attach Hours Log)

Project Description: (This will appear on your Odyssey transcript. Please limit your description to 150 words. Be sure to include the relevant details that pertain to your project’s category, such as your final result, date and venue of public presentation, the total hours devoted to its completion, learning outcomes, etc.)

The project has been satisfactorily completed, and Odyssey credit has been earned. I also approve the wording for inclusion on the Odyssey transcript.

Supervisor Signature: _______________________________________ Date: ___________________

Student Signature: _________________________________________ Date: ____________________


B-5. Hours Log

Note: You must attach this sheet to the Completion Form to receive credit.

Student First Name: ____________________ Last Name: ___________________________

ID #:____________ E-Mail Address:_____________________________________________

Odyssey Category (choose one) � Professional & Leadership

Development (100 hours minimum)

� Service to the World (30 hours minimum)

� Special Projects (30 hours minimum)

Hours Log: (Continued on reverse)

Date Activities Hours On-Site Supervisor Signature

Hours Log


Date Activities Hours On-Site Supervisor Signature

Total Hours

Student Signature: _________________________________________ Date: ___________________


Appendix C. sample transcript

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Appendix D. The Reflective ComponentFor Odyssey projects in the Professional and Leadership Development, Service to the World, and Special

Projects categories, you will be required to reflect in writing on your experience. Your reflections may be recorded in a journal that you keep as you progress through the experience, or it may take the form of a paper submitted at the end of the project. In either case, journaling is a valuable way to track insights that you glean from your project and responses that you experience along the way. The techniques of keeping a journal and for writing a reflecive paper are described below.

1. The Journal

What A Journal Is and Is NotKeeping a journal may be different from what you might expect. First, a journal is NOT a daily log of things

done. Second, it is NOT a private diary. A journal is not a daily log because in a journal, you should analyze, interpret, and explore the broader meaning of your experience, not simply record what has happened. A journal is not a private diary because the journal should be written to communicate to someone else what you have learned. Even so, in a journal you are encouraged to think in deeply personal ways about your experience.

Lastly, a journal is NOT a final reflection paper, although keeping one may be very helpful for preparing to write a reflection paper. Journal entries should be made throughout the relevant experience, not written retrospectively at the end of an experiential project. Thus, you must discipline yourself to a regular writing schedule. A journal entry for each day of involvement is a good aim, but you don’t have to be rigid about it. Some days, too much has happened to think coherently on paper!

Keeping a Journal

Research indicates that unstructured journal writing, in which you have no guidelines, typically stays at the level of a daily log and never leads to analysis and integration of the experiences with your intellectual, moral, social, political, or religious life. On the other hand, too much structure makes it hard to write personally. To strike a balance, try one of the following two approaches (based on information presented at a Service-Learning Workshop led by Joe Favazza and Michael McLain of Rhodes College), or a combination of them both:

(1) In your daily writing during the experience, think of yourself as writing a “What Journal.” Structure your entries to answer: What? So What? Now What?

• What? In this section, describe the things done, things observed, or other aspects of the day’s experience that seem most important to remember or to tell about.

• So What? Examine these aspects of the day more fully, answering such questions as: Why are these the events that mattered most to me today? Why did I react the way I did in that situation? Did these things teach me something surprising about myself, my society, or the world? Did they confirm things I have always believed? Am I left puzzled by the things that happened today, and if so, why?

• Now What? Reflect on whether the events described and analyzed should make a difference in your future conduct or beliefs. Questions to reflect upon in this section include: Is this experience changing how I think about things? Is it confirming what I have always believed? Do I want it to change how I act in the future? Do the things I have liked or not liked during this experience tell me anything about the sort of leader I want to grow into, the sort of life I want to lead, or the ways I want to be of service to others? Has this experience been a spiritual journey for me?


(2) Keep a Directed Journal. By yourself, or working with a faculty or administrative staff sponsor, identify key questions that you will answer over the course of your experience. These questions will generally have to do with applying your practical experience to key concepts, theories, or readings relevant to the purpose of your experience; or they may be more open-ended questions that require you to take stock of the broader issues raised by the experience.

Keeping the Journal PersonalIt is certainly the aim of journal writing to invite deep personal exploration. Yet, for accountability

purposes, a faculty or administrative staff sponsor will usually read your journal. Here are two approaches that can help you maintain your sense of privacy:

• you and your sponsor can agree that he or she will be the only person reading the journal and that personal details that you share will be kept confidential; or

• you and your mentor may agree that you will turn down any pages you do not want read, and he or she will not look at them.

With the spirit of trust that exists in a good student-mentor relationship, one of these approaches should provide you with the freedom you need to write your most intimate observations in your journal.

Prepared by:Dr. Peg Falls-CorbittHendrix-Lilly Vocations Initiative DirectorProfessor of Philosophy

2. A Reflection Paper

If you decide to write a final reflection paper for an activity or project in one of the categories that require a reflective component, you may still wish to keep a personal journal (see above), or at least daily notes, while your Odyssey experience is in progress. Doing so will prepare you well to write the final document.

A reflection paper is very similar to a journal in many ways. It is NOT a simple enumeration of what you did for your project. Instead it must go beyond a straightforward description of the activity itself to delve into your personal reactions and the growth that you experience as a result of the project. Also, like a journal, the reflection paper must be written with the intent of communicating your insights to someone else.

Both of the approaches to journal writing suggested in the previous section also work well as means of structuring a reflection paper. Similar to a “What Journal,” a successful reflection paper could address the three questions: What? So What? and Now What? (See fuller explanations of these questions in the previous section.) The paper will differ from a journal in that you will be answering these questions at the end of a project rather than while it is in progress. This perspective will allow you the opportunity to ponder and synthesize your responses and reactions to the overall experience.

Alternatively, you might choose to write a Directed Reflection Paper. In this case, you and your sponsor must develop in advance specific questions that you will consider as you progress through your Odyssey experience. As in the case of a Directed Journal, these questions will generally have to do with applying the practical experience gained during your project to key concepts, theories, or readings relevant to the purpose of your experience. They may also be more open-ended questions that require you to take stock of the broader issues raised by the experience.

Whichever approach you take, journal or reflection paper, the purpose of writing about your Odyssey project is to help you reflect on your reactions and responses to it. The exercise should help you better understand yourself and how you have grown or changed during this Odyssey experience.


Appendix E. Experiential learning opportunities beyond Hendrix: Distinguished Scholarships

The Odyssey Office encourages students to investigate distinguished scholarship options to pursue their interests after graduation. Your Odyssey Projects might lead you in exciting new directions under a variety of possible funding opportunities for sophomores, juniors and seniors. To find out more, click on “Academics” on the Hendrix Web page, and then go to “Distinguished Scholarships.” You are also invited to consult with Dr. Allison Shutt for more information and application details.

Appendix f. odyssey exemplars

Each year, the Odyssey Office presents the Odyssey Exemplars Series to highlight student participation in each of the Odyssey categories. These presentations facilitate the process of students teaching students about their work—thus, continuing campus education about the kinds of Odyssey projects students are doing. Although we have dedicated a month to each category, the Odyssey Office encourages students to make their presentations at any time.

The annual schedule is:

Fall SemesterSeptember: Global AwarenessOctober: Professional and Leadership DevelopmentNovember: Service to the World

Spring SemesterFebruary: Special ProjectsMarch: Undergraduate ResearchApril: Artistic Creativity

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