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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� The spring of 2018 has been, and will be, a busy time for the director
and students in 欧美视频鈥檚 Gordon and Judy Dutile Honors Program.
Great Plains Honors Council Conference
In March, three 欧美视频 students from the Dutile Honors Program were selected to present at the Great Plains Honors Council Conference at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla.
Sarah Fortna, Taylor DeYoung and Kathryn Jespersen each gave oral presentations during the conference of the GPHC, which is a regional organization that serves collegiate honors programs in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.
Fortna, a junior interdisciplinary studies major from Macon, Mo., presented 鈥淯sing
Literature to Resist Oppression.鈥� She also presented a poster titled 鈥淩eligiousness
According to Jung,鈥� as well as a paper titled 鈥淪chizophrenia in Modern and Postmodern
Art.鈥�
DeYoung, a junior accounting and information assurance major from Valley Springs,
Ark., presented 鈥淩aising Awareness Regrading Child Labor.鈥�
Jespersen, a senior biology major from Broken Arrow, Okla., presented 鈥淓mergency
Room Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Ideation.鈥�
Impact Summit on Student Mental Health
Dr. Jodi Meadows, director of the Dutile Honors Program, presented a session titled 鈥淕ifted College Students: Mitigating the Myths,鈥� at the first Impact Summit on College Student Mental Health Conference, which was held May 2 at Missouri State University in Springfield.
The conference consisted of keynote speakers and educational breakout sessions 鈥渇ocused on topics pertaining to college student mental health,鈥� according to the MSU website. 鈥淭hrough educational dialogue, we hope to add to the community conversation surrounding mental health and assist in destigmatizing mental health concerns.鈥�
Wheaton Interdisciplinary Symposium
Fortna is one of only 12 students chosen to participate in a nationally selective interdisciplinary symposium, which will be held May 29-June 2 at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill. The selection includes expenses for room and board, as well as a stipend for participation.
The symposium brings together students from Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
schools "who share a passion for the integration of faith and learning and who are
eager to interact with other thinkers, actively participating in interdisciplinary
reading and discussion," according to Wheaton. "Participants will address key issues
from a variety of disciplines and gain important insights into some of the complex
problems facing contemporary society. The symposium offers an opportunity for participants
to advance their understanding of interdisciplinary and deepen their skills in problem-solving
as thinking global Christians."
For more information on the Dutile Honors Program, contact Meadows at (417) 328-1460 or jmeadows@欧美视频niv.edu.
Photo 1: Taylor DeYoung presented "Raising Awareness Regrading Child Labor" at the Great Plains Honors Council Conference.
Photo 2: Kathryn Jespersen presented "Emergency Room Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Ideation."
Photo 3: Sarah Fortna presented "Using Literature to Resist Oppression," as well as a paper titled "Schizophrenia in Modern and Postmodern Art."
*Published: 5-17-18