Hendrix College welcomes 52 students from across the country for its second Life Launch program
Dr. Karen K. Petersen, president of Hendrix College, welcomes Life Launch participants to campus. / Photo by Ryan
Cassell
CONWAY, Arkansas (June 12, 2023)- Fifty-two students from
nine different states moved in Sunday to newly renovated Veasey Hall for the
second year of Hendrix College’s Life
Launch program, designed for rising high school juniors and seniors. The
students will spend a week participating in “MasterClasses” taught by Hendrix
professors, learning about the college experience, and enjoying games and
activities.
Lesli Barroso, a senior at Har-Ber High School in Springdale,
Arkansas, participated in the inaugural Life Launch session last summer. She called
Life Launch “one of the best opportunities I could have had. I learned who I
really am and met lots of people, including professors who were caring and
really friendly.”
“Life Launch is designed for
students who are interested in exploring college life and career pathways, to
grow together with a community of peers, and have some fun along the way,” said
Leigh Lassiter-Counts, director of Career Services at Hendrix and co-director
of Life Launch.
Several College professors will be taking part in the week,
teaching the classes as well as advising the students about questions they may
have about college, their career choice or life in general. In addition to
faculty, Life Launch features a number of guest speakers, including filmmaker Justin Warren (Hendrix Class of 2009) and
Paralympic Medalist Julia
Gaffney. Past speakers have included Logitech CEO Bracken
Darrell and Amanda Brooks of ESPN, both Hendrix alumni.
“Life Launch continues Hendrix’s long and
successful history of hosting summer enrichment programs for talented high
school students,” said Hendrix President Dr. Karen K. Petersen, as she welcomed
students and families. “This week, we want to empower you as you begin to make
those exciting educational and career choices.”
For more information about Life
Launch, click here.
For more information about Hendrix
Career Services, click here.
About Hendrix College
A private liberal arts college
in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns recognition as one of
the country’s leading liberal arts institutions and is featured in Colleges
That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About
Colleges. Its academic quality and rigor, innovation, and value have
established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous college guides, lists, and
rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been affiliated with the United
Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.