Hendrix College

The institution was renamed to Central Collegiate Institute in 1881 when secondary and collegiate departments were added. The school was purchased in 1884 by conferences of the Southern Methodist Church in Arkansas and was renamed Hendrix College honoring Bishop Eugene R. Hendrix in 1889. In 1890 the college was relocated to Conway, Arkansas. By the middle of the 1930s Hendrix College was firmly established in its role as a small, undergraduate, church-related residential, liberal arts institution. From the mid-1950s the school slowly increased student enrollment until it stabilized in the 1970s at just below one thousand. The College has now added more than fifteen buildings, developed a new master plan for growth of the campus. the school has enhanced and revised the curriculum and added faculty in key areas. The Institution's standing commitment to experiential education gave birth to the Hendrix Odyssey Program in 2005. This component of the curriculum, which requires engaged learning experiences of every Hendrix graduate, has enabled the College to build a national reputation for leadership in engaged learning.