MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ginger Tyson is one of five Huntingdon College students and two faculty members who will attend the 242nd national American Chemical Society meeting in Denver Aug. 29-Sept. 1.

While there, the Huntingdon students will participate in a science volunteer outreach opportunity working with more than 100 K–12 students in hands-on science activities in celebration of the 2011 International Year of Chemistry at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. They will also distribute more than 100 copies of “Chemical Connections-Poetry Linking Chemistry to Life” to participants in the hands-on activities. The book is a compilation of chemistry-related poems and haiku written by Huntingdon students, staff, faculty, and alumni, and funded by a grant from the 2011 International Year of Chemistry Committee of the American Chemical Society.

Student participants will be accompanied by Dr. Jeremy Carr, assistant professor of chemistry, and Dr. Maureen Kendrick Murphy, professor of chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry.

Tyson is a Chemistry major in the Class of 2012 from Robertsdale.

Huntingdon College, grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition of the United Methodist Church, is committed to nurturing growth in faith, wisdom, and service and to graduating individuals prepared to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

Huntingdon offers more than 20 undergraduate majors; travel-study opportunities and use of a lap-top computer for every full-time student; and specialized learning experiences such as the Huntingdon Honors Program, Staton Center for Learning Enrichment, internships, service learning, and Senior Capstone courses.

Critical thinking skills are emphasized throughout the curriculum with the Art of Critical Thinking program. Placement rates into graduate and professional schools far exceed national averages.