During the 2017 Summer Sessions, University of Louisiana Monroe Professor of Art, Dr. Joni Noble, once again offered two art/photography courses in Europe through ULM’s consortium partner The University of West Florida in Pensacola.
The Catalyst Program is available to any university student, and provides six hours of university transfer credit to participants. The study in London, Paris, Berlin and Prague coincides with ULM’s first summer session, making it a fit for ULM students wishing a study abroad experience.
The Catalyst this year began on May 15 and lasted for five weeks. In addition to Noble’s art/photography course, the program offers courses in international business, history, psychology, sociology, literature and current political events.
The Catalyst Program, now entering its fifth year, is organized by the University of West Florida through an academic consortium of 14 colleges and universities located throughout the United States. The purpose of the consortium is to promote a more understanding of European culture and society among students and faculty through scholarly and educational activities.
As participants in The Catalyst Program, ULM students also have ample opportunity for independent travel around Europe. Students have made their way to Dublin, Prague, Luxembourg, Barcelona, Munich, Krakow, Edinburgh, Venice, Athens, Rome, Florence, and Amsterdam. Students are given five days of free travel time to backpack across Europe with their EuroRail passes that are provided by the program.
ULM students participating in this year’s Catalyst Program were Daniel Myers, Shelby Lawrence, Shelby Rybicki, Chloe Sealy, Rachel Pecora, Andreanna Thompson, Cory Atkinson, Justine Larroque, Lexi Smith, Lauren Dantzle, and Caleb Doyle.