Galaxy 21 Live forums enrich academic experience at Lone Star College-University Park

Lone Star College-University Park News

Published on: April 10, 2014
Is there a link between student success and visits to the Houston Museum of Natural Science or the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston? If education values critical thinking with a broad knowledge of the world, then the ideal place to start might be the humanities.
This spring, the Teaching Gallery in the Student Learning Resource Center at Lone Star College-University Park has been the site of Galaxy 21 Humanities Forums, academic enrichment seminars that inspire students, faculty and members of the community to become more familiar with Houstons cultural attractions.
The popular Galaxy 21 Live sessions result in a high level of interest in visiting Houstons leading museums and performing arts centers, said Stephen Mendonca, forum founder and English adjunct instructor at LSC-University Park.
According to Mendonca, recent Galaxy 21 Live sessions have offered a peek at the Paleo Hall and Egyptology exhibits at the Houston Museum of Natural Science as well as the watercolors of John Singer Sargent at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Permanent exhibits or special events are featured at Galaxy 21 Live sessions held each month. Future sessions will showcase the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Ballet and Alley Theater. Representatives from the museum and theater districts are very enthusiastic about exploring ways to expand such cultural exchange programs. And, LSC-University Park searches for innovative ways to support programs that prepare learners for the 21st century.
Galaxy 21 Live frames life, ideas and possibilities around the humanities with an emphasis on guided inquiry and interactive discussion. For more information, please contact Stephen Mendonca at Stephen.J.Mendonca@LoneStar.edu.
LSC-University Park is the sixth LSCS campus located in the former Compaq Computers world headquarters complex. The 71-acre campus houses four university partners, a charter high school, several business partners, Lone Star Corporate College and the LSC Energy and Manufacturing Institute. Under the first President, Shah Ardalan, LSC-University ...

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