The Art History and HUMS Scholarship

Lansing Community College Art Historian Sharon Park believes Art History is like a magical portal into other cultures and places. When growing up in a suburb of Detroit, she fell in love with art when her elementary school class took a trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts. Art became the magic wand that led her to two degrees in Art History and a fulfilling career as an Art Historian at Lansing Community College. Art History intersects with history, religion, politics, fashion, mythology, engineering, literature, and other aspects of life. Sharon hopes students will acquire a cultural understanding of the past and present and discover how they are part of the continuing story of human creativity through Art History or Humanities courses … and perhaps experience their own magical moment at the Detroit Institute of Arts, as well.

Qualifications

• Recipients shall be enrolled in at least one Art History (ARTH) or Humanities (HUMS) course at LCC each semester they receive the scholarship
• Recipients shall be pursuing an Associate’s Degree or transfer pathway to a Michigan 4-year institution
• Recipients shall be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits each semester (part-time)
• Recipients shall have and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0
• Preference will be given to applicants enrolled in the Art History program of study at LCC
• Preference will be given to residents of the state of Michigan
• Financial need will be considered