*Panola College to offer summer courses with field trip to NYC*

 

Panola College plans to offer academic courses with a field trip to New

York City during the Summer 1 session.  The field trip is scheduled for

June 13-17. During the trip students will visit the Ellis Island History

Museum, Liberty Island, the Finance Museum, the Federal Reserve, and the

9-11 Memorial, with walking tours of Wall Street and Central Park.

 

Jennifer Coon, Panola College professor of accounting and business, says,

"Once students have visited these places they will be free to enjoy the

city. They can go to a Broadway production, see a ball game, and just go

explore."

 

Students may earn up to six hours of academic credit in one of three

courses: ECON 2301, Principles of Macroeconomics; GOVT 2305, Federal

Government, and HIST 1302, U.S. History II. The economics and government

courses will be offered as internet courses on Canvas, while the history

course will be a face-to-face class. Tuition and fees for the academic

courses are in addition to the trip cost for Panola College students. That

fee is $1,100.

 

Those interested in taking the trip without earning college credit may sign

up through the Continuing Education Department. Cost for the field trip

only through Continuing Education will be approximately $1,250.

 

Trip cost includes airfare (but not checked baggage), hotel, unlimited

metro pass, airport bus and entrance fees to museums. Participants will be

responsible for their own meals and any additional events or activities

they choose. The flight will depart from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and land

at New York's LaGuardia Airport. At the base price, hotel arrangements will

be four people to a room, but each person will have a single bed. The hotel

is centrally located in Manhattan.

 

Coordinating the courses with field trip are faculty members Brian Naples,

government; Bill Offer, history; and Jennifer Coon, economics. Contact

these professors for specifics about their courses by emailing Naples at

bnaples@panola.edu, phone 903-693-2043; Offer at boffer@panola.edu, phone

903-693-2047; or Coon at jcoon@panola.edu, phone 903-693-2088.

 

Anyone who is interested can find out more during an informational meeting

on Monday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the W. H. Gullette Building, Room 210.

Participants must be at least 18 years of age, sign all applicable forms,

pass a background check to visit the Federal Reserve and pay applicable

fees by the due dates.  A $600 non-refundable payment must be paid by

Tuesday, April 11, to lock in a spot for the trip. Balance will be due on

May 11.

 

 

 

*Times Square is in the heart of the New York City Theater District. (Photo

by Brian Naples)*