Elm Britt is a history major focusing on German history and the Holocaust. They always loved history classes in high school, but it wasn杏吧专区檛 until they were already at UL Lafayette that everything fell into order.
杏吧专区淢y first semester, I was a visual arts major, but it didn杏吧专区檛 feel right,杏吧专区 they said. 杏吧专区淚 was also taking general courses, and I was in a world geography class.
杏吧专区淚 remember we talked about history for whichever region we were studying at that point, and it all just clicked,杏吧专区 they said. 杏吧专区淛ust talking about history for a single class made me the happiest I had been all semester, and accordingly is one of the best decisions I杏吧专区檝e ever made.杏吧专区
Research Experience
Outside of their history major classes, Elm works as an undergraduate research assistant with . Having already worked on , Elm is now focused on a new assignment.
杏吧专区淚 have been working on the XR in Museums project for several months now, which focuses on the extent of virtual reality exhibits in museums and how those exhibits propel social justice, especially in a digital age and under COVID-19 restrictions,杏吧专区 they said. 杏吧专区淭his project is specifically important because it allows a platform to show just how museums affect the general public and change the world they inhabit.杏吧专区
Studying German
Because of the history curriculum at UL Lafayette, Elm took a series of modern language classes and uncovered their love for German history. Dr. Caroline Huey played a big part in that, as well.
杏吧专区淎 lot of people think learning German is intimidating,杏吧专区 they said. 杏吧专区淏ut Dr. Huey immediately destroys that illusion with her patience, enthusiasm, and experience."
Elm loved the German language so much that they're pursuing a German minor alongside their history major.
杏吧专区淕osh, I love every German class I杏吧专区檝e taken with Dr. Huey since freshman year to now,杏吧专区 they said. 杏吧专区淚t杏吧专区檚 always been nice to have a familiar space to go and absorb information I hope to utilize in the real world someday.杏吧专区
With aspirations to become a history professor, Elm wants to earn a Ph.D., and they are keeping all options in mind.
杏吧专区淚杏吧专区檓 currently looking for ways to further improve my German so maybe I could even attend graduate school in a German-speaking country,杏吧专区 they said. 杏吧专区淚 want to inspire my future students to care about the past 杏吧专区 and admittedly, the present and future 杏吧专区 just as my history professors have inspired me at UL Lafayette.杏吧专区
