Upcoming Major Fair to showcase student options
USU’s fourth annual Major Fair, to be held Friday, will give students an opportunity to explore where academic degrees and programs can take them.
The fair gives a chance for advisers from every department on campus to come to a central location, the Taggart Student Center International Lounge, and show off information regarding programs and scholarships. Additional offices which provide academic resources for students will also be represented, including the Disability Resource Center, Academic Resource Center, Student Involvement Center and Career Services.
Lindsey Thurgood, adviser in the College of Business, is backing the program.
“Major Fair is a great opportunity for students to gather information about majors, minors and also the available academic opportunities available to them,” Thurgood said.
Not only will there be information on major programs, but for interested students, minor studies will be addressed as well.
Scholarship information for each department will also be available.
Megan Ralphs, Major Fair committee chair, has been planning the fair for more than four months. While the fair is directed at students attending USU, potential students are also welcome.
“The Major Fair is for USU students,” she said, “but it also gives local high school students an opportunity to take a look at everything offered at the university.”
Every department on campus, along with most associated clubs and organizations, will be available for one-on-one informative discussion.
“This is a great opportunity for students to come see what this university offers,” Ralphs said. “Can they complete a program with a semester abroad? Can they join a club? These are all things we want to encourage.”
Ralphs said the Major Fair is organized with the intent of helping undeclared major students decide in what direction they would like to take their education, and it is sponsored by the Advising Office.
As an added bonus this year, students may enter to win an iPod donated by Computer Solutions, as well as other prizes from various donors.
The Major Fair is planned in conjunction with Preview Day, a program for local high school students which gives students of all ages to get a more personal look at ways to really get involved with a major.
“The fair is also a good time for students contemplating a change in majors as well as students interested in a minor,” Ralphs said.
Multicultural clubs, Study Abroad, departmental clubs and multiple other extracurricular programs will be present for discussion and recruitment.
Ralphs said, “Not only can students get more information on a major they are interested in, but they can find ways to have a good time and be more involved in their own education.”
The Major Fair is between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“Something for everyone will be there,” Ralphs said. “Bring an idea of what direction you’d like to go, and let us help you through it.”
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