Students filed into Collins Center Tuesday to take part in a majors fair that had little success last year.
Even if students were there to grab a few signatures to turn into their FY classes, it was still rewarding and informational for them in some way, shape or form.
Around 200 students were present at the event on Tuesday.
Every year, freshmen walk in with concrete plans of what they are going to do.
Not all freshmen, but a good number do.
It is reasonable to say the majority of them will change their mind at some point in their major or career path.
The majors fair offered such a thought.
It provoked planning and thought on the “what if” factor that every college student has at some point during their college career. That is to say, what if I really want to be a biologist instead of a teacher?
The forthright planning and genius of the majors fair helped make it more comfortable, and to a certain extent, more enjoyable for students to attend.
The success could be seen at each table.
Though some tables were less elaborate than others, students managed to work the crowd, walking around and checking out each major. Faculty, students and staff at the event were very enthusiastic.
In some way, the T-shirts some departments had made it seem as if their team had a spirited approach to the majors fair, as if it was a Monday Night Football game and their team was going to win.
It is this sort of spirit that a fair of this sort must have in order to be successful, and that was achieved Tuesday.
The majors fair also proved that even though cuts have been made, there are still many choices for students at a school the size of Baker University.
In our case, seeing rows of tables that filled the gymnasium floor brought that fact home.
The staff, who organized and planned the majors fair, should be proud to say it was a success, as should the faculty and students who were able to represent their major with a spirited and comfortable approach toward students who had questions about all the major possibilities.
