GCSU hosted its annual Academic Expo in Magnolia Ballroom. The expo introduced students to the many majors and minors at GCSU. The expo was put on by the academic advising center here at GCSU on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m.
Walking up to Magnolia, students were met with balloons and faculty waiting to check their Corq apps.
Students walked in and were given a questionnaire sheet that could help them determine their career interests. Some of the questions included: What are your strengths and talents? If you were to choose this major/minor, what topics would you be studying?
Each major had a table with information packets and trinkets to give away to students who attended.
“We just like talking to students and talking about our major,” said James H. Welborn, an associate professor of history. “History is a humanities discipline, so it is about people, and it is about a diverse set of people and understanding how different cultures and perspectives come together to create these key moments in the past. It never gets old to engage with all those different ideas and perspectives. History in particular teaches you how to understand people at a deeper level.”
Majors such as music therapy, psychology, business, teacher education, marketing, theater and dance all had their respective tables. Students spoke to the professors of each major and learned what each course could teach them and how they could use it in the future.
“I am trying to learn about the other majors and minors here other than my own,” said Christin Herr, a freshman exercise science major. “We talked to the criminal justice table, and we just learned kind of like what goes into being in that major and the schooling you have to do. The jobs that you can get because of it.
In GCSUs graduate program, students can study to earn their master of arts to teach middle-grade students or earn their master’s of education in special education.
“We are both exercise science majors and our seminar class required it for the course,” said Kate Foster, a freshman exercise science major. “I thought it was interesting that you could minor in criminal justice as well. I thought it was just a major.”
The theater and dance departments were also in attendance. To earn a degree from this program, students must complete classes like stagecraft, introduction to design and introduction to costume.
“I’m here to help people learn more about the theater program and the dance program,” said Beate Czogalla, a professor of lighting and stage management. “We have a theater major, minor and dance minor. Most people do not know that you can participate in Georgia College theater even if you are not a major or minor. All of our productions are open to all Georgia College students, and we’d love for everybody to come work with us.”
The Academic Expo helps students to see the different fields that GCSU offers to the students enrolling and helps the students find what best works for them. It helps people get a better feel of the majors and minors, which could benefit them in the future.
