There are an inevitable series of questions adults ask college students upon first meeting.
"So where do you go to school?" "What's your major?"
A stop by the Arts and Sciences Council Majors fair might be beneficial for the many University students who still answer this last question with the catch-all "undecided."
In Newcomb Ballroom today, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. major departments throughout the College of Arts and Sciences will provide information on their academic program options.
Traditional majors, as well as newly added and interdisciplinary majors will each have a table and informational poster at the fair. Faculty and students currently involved in each major will be manning the tables and available for questions and guidance.
Ladd Flock, a representative of University Career Services also will have a table at the fair. Flock's table will provide students with information about helpful programs career services offers, as well as information on the career options associated with various majors. Tips on finding externships and internships applicable to certain majors also will be offered.
Although the fair is geared towards first and second years, it has something to offer upperclassmen as well, said Steven Marchette, second-year College student and Chair of Academic Affairs for the Arts and Sciences Council.
"The fair is helpful for upperclassmen looking to pick up a second major, or switch majors," Marchette said.
Along with the feast of information, the fair will include tables of free food. Students can browse through brownies, blondies, mini sandwiches, cider and lemonade.
And what is a fair without a raffle? Students who attend the fair will be entered in a contest for "college themed prizes," Marchette said.
Marchette also said the Arts and Science Council expects anywhere between 500 and 1000 students at the fair. And for those who can't make it, there will be another fair this spring.
Marchette's said his hopes for a successful fair include high attendance and a high level of information exchange.
"The ideal atmosphere is a lot of people just perusing," he said. "Not necessarily making decisions but just getting a lot of information."
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