Written for The Argo by Faith Freeman.

Students had the opportunity to discuss and explore their majors, minors and meet faculty during Stockton University’s Arts and Humanities (ARHU) Majors & Minors Fair on Tuesday, October 20, in the Campus Center.

The fair brought students and professors together as one to discuss possible career path options. Instead of the conversation staying in a classroom or it being a scheduled meeting, in the event students were able to stop at different stations and ask questions.

There was also an incentive to make the rounds. Students could receive a $10 lunch voucher that they can use on any spot on campus, but only after they visit five different tables and shared what their biggest takeaway was from the event. Students who went to this Fair walked away with not only money for free lunch but many but felt confident more about their career path and what other options they have if they are a little confused or undecide.

Free items, including pocket-sized hand sanitizers, pens, stickers was planted at each table a for students to take when they get to the table. But the fair was not only about collecting giveaways. Students also had an opportunity to get to meet professors and connected to their major. For someone still deciding what to study, the stations offered a place to start ask questions.

Students were given a packet with a list of all possible minors they could add to their major, or classes that they could take that fit their major. For students who already had a major, the conversations could focus more on adding a possible minor or what they might want to do after graduation.

The Stockton University Office of Career Education & Development also discussed another part of the fair. Students could ask faculty how their interests connected to potential jobs and talk about the paths that are available in or the one they are already in.

Those conversations gave students things to consider that are beyond the names of the majors and minors themselves. The biggest takeaway didn’t need to be a final decision about the future. It could be a brand new academic interest, a question or follow up with a professor.

Between the stations, student and faculty conversations and giveaways, the fair provided students several reasons to stop and get the students engaged to talk directly with professors to start thinking about their future at Stockton.