The Lyman Briggs Students of Color is sponsoring its first Multicultural Expo from 7-10 p.m. Wednesday in the Union Parlor Room C.
The event was designed to provide minority students an opportunity to network with professionals in such fields as psychology, nursing, applying to dental school and graduate programs and to provide workshops to prepare students for the job market. The event is targeting minority students headed for graduate school.
“The purpose is to provide minority students with networking and different types of information on professional schools,” said biology senior Keith Eaton, one of the event’s organizers. “Most students don’t find out the information that helps them pick a major. At the expo, students will have people from many different areas speak on different experiences in their careers and different programs students can apply to.
“It’s also for students who don’t know or don’t have access to resources, especially minority students. We are trying to incorporate all students into it, even though it’s a multicultural program.”
Camille Spencer
Career fair to begin
The School of Criminal Justice career fair will be today from 6-9 p.m. in the Kellogg Center’s Big Ten Rooms A and B.
The fair is sponsored by the American Criminal Justice Association, Alpha Phi Sigma, Mu Sigma Upsilon Chapter, the Criminal Justice Honor Society and the School of Criminal Justice.
“It’s a great opportunity to expose our students to the range of careers there are,” said Edmund McGarrell, director of the School of Criminal Justice. “It’s also an opportunity to expose the school and the strength of our students and educational experience to a wide variety of employers. Many of the employers are also alumni of the school.”
The CIA, the U.S. Department of State and the Michigan State Police are just some of the 60 nationwide local, state and federal agencies and organizations that will be represented at the fair.
McGarrell will receive a $9,000 donation from Target Corp. before the fair. The money will go toward the school’s security program as well as keeping up with field and research enhancements.
Megan Frye
Speaker to talk health
The concept of social norming and individual improvement of health and well-being will be the major topics at a two-day program being held on campus Wednesday and Thursday.
The program will feature public speaker, researcher and scholar, Alan Berkowitz, who will address the audience both days.
The topics of the program include: “Changing Campus Culture: Promoting Behavioral Health and Social Justice,” which will be addressed at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center auditorium. “The Role of Social Norming in Preventing Sexual Assault” and “The Role of Student Leaders in Shaping Campus Culture” will be presented at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Erickson Hall Kiva. “The Art of Developing Healthy and Respectful Communities” will be discussed at 4:45 p.m. Thursday in the Administration Building board room.
Megan Frye
