USFSP student Edgar Vidalia officially declared his major at the criminology booth in the University Student Center during the campus’ first Arts and Sciences Declaration of Academic Majors event on Feb. 25.
More than 100 USF St. Petersburg students signed up for the first Arts and Sciences Declaration of Academic Majors event on Feb. 25 in the University Student Center.
The event provided an outlet for students to recognize their selected majors within the College of Arts and Sciences and celebrate the beginning of the academic paths that they’ve chosen.
The event was hosted by Dr. Susan Toler, assistant dean of the college of arts and sciences; Dr. Gardiner “Tuck” Tucker, interim regional associate vice chancellor and Dr. Thomas Hallock, an associate professor of literature.
Before the official declarations, a dozen tables representing academic majors offered at USFSP provided information students could use to help them decide on a field of study.
Some of the academic majors present at the event included Anthropology, Environmental Science and Psychology. Student representatives and professors manned the tables to answer questions from prospective students.
After the opening remarks, Hallock sent undecided students on an exercise to find out more about the major they were most interested in.
They were tasked with answering questions like “What does this major do?” “Why major in this subject?” and “Which famous people majored in this subject?”
Following the exercise, students from each of the twelve majors were invited to the stage to share their thoughts on what their particular field of study meant to them.
Hallock said that no matter what major students end up choosing, he hopes they will apply the skill sets they’ve learned during their time at the university later on in life.
“What do we love most about USFSP?” He asked.
“The students.”
