[fblike] Samantha Dinga
At the Gatton Academy, one of the unique opportunities given to students is the ability to participate in and to present research. Yesterday, over twenty professors from WKU came and presented their past and current research to the incoming junior class. This was a great opportunity for the students to get to know some of their future professors and to see if they wanted to join their research labs.
The 72 new juniors spent the afternoon learning about the subjects they are passionate about and discovering research projects they hadn’t previously thought of. The booths ranged from mathematics research to psychology-based research, from astrophysics to evolution of the earth itself. Needless to say, there were definitely opportunities for everyone to find something that interested them.
While not everyone found a specific project that piqued their interest, the research professors (and Derick) attempted to connect students to a colleagues who did or were willing to start a new project. This fair was a great way to both get the incoming class into the swing of things here at the Academy.
