The Office of Campus Life and Student Engagement and the Student Events and Activities (SEA) Board will host the Involvement Fair during the Winter Week of Welcome on Jan. 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shark Circle.
Yabi Demissie, graduate assistant for student programming, explained that the Involvement Fair will be a bigger version of SEA Thursday but a smaller version of Sharkapalooza.
“It’s a tabling event, and students will be able to come out and see what jobs the departments have to offer as well as the student organizations,” she said.
The event will also feature free food and inflatable hamster balls.
Though there have been other events like the Involvement Fair, this is the first time NSU will host this particular event. Demissie went on to explain that the Involvement Fair will only occur during the winter semester because Sharkapalooza occurs during the fall.
Sandra Philius, graduate assistant for student organizations, explained that the Involvement Fair is a brand-new initiative.
“I noticed we didn’t have a fair opportunity during the winter term,” she said. “Why not do something for winter to really help the organizations gain new members since we do have transfer students coming to NSU and students who really didn’t find their niche their first semester?”
Philius said that she wants to continue this fair in the future and make it even bigger.
Both Demissie and Philius emphasized that the fair will be important, not only so organizations can find new members, but so students can find their niche on campus if they didn’t during the fall semester. Philius said the Involvement Fair will have a great positive impact on the students’ lives.
“This is a way to learn so much about yourself, meet new friends and learn new skills that actually translate to what you do in your future,” she said. “It’s a learning experience that I think is very beneficial for us as students in transitioning into our future roles in society.”
For more information, contact the Office of Campus Life and Student Engagement at 954-262-7288 or studentactivities@nova.edu, or contact SEA Board at 954-262-7223 or sea-board@nova.edu.
Caption: The Involvement Fair will be a hybrid between SEA Thursday and Sharkapalooza.
Credit: Y. Demissie
