Career Fair or STEM Fair?

If you are not a STEM major then the likelihood that you’ll find a company interested in supplying you with an internship, job opportunity or scholarship information is low. The companies that attend our career fair have such a small, and specific demographic of students that they look for that we shouldn’t even call it a career fair. Just say it’s for STEM majors and keep it pushing.
It’s so upsetting that STEM majors are treated like such a priority while other majors are left out to dry because there’s already so many easily accessible opportunities available to STEM majors outside of our institution. It’s so much easier to find a sizable scholarship, internship, paid or otherwise, or job opportunity when you’re a STEM major versus other majors. The career fair, however, would be the perfect chance to give other majors the exposure to resources that they lack. Why not facilitate their success succeeding college as well?
This blatant favoritism of students who are STEM majors over students who aren’t makes me wonder if Southern University even reaches out to those companies which would be interested in students of various majors. It’s not like the STEM field is the only prevalent career field in our society. We still need teachers, policy makers, marketers, physical therapists, social workers, psychologists, lawyers, etc. Believe it or not, the world didn’t just suddenly stop needing these other professions. In fact, we will always need these professions in order to continue to grow as a society. Shocking, I know. So, why should those of us striving to fill those needs be treated like second class citizens at what is supposed to be a fulfilling event for all students? It’s not right, and it’s not okay.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that Southern should just rip the opportunities away from STEM majors and make them fend for themselves. Just because it’s easier for them to find promising opportunities within their field doesn’t mean Southern shouldn’t assist them in obtaining them. I do believe, however, that Southern needs to branch out and expand the list of corporations that we ask to attend. Show the entire student body that, no matter what degree they’re going after, that there are opportunities available to them. A lot of students aren’t sure where to start when it comes to searching for resources. The career fair is supposed to be an outlet that assists them with their search. It can’t do that if it’s only catering to a select few students.
Also, let it be known that I understand there is a higher demand for those persons pursuing STEM majors. Statistically speaking, in this day and age there should be a higher ratio of companies seeking STEM majors than companies seeking otherwise attending our career fair. Nevertheless, the career fair should be a place where students of all majors can dress business professional, print out an ungodly number of résumés, and find a good amount of companies interested in recruiting people within their field.