{"id":10219,"date":"2018-02-06T09:46:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T13:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=10219"},"modified":"2022-03-22T13:42:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:42:31","slug":"major-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/major-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Day a Major Event for Sophomores"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some students enter college knowing exactly what they want to do. Many don\u2019t or change their minds at some point early in their academic careers. Kalamazoo College, with a liberal arts curriculum embodied in the K-Plan<\/em><\/a> that is designed for exploration and discovery, gives students a year and a half to sample various academic fields before choosing a major, and makes it possible for them to do so without sacrificing their ability to graduate in four years. This week\u2019s Declaration of Major Day, the midpoint of their sophomore year, is a festive gathering where they formally designate their majors, minors and concentrations.<\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s Major Day will be a festive gathering where sophomores formally designate their majors, minors and concentrations. The event will be from 10:55 to 11:55 a.m. Wednesday at the Hicks Banquet Room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The banquet hall at Hicks Student Center<\/a> is packed as each department sets up a booth. Students go from table to table, committing to their fields of study and getting answers to last-minute questions. Wearing stickers declaring they made their choices, they are treated to pieces of \u201cDeclaration Cake,\u201d courtesy of Dining Services<\/a>, and share the big moment with one another and the rest of campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a real rite of passage for students because it\u2019s a big decision and they\u2019re finding their academic home,\u201d said Associate Dean of Students Dana Jansma. \u201cInstead of just processing paperwork, we make it a communitywide celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jansma also said it\u2019s also a way for the College to show that it believes every student at K is important, whether they have a record of distinguished scholarship or are newly committed to their academic path.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want sophomores to know we\u2019re excited about their plans and their accomplishments,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

K senior Shelby Hopper, an international and area studies<\/a> and German major<\/a> with a minor in political science<\/a>, still recalls the excitement of her Declaration of Major Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an opportunity for everyone in my class to come together and show each other what we were all passionate about,\u201d Hopper said.<\/p>\n

And it can be cathartic. Sometimes the act of making a decision can spur a rethinking that leads to a different path. If it does, no worries: Thanks to the flexibility of the K-Plan, <\/em>the College will work with students to make a switch of major or majors as seamless as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some students enter college knowing exactly what they want to do. Many don\u2019t or change their minds at some point early in their academic careers. Kalamazoo College, with a liberal arts curriculum embodied in the K-Plan that is designed for exploration and discovery, gives students a year and a half to sample various academic fields […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":10220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234,231],"tags":[104],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-10219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-students","tag-k-plan"],"yoast_head":"\r\nMajor Day a Major Event - News and Events - Kalamazoo College<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Major Day, at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday, will be a festive gathering where sophomores formally designate their majors, minors and concentrations.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/major-day\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Major Day a Major Event - News and Events - Kalamazoo College\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Major Day, at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday, will be a festive gathering where sophomores formally designate their majors, minors and concentrations.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/major-day\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News and Events\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KalamazooCollege\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-02-06T13:46:52+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-22T17:42:31+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Major-Day.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"620\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@kcollege\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@kcollege\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/major-day\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/major-day\/\",\"name\":\"Major Day a Major Event - News and Events - Kalamazoo College\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/major-day\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/major-day\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Major-Day.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-02-06T13:46:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-22T17:42:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"description\":\"Major Day, at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday, will be a festive gathering where sophomores formally designate their majors, minors and concentrations.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/major-day\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/major-day\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/major-day\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Major-Day.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Major-Day.jpg\",\"width\":620,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"This week\u2019s Major Day will be a festive gathering where students formally designate their majors, minors and concentrations. 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Many don\u2019t or change their minds at some point early in their academic careers. Kalamazoo College, with a liberal arts curriculum embodied in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\"><em>K-Plan<\/em><\/a> that is designed for exploration and discovery, gives students a year and a half to sample various academic fields before choosing a major, and makes it possible for them to do so without sacrificing their ability to graduate in four years. This week\u2019s Declaration of Major Day, the midpoint of their sophomore year, is a festive gathering where they formally designate their majors, minors and concentrations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10220\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10220\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Major-Day-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"Major Day\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This week\u2019s Major Day will be a festive gathering where sophomores formally designate their majors, minors and concentrations. The event will be from 10:55 to 11:55 a.m. Wednesday at the Hicks Banquet Room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The banquet hall at <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17918?ce\/19589,19788,1845?ct\/0\">Hicks Student Center<\/a> is packed as each department sets up a booth. Students go from table to table, committing to their fields of study and getting answers to last-minute questions. Wearing stickers declaring they made their choices, they are treated to pieces of \u201cDeclaration Cake,\u201d courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/dining\/\">Dining Services<\/a>, and share the big moment with one another and the rest of campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a real rite of passage for students because it\u2019s a big decision and they\u2019re finding their academic home,\u201d said Associate Dean of Students Dana Jansma. \u201cInstead of just processing paperwork, we make it a communitywide celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jansma also said it\u2019s also a way for the College to show that it believes every student at K is important, whether they have a record of distinguished scholarship or are newly committed to their academic path.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want sophomores to know we\u2019re excited about their plans and their accomplishments,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>K senior Shelby Hopper, an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/international-area-studies\/\">international and area studies<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/german\/\">German major<\/a> with a minor in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/political-science\/\">political science<\/a>, still recalls the excitement of her Declaration of Major Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an opportunity for everyone in my class to come together and show each other what we were all passionate about,\u201d Hopper said.<\/p>\n<p>And it can be cathartic. Sometimes the act of making a decision can spur a rethinking that leads to a different path. If it does, no worries: Thanks to the flexibility of the <em>K-Plan, <\/em>the College will work with students to make a switch of major or majors as seamless as possible.<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10221,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10219\/revisions\/10221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10219"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=10219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}