Underrepresented Majors Meeting

I attended the ‘Underrepresented Majors’ meeting yesterday [October 3rd.] The event was targeted mainly to those whose majors do not get addressed frequently enough and are underrepresented in the Baruch community. My intended major is Political Science and yes, I am very aware that I chose to attend a school who is recognized for its business-related programs and majors but Baruch is among the best, if not the best, CUNY which is why I chose Baruch. Although I decided to go to a school who’s best known for business I still believe that my intended major, Political Science, and all other ‘underrepresented’ majors should be discussed and have access to the same amount of privileges, luxuries, resources, etc. that business majors are given. Not many people showed up to the meeting (how ironic!!!) but a small open-discussion was carried between those who did attend. We discussed how it is we could gain greater attention and how to professionally present ourselves. I feel that because of the lack of people who attended the meeting, it wasn’t as effective. This is only my first semester at Baruch so there wasn’t much I could contribute to the conversation since I’m not taking an major-related classes. I cant really say if I believe the Political Science major and other Weissman majors are ‘neglected.’ I do, however, look forward to more meetings in the future to discuss how we, as ‘underrepresented’ majors could improve our academic experiences at Baruch because that is ultimately here for, to gain a degree in a specific major. In order to improve my academic experience at Baruch, I have the obligation to actively advocate for my major to gain visibility and improve the experience because underrepresented or not there is always room for improvement and academic development.