Terry Campus hosts bi-annual Club Expo Day
Ten clubs gathered for the bi-annual Club Expo at Delaware Technical Community College’s Terry Campus on Jan. 22 to spread information for prospective students about the wide array of clubs offered on campus.
Event organizer and student life counselor Kimberly Ann Austin said, “It was one activity our college-wide student life committee offered during the first months of school as part of welcome days.”
“There’s something for every student. We try to promote diversity and acceptance of everyone and by offering a diverse array of clubs. Any type of student engagement makes them feel more connected to the college and have a sense of belonging.”
Student attendee Delaney Fry, freshman, agreed, “Clubs are important because you get to meet new people with the same interests as you. Students should get involved to broaden their horizons and learn new things about something they might be passionate about.”
Amongst the handful of clubs represented, some newer clubs presented promising cases for student involvement. Club president of the Future Entrepreneurs of Delaware Tech and aspiring business owner Dominique Wilson explained, “My club is all about business owners and students who are interested in starting their own prosperous company who go to Del Tech. I’m in the process of starting my own company, so I thought maybe there are other students on campus [who] are just like me and don’t know where to start. I wanted to start a club so we could get information coming in for everyone.”
Networking, Wilson says, is the number one benefit for students to participate in clubs on campus.
“When people graduate from college, they go off to jobs and sometimes it’s not about your qualifications, it’s about who you know.”
Aside from networking, club activity can also make an ordinary resume stand out.
“It’s essential for resume building. It’s a way to get to know people better, to get to help people,” said Angel Street, president of the Terry Campus SGA.
Club advisor for the Veterans Inspiring Progress Club, Delora McQueen, said, “When you graduate, you want to stand out to your employers. Engaging in a student activity or some type of leadership initiative gives you skills to use throughout life. It’s a wonderful way to meet other students on campus that share the same type of qualities and likes and get involved and do something other than just come to class,”
Delaware Tech offers 62 different clubs and organizations across its four campuses, with subjects ranging from visual communications to deaf culture and criminal justice. With such a wide selection of areas to get involved, what are you waiting for?
Ten of Delaware Tech’s over 60 clubs gathered in the lobby of the main building of Delaware Tech’s Terry campus to offer students a glimpse of the benefits of club involvement. Photo by L. Benedict
Dominique Wilson, far right, is an aspiring business owner and club president of the Future Entrepreneurs of Delaware Tech club. “It’s important to have a diverse group of clubs because you never know what another person’s input could bring. Ideas are like magic, sometimes you learn through someone that you never thought would give you an amazing idea.” Photo by L. Benedict