MURFREESBORO — Dozens
of MTSU chemistry and pre-professional students in medical fields learned about
options and opportunities they can explore with companies and colleges and
universities during the Chemistry Career Fair Sept. 29.
The event was held in the Liz and Creighton Rhea Atrium on
the first floor of the Science Building and also on the second floor.
To view video
from the event, visit https://youtu.be/oSFpVNvwbyU.
The Department of Chemistry held the fair for the second
year, attracting nearly a dozen companies and about 20 colleges to bring the
recruiters and job seekers together.
The Princeton Review, recruiters from the U.S. Army and
Navy, Eastman Chemical, Vi-Jon, Aegis Sciences and Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation were among the companies represented.
Samford, Auburn, Belmont, Lipscomb, Meharry, Vanderbilt and
Tennessee were among the colleges and universities discussing graduate studies
options with the students.
Alex Morris, a master’s degree student in chemistry who
anticipates a May 2017 graduation, said the fair went very well from his
perspective.
“There is a lot more opportunity for chemistry majors in
Middle Tennessee than I was aware of for career and for further graduate
study,” Morris said.
Morris, a Murfreesboro resident, added he was looking more
for career-oriented companies — working in industry — rather than attending graduate school to
earn another degree at this time.
“There’s a nice variety of schools and businesses from all
of the different branches of chemistry,” he said.
Eric Miller, a pre-professional adviser in the College of
Basic and Applied Sciences and among staff coordinating the event, said his
college was very excited to have representatives from industry in the region,
and schools from Nashville, across Tennessee and out of state in Alabama.
“I’m very happy to have them in our science building today,
speaking to our students,” Miller said. “We’ve had a great number of students
come and check things out, and the representatives I’ve talked to all seem very
happy and excited to speak to our students and have our students come out and
learn a little about their program.”
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