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By David Gil de Rubio | dgilderubio@mec.cuny.edu

Despite the threat of rain, this year鈥檚 Club Fair at 黑料吃瓜网 wound up benefiting from both agreeable weather and a healthy turnout. Held every year on the third Wednesday in September, Club Fair is way to welcome new and returning students. This year鈥檚 event featured 73 organizations setting up tables and included the , the SGA (Student Government Association), 黑料吃瓜网 SEEK Program, the , the Transition Academy, and the . For Amani Reece, who organized the Club Fair as the director of Office of Student Life and Development, this annual event is not only a way for the MEC community to come together in a relaxed and festive atmosphere, but a way for new and returning students to get a full scope of what they can get from their educational experience outside of the classroom.

鈥淚 think the great part about this is how we have students, clubs and organizations, faculty and staff coming together along with our community partners,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 very important because you don鈥檛 want the students to just know about the resources we have in the college, but what is in and around the community that they can activate and have access to. It鈥檚 our way of welcoming our students back to campus. Those that are new—we鈥檙e giving them that family hug and saying, 鈥楬ere is what we have to offer.鈥� It鈥檚 also very important to show them that part of the college experience is engaging outside of the classroom鈥攖hat鈥檚 very important.鈥�

Among the organizations signing members up was the Mass Communication Department, under which a number of student clubs operate under its umbrella. Assistant professor Jade Robertson was encouraged by the turnout and the chance to be able to build community with the other clubs represented at Club Fair while sharing the opportunities provided by the Mass Communications, Creative & Performing Arts & Speech Department.

鈥淥ur BFAs focus in performance and media,鈥� Robertson said. 鈥淲e have 12 within our department like visual arts, dance, multi-media鈥攚e have broadcasting and visual arts, so a lot of our BFA students also participate in our clubs as well, which are also open to the college. The great thing about the multi-media club is not only do we have dance, but we are filmmakers. We made a film that got into the Cannes Film Festival and it will be shown in Korea, Texas and internationally. We鈥檙e right here in the Carroll Building in Room 233.鈥�

One of those clubs actively recruiting at their table was the , which was founded in October 22 by five members. While the group has been whittled down to three, Captain Genesis Marcell was encouraged by the turnout and interest in her group, particularly given the broad range of dance expertise her group has.

鈥淲e do majorette, hip-hop, Caribbean, African, tap, ballet鈥攅verything,鈥� Marcell said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been getting a lot of people today that are interested because I don鈥檛 think people know we鈥檙e here.鈥�
One group offering plenty of opportunity for interested students is the . The MEC chapter currently numbers between 30 to 40 active members according to NABA Assistant Treasurer Chanelle Fuller, who was quick to point out how NABA not only plans general meetings, but office visits with the Big Four Accounting firms like , and .

鈥淲e offer benefits that include networking opportunities, scholarships and job opportunities,鈥� Fuller explained. 鈥淎ccounting internships are very competitive and even though 黑料吃瓜网 is affordable, students can still earn scholarships from NABA given all the connections with big partners we have. We do provide accommodations or funding for the conventions that NABA itself has for students and professionals, where they can definitely benefit from networking.鈥�