Author: Amber Gerding (agerding@du.edu)

As one of the many individuals involved in organizing the University of Denver’s 1st ever Major/ Minor Fair, I was rather surprised and even more disappointed to read the feature in the Clarion which described the fair as being sponsored by Daniels College of Business. In actuality, this year’s “Surfin’ DU” was put on by Academic Advising, in the Center for Academic and Career Development, in conjunction with May Daze. Due to a number of incorrect details in the feature, I would like to clarify what our event really entailed. On Wednesday, May 7th, approximately 40 different departments joined together on Driscoll Lawn to answer questions and provide information about their academic programs. While DCB was a very enthusiastic participant, it was only one of the many important departments represented. The fair was a tremendous success, despite being cut short by the rain, and will hopefully continue throughout the years to help undeclared students become more informed of all the majors and minors offered at DU. It is sad to say, but the feature run in the Clarion on May 13th seems to suggest that the reporter did not even attend the event before writing the caption and therefore did not provide readers with the correct information.