REXBURG—Students can learn about more than 50 graduate programs at BYU-Idaho’s Graduate Programs Fair this semester, promising opportunities and information for upcoming graduates and curious students.
The fair is Thursday, May 21, at the BYU-Idaho Center Courts, and it will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Caleb Trujillo, a career services manager at BYU-Idaho, says coming to the fair prepared ahead of time makes a big difference in what recruiters notice.
“And recruiters just light up at that when they say—they see, ‘Oh, this is a proactive, potential applicant. This is someone who seems to be interested and excited in us. That’s why they’re here.’ So doing a bit of research ahead of time of who’s going to be there, what types of opportunities might they offer, and then showing that enthusiasm to learn more does wonders,” Trujillo said.
Trujillo says that while graduate programs might not be for everyone, it doesn’t hurt to see what’s out there.
Graduate degrees and programs are not offered at BYU-Idaho, and Trujillo says that’s something that sets it apart from other institutions. That’s something that recruiters find appealing.
“In a way, there’s no internal competition for them. We’re not saying, ‘Hey, now that you did your undergrad, just stay here and do the master’s or do a doctorate.’ Right? So, we can really send out those students all over in every which way,” Trujillo said.
In addition to supporting the mission of the university to develop disciples of Jesus Christ who are leaders in their home, in their community, and in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Career Center also wants to help students forge their career paths after their undergraduate degrees.
“There are many paths that require, or strongly enforce a graduate degree. Whether it’s a master’s degree, whether it’s a Ph.D, or a law degree, or a doctorate degree. So having those opportunities available to the students whose career paths would suit those, where those degrees would be part of their career path, we have to provide those types of opportunities,” Trujillo said.
Trujillo says Rexburg isn’t always an easy or convenient place to get to, especially for recruiters from programs from the other side of the country. He says the programs attending the fair want students from BYU-Idaho. He encourages students to feel confident in that.
“These are people who know they’re getting good students. They want BYU-Idaho students,” Trujillo said.
For more information on what programs will be attending the fair, find the Grad Programs Fair in Handshake.