Yelena Abalmazova Chan: “Encourage students to explore all careers, classes,
and topics that interest them. I really believe it’s a duty we have as
instructors. I see some students tied to a major just because that’s what they
chose based on pretty much no research or experience, and they clearly have no
passion for it. There is nothing wrong with majoring in accounting but consider
interning at a bakery if that’s something that piques their interest. Sometimes
hearing that from an authority figure like a college professor is encouraging
and gives students the permission to explore outside the box.”