For the past eight years, Culture Shock has been a primarily one-day event. This year, however, a change was made. A three-day exposition was created, allowing the number of speakers and conferences for students to attend to multiply.

“Culture Shock was originally a group of students who wanted to share their culture and knowledge of who they are,” Associate Director of Access Opportunity Success Michele Sterner said. “Each year we progressively get bigger and bigger and bigger.”

This year, the group of students who spoke at the event nearly doubled in size. There were panels by many different people and organizations. Some of them included members of the Diversity Soccer Club, a talk about treaty challenges from the Oyate Club, and a presentation by the Black Student Union.

To go along with the theme of Cultural Competency: Becoming a More Inclusive Campus, Career Services also had a panel. Sterner had long wished for a job component to be a part of Culture Shock, and was excited for Melissa Scholten, the director of Career Services, to be there.

Much of what was covered by Scholten concerned Mustang Meetup, the first of which was held on Feb. 22. Mustang Meetup is an event that’s intended to help students of any year.

“We want to help prepare and give more information on what this event even is,” Scholten said.

The goal for students who are in their first and second year of school is to help them feel more comfortable about their major or help them decide on a major if they are undecided. For the juniors, seniors and graduate students, this event is meant to help them find an internship or employment for their major.

“We have a lot of employers here, and we’re really excited,” Scholten said.

Aside from the Mustang Meetup, Scholten covered other information about finding a career. This included professional attire, proper interview manners, and what a resume and cover letter are.