BC held a social and behavioral science expo March 26 at the Renegade Events Center. This expo was intended for those who major in social and behavioral sciences. This expo helps students to learn about the specific careers that pertain to this type of science. This expo also offered ways to engage in possible internships, connections and insight to what many of the programs that attended this expo do. Many of these careers involve areas like psychology, political science and sociology.

One of the programs that attended this expo was the Bakersfield probation Department which works more specifically in the rehabilitation of youth and adult offenders. Austin Mead, senior youths service officer, explains how they’re program plays a major role in social and behavioral science. “Probation, we’re trying to build a recoil with our clients and trying to get to really know them, both on the adult and juvenile side so it’s really key to kind of understand where the person is coming from and what might have led up to it.” Mead shares that a degree in the social and behavioral sciences proves to be very helpful especially when going into the criminal justice field. Although the most popular assumption is that those with this degree automatically go into law enforcement, other careers that are very closely related to this could involve being in social work, a counselor or psychiatrist.

Becky Colaw, professor in psychology at BC states what the initial goal of having these expos does for many students at BC, “If there are internships or job opportunities to expose students to them and to expose the agencies to students because if they need to hire those but also just  to help students become more aware of what is available out there for them in the career field.” Colaw infers that some aspects of the social and behavioral sciences are very applicable to everyday society and can be found in many moments that people have in everyday life.

Angelina Sasser, a current two-year student at BC who is majoring in the Behavioral and social sciences, attended the panel and agreed that this panel made a difference in getting students more involved as well as providing more opportunities to get involved in the community.