As ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø welcomed the class of 2026 to campus, CU Linguistics undergraduate students helped introduce first-year students to the field of linguistics at theÌýCollege of Arts and Sciences Welcome Fair. Held August 19 on Sewell Field during CU Welcome Week, the A&SÌýWelcome Fair providedÌýan opportunity for several thousandÌýfirst-year studentsÌýto explore theÌý50 majors, 25 minors and 10 certificate programsÌýoffered by theÌý
College of Arts and Sciences. Five LinguisticsÌýstudents, Creola Djarlo, Paul Bontempo, Emily Reynolds, Leily Nguyen, and Anna Hoisington, assisted director of undergraduate studiesÌýProfessor Kira Hall by fielding inquiries and providingÌýprogram information to potential majors and minors.ÌýThe Linguistics table attracted a steady stream of students, whoÌýcame to learn about the field, get information about the new
Linguistics major tracks, pick up Linguistics swag and sample Buffalo sugar cookies. TheÌýDepartment could not ask for better ambassadors to the discipline and its many applications and subfields. Department chair Laura Michaelis observes, "Linguistics is not a field of study taught in high school. So CU students arrive not knowing anything about it. That's why it's so important for our wonderful majors and minors to spread the word: language is fascinating and the study of language gives us a window intoÌýtechnology, cognition,Ìýsociety and culture".Ìý
