IN PREPARATION fOR HER ART SHOW, senior Angel VanDeBrake hangs her artwork in the art gallery Dec. 10. All art majors presented shows in the galleryduring their senior year as agraduation requirement; 29 students showcased their work in the gallery th isyear. ·A.lNGRAM Students ponder future plans PEOPLE -48 M cst seniors looked forward to graduation with a mixture of anticipation, hope and mild trepidation. "It is kind of scary that I will be on my own, but 1am excited about the future and ready for it/' senior Kristen Carroll, a social work major, said. Every detail of life after Harding may not have been pinned down, but whether they were ready or not, seniors advanced onto the career field or continued their pursui t of education. "I plan on leaving for Africa ... as soon as school gets out/, Carroll said. "I will be teaching in a Christian school with six others. It should be exciting." Senior Jeff Lewis, a history major, said he applied for graduate school so he could eventually land the job he had always wanted. "My dream job would be working for a history magazine," Lewis said. Senior Michael Lumbard planned to utilize his degree in criminal justice by going to work immediately. "I already have one job offer, but I'm not sure that 1'm going to take it," Lumbard said. "I've been offered a job with the u.s. Customs Department as a criminal investigator. I'm also lookin9, at the Denver Police Department. ' Senior Becea Chaffin, a history major, wanted to continue her education for a separate degree while working on her history major in graduate schooL ''I'm thinking about going back to school for an athletic training degree," Chaffin said. "I want to teach on a coUege level. Iwant to coach and teach history at the same time." Other students said they were tired of academics and ready for the working world. "I am ready to not have to go to school," Lumbard said. "I'm ready for something different that uses my talents." Chaffin noted the possibility that her career goals may change with more classroom experience. "I feel like I know the basics, but what I really want to do with it, I won't really know until I get to [graduate] schoo!," Chaffin said. "A lot of [undergraduate] programs have started letting you teach a class. Harding doesn't do that, so while that may be what I want to do now, I may decide I won't like it and not want to do that anymore." - BONNIE BOWLES
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