Monthly Archives: November 2009
Journal Entry #3
Although it seems like everything is over with the semester coming close, I was really able to understand when thinking about this journal entry assignment that it is just the beginning. We are only at the end of our very first semester at Baruch College. I’m sure we can all agree that the semester was […] Continue reading
Journal Entry #3
College Students often refer to grand sources of information for projects, essays, and anything that requires external knowledge. Baruch offers an amazing amount of accessible information through its library, e-reserves, internet website, and databases. However for my community service project, it was external from the school. I felt as though my whole project was about […] Continue reading
Journal #3
Baruch College offers various resources to its students, from academic enrichment to career development. The potpourri of available resources has made the transition from high school to college that much smoother. The Community Service Project was just what I needed to give me that nudge to take advantage of the opportunities around me. I began […] Continue reading
Next Steps…
I think that being part of Baruch has been such a privilege. Not only because of the great education we are receiving, or the talented and intelligent people we get to meet here, but also because we have so many resources available to us. If we need academic help, there is the student academic consulting […] Continue reading
Journal Entry #3
Responsibility, teamwork, dedication these are some adjectives that I have come to grasp and further develop through our participation in community service. Working together as a team showed me that if we learn to point out each others strong points we are able to benefit and accomplish more. It showed me that when working on […] Continue reading
Journal #3
In doing the research necessary for the community service project I learned how important it is to utilize the different school resources that are available on campus. Before my group had a concrete idea of what exactly we would be doing, we saw a presentation by Professor Francour in the library. He provided a few […] Continue reading
Next Steps….
It is evident that if a college student wants to succeed, he or she needs to be able to utilize the various resources around him or her. As an honors student at Baruch College, I am fortunate enough to say that I have a plethora of resources to draw upon. Whether it be professors, faculty, […] Continue reading
Journal Entry Three
As I continue through the semester, my familiarity with what the school has to offer expands. Acclimating myself to the whole college process has been one of my more difficult transitions. As opposed to high school where the resources were handed to you, in college the opportunities are greater but you are only told of […] Continue reading
Journal Entry #3
Having set in place the final plans for our community service project, I can safely say that this has been quite a learning opportunity. Cindy, Ewelyna, and I all had to really come together to make this work. We were able to work together and establish a good relationship with our contact at I Challenge […] Continue reading
Journal #3
As this semester comes to an end, I look back and reflect upon how I grew throughout this semester. I believe that the Freshman Seminar class helped me develop various skills that will assist me as I proceed throughout my college experience. When I first started college, like most people, I felt like a tourist […] Continue reading