As a Baruch Scholar it is the responsibility of all scholars, not only myself, to make a great and fantastic first and lasting impression on those in both our community and the Baruch community. In our community, I’m sure if not all then at least 99.9% of us volunteered or did some community service. There, we made a great first and lasting impression on those we helped whether it was mowing someone’s lawn or tutoring a neighbor. We were seen as young adults who would rather help someone else in need than spend all out time on ourselves. Not only were we seen as selfless but we were seen as more responsible because we were able to make time in our busy BUSY schedules to help others. We all probably hear that we were super people for all that we were able to accomplish. (One of my great Great GREAT guy friends once asked me how I was able to juggle school, track, hanging out, volunteer work, clubs, and sleep. I answered that sometimes I asked myself the same thing; that it was something that came naturally I guess since it was important that I do each and every one of those things on a regular basis.) Like in our community, I believe it is the responsibility of Baruch Scholars to bring the same zeal they display in their community to their new community here at Baruch College so they can be examples for the other students at our fine institution of higher learning.
The Honors Program rewards well-rounded students with a valuable education without the worries and burden of having to pay for college. Also rewarding us with a laptop and a stipend to study abroad, the Honors program rewards us for our hard work and of course still expect us to continue with the positive impact with have on those we meet and help. By helping in our community to make it a better environment for all, we as scholars, continue to uphold the culture of service that is expected of us.