Working on my community service project with my group has been a wonderful experience. Preparing for this project not only forced me to sit down and work with people that I didn’t know, but it also forced me to seek out resources that I hadn’t been accustomed to using. I’m grateful for having been placed in the group that I’m in. In essence, we’re all different people who come from different backgrounds, but we managed to come together to work cohesively towards choosing an organization that we all shared a common interest in.
Some times we spend so much time planning and striving for things to be perfect, that we create this illusion that nothing can go wrong. When the unthinkable happens, and something actually does end up going wrong, we usually find ourselves in disarray. Though my group and I were accepted to intern for the NYC Audubon, we weren’t provided with specific detailed information as to what our roles would be as their interns. This served as a problem because we needed specific information for our Community Service Project presentation. Words cannot explain how helpful John has been in helping us get over this hurdle. John has been a very important resource. He was in our very same shoes just a year ago. It’s nice to have someone who we can relate with, and who can tell us directly what is expected from us.
After John, the library is perhaps the biggest resource that I’ve personally used to work on this Community Service Project, and also to do work for other classes. So far, in the three months that I’ve been at Baruch, I’ve gone and used the library more times than I’ve ever done before. The study rooms are amazing and provide us with a quite environment to get work done. The librarians are extremely helpful, and actually helped jump-start our projects by giving us the search engine, which we used to find the NYC Audub3on not-for-profit organization.
Seeking out a faculty member’s help, and using the library is key for my future success at Baruch. Mr. Medina made it clear that the first step towards gaining clarity or solving a problem in a given class is to talk to the teacher about it. I’ve met every single one of my professors’, and expressed concerns to every one of them, and I can honestly say that their feedback has helped me achieve success in their classes. When I went into the Newman Library for the first time, I figured it going play a huge role in my success at Baruch. The environment, and all the information in the library have thus far proven to be beneficial to me.
Community service was something that I used to do because I was told that all well-rounded students did it. Though I never was opposed to serving my community, it was something that I did systematically. Having had the autonomy to practically develop this project on my own allowed me to develop a certain appreciation and understanding for why it is that we serve our community. I feel that it is our duty to give back to the community in ways that affect it in a positive manner.