Community Service is a concept that has been circulated within numerous generations, thousands of years, and varied societies. Through time, the very notion of giving service to the surrounding community has not perished, and continues to flourish.
The role as a Baruch Scholar is truly a privilege and a pleasure. The responsibilities are many, yet the most enjoyable and honorable aspect is the community service. I believe that it is essential to give thanks to your community through a variety of services, such as helping the elderly, the young, the disabled and even assisting the environment as a whole. As an honor student, I can try to give the most to my community, and most importantly, I should influence and inspire people around me, and fellow colleagues to do the same. Even in the local aspect of things (Baruch College), I can try to promote the idea of community service within my school, and classes. Everyone should be undoubtedly aware of the positives of community service, and I should be willing to enhance that very action.
In perspective, the work that I do toward my community is the outcome of what the Honors Program has taught and inspired me to do. Through community service, I can ultimately learn certain unique leadership skills, where I probably could not have learned elsewhere. In addition, the focus of privilege and responsibility coincide within community service, and these are the things that the Honors Program promotes. Honestly speaking, community service is something that should be done with an open, and kindhearted approach. Doing it for the wrong reasons, equivalent to not doing the job at all. I believe that the Honors Program at Baruch truly shows us that this is something of real value, and nobility, and I have most defiantly embraced that, and will continue to embrace that in years to come.