Category Archives: Journal Entry Three

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 →

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 →

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 →

As Baruch College students we are offered a variety of resources at the school, such as faculty, peers, staff, support centers, student clubs, and many others, as well. My participation in the Community Service Project encouraged me to draw upon the expertise of faculty and staff in order to find an organization that my group […] Continue reading →

As a Baruch scholar, there are many resources for me to draw from at hand including staff, peers, the library, and various student clubs.  By participating in the Community Service Project, I have been encouraged to use the resources made available to me.  Although I haven’t utilized any support centers or join a student club […] Continue reading →

Through out the planning of my group’s Community Service Project, I’ve not only learned about the non-profit organization, City Harvest, but also learned a lot about myself as well. Yes, there are many people in need and it is highly important and even necessary to lend a helping hand, but what I have come to […] Continue reading →

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 […] Continue reading →

Successful college students take the initiative to seek out resources they need including faculty, peers, staff, support centers, the library, and student clubs among others. How has your participation in the Community Service Project encouraged you to draw upon the expertise of faculty and staff? Which support centers have you utilized? Have you joined a […] Continue reading →

Since the street fair after an orientation at Baruch, I was determined to join a club as soon as possible.  After all the advices given from my mentor and advisor, I certainly did not want to be the “commuter student who goes home directly after school.”  Although Baruch does not have a dorm, that doesn’t […] Continue reading →

We as Baruch Scholars are blessed with nearly unlimited resources including faculty, peers, staff, support centers, libraries, and student clubs among others. Although some of us have not used these resources, I have used a vast majority of the resources available to me. For me and hopefully many other scholars, the library is my most […] Continue reading →