Category Archives: Journal Entry Three

Participating in the Community Service Project is an interesting experience to me. Unlike other projects, this one allows us to choose the organization we like to work for and we would stick with it for a considerably long time. As fun as it sounds, we were just equally clueless at the beginning. Us group members […] Continue reading →

The beginning of the sentence, “successful college students take the initiative to seek out resources they need,” encompass part of the responsibility belonging to a Baruch Scholar.  Of course, we’re expected to do well in school and help out others but even as we do those things, we must also be humble enough to ask […] Continue reading →

I remember during the first few weeks of the semester, I felt surprised and almost in awe of all the resources and support centers at Baruch. I was thinking about all these resources that were introduced to us after almost every freshman seminar. The SACC center, library resources, the incredibly easy access to help at […] Continue reading →

When we first entered Baruch College, we were well informed of several support centers, library utilities, faculty members and other resources that we can use when we have problems. However, we may not think about using them even though we know their existences. It is not because we don’t trust these resources; it is because […] Continue reading →

The Community Service Project not only enables us to lend a helping hand to our community, but it also educates us as students on how to best utilize the resources and facilities that are available for our use. The freshman seminar class in general was a huge asset during the initial stages of the project. […] Continue reading →

The Community Service Project not only enables us to lend a helping hand to our community, but it also educates us as students on how to best utilize the resources and facilities that are available for our use. The freshman seminar class in general was a huge asset during the initial stages of the project. […] Continue reading →

It feels like the first day of the class was yesterday, but it is already November, and soon I will be taking my first final exams. Beginning of the first semester was hectic. We had to study, and at the same time get use to this college experience. However, as the semester comes to an […] Continue reading →

My participation in the Community Service Project encouraged me to draw upon the expertise of faculty and staff. Specifically, Stephen Francoeur tutorial about the advantages of the library at Baruch has helped me tremendously. With his help, I am able to do research much more effectively by piling up a tremendous amount of sources for […] 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 →

Alexandra Villano Journal Entry Three Our school contains so many incredible and helpful resources.  I really had no idea that there would be this large of a variety of opportunities. So far the main resource that I have been using is the library and the information we received at the library presentations that my classes […] Continue reading →