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Community Service Project
By participating in the community service project, I was able to learn many things about Baruch and teh members of my LC . When initially, my group couldn’t agree on what sector of the community to serve (Bianca and I wanted to do something related to the environment, preferably rennovating a community garden, while Haumin and Jeff prefered something that required more human contact, like mentoring. But Bianca and I weren’t entirely comfortable with that.) our peer mentor John was able to help us find an option that was acceptable to all of us.After the pretty powerful conversation we had with Mr. Medina during Freshman Seminar about the importance of serving our community, I felt it important to augment my participation in more school-centric organizations such as the Baruch Task Force on Sustainability and the Baruch Eco Club by joining an organization like The Golden Key Honour Society (which I learned about through Freshman Seminar), which serves people on a global scale.
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What does it mean to serve my community?
As members of Baruch’s Honors Program, we are granted a myriad of opportunities.
It is without doubt our personal responsibility to make use of these opportunities, but at the same time be thankful for what we have been given and give back to those who aren’t as fortunate.
Giving back as a student in the honors program entails to things: giving back to Baruch, and giving back to the greater community.
There are many ways in which we can give back to Baruch. The most obvious would be by participating in service clubs and organizations. As a member of Baruch’s Task Force of Sustainability and Baruch’s Eco Club, I hope to help Baruch make strides in becoming a more environmentally sustainable school.
In addition, we will also perform a group community service project with members of our Learning Community. My group has decided to help by working with the New York City Food Bank and distributing food in soup kitchens. This particular community service project is a requirement, and its status as such goes to show the importance the Honor’s Program places on service. Properly serving our community would entail going above and beyond this requirement. Of course, many of us already have extensive experience in this field, and therefore know how rewarding it may be. This is why it won’t be a problem for us to do so.
All in all, our role is to show our fellow Baruch students and the surrounding community that Baruch students are serious and dedicated to serving them.
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Freshman Seminar Stocks the Candy Store – And It’s Reaching Full Capacity!
I have to say, I am continually astounded by how much Baruch has to offer! I said this in my first post – I have no idea how I’m going to do it all. Picking and choosing is way too difficult.
So yesterday in Freshman Seminar, Mr. Medina invited five guest speakers (yes five!), and they each presented an interesting program we can get involved in.
We learned about the Global Student Certificate program, which I really, really want to do. It’s a seminar program (five seminars, if I remember correctly) in which we develop our intercultural and leadership skills. It also gives us the opportunity to tour the UN and the Federal Reserve! But I’ll have to wait till sophomore year to apply.
Something even further in the future is the Honors Dissertation (senior year, of course). Apparently, it’s a particularly helpful learning experience to have if we plan on going to graduate school (however not so much for an MBA). Not too sure whether or not I’ll do this, but I guess it’s a bit too soon to lean either way. Maybe something in my next few years will strike my interest enough to devote a year to.
The FEIT Seminars got their moment in the spotlight as well. These interdisciplinary seminars include “America Through European Eyes,” “Religious Worlds of New York City,” “Corporate Power: The Evolution and Culture of American Capitalism,” and “The Stem Cell Controversy: Opportunity or Dilemma?” There are about thirty more listed on the sheet, but these are just the ones that stood out.
Last but definitely not least, was the Sidney Harman Writer-In-Residence Program. Each term, Baruch hosts an acclaimed writer who teaches courses and workshops about creative writing. I think I’d be really intimidated to have such great writers reading my work, but I guess the intimidation is worth the opportunity to work with them.
Argh, so much to do, so little time…
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Club Fair!
September 30th was the much-anticipated Club Fair, featuring over fifty clubs and several corporate recruiters.
It didn’t differ much from my high school club fairs, except that it was DJ’d.
After browsing around, I signed at The Ticker, the Environmental Cooperation Organization, Women in Business, South Asian Student Association, and Toastmasters International. One each in Journalism, Social Cause, Political Cause, Culture, and Personal Improvement. Not bad considering it was a coincidence, eh? Now let’s see how many of these I actually join.
I looked around for the Movie Makers Club, which was scheduled to be at the fair, but I couldn’t find it. I saw one of their films last year on YouTube, and thought it might be fun. I guess I’ll have to find them some other time.
Below is a short video I recorded to get the overall feel of the event. As you can tell, the energy level was really high.
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The Lost Blog
I was walking to class a few days back, and I saw this stuck to an elevator sign.
I thought it was quite clever, though I don’t know how effective. I was instantly reminded of all the hoop earrings I had ever orphaned. I would say at least fifteen in my high school years alone. Most of these losses occurred during physical education, as we were required to remove all jewelry for class. I’d forget to take the earrings off in the locker room and would have to remove them during class, stowing them away on the stands. Then after class, I’d forget to take them with me. And of course they wouldn’t be there the next day.
But my careless ways aren’t limited to earrings. I’m an expert at losing a whole host of things, so there’s a good chance I will be continuing to do so here at Baruch. I’d better find out where the Lost and Found is…
*Update*
So I found the Lost and Found’s page on Baruch’s website: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/psafety/lostfound.htm
Lost and Found
I love how they include a picture of a digital camera with the photos of things commonly lost. I’d like to think Baruchians (Is that the proper demonym?) are honest enough to return a device of that value if they ever found one. But that said, I’m not going to be loosening the watch on any of my electronics…
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Who Am I?
Who am I?
I was born in The Bronx in ‘92 and moved to Queens in ‘96. I’ve lived there ever since.
I attended my local schools for elementary and junior high, and for high school I commuted to Lower Manhattan.
The hour-and a half long commute to school taught me a lot over the course of four years. Between the car ride to the Long Island Rail Road Station, the train to Penn Station, the 2/3 subway line down to Chambers Street, and the walk across the West Side highway on the Tribeca Bridge, there was a lot to take in.
I learned a lot about the city, the culture, but more importantly, I learned a lot about the people.
The friends I conversed with, and got to know better, and strangers I met (Sorry Mom, I do talk to strangers) all taught me things that I’ll never forget.
One woman whose husband was deployed in Iraq gave me advice on the importance of choosing a career I enjoyed. Her husband loved his job, but while she had a good salary, she was unsatisfied with hers. She told me that if this ever happened to me, there was no shame in dropping everything and starting over. That was exactly what she was about to do.
Another time, a man saw the history book I was reading, and told me the harrowing tale of how he had served in the Vietnam War, and how he would have dealt with the war differently, had he been in power. He told me that since people my age were the future of America, we should really learn from the past and work hard at not letting history repeat itself.
People like them really underscored and supplemented the lessons I learned in school, in ways that couldn’t have been more helpful. They were real life models. I definitely would have missed out on experiences like these had I attended my zoned school.
And those are the blatant examples. There are other subtleties that I picked up on during my commute. I learned proper train etiquette, how to tell the difference between Cantonese and Mandarin, and I also think I improved my Spanish by reading El Diario over the shoulders of my fellow commuters.
Overall, I learned to be more observant.
Now in terms of my anticipation of the college experience, I have to say I’m really impressed with everything that Baruch has to offer, from all the clubs, teams, and sororities, to the beautiful Newman Library, Writing Center, and Student Academic Consulting Center. It’s impossible to list all the services that I do know of, let alone the myriads more that I don’t. I look forward to learning about them as Freshman Seminar progresses. I hope that I am able to utilize everything I need, without looking back with any “should haves” or “could haves”.
Another concern is how I’m going to balance everything I want to be involved in with my classes. In high school, I was very involved in extracurricular activities, and I felt my academics could have been a bit better if I had managed my time more efficiently. Maybe it’s impossible to strike a perfect balance, but it’s definitely something I am determined to try.
There are also so many majors and minors at Baruch that spark my interest – so many that I’m afraid I won’t be able to explore them all. I’m drawn to Management, Entrepreneurship, and Finance, but also to Psychology and Sociology. With all these options, and my candy-store outlook, maybe Zicklin’s moratorium on double-majors is really a blessing in disguise.
I’m sure that as I continue my studies I will gain further interest in certain subjects, and lose interest in others. I’m counting on this to lead me to my destined course of study.
So, what are my expectations as a college student?
Well, I’ll give it to you straight. Since I gained a lot out of my commute to high school, I’ve concluded that there’s a direct correlation between commute time and memorable experiences. As my commute to college is exactly 33% longer than my commute to high school, I’m expecting my college experience to be exactly 33% more enriching.
But I kid, I kid!
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