Category Archives: Miscellaneous

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.

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.

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…