The ultimate goal of all colleges is take students and mold them into individuals equipped to effectively assess the world and give back to it. In this sense the role of the Baruch scholar in the Honors program is one that confers responsibility to the student. In addition to the GPA we must maintain or exceed, the community service required of us gives us the responsibility to examine what causes there are in the world. Through this examination, we gain the necessity for us- not as students or Baruch Scholars, but as adults living in a changing world to be a part of the community.
This sense of community is no longer limited to the neighborhood, city, or state we live in due to the breaking of boundaries due to the advent of an increasingly connected world by way of the internet. Therefore, it is no longer possible to claim that you are unable to find a cause you either believe or associate with. In this regard, the serving of community can be related to a greater idea-in which the act of serving no longer just serves a community, but is an action that affects the world. Following this train of thought, the community service requirement runs parallel to the goal of molding an insightful human being that is cognizant of the world. Therefore, the culture of service that the Honors Program promotes is not only a method of giving back to the community but engaging students in a way as to promote a greater understanding of the society we live in.
