My participation in the Community Service Project and the freshman seminar classes I attended has provided me with a great amount of information that will no doubt help me throughout the rest of my college career.

I have found the majority of our freshman seminar classes to be very helpful and informative. Even though I am still in the first semester of my freshman year, I have already utilized various library, staff, and student resources. I’ve used the study rooms in the  library for studying and presentation practices, I’ve used the big, industrial-sized printers to print long readings for my English class, and I’ve even used the library to take out books! I mean, if borrowing a single Anthropology textbook for a few hours counts. Let’s say it does.

Working with a group of my fellow scholars to find a community service organization for us to volunteer with next semester was also a great learning experience. Not only did I  learn about different ways to help my community, but I also learned more about working with others as a team. Our triad worked fairly easily and efficiently together when finding and contacting potential places of service. After agreeing to work with a specific organization, we worked together to generate a plan of action, so to speak, that specifies the times that we would volunteer and the types of activities we would partake in.

I have also engaged myself in the student life that Baruch has to offer. I am a member of NYMIA, Baruch’s Music Industry club and I have been a regular host on their weekly radio show. Over the next 3 and a half years that I have at Baruch, I plan on getting more involved in different clubs and opportunities. I am looking forward to joining organizations like the Pre-Law Society, getting involved with the SACC center, and hopefully studying abroad.

Now that I have learned about the things Baruch has to offer me, I am very excited to utilize them and really understand what it means to be a Bearcat!