Participation in the Community Service Project made me realize how important it is to have someone there to help you. My group had a misunderstanding and had to change our organization last minute. While we were disappointed, Pamela was ready to help us with whatever we needed to find a new organization to work with. This was very reassuring because it is comfortable to know that our peers are here to help us. Throughout the semester, whenever I came across a struggle or a problem, I went to my peers (friends!). Ultimately people need people. To know that there is someone that can help me with math homework, understand why I’m having a bad day, or even listen to me ramble on about how much working in retail sucks, is all very reassuring. Working with a team on the Community Service Project was great practice for my other classes. While there were some disagreements and slow-downs, I realized that in order to be successful, you have to be open to getting help from resources. In participating in the project, I realized that community work takes more team work than I thought it did! To be able to have fun doing a project like this, there has to be a sense of cooperation and equal involvement. By getting to know my group, I am looking forward to completing the service hours! I think we will have fun helping others.

Oh man. How are we gonna talk about the next 3 years when I’m still worrying about all my finals for this semester?! While I spent this semester adapting to college life, I look forward to doing more in the future. This involves joining a club (already planning to join the music business club next semester!) and just keep working hard (while simultaneously not overwhelming myself…how am I going to do that?). In the next 3 years I need to stay on top of being organized and balanced. I especially can’t wait for the internships! But before I do that, I have to survive calculus next semester….

Can’t wait to see what the next 3 years have in store for me and all the new friends I made!

As students at Baruch, we are offered a vide variety of resources that help us succeed. This aid comes in many different forms, from inspiring professors to the immense amount of caffeine available at the cafeteria. Throughout the semester, we have been assigned projects and work that have seemed impossible to do on our own. In our Communications class, we were asked to deliberate on public policy. This seemed quite overwhelming due to the sheer amount of research necessary to write an informative speech. The Newman Library offers many services, Ask a Librarian, being one of many. This service allows students to communicate with librarians 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I can attest to this, for I sent a chat message at 1:00 AM and received a reply instantly. The availability of this resource gives everyone a certain advantage when completing assignments. Obviously, the centers here can only take one half way–they won’t do the work for you–but they certainly give one the extra push that is sometimes needed.

While my participation in the Project has been limited mainly because my group hasn’t gone to the organization to volunteer yet, my perception of what it means to serve your community has changed significantly. In researching which organization to volunteer at, I came across a variety of different forms of giving back to the community. It ranges from  taking care of animals to cleaning parks to aiding the elderly. While there are many mediums through which individuals can assist their community, the only important thing is that they are actively trying to improve society. No one service is better than the other, they are all equal because they give back.

Where do I see myself in three years? I don’t know. Hopefully in a killer suit marching down Wall street with a cup of tea in my hand (I don’t like coffee). In three years I hope to be happy and healthy. I hope to be employed, working for something that I love (even though I don’t know what that is right now). I hope to be surrounded by good people and my family. The future isn’t set in stone and I’m okay with that. I look forward to all the opportunities Baruch throws my way.

As students at Baruch, we are offered a vide variety of resources that help us succeed. This aid comes in many different forms, from inspiring professors to the immense amount of caffeine available at the cafeteria. Throughout the semester, we have been assigned projects and work that have seemed impossible to do on our own. In our Communications class, we were asked to deliberate on public policy. This seemed quite overwhelming due to the sheer amount of research necessary to write an informative speech. The Newman Library offers many services, Ask a Librarian, being one of many. This service allows students to communicate with librarians 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I can attest to this, for I sent a chat message at 1:00 AM and received a reply instantly. The availability of this resource gives everyone a certain advantage when completing assignments. Obviously, the centers here can only take one half way–they won’t do the work for you–but they certainly give one the extra push that is sometimes needed.

While my participation in the Project has been limited mainly because my group hasn’t gone to the organization to volunteer yet, my perception of what it means to serve your community has changed significantly. In researching which organization to volunteer at, I came across a variety of different forms of giving back to the community. It ranges from  taking care of animals to cleaning parks to aiding the elderly. While there are many mediums through which individuals can assist their community, the only important thing is that they are actively trying to improve society. No one service is better than the other, they are all equal because they give back.

Where do I see myself in three years? I don’t know. Hopefully in a killer suit marching down Wall street with a cup of tea in my hand (I don’t like coffee). In three years I hope to be happy and healthy. I hope to be employed, working for something that I love (even though I don’t know what that is right now). I hope to be surrounded by good people and my family. The future isn’t set in stone and I’m okay with that. I look forward to all the opportunities Baruch throws my way.

The Community Service Project definitely encouraged me to embrace communication. My biggest support center was probably right within that FRO Seminar Room. There are plenty of places I learned about like the Starr Center or the Library that will definitely prove useful in the future, but I still have not utilized them. Most of the help I received, for this project, and for any other issues I had came directly from the LC. We were all confused together, until someone was able to untangle a mess or pull through. I’ve realized that sometimes you will be that person and sometimes you will not. It’ll be a push and pull process, but asking for help and providing help is a big part of it.

What will I be doing in three years? Who knows?! I love to make plans and stick to them, but three years is too far. I don’t know what my interest will have evolved into. I don’t know how my values will have changed. An obvious long-term goal would be to be on track for graduation. But if three years have passed from this point, I hope to do a lot more than just graduate. There is study abroad, and internships, campus events that I have been lax in participating in. Having typed that, I also need to remind myself there are tests to take, projects to complete, and always, always sleep to catch up on.

The Community Service Project definitely encouraged me to embrace communication. My biggest support center was probably right within that FRO Seminar Room. There are plenty of places I learned about like the Starr Center or the Library that will definitely prove useful in the future, but I still have not utilized them. Most of the help I received, for this project, and for any other issues I had came directly from the LC. We were all confused together, until someone was able to untangle a mess or pull through. I’ve realized that sometimes you will be that person and sometimes you will not. It’ll be a push and pull process, but asking for help and providing help is a big part of it.

What will I be doing in three years? Who knows?! I love to make plans and stick to them, but three years is too far. I don’t know what my interest will have evolved into. I don’t know how my values will have changed. An obvious long-term goal would be to be on track for graduation. But if three years have passed from this point, I hope to do a lot more than just graduate. There is study abroad, and internships, campus events that I have been lax in participating in. Having typed that, I also need to remind myself there are tests to take, projects to complete, and always, always sleep to catch up on.

The Community Service Project definitely encouraged me to embrace communication. My biggest support center was probably right within that FRO Seminar Room. There are plenty of places I learned about like the Starr Center or the Library that will definitely prove useful in the future, but I still have not utilized them. Most of the help I received, for this project, and for any other issues I had came directly from the LC. We were all confused together, until someone was able to untangle a mess or pull through. I’ve realized that sometimes you will be that person and sometimes you will not. It’ll be a push and pull process, but asking for help and providing help is a big part of it.

What will I be doing in three years? Who knows?! I love to make plans and stick to them, but three years is too far. I don’t know what my interest will have evolved into. I don’t know how my values will have changed. An obvious long-term goal would be to be on track for graduation. But if three years have passed from this point, I hope to do a lot more than just graduate. There is study abroad, and internships, campus events that I have been lax in participating in. Having typed that, I also need to remind myself there are tests to take, projects to complete, and always, always sleep to catch up on.

When it came to finding an organization to volunteer for, I definitely utilized different resources. At first, Pamela was a huge help to my group in deciding on what type of organization to volunteer for. Also, the workshop we had with the helpful man from the Newman library helped us tremendously as our eventual organization was found on a website he showed to us, idealist.org. Having a conversation with one of the super nice guys at DoSomething.org also really helped me see what they’re all about and also helped give me an insight and practice into emailing with professionals, which is truly invaluable for the future.

Since starting the community service project I learned a tremendous amount about community service in general. Yeah, I need to do it. But that’s not what it’s about. It’s about giving back. Being so privileged with food, a home, a spot in the honors program… you need to give back to those who aren’t as fortunate so hopefully they can get on the right track too. That’s why I love the idea of volunteering for DoSomething.org, because the community service they do is giving other more fortunate teens the opportunity to give back as well. And that’s one of the best ways of giving back, kind of like paying it forward.

In the next three years I hope, more than everything else, to grow. Not physically, but to grow as a person. I want to succeed in the things I do but I also want to be able to constantly help others succeed as well. Because in the long run, that’s really what life is all about.

When it came to finding an organization to volunteer for, I definitely utilized different resources. At first, Pamela was a huge help to my group in deciding on what type of organization to volunteer for. Also, the workshop we had with the helpful man from the Newman library helped us tremendously as our eventual organization was found on a website he showed to us, idealist.org. Having a conversation with one of the super nice guys at DoSomething.org also really helped me see what they’re all about and also helped give me an insight and practice into emailing with professionals, which is truly invaluable for the future.

Since starting the community service project I learned a tremendous amount about community service in general. Yeah, I need to do it. But that’s not what it’s about. It’s about giving back. Being so privileged with food, a home, a spot in the honors program… you need to give back to those who aren’t as fortunate so hopefully they can get on the right track too. That’s why I love the idea of volunteering for DoSomething.org, because the community service they do is giving other more fortunate teens the opportunity to give back as well. And that’s one of the best ways of giving back, kind of like paying it forward.

In the next three years I hope, more than everything else, to grow. Not physically, but to grow as a person. I want to succeed in the things I do but I also want to be able to constantly help others succeed as well. Because in the long run, that’s really what life is all about.