My role in the Baruch and broader community as a Baruch scholar in the Honors program is rather basic and pretty simple. I have done some work in soup kitchen’s and handing out clothes to the homeless at shelters, but I still think currently my role is still pretty basic. However, i think my role in Baruch as a Baruch scholar should be much more involved, especially as an Honors student. My only concern is that I am not fully adjusted to work load and such in my first semester so I planed on being much more reserved with club and community activity, so that way I truly know what I am getting into. That being said, I know that I should have a high involvement in school and the community. Also I think the community service project is a good start to getting into doing more in the community as the actual work occurs next semester when I will know more of what I can do. This makes it directly related to the culture of service the Honors Program promotes because they require that community service to be done in a project format. I think it is good to expand out and help others as they require, and not only for those who are being helped but the person themselves. When one is asked to help others it usually can bring up the mood of the person doing the helping. Also the Honors Program promotes giving back which is always a good thing to look forward to, which is why I look forward to my community service project.
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Journal #2
My role in the Baruch and broader community as a Baruch scholar in the Honors program is rather basic and pretty simple. I have done some work in soup kitchen’s and handing out clothes to the homeless at shelters, but I still think currently my role is still pretty basic. However, i think my role in Baruch as a Baruch scholar should be much more involved, especially as an Honors student. My only concern is that I am not fully adjusted to work load and such in my first semester so I planed on being much more reserved with club and community activity, so that way I truly know what I am getting into. That being said, I know that I should have a high involvement in school and the community. Also I think the community service project is a good start to getting into doing more in the community as the actual work occurs next semester when I will know more of what I can do. This makes it directly related to the culture of service the Honors Program promotes because they require that community service to be done in a project format. I think it is good to expand out and help others as they require, and not only for those who are being helped but the person themselves. When one is asked to help others it usually can bring up the mood of the person doing the helping. Also the Honors Program promotes giving back which is always a good thing to look forward to, which is why I look forward to my community service project.
Journal #2
As a Baruch scholar, we are expected to be achieving more than the other students. We are supposed to be more active in the clubs or community, achieve higher grades, and just set a better example. As a scholar, we are supposed to be a role model for the other students, guiding them when there is confusion and helping them out whenever possible.
As a way to do this, we have to be active in and out of school. Participating in clubs, whether as just a member or as a board member, allows us to keep in touch with various students in a social context.
Besides clubs, we are required to volunteer outside of school so that we can better our community. By taking time out of our busy lives, this ensures that we are giving back to our community in any helpful way. It enables us to connect with different groups of people that aren’t in our daily lives. If it is reading books to young children or serving food at a soup kitchen, volunteering makes us reconnect with people outside of school and learning. It teaches us that there is more than just school books and homework but rather there is a whole world out there and we need to help make it a better place.
By requiring us to volunteer our time to different organizations, it guarantees us that we find something that we would like to do and then really learn from the experience. Those required hours really make us touch base with what is going on and reminds us of our role as a Baruch Scholar. I am definitely looking forward to finding the organization that interests me and volunteering to better my community.
Journal #2
As a Baruch scholar, we are expected to be achieving more than the other students. We are supposed to be more active in the clubs or community, achieve higher grades, and just set a better example. As a scholar, we are supposed to be a role model for the other students, guiding them when there is confusion and helping them out whenever possible.
As a way to do this, we have to be active in and out of school. Participating in clubs, whether as just a member or as a board member, allows us to keep in touch with various students in a social context.
Besides clubs, we are required to volunteer outside of school so that we can better our community. By taking time out of our busy lives, this ensures that we are giving back to our community in any helpful way. It enables us to connect with different groups of people that aren’t in our daily lives. If it is reading books to young children or serving food at a soup kitchen, volunteering makes us reconnect with people outside of school and learning. It teaches us that there is more than just school books and homework but rather there is a whole world out there and we need to help make it a better place.
By requiring us to volunteer our time to different organizations, it guarantees us that we find something that we would like to do and then really learn from the experience. Those required hours really make us touch base with what is going on and reminds us of our role as a Baruch Scholar. I am definitely looking forward to finding the organization that interests me and volunteering to better my community.
Journal #2: What does it mean to serve your community?
In my previous years, I have consistently volunteered over 100 hours every summer. Most of the time I was simply working as a teacher’s assistant in my summer camp and I had one year of volunteering in a Queens Public Library shelving books. There is actually one more volunteer opportunity that I took and that was volunteering in an ambulance corps. I do not really like to talk about it much and I will explain that later. So what does it mean to serve your community? Above all, it means to devote your time in building relationships and choosing to help others grow over your own needs.
As I said earlier, I worked in a summer camp as a teacher’s assistant and volunteered at the Queens Public library for over 100 hours each year. Honestly, these two don’t look that great on your resume. You volunteered, sure, but that’s what a ton of other kids do as well. It appears that those volunteer hours were simply accumulated to fulfill the requirement. However, I learned that those summers truly represent what it meant to serve your community.
For most of my summer camp experience, I was assigned to focus on 1 child (a year). Only one. Of course, I became friends with the other minions, but that experience with focusing on one child became very entertaining. I was given one child because that one boy was the nightmare of the camp. He couldn’t sit still. You couldn’t reprimand him or he would cry till no tomorrow. He could even speak English that well. I mentored Ricky in 2012 and Stanley in 2013. Those boys were just ridiculous. But I loved them. For two months, my pastor/camp director told me my job is simply to love them. I gave them my undivided attention. I helped them one step at a time. I did scold them on several occasions but after 100 hours of working with those kids, I knew that I made an impact. After working through all his pouting and inability to sit still, we learned that Stanley was actually a genius. He was at least one year ahead of his grade and his comprehension skills were top-notch. Ricky stopped his crying and began to speak English more fluently but is still quite naughty which is not always a terrible thing.
There isn’t much to say about my Queens Public Library experience except for the fact that I had to shelve books. Lots of books. Lots of fairy princess books which were taken down by little girls a minute after I reshelved them. I guess that counts as serving my community? they will never understand the pain of watching a perfectly organized shelf torn apart in a matter of minutes. But books aren’t meant to stay on shelves and I’m glad that my organizing was beneficial to them as it made it much easier (I take pride in it sometimes) to find.
My last experience was with the volunteer ambulance corps. Wow! That sounds cool! looks great to put down on your resume right? I actually took a class there and was a CFR (license expired). Sadly, I confess that I simply went there for a friend. Also for the experience. Who knows whether the medical field suits me? It didn’t. It turned out that I honestly did not like to go. I clocked in so few hours and only did so when my friend was there. I had made no long lasting relationships. It is definitely an example of not serving my community.
Through my volunteer experience, I learned that serving my community really involves creating relationships and investing TIME and ENERGY to make a difference. Doesn’t matter if it’s one little boy. Investing time to take part in someone’s life and impacting it, I believe, is what it means to serve my community. In Baruch, I hope to invest time in one or two clubs and not because they look good on a resume but because I am genuinely interested in it and want to get to know others who share my passions. As a Baruch Scholar with numerous privileges, I want to make a difference. I will be extremely disappointed in myself if I wasted my privileges to simply get a safe job and good retirement plan. With what I have been blessed with, I hope to give back to my society and like what the Ephebic Oath (which my high school Townsend harris made us memorize, but I forgot everything) says, “leave my city better than I found it.”
(I’m sorry this turned out to be so long)
Journal #2: What does it mean to serve your community?
In my previous years, I have consistently volunteered over 100 hours every summer. Most of the time I was simply working as a teacher’s assistant in my summer camp and I had one year of volunteering in a Queens Public Library shelving books. There is actually one more volunteer opportunity that I took and that was volunteering in an ambulance corps. I do not really like to talk about it much and I will explain that later. So what does it mean to serve your community? Above all, it means to devote your time in building relationships and choosing to help others grow over your own needs.
As I said earlier, I worked in a summer camp as a teacher’s assistant and volunteered at the Queens Public library for over 100 hours each year. Honestly, these two don’t look that great on your resume. You volunteered, sure, but that’s what a ton of other kids do as well. It appears that those volunteer hours were simply accumulated to fulfill the requirement. However, I learned that those summers truly represent what it meant to serve your community.
For most of my summer camp experience, I was assigned to focus on 1 child (a year). Only one. Of course, I became friends with the other minions, but that experience with focusing on one child became very entertaining. I was given one child because that one boy was the nightmare of the camp. He couldn’t sit still. You couldn’t reprimand him or he would cry till no tomorrow. He could even speak English that well. I mentored Ricky in 2012 and Stanley in 2013. Those boys were just ridiculous. But I loved them. For two months, my pastor/camp director told me my job is simply to love them. I gave them my undivided attention. I helped them one step at a time. I did scold them on several occasions but after 100 hours of working with those kids, I knew that I made an impact. After working through all his pouting and inability to sit still, we learned that Stanley was actually a genius. He was at least one year ahead of his grade and his comprehension skills were top-notch. Ricky stopped his crying and began to speak English more fluently but is still quite naughty which is not always a terrible thing.
There isn’t much to say about my Queens Public Library experience except for the fact that I had to shelve books. Lots of books. Lots of fairy princess books which were taken down by little girls a minute after I reshelved them. I guess that counts as serving my community? they will never understand the pain of watching a perfectly organized shelf torn apart in a matter of minutes. But books aren’t meant to stay on shelves and I’m glad that my organizing was beneficial to them as it made it much easier (I take pride in it sometimes) to find.
My last experience was with the volunteer ambulance corps. Wow! That sounds cool! looks great to put down on your resume right? I actually took a class there and was a CFR (license expired). Sadly, I confess that I simply went there for a friend. Also for the experience. Who knows whether the medical field suits me? It didn’t. It turned out that I honestly did not like to go. I clocked in so few hours and only did so when my friend was there. I had made no long lasting relationships. It is definitely an example of not serving my community.
Through my volunteer experience, I learned that serving my community really involves creating relationships and investing TIME and ENERGY to make a difference. Doesn’t matter if it’s one little boy. Investing time to take part in someone’s life and impacting it, I believe, is what it means to serve my community. In Baruch, I hope to invest time in one or two clubs and not because they look good on a resume but because I am genuinely interested in it and want to get to know others who share my passions. As a Baruch Scholar with numerous privileges, I want to make a difference. I will be extremely disappointed in myself if I wasted my privileges to simply get a safe job and good retirement plan. With what I have been blessed with, I hope to give back to my society and like what the Ephebic Oath (which my high school Townsend harris made us memorize, but I forgot everything) says, “leave my city better than I found it.”
(I’m sorry this turned out to be so long)
Journal 2: What Does it Mean to Serve My Community?
To begin with, I don’t think I truly can answer this very well. I am a Freshman in my second month in Baruch, and still trying to understand my role as an individual, even more so as a member of a community. However, I will attempt to speculate as to how I can fit into my surroundings and help out.
As a Baruch Scholar, I am amongst peers who were at a similar academic standing to mine in high school. I see them in classes and after, and am growing to be a part of a network of people who can work together. In this community, I fit in as a friend, as somebody who can share information about classes, and somebody to talk to. We compliment each other when we notice each other shining in class. I see my classmates and smile or nod to them in the hallway. I don’t need to have a conversation with them. I can, but we both know that we’ve got this bond. That knowing nod which shares a camaraderie- the community of Baruch Scholars.
As a Baruch student, I initially had a desire to not be the Baruch Scholar who answers all the questions and is a know-it-all. But I’m learning- this is college. Here, there are no judgements. We are all on the same team- we want to succeed. And the professors are there to ensure there’s an equal sharing of the spotlight, so I don’t have to worry about that. In terms of the community, sharing information and such, I experienced a dilemma before my first test. A student in one of my classes seemed to be interested in getting my notes to review for the exam, but I had a suspicion that it wouldn’t be a supplement to his notes, rather a replacement. In essence, I didn’t want to be working hard and just giving that effort away. I’ve experienced similar situations in high school. I decided to make a rule for myself- I do not give out notes. I share, but not everything. It’s a fine line, but it’s my integrity, and I care about that.
In terms of living in New York, I recognize that there are a lot of volunteer opportunities and abilities to become a productive member of society by doing something extra. This will be an opportunity I will take in the Spring volunteer program. From there I hope to see whether this is something I can or will do for the coming years. It is always important to help those in need, but the effort necessary to do so is honestly something I don’t always want to go through. It’s difficult for me to be a person who giving feels natural. I hope to work on this.
Journal 2: What Does it Mean to Serve My Community?
To begin with, I don’t think I truly can answer this very well. I am a Freshman in my second month in Baruch, and still trying to understand my role as an individual, even more so as a member of a community. However, I will attempt to speculate as to how I can fit into my surroundings and help out.
As a Baruch Scholar, I am amongst peers who were at a similar academic standing to mine in high school. I see them in classes and after, and am growing to be a part of a network of people who can work together. In this community, I fit in as a friend, as somebody who can share information about classes, and somebody to talk to. We compliment each other when we notice each other shining in class. I see my classmates and smile or nod to them in the hallway. I don’t need to have a conversation with them. I can, but we both know that we’ve got this bond. That knowing nod which shares a camaraderie- the community of Baruch Scholars.
As a Baruch student, I initially had a desire to not be the Baruch Scholar who answers all the questions and is a know-it-all. But I’m learning- this is college. Here, there are no judgements. We are all on the same team- we want to succeed. And the professors are there to ensure there’s an equal sharing of the spotlight, so I don’t have to worry about that. In terms of the community, sharing information and such, I experienced a dilemma before my first test. A student in one of my classes seemed to be interested in getting my notes to review for the exam, but I had a suspicion that it wouldn’t be a supplement to his notes, rather a replacement. In essence, I didn’t want to be working hard and just giving that effort away. I’ve experienced similar situations in high school. I decided to make a rule for myself- I do not give out notes. I share, but not everything. It’s a fine line, but it’s my integrity, and I care about that.
In terms of living in New York, I recognize that there are a lot of volunteer opportunities and abilities to become a productive member of society by doing something extra. This will be an opportunity I will take in the Spring volunteer program. From there I hope to see whether this is something I can or will do for the coming years. It is always important to help those in need, but the effort necessary to do so is honestly something I don’t always want to go through. It’s difficult for me to be a person who giving feels natural. I hope to work on this.
Give to Live
Being a Baruch Scholar provides many advantages. One these advantages that should not be understated is the fact tuition is paid for. Many people go to college and along with the regular stresses of college and classes are responsible to pay for school as they learn. The lack of financial stress I am provided with ensures for the time and stress free environment to ensure that as a Baruch Scholar I can maintain my grades but more importantly get involved and explore my interests around campus. Being as I am still getting acclimated to college life and the responsibilities that come along with it I have yet to actively and in full intensity join any specific organizations but plan on it as I begin to get the gist of college. Serving the community means that when you are good at something or have the capability to contribute to the greater good and whole that you will be willing to do that. It is about giving back some of what you were fortunate enough to be bestowed with and creating a better place to live for those who come after us. Some believe that once one dies he is lost from our world, no longer in existence. These individuals fail to acknowledge that one who contributes to the community has an ever lasting effect. You helped someone who will help someone else and so on, in some way or form your existence will continue to live on. With that said, what is the purpose of existence without contributing to the larger community?
Give to Live
Being a Baruch Scholar provides many advantages. One these advantages that should not be understated is the fact tuition is paid for. Many people go to college and along with the regular stresses of college and classes are responsible to pay for school as they learn. The lack of financial stress I am provided with ensures for the time and stress free environment to ensure that as a Baruch Scholar I can maintain my grades but more importantly get involved and explore my interests around campus. Being as I am still getting acclimated to college life and the responsibilities that come along with it I have yet to actively and in full intensity join any specific organizations but plan on it as I begin to get the gist of college. Serving the community means that when you are good at something or have the capability to contribute to the greater good and whole that you will be willing to do that. It is about giving back some of what you were fortunate enough to be bestowed with and creating a better place to live for those who come after us. Some believe that once one dies he is lost from our world, no longer in existence. These individuals fail to acknowledge that one who contributes to the community has an ever lasting effect. You helped someone who will help someone else and so on, in some way or form your existence will continue to live on. With that said, what is the purpose of existence without contributing to the larger community?