As a Baruch Scholar, I believe that my role in the Baruch community is to be committed to learning and my studies, but also at the same time know that it is necessary to give back. I was lucky enough to be selected to be a Baruch Scholar and I know that I have beaten out a lot of other people, along with the other 20 or so people in our Seminar. With this, I know that Baruch believes in my ability which means that I should be doing my best to help better Baruch’s community. I can do that by participating in school events, looking for volunteering opportunities around the school, and just overall being a good person. To the broader community of NYC, I know that what I do also in some way represents Baruch. Baruch chose me as a respectable student that is part of their image in the community. If I were to be a not so great person who does messed up stuff and ends up on the news, it would reflect poorly not only on myself obviously, but also Baruch. With that, I think it’s important that I present myself in an according way that not only matches with my standards, but also Baruch’s.

The Honors Program promotes giving back to the NYC community by doing a Community Service Project. We give back to the community with our time, by doing various easy tasks that take up little of our time. This reflects positively not only on us as students, but also on Baruch as a whole. We look better as people, and Baruch’s image does too.