Journal #3

The involvement in the Community Service Project encouraged me to draw on faculty and staff for more information. I have used the SACC center in my time at Baruch for assistance in my speech preparations. It is very nice to have such a center available for assistance for many different classes. Centers like this are extremely helpful throughout my Baruch career because they will help me along the way, even if I may not be encountering a problem with a class this semester, it is very possible that I will use these services in the future. It is indeed very helpful to have learned about such things sooner rather than later. The writing center seems like it will be of great importance to my future at Baruch as it could truly give me an edge for the many writing assignments that are sure to come my way throughout my time here. Also it seems likely I may return to the SACC center for math help as well. Clearly these centers have a great amount of uses and I know that they are definitely a resource I will be revisiting in the future. My view of community service has evolved to give me more of a very personal connection with the community service. I say this because, especially with the program I will be volunteering with, it is about developing a personal connection with the kids that I interact with. This is a major difference from a possible work of charity more focused on a concrete item. The community service I am doing is about creating a lasting experience for a child. Well quite frankly, I am unsure of where I see myself in the next 3 years. It is a long way off and I know a lot will change from now to then, but I guess by those words, I see that I will have changed, matured and will hopefully be much more sure of what I will do. For now, I have to work with what I have.