The Community service project has reminded me to continue what I have been taught since I was young – to give back to the community around me. I saw this as an opportunity to do it with colleagues this time and finding a common interest between ourselves. I feel like it was a good opportunity to get used to a part of our LC that we will be apart of for our college life. It was a project that I was glad to work with in a group instead of individually choosing something because it widened my views on what I can help out on. I have the groups that I have been helping out for awhile but I thought it was important for me to find something new and I accomplished that during this semester.

The support center I have used is SACC for help in COM1010. I haven’t joined a club yet but I plan to within the upcoming semester. It gave decent feedback and helped me get good content for my speech. I think I may go back for future tutoring there if needed.

My understanding of community service has evolved to something that isn’t really a chore. It’s something that those that volunteer should be really passionate and glad they are helping and that it is important to know what they are helping out – what the cause is. There needs to be substance to it, or it won’t be fun for the volunteers, and those involved with the organization. We all are excited to be apart of the Pajama Project and know we will have fun with it.

In three years, I see myself as being apart of a company after working hard for an internship and graduating as a Baruch Scholar. I know how hard it’s going to be but I know that I could do it.

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.

Hi my name is Cory. Something I really love to do is play sports, in particular basketball. Basketball has taught me a lot, outside of the sport. One thing it has taught me is how to be collaborative and cohesive at the same time as a unit. It’s important to have synergy as a team, and to put differences aside from each other. When a team has synergy, the team produces faster, more efficiently, and time goes by faster doing work, projects, and overall getting things done. I believe a lot in team and working together, while being patient. My expectations as a college student is to really do well in all my classes.

My high school was really challenging and has prepared me really well for what to expect at Baruch. I have a good sense of time management from high school and hope it carries over at Baruch. I have way more time on my hands, and it’s important I don’t get lost in doing things other than school work. I really want to be able to apply to high caliber internships and even jobs to help establish a strong resumé.

I know that college is supposed to be one of the best times of my life, but also know it’s a time where I have to establish my profession and overall goals for life. I hope my first semester I get all As. I don’t want to be stuck with a bad C holding my GPA down for the rest of my time at Baruch.