We as Baruch Scholars are blessed with nearly unlimited resources including faculty, peers, staff, support centers, libraries, and student clubs among others. Although some of us have not used these resources, I have used a vast majority of the resources available to me.
For me and hopefully many other scholars, the library is my most used resource. Baruch’s library is the best library I have been in. Although the comfortable couches are not a big factor of why I consider it the best it certainly is a plus. But what separates this library from other mediocre libraries is the atmosphere. There is this barrier between the first floor and the second floor that seems to welcome those that want to achieve academic success. Everyone in the library is there to do what they have to do to succeed. I find this attribute of the library the most appealing because I have a similar mentality.
Within the library as Baruch students we are allowed to obtain a study room. For the community service project this service has proved to be useful. We were able to get things organized and our ideas to be put on paper. There is no other place probably in the world where our group could meet together without the distraction of the surroundings. The study room isolates the outside environment so we can have the perfect working environment to get things done properly. For our team the study room was what gave our project our edge. I plan to use this service till I graduate because I believe it will benefit me in my future courses and success.
I have yet to join a club but I have joined a team. The tennis team is something I really have a passion for if it wasn’t obvious before. Tennis is something I plan to continue for the rest of my life. Being on the team has actually taught me something that is essential in life; you can’t achieve something great on your own. What I mean by this is that you need to utilize everything you have access to in order to achieve your dreams. In order to get better in tennis you need your team to push you to do so. This applies especially to us as Baruch scholars.
I have always understood community service as something mostly beneficiary to the recipients but I have recently learned that community service can benefit the person performing the action as well. Aside from making the person feel good, community service also helps develop leadership skills, communication skills, and time management skills. In a way, the community service project benefits us, Baruch scholars, more than the community.