Author: d.chaviv

There are many fascinating museums and galleries in New York City. I recently went to the Museum of Natural History with some friends. I found this experience to be very interesting and was able to learn a lot from going there, especially since history is one of my favorite subjects. I visited several of the exhibits there including the mummy exhibit, the bird exhibit, the reptiles and amphibians exhibit, the hall of mammals, and the hall of primates. However, my personal favorite was the hall of earth and planetary science since I think astronomy is very interesting. In addition, I also saw the statue of Teddy Roosevelt on his horse.
I have been to this museum several times and even to the one in Washington D.C. when I was younger and I always had a good time there. Although, this time when I went I was able to appreciate it more and learn from the exhibits. I would recommend that anyone who has never been to this museum to go because it will be worthwile. I really enjoyed this visit and I plan on going back to this museum as well as others throughout the city.

   

Baruch has many helpful resources that are open to students. The STARR Career Development Center is particularly useful and works to prepare students for getting jobs. I went to a resume workshop at the STARR center this past month. I decided to go to this workshop because my old resume needed to be updated. I wanted to have my resume prepared early in college so that I have it just in case I ever need it. I think that resumes are very important because they are the first thing that an employer sees and is what can get their attention. I found this workshop very effective and I learned a lot. I learned how to format my resume and choose what information I should include and should not include in it. In addition, I also got a packet that goes over every part of a resume and contains many examples. I plan on going back to the STARR Center to work on more things including cover letters and preparing for a job interview in the future. I recommend going to the career center sometime soon to learn more about how to get ready for a job and work towards their career.

I think that one of the best ways to make friends and meet new people in college is by joining clubs and activities. At the club fair I saw that Baruch has many various clubs that students can join so that is why last week I decided to go to the Model UN general info meeting in the undergraduate student government office. Model UN (United Nations) is a club where students go to mock United Nations conferences and act as delegates representing a certain country. Before the conferences, students research their country and then when they get their they negotiate potential solutions to real world issues that would be discussed in the actual United Nations. This club teaches you about research, public, speaking, negotiating, and working on a team. There are three conferences that the Model UN team from Baruch goes to and participates in, with one of them being in Canada and the other two in New York. In addition, you can meet other students from colleges all over the world at these conferences. I was interested in going to the Model UN meeting because I am planning on majoring in political science and I want to learn more about current issues and problems that are going on in the world. I find the topics that Model UN focuses on very interesting and am looking forward to exploring more about the United Nations. I hope that by joining Model UN I will be pushed out of my comfort zone and grow as a person while meeting new people that I share similar interests with. I am planning on applying for this club and I am excited to do this as well as other activities during my time at Baruch.