Core values are those set of small rules, guiding principles that have an intrinsic value and yet they are timeless. From my experience of three years in Baruch, and the time I have spent with several students, I have noticed quite a few important values among them; some individuals have more, others only posses a few, yet I have always find great people next to me. I would summarize the major values as being the following: accomplish, ambition, commitment, community, education, humility, integrity, pursuit of a goal, relationship, simplicity and teamwork. Diversity means different background, different education and different family, however it seems like Baruch is very homogeneous is terms of critical values possessed by its student’s body.
The envisioned future is a combination of something concrete on one hand, and something unrealized on the other, made of dreams and aspirations. I think students at Baruch are educated and trained to be the next generation of leaders in a very diverse, unstable and tough global society.
Renato-
I think your analysis is very insightful, especially in regards to what you said about the Baruch community being very homogenous. This is delightfully ironic considering we are the most diverse college in the country. I think this fact alone shows the strong sense of community within this school.
Interesting statement when you say that in spite of the diversity in cultures found in Baruch you think people are homogeneous in terms of critical value. I would say that perhaps most of this values are shared by the majority of college students throughout the world, it doesn’t matter where you come from, it doesn’t matter if you study at Baruch or not. The truth is that the people that go to college usually have common goals and therefore govern their lives by similar values.