This has been my first and only semester in Baruch because I’m an exchange student but so far what I’ve noticed several interesting values in the students overall. First, I would say that they are responsible, when there’s an exam you could notice that everybody studied beforehand and that they are well prepared. Other interesting value is the perseverance that everybody has, it is a long semester and in spite of that you can notice that even at the end of it the people give their best in every class. Most of this values I think that are very related to the fact that this is a public university, therefore the most of the people that study here are not very wealthy so they just want to work hard with hopes of improving their quality of life.
If you think about the core ideology that defines Baruch College, as Collins and Porras say in their article: “it provides the glue that holds an organization throughout time”. For that matter what really defines Baruch College as a whole is its business orientation. If you make a survey in campus asking about why everybody chose this institution, most of the people would tell you because it has a great reputation of being an excellent business school. The point that I’m trying to make is that because of its great focus in the business career you can define Baruch College as an educational institution whose values are strictly related to the ones that define business itself. For example, nowadays the professional that wants to be successful in the business area has to be a very informed person, therefore has to read a lot. That’s one of the reasons you could always see a huge amount of people in the library reading, taking advantage of the vast amount of resources the college has for its students.
I agree with you that Baruch students are very responsible. They are able to successfully manage the difficulties of being a fulltime student and having a fulltime job or internship. I also like how you mention that Baruch students use the resources the college has to offer to their advantage. The computer labs are always packed, and one will always find a great number of students in the library, no matter what day of the week it is or what time of the day it is. This shows two of the core values that I mentioned in my blog post, ambition and commitment. These core values echoes both the students of Baruch and the people who become successful in the business world, and thus, that if why Baruch has the reputation for being a great business school.
I agree with you Pedro that Baruch’s reputation is the reason why most of us choose Baruch than any other colleges, even other CUNY schools. The overall values of Baruch brings everyone together to produce a very good set of product..which is quality business students who can compete to any other schools, even the Ivy League ones in the market.
I have to agree with your bringing up the value of perseverance. I think that the core purpose (the most fundamental reason for being, as Collin and Porras state) of many of the students here in Baruch is to not only have a better quality life, as you mentioned, but to set an example for the next generations within their families. Many people, like myself, have younger siblings that look up to them to set the right path for them to follow. If I wasn’t attending college, I wouldn’t be sending the type of message I’d want my brother to get. So in that case, I have to persevere until I get my diploma and make a life for myself. That is often the case for many other people I’ve know here in Baruch as well.