Monthly Archives: November 2009
Personal Enrichment – Unemployment tops 10%
11/10/09 – There were four panelists at this discussion: David R.Jones, James Parrott, Robert C. Lieber, and Rae Rosen. I was actually surprised to find out that these are very affluent economists and politicians in New York City. The discussion was very intelligent, … Continue reading
Academic Enrichment
I went to a Resume Writing workshop that gave a fairly detailed explanation including examples plus a packet on how to write an acceptable resume. I found it quite knowledgeable and would use it to edit and update my own … Continue reading
Community-Global Awareness
This one involved watching a film called “My Beautiful Laundrette”. The only thing is, we didn’t actually get to watch it because of technical difficulties. Nonetheless, the staff available signed our workshop books anyway.
Student Service Fair
I’ve got to admit, this was kind of fun. Basically, we went around the multipurpose room to different tables, asked questions and got our cards hole punched. It’s interesting to find that some of the staff at the table were … Continue reading
Freshman Reception
This was the first workshop I had and probably the most uncoordinated. There were over 200 students that attended and there wasn’t enough room for everyone. Because there were so many of us, they had to split us up and … Continue reading
Personal Enrichment Workshop
The Finding Your Major workshop was actually quite helpful. It helped me set my goals for the future and to plan out how to achieve them. We basically stated where we want to get in life and what we ultimately … Continue reading
Personal Enrichment
I attended a workshop that dealt with the issues of choosing your major. Things like family, religion and ethnicity pressures were things that we learned how to handle. I found it to be a very useful workshop and believed that … Continue reading
Arts at Baruch
I attended a play at the Baruch theater to complete this workshop. I believe the name of the play was “A Dolls House”. To be honest I really enjoyed this workshop. The performers were very talented and had great acting … Continue reading
Play the Basics: Communicating your Way to the Top- Academic enrichment
The workshop was very short and to the point. The presenter outlined what the required English and communication classes we need. She went over the importance of communication for many other classes and for working in the business world. Also … Continue reading
A Doll’s house- arts at Baruch
I attended the Arts at Baruch “A Doll’s House” reading, I had mix feelings about Nora during the play at some points she seemed like she was trying to protect her husband but in many scenes it seemed she was … Continue reading