Author Archives: imlynarska

Perspectives on Immigration

Posted on November 29, 2009 by imlynarska

This was a very interesting lecture that fulfilled the Global-Community Awareness category. The professor giving the lecture had been researching Mexican immigrants for about 20 years. His finding disproved many theories that people had about immigrants before. He was able … Continue reading →

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Career Planning: Impression Management

Posted on November 8, 2009 by imlynarska

This workshop was very well organized. It was meant to teach you how to make good impressions but we talked about more than that. The presenter encouraged participation by calling on a lot of people to answer questions. We learned … Continue reading →

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Using the Web

Posted on November 4, 2009 by imlynarska

I attended the workshop “Using the Web”, in the library today. It was helpful. The leader explained different ways to use the internet for research. She showed how to maximize search engine efficiency by using advanced search. She showed us … Continue reading →

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Mediating Conflict and Resolving Dispute

Posted on October 29, 2009 by imlynarska

Today I went the the Mediating Conflicts workshop. The presenter at this workshop is the ombudsman at Baruch. Previously I didn’t really know what an ombudsman was. I learned that this is the person who you should go to if … Continue reading →

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Academic Advisement

Posted on October 18, 2009 by imlynarska

It was good to have the session for Academic Advisement. I understand the general requirements to graduate now, depending on what kind of a degree I want. I’m not really sure what I am going for yet but I know … Continue reading →

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Student Services Fair

Posted on October 14, 2009 by imlynarska

The Student Services Fair was very well organized. I learned useful information about financial aid, health services, academic advisement, tutoring, and studying abroad. If I stay at Baruch I will most likely study abroad. In addition to study abroad, there … Continue reading →

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Academic Success

Posted on October 8, 2009 by imlynarska

The class on Academic Success last monday was very comforting. It is good to know that my classmates have many of the same problems that I am having. I also realized that it is important to participate. Participation does make … Continue reading →

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Library Tour/Fresh Start

Posted on September 27, 2009 by imlynarska

The library tour was very helpful. I did not know that I could use a graphing calculator from the library. It’s cool that you can reserve a room for a study group, as well. This might be helpful in the … Continue reading →

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Baruch

Posted on September 20, 2009 by imlynarska

So far, my college experience is going well. Although my commute is long, it is not as bad as I had expected. I expected to be overwhelmed by work but I am managing my time, which helps. Most of my … Continue reading →

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