Managing Relationships in College
October 8, 2009 | 12:30-2:30 | Personal Enrichment
I chose this workshop because I was interested on what they had to say about the ways we make connections in college. Since Baruch is a commuter school, all the talk about being away from friends and going off for college does not apply to us. Personally, I thought I should get something out of this because I don’t really have a conscious recollection of how I made friends throughout my life – it just happens.
The workshop covered different areas including relationships with family, love, and the workplace, as well as normal friendships. They are crucial to us during college because it is the time we establish good connections and it can help us excel once we are out of school. These relationships should be dealt with if there are problems because if we don’t, then we’ll be stuck with those issues for the rest of our lives.
She told us to expand our horizons of what kind of people we hang around with and what type of people to fall in love with. For example, she said that if we were always dating the same type of man or woman with an “annoying quality,” it’s not their problem; it’s our problem. We were addressed the issues of time management and communication, because during this phase of our lives, our schedules aren’t fixed day-by-day anymore.
I felt that I should be conscientious about relationships and how I’m going in life. Right now, it really doesn’t feel like I have totally changed my life by going to college – the same situations happen and I’m always in contact with my family. I guess that’s a luxury that I have, but I know that by next semester, I’ll probably feel the full impacts of new relationships. She also told us that we should register for LinkedIn because it serves as a social network for professional needs. I think this workshop was very informative and well-presented.