Section BPR2B

For my Art History Classes we had to do research papers and exams based on certain artworks and art periods. We could use the internet, books, libraries, but what I thought it would be great to go to the Modern Museum of Art, MoMA, on 53rd street between 5th and 6th avenues. This museum is so close to where I live, that I had to go to enhance my work. My essays were based on the Impressionist period, which the Modern Museum of Art has an extensive collection of. Unlike the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the MoMA requires people to pay for tickets unless you present your Baruch College Card making access into the Museum for free, which is great since I am on a budget. The MoMA has a great collection of Vincent Van Gogh Artworks including the Starry Night, a very popular piece known to many people around the world. I also saw a very interesting piece of work called “The Olive Trees” by Vincent Van Gogh. I decided to write about this artwork because it was so unusual. It was a landscape consisting of heavy brush strokes and it really made me think what possessed this artist to draw a landscape so chaotically. Therefore I decided to write about this artwork. This museum was so convenient to me and helped me write a better essay for my Art History Class at Baruch College.

On November 10th 2009, I attended the Internship and Goal Setting Workshop. It was probably the most important workshop that I have attended. I am aware that Baruch Colloege has many job opportunities for students and now I now how to get started. I had to register for this workshop online and then signed in on a computer when I arrived. When I sat down, the instructor began after ten minutes. From the start of her lecture, she set her agenda, which was to teach us about Starr Search under the Career Development Center which helps us find internships. She told us about leadership programs, internships and the many finance and accounting companies/firms that recruit from Baruch, which is something that I am interested in. She told us how companies are trying to reach out to the underclassmen through leadership programs that occur during the summer which could potentially lead to a possible internship for the same company. She told us that we could set up an appointment with her to go over our resumes and basically help us find a leadership program/internship/job. This workshop was great and rewarding and really opened up my eyes for the future. I plan on setting an appointment with this woman to revise my resume and to find a leadership program for the summer.

On November 11, 2009, I attended the Veteran’s Day parade here in New York City. Walking to school that day, I saw the city really honoring the soldiers and veterans in a big way. Walking down the streets of Broadway and Lexington, I saw thousands of soldiers. Personally I was surprised school was in session that day since all this was going on right next to Baruch. After finishing classes that day, I decided to go get lunch on Madison. After eating, I headed to Penn Station to go home. On my way there, I crossed 5th avenue and saw a parade going on. I decided to stay and watch the parade with the huge crowd. I haven’t really showed my support for America too much throughout my life, so this was a good way to give support. It was fun seeing all the bands and soldiers and veterans walk down the street and hearing everyone cheer for them. I even got interviewed by a news-woman from China. Overall, attending this parade was a fun and exciting experience.

In my Art 1012 class, we are required to make visits to museums for our 2 papers that are required for the semester. We are instructed to go to a specific museum given by the professor, and find an artwork that we find interesting. We have guidelines to fulfill in the paper. On my recent visit to the Museum of Modern Art, I found an Adam and Eve artwork quite interesting. Another reason I chose this picture was because I was interested in learning about Adam and Eve and the creation of the world. Before entering this class I was not interested in art whatsoever. I would never bother to go to museums or any art exhibits. As a result of taking this class, I saw the beauty of art and how fascinating it is to study art. Overall, visiting the museum was a good experience for me because I became more familiarized with art and the artists that draw these pieces.

On November 10, 2009, I went to the Internship and Goal Setting workshop provided by the STARR Career Development Center. When I got the room, there was a long line for signing in. After signing in to the workshop, I took a seat and waited 15 minutes for the program to begin. The kind lady introduced herself and her agenda. Right then I realized this workshop was going to be extremely valuable. She told us that if we were looking for jobs and internships during college, we were at the right school. There was a career fair around the time of this workshop, so she let us know how valuable it would be for us to go to this fair and give our name out to companies like Ernst &Young and Deloitte. This career fair was targeted at underclassmen. If it wasn’t for this workshop, I would not have know about this career fair that was going to go on, as well as the number of companies that recruit from Baruch. The presenter let us know that she was the person we would want to meet if we were interested in getting an internship or job while at Baruch. I was very surprised with how many opportunities Baruch offers to become employed, with all the different companies that come to this school. This workshop was the most valuable for me, in my opinion, because my goal is to have a good job after college, and this workshop introduced me with many steps to achieve this goal.

On Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, I was feeling stressed. I had only one workshop left to go and none of them were conveniently timed. On my way out of the building, there happened to be a student conveniently standing there telling everybody to attend a stress relief workshop that was going to happen in mere minutes. I rushed over to the workshop and sat down. They discussed how with finals week coming up, everybody was stressed out and everybody, including myself agreed. They asked us how we dealt with stress and all the usual answers, plus a few funny and odd ones, and then we did some stress relieving activities. They did breathing exercises, and silly, but fun little games. I left the workshop feeling relaxed and thinking that of all the workshops, this was probably the least educational but the most fun.