It was a great idea to make one, but for me it made no difference. I was at the library a lot of times before and already had all of the problems and figured them out. If it was early in the school year maybe it would of been better. It was still very informal for people that didn’t know about it before.
For the student life workshop i went to club fair. It was in gym and very crowded. There were a lot of different clubs and a lot of food and candies. that was one way of getting people to sign up for clubs. In the middle there were people dancing and representing their clubs. It was a lot of fun and very interesting.
For that workshop we had to go to a different building that i didn’t even knew about. There were a lot of different painting. the whole workshop didn’t take long, it was about 15 minutes. A nice lady as giving us a tour and was showing us how to look deaper into any painting. It was very imformative and finished very fast, just when i started to actually enjoy it. I wouldn’t mind going there again when i will have free time.
The place was on the 5th floor. There was a lot of people. thee wasn’t much infomation given to us. There was no way of fitting all of the people in that small room. So all that happened was they gave us a folder with all of the information, signed our book and let us go. It wasn’t informative at all and i didn’t learn anything from it.
I went to the career planning workshop about basic interviewing techniques. This workshop was beneficial because it had information on different interview questions and strategies, how to dress for success, questions to ask employers, and company research resources. The workshop also gave a packet to us; I think reading this packet and practicing for an interview will definitely increase my chances of getting a job. After attending the workshop, I think I might stop by Starr Career Development Center and get a mock interview. I found this workshop very helpful and I might go to another one of these career workshop.
The workshop room was filled which forced people to sit on the ground or stand. Once the workshop started, four professors talked about ethnicity and race by using charts, maps, and diagrams from a PowerPoint. Something that caught my attention was the information about minorities, unemployment-rate, and income by ethnicity. This made me appreciate living in a multicultural place like New York City. The workshop covered important issues that still exist in the world today. The only problem with this workshop was that it started late and ended late. Overall, it was a enriching experience.
It was fascinating to see the different images in the art gallery. The aerial photographs taken by Marilyn Bridges created new perspective on places like Machu Picchu and a New York City toll plaza. Bridges’ photographs also try to influence the scale and texture. Ralph Gibson’s photograph stresses the abstract qualities of nature. I wish that I had more time to look at all the pictures, but too many students were waiting to see the exhibit. This was a worthwhile experience plus it was free.
On October 14 most of our history class went to a workshop about global awereness, mostly because our teacher was in charge of it. At the wokshop we saw different graphs and percentages of different nationalities growing in America before, now and later. We also spoke about racism and about our president. It was very intersting and i really enjoyed it. But the part i hated it that it started late and took awhile to finish.
On October 29th, I went to a workshop which talked about basic interviewing techniques. I found this workshop extremely helpful and informative. The speaker was interesting and interacted with the students in the workshop. We were given a packet with information on different interview questions and strategies, how to dress for success, questions to ask employers, and company research resources. Honestly, I think reading this packet and really practicing for an interview is definitely the key to scoring a job. During the workshop we discussed more fully the topics in the packet and had a short practice interview with the person sitting next to us. After attending this workshop I definitely realized how much the Starr Career Development Center can help with my interviewing skills! By far, this was my most helpful and useful workshop.
This workshop was primarily based on race and how it affects everyone. Even though we live in one of the most diverse cities in the world, most parts of America are very segregated. The population of nonwhites are increasing dramatically. Latinos, blacks, and asian percentage is increasing while white population is decreasing, which is due to the fact of immigration. Racism is still a major issue even in the 21st century and i dont think racism will ever completely disappear. However we are making great strides in overcoming racisim by electing our first black president. This workshop was very informative, graphs were illustrated which were very helpful in making the discussion easily understandable. However the workshop dragged on for too long which made it slightly boring. I would still recommend it to other because racism is a very important issue and something that should be discussed.
