Category Archives: Community – Global Awareness

This was my first workshop I attended. I’m still not sure what this workshop was about. My learning community and I squeezed into a crowded room waiting for someone to sign our  sheets. We waited for what felt like hours … Continue reading →

I was rather surprised by the Impression Management workshop. I enjoyed the group activities that we had to do, especially the one where we named the people in the room who we knew. It shows you how important networking can … Continue reading →

This was my last workshop, and the most painful lol. The Blood Drive was definitely a great experience and it definitely made me feel like i was doing something good. I will most likely do this atleast every semester. When … Continue reading →

I originally went to this workshop because it would be earning me extra credit it history. I didn’t have enough time to do the extra credit assignment but i still enjoyed the workshop. Sonia Sotomayor overcame much adversity to achieve … Continue reading →

This was a workshop I attended that I at first only attended because it promised me extra credit for my history class, but I actually ended up really enjoying it. There were several guest speakers, most of which I forgot … Continue reading →

 Gay marriage is probably amoung the most controversial topics in the U.S. rite now. In the debate I heard the same arguments and appeals that you hear everyday when it comes to this topic. It was interesting because they had … Continue reading →

As an extra credit assignment for my History class, I was instructed to sit and listen to the talk about the celebration of the 20 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. At first glance I thought it … Continue reading →

Freshman reception back in September was an unexpected workshop for me and for many other incoming freshmen. It was the first time I had seen so many people together, which gave me a chance to actually get to know more … Continue reading →

This was the first workshop I attended as a Baruch Freshman. There really was no order to the presentation and I assume they did not expect as many students to show up because they were extremely ill prepared. While walking … Continue reading →

The Freshman Reception was the first workshop that I attended. It was crowded — there were way too many people trying to fit into a relatively small set of offices. I noticed that some people were able to sit down … Continue reading →

This workshop allowed me to rethink about the world we live in. How racism and segregation has, is, and will effect our economy that we live in. Race was always there from the beginning but racism seems to have came … Continue reading →

Probably the most impacting workshop I have gone to is the community one on Sonia Sotomayor. Not only did it inform me of current events and how life has changed from before, but it opened my eyes to be problems … Continue reading →

I attended a community global awareness workshop about Sonia Sotomayor. Sotomayor was the first Latina to ever be a judge on the Supreme Court. However, it was not easy for her to get that position due to her race. While attending … Continue reading →

This event was sponsored by the History Department and was a discussion of the recently appointed Supreme Court judge, Sonia Sotomayor.  The History Department had invited three speakers to talk about Sotomayor’s rise to fame and the issues that she … Continue reading →

This was the first workshop I attended, and I did not know what to expect. As I walked down the stairs from class to the 5th floor where the workshop was taking place I walked into a crowd of people. … Continue reading →