LC 17

I found the SCDC Workshop to be very helpful and informative. I felt that Dr. Ellen Stein and Lisa O’Connor kept the students awake and interested especially so early in the morning. This workshop helped me to improve my resume by providing me with very important tips and techniques. It taught me what information should be included in a resume and what things should be left out. I’m glad they gave us a handout so we always have that to refer back to when writing our own resume. I especially found all of the interview tips to be very successful. I have never been on a “real” job interview myself so I liked that they went through pretty much every aspect of an interview from what questions to and not to ask to what is the proper attire for going on an interview. The power point provided us with a lot of information especially information about the website such as where to find other workshops that will help us to prepare for the future. Overall , I felt like I could definitely benefit from this workshop and it made me want to look into other workshops as well.

Going into this workshop, I did not have a very good attitude about it. I just assumed it was going to be boring just listening to a panel talk. Each panelist took a turn talking a little bit about their lives and I was not very interested in it. However, I was interested in listening to Charles L. Ni because I felt like I could relate to him after reading his book. He was very open to any questions being asked and loved getting involved with the students. You can tell he loved getting involved because he wanted to stand up and walk around and be more interactive with the audience. I felt like the rest of the panel should’ve gotten more people involved like Mr. Li did because most of the students weren’t even paying attention and were just going about their own business. I feel like most students felt as if it was a waste of time. Although I found Charles Li very interesting, I did not find the rest of the discussion to be very enriching and I definitely feel like it could’ve been conducted differently so that it would’ve appealed more to the students.

As many of you may be able to tell, I’m kind of on the shy side. So even coming up here and doing this monologue is a big step for me. Growing up I was the quiet one. I was even shy around my close friends and family. You could find me attached to my mom’s side. I would never feel comfortable around new people that I met and always kept to myself. I wasn’t very outgoing and would always be afraid to try new things. I envy people that it seemed to come natural to them to be outgoing and talkative. In elementary school, I would never volunteer in class because I always feared being embarrassed. I actually hate public speaking. I just never wanted to speak up or be in the spotlight. To try to overcome my shyness I’ve joined dance classes and joined many clubs in high school that forced me to break out of my shell. My shyness has definitely improved over the years but I feel like it can definitely improve a lot more. I feel like college and joining this learning community will definitely allow me to break out of my shell even more. Coming to class every day, it’s comforting to see the same faces and I feel that this has helped me to more easily adapt to college. I feel comfortable being around the same people every day.
I went to a small, all-girls catholic high school in Westchester that wasn’t very diverse and where everyone knew each other no matter what grade you were in. I knew college was going to be very different and that I would be in for a big surprise. So coming here I knew I had to be outgoing and overcome my shyness and I definitely feel like that’s already happening. There are so many opportunities here and I plan to take advantage of them. I’m still seen as the shy one today but I know that it will definitely get better over the years.

I liked this workshop a lot. This workshop answered a lot of questions that I have been needing to get answered but the SCDC powerpoint helped a lot. It was very informative and I considered myself to be pretty engaged even though it was pretty early in the morning. Even if people weren’t listening, there was a handout which clearly showed someone how to write a resume and do an interview. I’ve been needing to create a new resume because my old one isn’t as valid anymore since it was a high school resume and with the workshop, I can make it better and more concise. I liked this workshop and thought it was very helpful. Not only did it help new students with resumes and interviews, but now the SCDC has opened the doors and eyes for students to use that center and to further excel in their studies.
Holla!

I thought this workshop wasn’t very enriching in anyway. I went to the workshop and already knew that it wasn’t going to be something “special.” Students weren’t interested, many were talking while the panel was speaking and people were leaving well before the end. I felt bad that people were leaving. The panel was kind of boring :/ I thought it was very interesting though, that Charlie N. Li was there himself. It showed that he really is dedicated to his work, job and life. I remember one story that caught my attention towards the end of the workshop that I found interesting, but now that I think about it, I don’t really remember what it was about >< I didn't think the workshop was academic, nor enriching. What I liked the best was the fact that Charles N. Li was actually there and talking to us directly.

When you first saw me back on the first day of school, what kind of person did you think I was? Just another Asian kid, he seems like a cool guy or nothing at all? When you look at me now, what do you think? Not just another Asian kid, he’s pretty cool, or ew why is he in ALL my classes? But maybe still, you have no opinion about me at all? Probably not likely.
Well regardless of my first and second impressions, I’m making my third impression right now. For those who don’t know my name yet, my name is Chris, I was born on June 19th, and I am Korean. South Korean. I live on Long Island and I commute to school by talking the LIRR and then subway. Enough about that. I tend to be a bit cocky at times but I try my best to be modest; like I was president of my school, played 3 varsity sports, was homecoming king, I was Mr. Big Shot… Oh I’ve said too much.
A signature trait about me is my musical talent. I’ve played the violin for 13 years and I still continue to play. I was planning on majoring in violin, but that’s a story for another day. I also play the drums, guitar, and bass guitar and I’ve played the viola, cello and piano. I enjoy playing just about any sport other than soccer, basketball and ping pong being my favorite to play, and I enjoy watching football. I probably came from a different environment than that of most of you city-goers. Being from Long Island and … just a popular guy, coming to Baruch was an interesting transition. Going to a school where people aren’t yelling your name from down the hall and seeing unfamiliar faces was something not new, but a transition. I’ve come to realize how tiring commuting is. Taking my 10 minute walk to high school is sissy stuff compared to my hour and 15 minute commute to Baruch.
The thing I enjoy the most about Baruch is meeting new people. I’ve met all the people in LC17 and have more or less had at least one conversation with everyone, if I haven’t I’m still getting to it. I consider myself pretty outgoing, sociable and witty guy, but at the same time pretty timid and soft-spoken; depends on where I am. I like LC17. I hope to stay friends with most if not all of LC17 in the following years.
There’s too much about me to discuss in a monologue. I talked with one of my fellow LC17’ers and my LC17 buddy felt that writing a monologue about yourself was hard. For some reason, I thought it would be easy to talk about myself so I said it’s not that hard, but it’s not as easy as I thought. A monologue is basically speaking my thoughts out loud to an audience, or maybe the audience is reading my thoughts… I wasn’t too sure what else to write; I enjoy sports, I’m musically talented, I sort of discussed my personality. Let’s talk about favorites:
Favorite color: Purple Favorite movie: Pirates of the Caribbean. I enjoy chick-flicks time to time. Favorite food: Steak Favorite number: 1
Favorite candy: Sour watermelons Favorite fruit: Watermelons
Favorite Baruch block: LC17
I could list more but I thought you would get bored of favorites. Anyways, my thoughts in my head seem to be withering off so I won’t be able to read my thoughts aloud to you. If you’d like to know more about me my number is 516-ask-me. And this is my monologue.

People say we look alike. I don't know...

I love a bright sunny day. More specifically, a bright sunny day with clouds. I like the way clouds float around the sky as independent entities in different shapes. They are fluffy and white and remind me of cotton balls and cotton candy. Sometimes I imagine clouds in the pastel colors of cotton candy – pink, periwinkle, and green. However, what I love most about a bright sunny day is the sun itself.

Several weeks ago, I was in the bus on my way to work. I decided to get off a few stops early when I realized I had almost 15 minutes before I had to be at my workplace. I pressed the nearest “stop” button to signal the driver. With my camera on my left shoulder and my bag on my right, I exited the bus and was immediately overwhelmed by the sunshine. I looked up at the sky and noticed the beaming rays of sun over my head and remember feeling enticed. As the glare began to hurt my eyes, I took my camera off my shoulder, unfastened its lens cap, turned the power button on and aimed it directly at the source of light. I’ll remember that day as the day I captured the sun.

I worried about my career all the time. I always asked myself what career path I should choose. But now that have finally chosen and am in college I wondered how to get started. That’s what I learned at this career development workshop. There they taught us what to do from beginning to end from writing the resume to the interview. These were very helpful information and some of things that they mentioned I did not even know we had to do or be aware of. I was a little afraid of how to approach the subject of my career because I felt that I did not know anything and that made me feel embarrassed. Now that I have some information I won’t feel like a fool and can ask specific questions when I go visit the Starr Career Development Center.

             Arriving at the workshop I immediately thought that this was going to be boring. I thought that I would be half asleep during the event. Looking at the sheet of paper with the list of events convinced me further that I was going to be bored out of my mind. The event began with a professor introducing the panel. The speaker Stan Altman started speaking and I zoned out, thinking of other things beside what he was saying. Then Charles Li started talking and I was more interested what he had to say because I read his book. I was able to relate to him in his novel and I wanted to see what kind of person he is in real life. I was a little unsure what to expect, but after listening to him for a while I noticed that he was just human. I did not realize that I glorified him because of the experiences that he went through. He was completely different from what I expected him to be. I learned not judge before I listened or got to know what others had to say. Now I felt guilty for not listening to the Stan Altman. Right there and then I promised myself that I would listen to the others even if I found it unbearable. That was the best thing I did! Listening to these people I learned of the many important works that they did all over the world. I learned from them that it does not matter what background a person comes from, you can do anything you set your mind to. Everyone in the panel followed their life’s passion and doing this made them very happy. Their happiness allowed them to work their hardest in their chosen field. Seeing them I am hopeful that I will follow my passion and work really to do my very best at my chosen profession.