Mason Hall at Baruch College’s 23rd street building. Photo from: http://nycpaspaces.org/spaces/7945
On Tuesday, August 27th, 2013, the Fall 2013 incoming first-year students of Baruch College were invited to the Freshman Convocation Ceremony. Hundreds of students filed into the auditorium at Mason Hall in Baruch’s 23rd Street Building at 11:30 AM. The day began with a video presentation on sustainability at Baruch, demonstrating the school’s “Take It With You” campaign, which implemented designated receptacles for landfill, paper, and bottles and cans throughout the campuses. Also, posters encouraging students to not leave their trash behind and instead take it with them were placed in the classrooms. Following that, the students were greeted by several speakers, including Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Christy, Baruch President Mitchel Wallerstein, President of Undergraduate Student Government Farhana Hassan, and the author of this year’s freshman reading, The Age of Miracles, Karen Thompson Walker. Finally, the students were inducted and taught the Baruch alma mater before being separated for their Freshman Seminar Session.
