On October 5th, 2017, I attended a T.E.A.M. Baruch orientation with my friend, Adina, during club hours. This event was an informative session that intended to increase students’ interest and encourage them to submit applications. There, I learned that T.E.A.M Baruch is a dynamic, exceptional program. The acronym, Team Baruch, stands for (T)ogether (E)veryone (A)chieves (M)ore.
The goal of T.E.A.M. Baruch is to train students to become on-campus AND off-campus leaders. Through this Baruch experience, students would learn how to take on and successfully maintain leadership roles in various communities. I was enlightened to see how many people in the room weretruly looking to make an impactful change in their own academic environment.
T.E.A.M. Baruch has peer mentorship positions as freshman seminar peer mentors, orientation leaders, peers advocating for wellness services, peers for careers, success network peer mentors and transfer seminar peer mentors. The Wellness Services department caught my attention. Peers who advocate for wellness services are trained to help and heal students who are dealing with any personal issues. In general, I see myself as a very nurturing person who enjoys healing people any way possible. I love helping people be healthy and happy, which is one of the reasons I am planning to apply for T.E.A.M Baruch. Many T.E.A.M. Baruch members were testifying to the program by sharing their own personal stories with the audience. I was touched when one of T.E.A.M. Baruch’s members expressed how much she enjoyed being part of the Wellness Services center. This young lady emphasized how essential her leadership role in this center has been to her Baruch experience. It has “positively altered” her outlook on the world and all of the people in it.
Everyone is dealing with their own personal problems, whether we like to acknowledge them or not. By joining T.E.A.M. Baruch, I would be able to foster my leadership skills and expand my interpersonal skills to better the lives of others everyday. 