Elda – Freshman Seminar Fall 17 CFB

Career – Starr Workshop By Elda Ferruku

For my Workshop, I attended one at the Starr Career and Development Center on November 6th, which was primarily focused on the benefits of using a LinkedIn profile. The workshop was led by two people, one guy, Senesi Blake, and one girl, Karen. Both did a really good during the presentation and had me thoroughly engaged the entire time.

Before attending this workshop, I was expecting it to be draining and extremely boring. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how interesting and informative the presentation was. As I previously stated, the presentation focused on the benefits of creating a LinkedIn profile, and what the profile could be used for. I learned that a LinkedIn profile is essentially a professional Facebook, that could be used to market yourself to employers. The two presenters explained how to follow companies and people, and the benefits that can arise from being active on this platform.

In addition, the presentation specified what to highlight on LinkedIn profiles. This included information about, work experience, special skills, resume, location, and how to choose the correct profile picture.

Something else I wasn’t expecting from the workshop was the number of people who attended. The room where the presentation was held, was practically full people. I was surprised to see people of various ages since I was expecting only FRO students to attend.

Overall, my experience at this workshop was very good, and definitely, plan on visiting again!

Academic Posting-Visiting MOMA

For my academic activity, I decided to visit the MOMA or Museum of Modern Art with my cousin this weekend. I choose to visit the MOMA this weekend because it is one of my favorite museums in NYC. This is due to a variety of reasons specifically, its unique architecture, artwork, and exhibitions. During this trip, I was really happy to see that they had exhibits featuring work from some of my favorite artists including Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and Monet.

When visiting the Moma I always wear really comfortable clothes so that I’m not constricted when walking from one exhibit to another. I also make sure to go as early as possible, so that I can try and miss the large crowd of people often present during the weekend. My advice to anyone who hasn’t visited the MOMA before, but is planning to, is to start with the exhibits you want to see the most and work your way down the list. This way if you end up tired, hungry, or dissatisfied with the museum at least you saw the exhibits you wanted to see before arriving. I also suggest grabbing something to eat before coming to the museum so that you have plenty of energy to roam the entire museum.

Something really cool about the MOMA is its wide array of unique modern artwork that isn’t often found in other museums. Some of the paintings or sculptures are very abstract and difficult to understand, (luckily there are brief descriptions on the walls beside everything in case you can’t figure out what the painting is!) and others are less abstract. Although it can be heavily criticized I think modern art is really inspirational and essential to the further development of art as a whole which is why I appreciate even the strangest pieces of art.

I hope my post inspires some of you to visit the MOMA, and enjoy the beautifully unique artwork it has to display.

Student Life Experience-Elda Ferruku

For my first student life activity, I attended a Latino heritage club meeting on Thursday, September 7th, from 6-8 pm.

My first impression of the Latino club was very good, from the livelihood exhibited by everyone there to the massive room, I was definitely not expecting the club to be so much fun. The room was filled with about 50-60 people from many different ethnic backgrounds, and everyone was very social, funny, and friendly. The atmosphere of the club was extremely lively and enthusiastic, everyone was socializing.

At the club meeting, I watched as different groups of people like, CGC and Wise, competed at family feud. The game was hilarious and included topics like what food do you eat with your hands and what are your parents most likely to use to hit you with. Along with the incredible energy exhibited by the competing groups, the entire audience was also very involved. People in the audience could be heard screaming answers at the competing groups from down the hall.

After about three rounds of this game, we had an intermission during which we ate pizza provided to us by the club. After that short break, there was a final elimination round, between the two losing teams from before. This also exhibited the same lively upbeat energy as the previous rounds.

Overall, I would say that this club was a lot of fun and a great way to spend a Thursday night. I had an incredible time and am really glad that I attended this club and got to experience it. I for sure plan on going to more of the Latino Heritage club meetings, and hopefully next time I’ll be in one of the competing groups for Family Feud.