For this workshop, I joined a workshop offered at the starr career center for freshmen. It was called Let’s Get starred, and it was a four-week program going on every Wednesday in November. It was very interesting and eye-opening. Even though I first attended just to fulfill this requirement, I was really happy that I went. I learned about the various resources STARR has to offer in terms of helping with career planning, obtaining internships and jobs, and the types of resources and clubs we should be joining in order to gain the knowledge and to have for our resume. I learned the dos and don’ts of social media, what a proper and complete Linkedin account should like, and how to utilize all the programs Baruch has available in order to be successful even after I graduate and leave Brauch. I will definitely be joining more Starr workshops in the future and will stop by to have my resume reviewed and to take one of the assessment tests they offer. 
Author: v.elias
Joining a Club and participating in activities
I decided for this post/workshop to join a club, and especially one I’ve been really interested in lately, Hillel. I heard a lot about it before I started college, and after the recommendation of one of my friends who joined, I stopped by to sign up and see what was going on. There was a lot going on inside, and as I walked in a really nice girl invited me to come in an join them for their weekly session on Wednesday at 12. she was telling me that every Wednesday at 12, a bunch of girls have a learning session with one of the leaders on topics relating to either the holiday coming up, or just about topics relating to Jewish girls, weekly Torah (bible) portion…etc. They also have free pizza which was also nice. The week I went they were discussing topics of forgiveness right before Rosh Hashana. I really enjoyed the time I was able to stay there because I felt really included and involved, but unfortunately I don’t think I would continue coming as I have class at 12:25 and I wouldn’t be able to stay for the entire learning session, and I feel it isn’t fair to those who can to have to deal with me leaving after less than 20 minutes. They did add me to their chat where they update us on what events they have going on, and just a place to get to talk with a bunch of the girls who are a part of the club. I’m really excited to see and join other activities they have throughout the semester!
I wasn’t able to take a picture at the session, but I have the text message from the chat inviting us to come join.
Visiting the Museum of Modern Art
I decided to go visit the MoMA today in NYC. it was very interesting to see all the exhibitions and artwork they had on display. I saw the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition first, which had a lot of maps and drawings of buildings and museums, as he was a famous architect. There were a lot of cool building models as well. There was a room with the architectural plans for a lot of other museums in NYC, such as the Gugguienham museum as well as a model of it. I also saw the Robert Rauschenberg exhibition, which had a lot of cool paintings and artwork. There were two artworks in that exhibition seemed a little odd to me, such as blank white canvas and three scribbles. I don’t understand how that could be art but it opened up my eyes to how there are many forms of art in the world. There was also a pile of old street signs that were on display. It was interesting to see how many forms of art there are in the world as I’m not so into art so I never really knew so much about it. Architecture is something I never would’ve thought to see at an art museum. This trip expanded my knowledge of what art is and what falls under that category. This is good information to be aware of in the future so that not to limit the word art to just paintings and drawings. It was a fun visit! 
