Author: Malachi

This is a photo from my trip to Virgina with NABA (National Association for Black Accountants) for ERC (Eastern Regional Conference) for 4 days. Up there we had the opportunity to meet with representatives from over 50 different accounting firms, including the big 4 firms. They gave us the opportunity to attend various seminars, whether it was learning the basics of excel, to learning how to conduct yourself when out to eat (table etiquette) to working with case studies and applying finance and accounting based lessons and concepts to real life situations. This opportunity gave the other freshmen in this picture and myself the opportunity to experience something that I feel is extremely important to the development of our professional careers.

This even, “Carifest” was an event that I was able to be help operate and run. This is a club that I joined earlier this year, and I became extremely comfortable with the people in that setting, and is the reason why I know so many people know. Joining the club gave me to opportunity to meet people like me and different from me who all have a similar goal in mind, and that goal is success. These people give me advice on things from making a schedule all the way to the best ways to study for exams. After some time, I joined the E-Board, and with that I handled the marketing for this event, and was able to successfully help host an event that was described as “Baruch’s littest party”.

I attended the General Interest Meeting for NABA@Baruch on September 7th with Mayer and Malik, where we learned about NABA and the perks we can get for becoming a part of the organization. During the first week of school, the three of us were bored and wandering around the school with no aim. Somehow, we found our way into BSU’s club room, where we met a lot of school people. We spent the first few club hours just hanging out, telling stories, laughing at jokes, and other things. Once we entered the room, we saw all the people we had met in that club room, and hung out until the presentation started. They also had food prepared and served to all of us, which was great, and afterward, everyone just introduced themselves to each other. I definitely enjoyed the environment, and I will definitely become a part of this club. They also helped me guide through blackboard and cuny first, and set goals for me by the end of this semester, and they’ve been helping me through the semester. Therefore, this will be my academic submission.