Author: a.patel6

By being in art history with professor Gail Levin, I, as well as most of you had the (mandatory) chance to visit the Museum of Jewish Heritage here in New York City, near Battery park.

I’ve visited many sites and museums around the city but this happened to be one which I’d never been to, so it was interesting to see. We had a tour guide take us around to some different areas of the museum. He was really informative. I liked seeing the photos of the victims from when they were all alive and happy – it was surreal. It made them seem like people, who had lives and families rather than mere statistics.

We were assigned some questions to answer based on what we saw at the exhibits, which I found distracted from the real experience, but then again it was a class trip, so it was expected. At least it wasn’t too long. Professor Levin herself gave a little presentation in front of a sculpture hanging on the wall.

There were so many areas of the museum which we didn’t get the chance to explore at all, so I’m considering going back to check those out. There was also a great view of the Statue of Liberty. One of the best parts of the trip was that we got to see a real holocaust survivor, who also happened to be a Baruch graduate.

Overall, I’d say that I much prefer visiting museums over attending regular class lectures. I think it was a creative and engaging way to relate art to history and to keep us entertained.

(I didn’t take a picture at the museum but I was there – you can ask)

So for this second blog post, I visited the Starr Career Development Center for aresumé review session. Well, technically I went because I want a job, but regardless, I found that it was a really informative session and I learned a lot.

When I first went in, I was a little intimidated, because everyone around me was in a suit or formal business attire, and I was dressed casually. Everyone looked so confident, while I was literally trying to be invisible. I signed in and sat down in the waiting area, for my name to be called.

By the way, in order to have your resumé reviewed, you need to bring a hard copy of it – it can’t be saved on your computer or anything. When they called my name, a friendly, very pregnant woman came out to greet me and bring me to her office.

We went in and she took a look at my resumé. I was nervous for some reason, even though it’s not like she was going to grade me for it. I was pleased to see that I had no reason to worry, because she didn’t make me feel bad for any mistakes on it. In fact, she made the entire experience really positive, where she told me what was good and what could be improved.

I was given a packet of information on resumés, with some templates and examples, too, which was really helpful for when I got home and tried to revise my resumé. Additionally, she provided a few websites for me too browse to find potential jobs and internships.

Overall, it was a pleasant experience, and I walked out feeling a lot better than when I came in. I think I’ll go back to the Starr center again one of these days, for some more tips.

 

Hi everyone, I’m Ayesha, and a freshman here at Baruch (like most of you). One of the first things I did here to explore student life at Baruch was go to the general interest meeting for Women in Business, or WIB. (You have to say the letters, not shorten it to ‘wib’ which rhymes with ‘bib.’ They were very clear about that).

I first heard about the club on convocation day, and was interested in it because I want to go into the business field when I get older (again, like most people here at Baruch).

At the meeting I learned about the core foundations of the organization, which include mentorship, meritocracy, and mobility. Women in Business focuses on enabling women to be successful in future careers in business by providing experience, tools, connections, etc. to help us succeed.

Everyone seemed to be really friendly, and I saw that the club is actually huge. There were a bunch of different committees which each focused on a specific designation of the club. For example, there was a committee for corporate relations and another one for marketing. They encouraged us to apply to whichever committees interested us the most, although no more than three. They even had some ice-breakers to get us all to talk to one another, and well, break the ice. Everyone hates them, but sometimes they’re fun.

As informational as the meeting was, there was also food, which I know is one of the biggest draws for college students, including myself. We indulged on pizza and had the opportunity to mingle and make some friends. It really felt like a community I might grow to love and learn from. Overall the meeting was very interesting and I’m glad I attended.