Author: c.tartaglia

Today I went to the Whitney Museum and my experience was very interesting. The price to get into the museum was free because of Baruch so that was cool. The first thing I noticed was the big statue that was on some sort of chord hanging down the staircase which was pretty weird. however, I really enjoyed the vast variety the museum had ranging from pictures to articles to hand built pieces. that was very cool to see how different artists can really be.

Most of the art I saw there really didn’t remind me of art so to speak, it seemed as though some things were much more elaborate than others. they had a cool painting of a cheetah, along with a piece containing all different bike wheels from all different centuries which was very cool. The one piece of art that stood out was the moose head that was blue and black with what seemed to be one horn and a type of pipe you would find under your sink as the other horn. Along with an array of random things all placed together to form art. however, I liked how they left really no descriptions so it was up to you to form your own view of what the piece meant or what it was. Overall I enjoyed getting to learn about all the different types of art there were, along with how some artists interpret things differently than others.

 

This Thursday afternoon, I attended a Starr Career Workshop; in which a group of businessmen and women came to Baruch who currently work on wall street to discuss their backgrounds, development, and overall journey from when they were at Baruch to where they are now. This was a great experience to learn first hand advise form those who were in my shoes only a couple of years ago. They all had very unique backgrounds that showed no matter where you are from or what the circumstances might be, one can still prosper.

Darren Smith, one of the panelists started working from the age of 17 at a ups shop, delivering packages along with moving back and forth from Florida. he was a part-time student and had very little money to even attend school, yet pursued an education in finance at the age of 21 (when he came to Baruch) and now runs his own firm called Smith and Henzy that deals with financing home loans and private equity (multi-family credit bonds I believe, that meaning one of many takes he does as CEO of his company). It also really shined light upon what advantages Baruch has and what clubs helped the panelist purse their dream jobs in a very demanding and competitive field.

At my high school I never thought of joining a club nor did I really have any interest towards the clubs that were put forth. Here at baruch I was looking to get more involved into the social aspects that the school has to offer along with it matching some of my interests. To my surprise I found the Wall Street club that not only matched my interests but also be a good resource for my future here at baruch. At my first meeting that took place on Friday from 6-8pm the club discussed that they will be giving weekly presentations about the financial markets in whats currently going on in the news.

They also discussed that they will give by weekly educational seminars instructing excellent modeling and company evaluations. In addition, they also have a series of financial professionals from various banks talk about there cooperate culture and what they personally do at there job.  The executives of the club also discussed how they got there internship roles, what they did in those roles, and how we as fellow students at baruch can get the opportunity to receive an internship with one of the banks. Overall I enjoyed the club and can use it as a platform to forge new friendships and have opportunities to further seek my interests within major.