Freshman Seminar Fall 17 EWB

Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

 

I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the World War l exhibit. There I followed a tour guide where went in order of time. From pre-war to war time to post war. In the pre-war exhibit we were shown the things that led up to the war and the propaganda that flared it up in the first place. We than went onto the war time. There we saw the the military tactics such as new ways of using trenches and even the materials and weapons that were used during war. Here we also saw more posters that stayed supporting the war effort. After, we than went out to post war. We saw many images and less documents about the consequences and the aftermath of going to war. During this whole tour, I was taking down notes for an extra credit assignment for U.S History. Thanks you for reading.

My visit to Hillel

I wasn’t able to attend a workshop because of my on-going work and doctor visit schedule, so I visited a club again. I forgot to take pictures but I visited Hillel club because a lot of my older friends told me it was a nice place to hangout at. I came, they asked me if I was Jewish, I lied and told them I was, and they gave me a water bottle. Overall it was a 10/10 experience.

The Met

This image requires alt text, but the alt text is currently blank. Either add alt text or mark the image as decorative.For this blog post I went to the Met. Even though I’ve been living in NYC all my life, shockingly, I’ve never actually been to the met and it was a relatively new experience for me. I got lost a bunch of times and had to ask like 10 different workers for directions to a specific exhibit. After 45 minutes of wandering I finally found it. The place is really nice the infrastructure and all is very aesthetic. It was a good learning experience because it contained all the worlds history in one place. Admission is donation based and I would definitely recommend that everyone should go once and experience it.

SACC Session

For this blog post, I decided to go to an academic workshop. I went online and scheduled an appointment for a math tutoring session. I arrived to my appointment to find out that there is someone else joining me for the session. I didn’t mind having another student there as my tutor gave us equal attention. We went over my test that I recently took. My tutor not only did the problems with me but she also helped me understand my mistakes on the test. After that, we started going over the new material I learned in class. She helped me understand the new concepts that were taught in class, and I feel confident with the material now. Overall, I had a great experience at SACC and advise all students to use this office for any math problems.

The MET Museum

For our Fro Blog we attended the Mets museum. We also attended it for a history assignment due soon. Entering the Mets was cheat, we had to make a small donation. Afterwards we explored the museum and saw a variety of beautiful structures. Our overall goal was to find this World War 1 exhibit. W got lost a bunch of times and asked about 10 workers for directions. Overall, it was a fun experience but the Mets was really huge and the map was no help!

Women in Business GIM

On Thursday I attended the Women in Business General Interest Meeting. It was great to see so many girls of the same major as me. I expected the club to revolve around networking, but the club leaders discussed some fun events, such as volunteering and a fashion show. They also talked about open leadership positions, which seem like a lot of work. The club, in general, seems to require a lot of commitment. Everyone there was incredibly friendly and welcoming, so I think I’ll join as a club member.

Model UN

I decided to visit Model UN information session. In high school, I was a part of the Model UN club for all four years. In general, I feel like this club in particular is one that is honorable and should be taken advantage of. Indeed, I look forward to joining this club. Involving myself with Model UN can ultimately grant me opportunities to work with diverse students, further allowing myself to communicate with people who have the same interests as me. When I went to check model UN out,  I noticed the room was very diverse. The group of people in this club seemed to be older than me. Everyone spoke in a dignified manner, and had showed respect for one another.

I hope to acquire an open minded mentality. Indeed openness is crucial when it comes to learning new things, interacting with new people, and embarking in plenty of experiences. I can tell that this club will benefit me in so many ways. I strive to be an individual who embodies leadership skills, communication skills, and competence. At the same time, this club requires dedication. Besides staying on campus for extra hours, I would need to spend time outside the club in order to prepare for debates, discussions, and presentations.
Raisa Choudhury

Vietnamese Student Association & E-Sports Club

My experience at the club event was great. I visited the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) in the first week and this week I went to the E-Sports Club’s first GIM. During both GIM’s, we did icebreakers which were a bit awkward but regardless, I was able to meet new people and learn about club activities. Both GIM’s completely filled the room with people, so it was exciting to see all these new potential friendships to be made. The leaders/executive members of both clubs were very friendly and outgoing. I also hung around the first floor, where there was music being played and there was actually quite an amount of people which I did not expect. Overall, the event showed me how Baruch can be more than just a go-to-school-and-go-home school and how getting involved can better my student experience.

Caribbean students association

The club I chose to sit in on was the Caribbean Students Association, and not because I myself am of Caribbean decent, but rather it seemed like the friendliest atmosphere with not too many members. At first site I thought the club was going to be about vacationing since most of the artwork was of beaches and resort themed graphics, but rather it was really oriented on students with Caribbean decent and the culture of the area (never judge a book by its cover). The club members were extremely friendly and most of the meeting was getting to know everyone and their backgrounds and sharing stories with one another. I would recommend this club to anyone that has Caribbean background and can connect with that, however as a Caucasian male I did feel a bit out of place since I myself do not share any of the background the other students did. All in all, it’s a great club if you can connect to the background but if you are not Caribbean I suggest finding another club to get integrated in.

 

My Experience at Alpha Kappa Psi GIM#1

Last Tuesday I attended the first Alpha Kappa Psi general informational meeting in an effort to try to expand my social circle and learn more about the fraternity itself. After sitting through the opening presentation, the brothers of the fraternity established themselves as ambitious, hopeful, and already successful individuals in the minds of many in the audience—or at least me—and they attributed much of the development of these traits to their role and efforts within the fraternity.

One could easily notice that Alpha Kappa Psi’s demographic at Baruch College largely consists of Asian/Asian-American students despite Alpha Kappa Psi not officially recognized as a club or fraternity/sorority that specifically caters towards individuals of Asian descent. Those who are familiar with Alpha Kappa Psi’s history would find this ironic due to its initial restrictive policies in regards to who was accepted; who were solely Christian males of the Caucasian race up until 1950. As an individual who attended school in a township where the Asian demographic is marginally higher than Baruch College’s, and as an individual who even had participated in clubs in which the purpose was to represent Asian-American culture, I still was quite astonished by the disproportionality in comparison to Baruch College’s demographic.

The purpose of that statement is not to suggest in any way that it is an issue of any sort or that I was bothered by this in any way; rather, it was to note that I was simply surprised by the lack of diversity in this specific fraternity. One could easily say the same thing about the disproportionate amount of African-Americans on the basketball teams at my former High School, yet some may expect it due to that similar disproportionality being depicted in the professional basketball leagues. Ultimately, I conclude that this feeling of surprise came from my lack of both familiarity and knowledge of student clubs/organizations at Baruch College, due to it being my first-semester.

I forgot to take a picture. My bad.