Having attended your enrichment workshops, Blogs@Baruch will allow you to reflect on your experience. Blogs@Baruch is an online publishing and academic networking platform for the Baruch College community overseen by Baruch’s Center for Teaching and Learning. All incoming students will contribute to collaborative weblogs in order to build community inside and outside of the classroom, extend the opportunity for dialogue among seminar participants, and to gain an introduction to the implications of doing academic work on the Internet. On the first day of class, your Freshman Seminar Peer Mentors will review instructions on how to use Blogs@Baruch, how to develop and maintain a profile page on the system, and will also guide you through the three blog posts that will be required of all Freshman Seminar students. You will also receive instruction on best practices for developing a digital identity, and guidance on where to find support for your work with educational technology on campus.

Academic: Select an event or activity from the Academic Workshop section. Post a photo of yourself at the event or doing the activity. Embed your image in a blog post and then write a post that explains how and why the event or activity assisted you during your first semester at Baruch.
Career: Select an event or activity from the Career Workshop section. Students must register for STARRSearch and then RSVP to attend a specific event. Following the event or activity have the presenter sign the signature section of your handbook [p. 16]. Write a post that explains how the workshop helped you to explore your career goals and what additional resources will you use at Baruch College to help accomplish your career goals.

Student Life: Select an event or activity from the Student Life Enrichment Workshop section. Post a photo of yourself at the event or of yourself doing the activity. Embed your image in a blog post and then write a post that reflects on your impressions of the event or activity and how you plan to get involved.