Aman Dharani 

For my First Enrichment workshop of the year, I chose to go to one of the Team Baruch Interest Meetings, fulfilling my Student Life requirement. I chose this event out of them all because this is one that interests me the most, as I’d be able to impact and help the most people while growing as a leader myself. I learned so many new things at the meeting, such as the fact that Team Baruch consists of FYS Peer Mentors, Orientation Leaders, Success Network Mentors, etc. You eventually realize that these Team members are responsible for a lot of our opportunities as Freshman at Baruch and are basically the backbone of operations for First-Year Students. I was able to learn a lot about the application process and how there is an interview as well, which is something I’ll be sure to prep myself beforehand for. The meeting leaders dove into how being apart of Team Baruch can drastically improve your social skills, networking, and leadership abilities. All of these are skills that you need in the real world and there is no better way to develop them than alongside your peers. We also got to sit before a panel of current Team Baruch mentors which was perhaps the best and most informative part of the event. I got to learn that members are just ordinary students like myself who blossom into beneficial members of society. They answered tons of questions for us and provided us with information about interviews and events. One of my favorite things about Team Baruch is that once you get in one year, you don’t have to apply again the following year. “Once a Team Baruch member, always a Team Baruch member” is something that really stuck with me throughout the meeting. The saying showcases that not only do you stay as a unit throughout your college career, but you also stay a growing and helping member of society as the skills you develop stick with you throughout your whole life.

Pictured on the left is the Powerpoint part of the event where we got information, and on the right is the panel of Team Baruch members standing in front of the screen giving us first-hand experiences,