Hi there.

Let me begin with the requirements. I am an accounting major student, lower senior, and I have never taken a Journalism class. Last semester when figuring out what classes I needed to register for in order to graduate, I found out that I needed extra liberal arts classes. I either had to take four 3 credit classes, or 2 three credit and 1 four credit. This class was probably the only four credit elective that I found in Baruch College. I thought about it for a couple of weeks and finally decided that I was ready to put myself through the challenge. I signed up for the course. So far, I love how this course intertwines business with liberal arts.

The easiest thing for me to write about would be my summer. This was probably my busiest summer yet. I had an internship and took a summer class the entire summer.  The internship was with the Arts and Cultural department of the City Parks Foundation. I was the operations intern for SummerStage. SummerStage sets up free events in the parks around the five boroughs. The biggest stage, the one that most people know about, is at Central Park, but SummerStage also has events in other parks around the boroughs. Mostly, these are parks in neighborhoods where people can’t afford to go to a ticketed live concert. The goal of this non-profit is to bring together communities through the help of New York City parks.

I entered the internship initially thinking that I’d just be cooped up in an office putting together Payment  Vouchers for the Operations Director, but that wasn’t exactly what was in store for me. I was able to partake in all the processes and hard work it takes to put together a music festival. I was able to reach out to local members of different communities. I was able to grow as a worker as well as an individual. Not only that, I was also given a chance to view these amazing concerts. Seeing all the elements being put together and knowing and being a part of so many details that go into the process was great.  Even though the main stressors of the organization calm down after the summer, there are still things to be done and battles to be won. I stayed to do some work for the fall season as well, and so I’m looking forward to see what else City Parks Foundation will bring my way. I also hope to be a blessing for the people that I work for and with.

Now that this college semester has started, I can write a little bit about my opinions of the classes. And the first that comes to mind is how refreshing this semester will be. I’m so used to taking all Zicklin courses, and now I’m only taking one with three liberal arts courses. It’s something that I have to get used to again because of how different the courses are set up. It really is an eye-opener when you’ve been in the business mindset for the past two or three semester. So many limitations of thinking. This will be fun. I’m excited to really start the semester.