This Wednesday, I attended a “Internship” Career Planning Workshop during my lunch break. The workshop started from 10:45 and ended at 12:00. But actually, it ended a little bit earlier. In the workshop, staff from the Starr Career Development Center explained different kinds of internship to us, such as paid intership, unpaid intership, and credit internship. Credit internship is an internship that you do not get paid, but you will get course credit for it. Actually, I am a little bit confuse about this one. But I know it has many requirements for application. After you decide what kind of internship you want, you should start researching in the SCDC webpage. There are many useful information within the website. Besides, the presented encouraged us to visit the SCDC office and talk to them for more information. During the workshop, she also mentioned resume, cover letter, and Thankyou letter. The day before, I went to the Resume Workshop. However, the participants were not very active, and not many students asked questions. That workshop ended an hour earlier than the origin ending time. Because I really attended the Resume Workshop, I could understand the presenter pretty well. Now I know a Thankyou letter is very important. But during the workshop, she did not show us an example of Thankyou letter. I wonder if I can find one on the SCDC website. I also got a free “Internship Manual” Instrution Book from the workshop. There were many useful information in the book, such as resume examples, successful dress, and establishing your network. The presenter also gave us some names of companies that offer intership or leadership programs. I will recommend this workshop to anyone who is interesting in having an internship.
Student Life-USG
Last tuesday, November 10,2009, i went to the workshop Student Life at room VC3-165. The workshop started at 12:30. I appreciated the host offered pizza and soda for us, because i was so hungry during that time. This workshop held in a big room, and many people came. Later on, i found out some people go away after ate pizza…i thought they were come for those pizza! but i still stay there. The host of this workshop is the officer of USG club- Undergraduate Student Government. The president of USG began to introduce something to us on the screen. I learned that USG serve to represent the common interest and voice of the student body at Baruch College. They showed us their website on the computer, and told us what events they have. I knew they have different event everyweek, such as game, meeting, party,etc. I think there’s a lot of fun in this club. The speaker told us that how important to attend the clubs, and we talked about the experiences when we attended any clubs. someone mentioned that they have bad experiences when they first time came to some clubs. After the president of USG speak, the members of USG began to talk about how to involved them. They told us how this club bulit up, and what they are going to do, what ’s their purpose for this club. They took about 1 hour to talked about USG and student life. after that, anyone can ask questions, and they answered clearly with patience. It also took a hour on the questions discuss. At the end of workshop, they gave us the sheet that we supposed to write how do we think about USG, and do we intereted in this? do we want join them? I think this workshop let me know a lot of things about student life at Baruch College! I learned a lot from it! 
Posted in Student Life.
– November 17, 2009
Last workshop
Finally, we finished all the workshop in this semester. The last workshop we attended is council man speech. He was a funny guy. He told us he was a gay and he didn’t think gay is different from other people. He said he work in White House office and he also serve for the first lady when Geroge W.Bush was a president. He said he was so surprise to accept the letter from the White House. The opportunity he had base on his experiences. He said if someone told you that you can’t do this or that thing, you should be reply ” I can do better than you ” and tried the best to do it. He claimed that all the people are equal. He also share his experiences to us and thought that he was a lucky man. He told us when we apply a job, they may ask some personal questions, he didn’t hide himself . He thought he’s no different from others, even that he can do better.
The workshop was finished, we learn a lot of thing beside college life. Workshop was important for student and we can receive more information from the workshop. After we finished the last one. We felt relax and happy. My friends and I realized that the first semester runs quickly. We will plan to select the next semester classes. We hope we can have the same class together because we are a group now. The last thing i want say is I am so happy to know you guys.
Posted in Global-Community Awareness.
– November 17, 2009
Involved in college life
On November 3,2009, my friends and I went to the workshop about how to involve in college life. There are a group of people talk about the advantages to join in the clubs and a lot of people talk about the problem they have and the situition they met. As we enter the room, it looks like a club. They show us the powerpoint, handout, and piza. These people are very nice. They shared they experience in the college and clubs,however, they tried to explain more details to us. Most of us are freshmen, someone talked about the financial problem, someone has the problems of the professor. They taught us how to do in these situtions. I would like to join the workshop like this. People can chat each other like friends and put problems on the table. The other way i like this workshop is they provied lunch for us. hahah.. workshop gives us a good opportunity to know people and to know our situition. We also can find the answer from it. Although I almost finish all the workshop, I am happy to get more information than before. People who listen to you and help you to figure out and to pave the way for the future.
Posted in Student Life.
– November 16, 2009
Student Life- Get involved with USG & Make things happen.
i attended this student life workshop located in the VC room 3-165 on november 11, 2009. the workshop is called Get involved with USG & Make things happen. USG students for undergraduate student government. the hosts were undergraduate students in this school. they offered pizzas and sodas for people who attend. The president of the USG talked about different types of committees and students can get involve in those things and actually make a difference. i have learned that USG has the power to distribute the school budget for clubs and organizations. They have many committees that they have discussions about the idea and then later decide by the senates in the USG. The Undergraduate Student Goverment really looks like Federal Government in some ways.
Both the USG and the Federal government have executive and legislative. the workshop was really helpful in a sense that student can really get involved in the school. Many officials of the USG talked about their experiences and how they were not into student life. After joining a club or two, they found the college experience is far more beyond what they expected. they were happier and noticed what their voice can do in committees. they suggested many helpful advises to us, like joining a club which can really help people improve their time management skills.
The workshop was really fun, many people that came to the workshop already knew the officials in the USG. Some just came for the free pizza and drinks, some was just there to hangout. i would recommend this workshop because it was informational and helpful.
Posted in Student Life, Uncategorized.
– November 15, 2009
20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
On Thursday, November 5th, I attended a workshop called “20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall”. It is very different than the other workshops I attended. I think it is very formal and it also serves some cookies and drinks. After I ate some, the presenters began to talk about this workshop. November 9, 2009 is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
This workshop covered many different departments, including professors from history, political science, and English. They showed us a documentary film about people living and working in Berlin explain how the fall of the Berlin Wall shapes their lives. The film is short, only about twenty minutes. But I was impressed by it. Through the film, I have learned that the Berlin Wall was built in 1961, which divided East Germany and West Germany. Because of this border, the large numbers of East Germans could no longer travel or emigrate to West Germany. Many families were split. In 1989, before the fall of the Berlin Wall, thousands of East Germans were excited to cross the border. After the fall of Berlin Wall, East Germany and West Germany were able to unit. After that, the presenters let us know the history by sharing their experiences in Germany. Also, a gentleman shared his experience about his early life in Germany. He said he remembered the day when the wall was built and how he escaped to America. Till today, thousands of people celebrate it because it symbolizes the freedom in Germany.
This workshop ended a little bit late, but most people stayed to the end. I think it is a good workshop that we can learn the history of the Berlin Wall. The fall of the Berlin Fall is pretty cool as I see from the film.
Posted in Global-Community Awareness.
– November 15, 2009
#6 blog Career Planning
On last Thursday,I went to the workshop called “Basic Interviewing.” and it talks about all the info of interview. It was an organized workshop because they showed us the power point about what they were trying to say and everything were completely in order. After attended the workshop, i had a great surprise about the content because i didn’t know some of the common mistakes that we would make during the interview. One of the mistakes is that we can’t dress black suit because black suit means that we attend the funeral. Another surprise is that we have to ask question at the last part of the interview because we have to show that we are interesting to their c0mpany and this is the way to express. The greatest surprise is the thank you letter, which we need to send different thank you letter to different interviewer. I would like to recommand people to attend this type of workshop because it is good for our future as a bussiness student. Ok, half semester went through, and i felt absolutely alone. It seems like we are living in different world, but it is not their problem. It is not used to be a problem for making new friend, but at this time i have no idea about why i can’t be a part of them. Maybe time can change us, and i would love this change. However, i still have my high school friend , whose spend on with me for my college life! THE MOST IMPORTING THINGS IN THIS SEMESTER!———>God bless me Plz, i don’t want to get a bad grade on any class.
Posted in Career Exploration.
– November 14, 2009
