Category Archives: Introductions

A Little About Me

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Hey! So for starters, I preferred to be called Jess or Jessie. I find it weird being called ‘Jessica’. I feel like it doesn’t flow, but that’s just what I think.

Since my thoughts about me are all jumbled up and somewhat random, I’ll formulate some of it into bullets.

  • I love swimming. I was on the swim team throughout my high school life but I’m still contemplating joining the Baruch team though.
  • I love to eat. Nothing is better than a satisfactory meal!
  • I am a lefty. 🙂
  • I like to eat around the edges of my burger first, although I know there are no edges on burgers.
  • My favorite color is purple.
  • I like to shoot pool.
  • I love traveling, going to new places and seeing new things.

Baruch wasn’t my first choice on my list of colleges, but here I am. I was really looking forward to the full college experience and dorming life, but I guess staying in the city has its upsides as well. I love being out and I love the city and all of the lights, so maybe this experience will turn out greater than expected.

One of my best friends told me, I’m almost always either smiling or laughing and I guess it’s true. I’m looking forward to meeting the rest of you! Feel free to talk to me, I don’t bite 😀

Forever in the City

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During Spring Break!

My two nicknames: Annamal and Seababy. Ask me about the stories behind them!

I do not intend to major in anything business related, but yet here I am, at Baruch. I’m enjoying my time here so far though!

I’ve lived in Manhattan my whole life, building many childhood experiences and attending schools from elementary to college here. I couldn’t imagine myself living anywhere else but Manhattan, yet I haven’t really explored this place much. I hope to visit many intriguing places with this class and add them to my list of favorite places.

I am an Ultimate Frisbee player! Anyone else play? I’ve played since my sophomore year and have fallen in love with it. It makes me sad that Baruch doesn’t have an Ultimate Frisbee team because I would’ve loved to play in college. I proudly tell people that I ended my final season with my team by catching the last score in the last game of our high school career, laying out (sliding on the field on the front of your body to catch the Frisbee) in the process. Whenever I get sad about not playing anymore, I like to re-live great moments like this in my head!

Our next four years of college experience will definitely be different than that of our friends who dorm. Hopefully this will be a good kind of “different”!

Bring It On.

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I am always hungry; as I type, I am hungry. Recently, I have developed a particular fondness for chicken quesadillas. If you’re wondering, the best place to grab some quesadillas is at a contemporary, well-furnished spot in Brooklyn named Calexico. My initial encounter with the restaurant resulted from an excruciatingly long bike ride on a rather chilly day.
I love riding my five-year-old, bright green mountain bike; her name is Kwendy (don’t ask) and she’s been there for me through thick and thin. I have yet to escort her on an official tour of Baruch. The time will come. I cannot possibly go four years without introducing her to the buildings, sidewalks, and people that have coalesced to define my new, bizarre world.
Lastly, I never spell thesaurus correctly (thank heavens for spell check), I would like to pursue a career in marketing, and I am intolerably outgoing. Cheers.

 

Go Bearcats!

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Hey everyone! My name is Camille Studer. What should I reveal about myself? Well, my family is from Switzerland and we speak Swiss German (which is a language that is only spoken, not written) at home. I currently live in Thornwood, NY- about an hour north of NYC and went to Westlake High School- GO WILDCATS!- Err, I mean Bearcats! 😛

I have taken my love for photography from simply taking pictures of scenery and people to merchandising products on a website. In general, I sell Juicy Couture jewelry and accessories (if anyone is interested!). As you get to know me, you will notice subtle hints that show my love for Juicy- for example my laptop case, bracelets, necklace, etc.

I am very excited to get to know all of you and learn about the Arts in New York City. And just in case this may come in handy sometime during the semester: My favorite color is green, I enjoy traveling the world, trying new kinds of food, and my dream is to move to Switzerland after college. 

I’d like to conclude simply with a few words to live by: “when life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile”.  😀

RAWR it’s Ray

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Hi.
Raymond Intro
My name is Raymond and I go to Baruch College. I live in Queens, but I’m dorming in Manhattan for an easier commute. I have to say, my experience at Baruch has been quite interesting so far. It has only been a week and I have four great years ahead of me. Living alone isn’t quite difficult except for the meals. I have never learned how to cook and can only make the basic essentials to survive such as sandwiches. Hopefully, this experience will help me become more independent and prepare me for the future.

I believe that studying is very crucial to the success of a student. However, having fun is also necessary to complete the college experience. Work hard, party harder.

#startuplife

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Presenting the business plan to judges at the JANY Business Plan Competition held at NASDAQ OMX (http://www.jany.org/programs/business-plan-competition.shtml)

My uncle once told me to always aim high and work even harder. His story of how he endured many hardship, came to America, and started his own business inspired me to pursue the business field. Like the countless immigrants who came before him, he arrived in Elmhurst, New York without anything except an idea.

During high school, I learned as much as I could about business, I spent my summers working at the marketing team of NTD Television, garnering sponsors and investors. To better understand how a start-up company runs, I interned at CityMaps, making interactive “mall map” of cities this summer and worked closely with the engineers and directors. Eventually, I’ll run my own start-up.

Aside from all the business-related things, I dabble in a little cooking. I’ll admit it, I’m a foodie.

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   Hello.

That’s me in London outside the Royal National Theatre before show time. I met up in merry ol’ England with a bunch of friends from grad school who teach in the UK and Ireland.

Yep. I go to the theatre a lot, and really like to travel. I’m from New York—grew up in Bayside, Queens, then Great Neck, Long Island, and now reside in Manhattan. My family has deep ties to Little Italy downtown, where my father grew up and grandparents ran a bar and restaurant on Mulberry Street. The old neighborhood holds special place in my life because I spent so much time there as a child. The taste of homemade pasta always reminds of my grandmother’s cooking.

My home here at Baruch is the Fine and Performing Arts Department. I delight in being a theatre professor because I’m living my dream to study and teach the arts and culture. I can’t imagine doing anything else. Well, I do enjoy other things. Swimming is one. Outdoor activities are another. I follow sports, especially baseball. Go Yankees! My summer realty TV addition was the dance competition So You Think You Can Dance. Something else I can share is that I’m a vegetarian. I do eat diary but no meat or fish. Of course, I indulge in the junky side of eating. Anyone for Cheez-Its?

A little bit about Jill, your lovely ITF!

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Hmm … what can I tell you about myself?  This is my third year as an ITF at Baruch, and I love working here with you all!  I’m doing a PhD in English at the CUNY Graduate Center.  I have been playing violin since I was two years old, and currently play with the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra.  I played ice-hockey (right wing) in college.  I shamefully admit to watching ‘Gossip Girl’ and even more shamefully admit to liking it!  I am addicted to Thai food (the spicier, the better!) and yoga.  And yes, I love to smile, as you can tell …

I’m so excited that you’ve made it onto our course site … woohoo!!!

Throughout the semester I’ll be providing you with tutorials of some basic functions as well as more advanced tips & suggestions for getting the most out of your work with ePortfolios.  You can always check the ITF Help section to view all of my posts in one place.

I look forward to getting to know all of you as the semester continues.  Please do come visit me during my regular office hours (Mondays, 2-5pm in the Honors Lounge, Room 308 137 E. 25th Street – the building to the left of the library if you are facing it) or e-mail me (jill.belli@baruch.cuny.edu) with any questions/concerns, or just to say hi  🙂

Introductions; How to add images to posts

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In order to start exploring the site and getting comfortable with posting/adding media, please make sure to create an initial post that introduces yourself to the class.  Tell us a bit about yourself … what are your interests, hobbies, desires?  Share some photos of you (you can either pull a photo from the web if you have one up there, upload one from your computer, or … you can even take one with photoshop right now!) and your family, friends, neighborhood, etc.

Your Professor and I will make Introductory posts too, so you can get to know us a bit better as well.  Browse through everyone’s posts (if you choose the “Introductions” category for the right side of the homepage, you will be taken to all of these posts) and drop comments to get some conversation going!

Here’s a quick tutorial about how to do add images:

*Make sure that you resize all of your photos before uploading them to our course site.  You can find easy instructions for doing so here.

1.  When you decide you want to add an image to a post, click on the square button next to the right “Upload/Insert” at the top (if you scroll over it you will see that this is the “Add an Image” button).  Remember that your image will show up within the post wherever your cursor is when you click “Add Image.”  So if you want to insert the image in the middle of text, make sure to put it there.

2.  Click on “select files” (next to “Choose Files to Upload”).  If you are choosing a file from your computer, you can then browse for it (the same you would if you were uploading an attachment to an e-mail).

3.  Once you find the image you want, click “Select.”

4.  You can then re-title the image if you would like (to make it easier to manage/find later on) – if you wish, you can also add a “description” and “caption”

5.  At the bottom of the screen you can change the “alignment” and “size” of the image.

6.  Don’t forget to click “Insert into Post” (NOT “Save Changes”) at the bottom.  If you don’t click “Insert into Post,” it won’t show up in your post when you publish it.

7.  You can always click “Preview” before you click “Publish” to see what the post will like like after the images are added.

Remember, if you don’t like something, even after it is published, you can go back and change it (just click “Edit” and work away).  That’s the nice thing about blogs … you can keep revising 🙂