LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Readers, First, I would like to welcome all of Baruch’s new and returning students to Campus! Second, I would like to congratulate all of you, new and returning students, on being Baruch students. I think that we do not celebrate our accomplishments enough, especially ones so great as attending college. Many of you are the first in your families to attend college, and all of you have overcome many obstacles to attend Baruch. Baruch College is an academically and holistically fulfilling and rewarding experience. To be accepted into this school deserves an additional congratulations. This will be my fourth year at Baruch, and still, from time to time, I am taken aback by all the great opportunities and resources that Baruch offers its students. I remember my first time as an Orientation Leader, a leader was listing everything that Baruch offers to a group of incoming freshmen. I thought to myself, “Baruch College can match any school with the quality and quantity of its resources and services.” As a Baruch College student, you can receive free mental health counselling, medical care, career development assistance, free Microsoft Office software, and so much more.There is far too much available to list in this brief letter. This magazine was first published four years ago by the Undergraduate Student Government. It was 20 pages then, and now it is over 60! Every year, this magazine is revised and published to assist incoming students transitioning into Baruch. It is an encyclopedia of all the resources Baruch College has to offer for one of its 18,000 students. Each year, we spend the entire summer updating the magazine in order to maintain its accuracy and usefulness to you, the student. Baruch College is always moving forward and so is this magazine. We as a Student Government will work our hardest to make your years at Baruch ones you look back on fondly. I hope you choose to stay for the ride.
Best,
Annie Sourbis President of The Undergraduate Student Government 2015-2016
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