Category Archives: Learning Community: Emotions 101

Student Profile: Ruth Flores

An item that has a very special meaning to me is my engagement ring. This ring means a lot to me because it demonstrates the love between my fiancé and I. Everything about this ring is special especially the proposal. … Continue reading

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Student Profile: Sam Castro

To me body building has been my foundation for the past 10 years. The gym is the one place that I can walk into with confidence knowing that I am great at something. I love bodybuilding because no matter where … Continue reading

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Student Profile: Daniel Lai

My keys and key chain brings back old memories. It shows my childhood, my first time to many things, and how much I have grown ever since. The first time I acquired my keys were during a trip when I … Continue reading

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Student Profile: Reem Flifel

My drawings folder is really important to me, along with my drawing kit, so if I’m going to a different place for about three days or more, I have to get them with me so I could look back at … Continue reading

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Learning Communities: Student Profiles

In this series, students will post a short piece of writing about a personal item that either offers a sense of identity and/or helps them feel more secure as they define their identify as new students at New York City College … Continue reading

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“How To Be Emotionally Intelligent” by Daniel Goleman (New York Times)

Here is a link to Daniel Goleman’s essay about important factors of “emotional intelligence” cultivated not just by college freshmen by the world’s most successful corporate leaders.  Read the whole article “How to Be Emotionally Intelligent”  in the New York … Continue reading

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Post Your Student Profile!

In today’s class, we read the New York Times photo essay about students new to school. You also wrote your own reflections on items that have relevance right now for you and for your identity as you progress through this year … Continue reading

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