BizEd Program
The BizEd Program is a six-week program where Rutgers School of Business–Camden faculty and students go to partner high schools to teach business lessons to high school business students.
Current Partner Schools
- Camden County Technical School-Gloucester Township Campus
- Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken Campus
- Timber Creek High School
- UrbanPromise
- Williamstown High School
Program Launch: Fall 2021
Meet Our BizEd Ambassadors
Name: Jordan Adhiambo
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Major: Accounting
Career Goal: Accountant
Lesson Topic: Freedom Through Ownership
Why I Chose to Attend RSBC: I chose to attend RSBC because Rutgers is a world-class university well known for its excellence in academics. Another draw was the small college size of Rutgers-Camden, which allows for more focused learning in the classroom and more opportunities outside of it.
Name: Cristian De Los Santos
Hometown: Williamstown, NJ
Major: Accounting, Management
Career Goal: C-Suite Executive
Why I Chose to Attend RSBC: I chose Rutgers-Camden because it offered the opportunity to receive a prestigious education in a close-knit community that always has the student’s best interest in mind.
Name: Shakeena Figueroa
Hometown: Galloway, NJ
Major(s): Finance & Management
Career Goal: Finance Advisor at Top 10 Finance company
Lesson Topic: Personal Finance
Why I Choose to Attend RSBC: Rutgers is a great school and well known for academics. It offers a lot of opportunities that will be beneficial in my career. Also, black and red are my favorite colors too.
Name: Georgios Lazaropoulos
Hometown: Marlton, NJ
Majors: Economics, Business Management
Career Goal: Business Owner in Logistics Field
Lesson Topic: Resume Building, Logistics and strategy, Time Management
Why I Chose to Attend RSBC: I always dreamed of working in the corporate field especially in the Logistics industry. I chose RSBC because of the diversity that exists in the program and because I will be able to enhance my public speaking skills while hopefully helping other younger individuals carve a better idea for their future.
Name: Taylore Owens
Hometown: Bordentown, NJ
Major: Marketing
Career Goal: CEO of a Non-profit Start-up Organization
Lesson Topic: How to Use Social Media to Market Your Brand
Why I Chose to Attend RSBC: I chose RSBC because juggling academics as a mother, I appreciate the smaller campus, easy commute and relationship with faculty. RSBC offers phenomenal programs such as BLDP and BizEd that which align with the leadership skills that I am looking to develop.
Name: Jayna Randolph
Hometown: Mount Vernon, NY
Major: Marketing & Management
Career Goal: Vice President of Sales at Major Marketing or Manufacturing Firm
Lesson Topic: Marketing Yourself in the Business World
Why I Chose To Attend RSBC: I decided to attend RSBC because it offered me the ideal distance from home while also being a smaller campus with focus on students and their individual academic success.
Name: Emanuel Rodriguez
Hometown: Camden, NJ
Major(s): Accounting & Finance
Career Goal: Become an Accounting Professor
Lesson Topic: How to Master the Interview
Why You Chose to Attend RSBC: As a high school student, I participated in many Rutgers programs, such as the BizEd, Rutgers Future Scholars, and RU Student Executive programs (RUSE). While attending these programs, I saw that the business school professors were amazing mentors that I could look up to and easily learn from. As a result, I chose to go to RSBC because I wanted to be in an environment where I could learn effectively.
For more information about the BizEd Program contact:
Dr. Oscar Holmes IV
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs
BSB Room 332
(856) 225-6593
Oscar.HolmesIV@rutgers.edu
