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RU Student Executive (RUSE) Program

Message from the RUSE Director

Dear Prospective RUSE Students:
I am excited to meet the sixth Rutgers University Student Executive (RUSE) class! 

This program is sponsored by the Rutgers School of Business–Camden, and we are looking forward to hosting you on our beautiful campus. The RUSE program introduces business and entrepreneurship to all Rutgers–Camden undergraduate students AND 10th, 11th, and 12th grade  high school students New Jersey and Philadelphia.  

For nine (9) weeks, a seminar facilitator will teach a core business topic each week and RUSE participants will work in their respective teams to create their original business idea and business plan to compete in the end-of-program entrepreneurship pitch competition for a chance to win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place cash prizes! RUSE participants who win an award and meet other program criteria will earn a RUSE Foundations of Entrepreneurship Badge. Finally, the program features an informational seminar with a local organization.

Here’s a short video about the 2024 RUSE cohort.

The 2024 RUSE program was also featured in a Rutgers–Camden News article, Ruse: Transforming Young Lives through Enrepreneurship.

We look forward to seeing you in the RUSE program and much success to you!

Sincerely,
Dr. Oscar Holmes IV

Program Eligibility

The program is open to all Rutgers–Camden undergraduate students AND 10th, 11th, and 12th grade high school students in New Jersey and Philadelphia.

Application

Deadline to Apply: November 30, 2024
Admission decisions will be made on a rolling basis so students are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible. To apply:

  • Submit the Application Form.
  • Provide a transcript (an unofficial copy is sufficient). 
  • High School Applicants ONLY: Submit one (1) completed electronic RUSE Recommendation Form. Current RSBC students are NOT required to submit a recommendation. 

Program Agenda

Program Start: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Program End: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Program Day: Every Tuesday
Program Hours: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM 
Location: In-Person at the Rutgers School of Business–Camden
Program Cost: FREE for admitted RUSE Students

RUSE 2024 Undergraduate Winners

RUSE 2024 High School Winners

For more information about the RUSE Program contact:

Dr. Oscar Holmes IV RUSE Program Director BSB Room 332
(856) 225-6593
ru-se@camden.rutgers.edu

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BLDP Executive Shadowing Application v2

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If I am chosen and matched with an executive, I will follow through and prepare a one-page report giving honest feedback about the experience. The written summary is due by the start of the next semester. By typing my name in the box to the right I am offering my digital signature in lieu of my handwritten signature.

After the shadowing event, I will write a personal thank you letter to the executive and copy Dr. Kaufman-Scarborough and Ms. Bridget Britton for their records. By typing my name in the box to the right I am offering my digital signature in lieu of my handwritten signature.

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After notified of a match, students are responsible for providing personal information to the matched executive (e.g., current resume and cover letter with information on career ambitions). The information on this application is for internal use only, for us to match you as well as possible with and executive from among our alumni database.

BLDP Application

The Spring 2023 Application is now open! 

Priority will be given to applications received by November 18. Applications are accepted until all seats are filled. Space is limited, so apply early!

The seminar application process is our gateway for entry into the program. Upon acceptance into BLDP, students will be emailed their acceptance letter plus a special permission number allowing registration for the BLDP seminar.

Requirements

Seminar applications are solicited each semester and require the following:

  1. Completed application form (at the bottom of this page),
  2. For students with GPA 3.0 – 3.49, two (2) letters of recommendation (one academic; one other)

Rutgers-Camden students are invited to apply to apply for enrollment in the BLDP seminar. All applicants are expected to meet both of the following selection criteria:  (1) have sophomore standing or above and (2) have an overall GPA of 3.0 or above. First-semester transfer students will be evaluated based on their GPA earned at Rutgers. Students who fail to meet these admission criteria may still be allowed to apply for (and possibly enroll in) the BLDP seminar, but they will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

The director balances evaluations to make final decisions on people accepted for the seminar (up to a maximum of 15-20 each semester).

Students who are admitted to the BDLP are required to adopt the BLDP Code of Conduct. A signed contract is required from each student.

Students may count activities toward “leadership units” that were initiated prior to taking a seminar, as long as those activities occured primarily during their enrollment in their academic program.

Application for Admission to BLDP Seminar

Applications for the BLDP Seminar will be ongoing until class is filled.

BLDP Program Application

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