#profspective

"I think that the best decision I have ever made was to change my career path. I was originally was majoring in chemical engineering because, all through high school, I was the smart girl. I graduated salutatorian, and I felt like that is what you do when graduate at the top of your class: you go into engineering, you make inventions that will change the world...But I have actually always wanted to be a teacher my entire life. So I got up one day, and I really thought about it and decided to change my major. So now I am working on my bachelors in chemistry and continuing on with a masters in STEM education."

"It helps that we are not just Cookie Munches, we are Cassie and Brandon, former Rowan students and alumni chasing our dream. That mainly is because of our Youtube Channel, where we show the behind-the-scenes of starting the business. So we put a story to it, we put our faces to it, and that helps people connect with us." 

“Over these past two years, this place has become my home away from home. Rowan University has given me the opportunity to express, embrace, and love myself for who I am. I want all students to be able to have that same great experience. I'm truly proud of my ‘Boro home.”

“Starting out, I did not do a lot. But I joined SUP, and that helped me break out of my shell and comfort zone.” 

“Outside of school, I’m involved in mentor programs. First Star Academy is a program that allows me to work with foster children and kids of poverty, which is something I’m extremely passionate about. I also work with a scholarship foundation called the Give Something Back Foundation, which provides scholarships and mentoring to help lower-income students make higher education a reality. This past summer, all of my kids received scholarships, so that’s something I’m very proud of.”