BizEd Comes to Camden

The Rutgers University School of Business at Camden and Holman Automotive will provide 25 high school students with a singular summer program designed to give them an intensive introduction to collegiate business education, and show that business is both fun and exciting.

During July 7 to 17, "BizEd" will provide outstanding high school students from Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties with a forum for lively discussions and an assortment of interactive activities specially designed to spark creativity, develop decision-making skills and reinforce the concept that the business world offers a host of exciting and profitable career opportunities. "BizEd: A Leadership Program For High School Students," sponsored by Holman Automotive, will be conducted at the Rutgers University School of Business at Camden.

Students will work closely with Rutgers instructors to examine the disciplines of accounting, marketing, finance, and management, and learn the role that technology plays in business. They will interact with leading area executives who will offer career guidance and provide up-to-the-minute insights regarding current job, business and economic trends.

The high school students also will travel to major businesses in southern New Jersey to experience firsthand the realities of business practice and the relationship between classroom theory and real-world application.

"Holman Automotive is all about helping people move closer to their goals," says Mindy Holman, president of Holman Enterprises. "We're pleased to support BizEd at Rutgers-Camden. This program is a unique learning experience that will show the outstanding students chosen to participate that the business world is fun and exciting."

Students will graduate from BizEd during a special ceremony at Rutgers-Camden on Thursday, July 17. Upon completing the program, each student will receive certification of his or her participation. Milton Leontiades, dean of the Rutgers-Camden business school, believes that the BizEd students will enjoy a competitive advantage.

"Anyone who can demonstrate that she or he can grasp classroom theory and then apply those insights to the challenges of the business world will always be in demand," says Leontiades. "This program provides a balanced view of business education that is lacking in most of the nation's high schools. Children are graduating into an economy that demands much, much more of them than their parents encountered upon leaving high school. BizEd is a creative way to better prepare teenagers for success in college and throughout their lives.

"Make no mistake: this initiative serves the business community as much as it does these students."

The following students have been selected by their high schools to participate in BizEd:

CHERRY HILL HIGH SCHOOL EAST: Natalie Gabay, Derek Platt

CHERRY HILL HIGH SCHOOL WEST: Kirsten Farkas, Steve Lichtenberger

CINNAMINSON HIGH SCHOOL: Emily Gertie, Gregory White

COLLINGSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: Phung Bach (Woodlynne), Ryan Smith

EASTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: Christina Wood (Voorhees)

GLOUCESTER CITY HIGH SCHOOL: James McHugh

HADDON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL: Bryan Aldeghi, Amanda Sekerke

HADDON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL: Katelynn Reilley, Stefanie Soper

HIGHLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL: James Boulden (Laurel Springs), Gary Heckler (Laurel Springs)

LINDENWOLD HIGH SCHOOL: Kurt Daugherty

MOORESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL: Corinne Bostic

STERLING REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL: Mary Lynn Huston (Magnolia), Andrew Olivo (Magnolia)

WINSLOW HIGH SCHOOL: Ellen Ailfantis (Berlin), Phillip Green (Berlin)

WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL: Amber Heister

WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL: Derron Mitchell (Camden)

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Author: Press Release