Recent grad Julia McAleavey shares guidance through this advice column for incoming students. A student with well-rounded experience, Julia earned a bachelor’s in advertising this spring. She transferred to Rowan her sophomore year, after another school wasn’t a great fit. While at Rowan she started as an exploratory studies major, unsure of what to major […]
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Success For All: Support Systems at Rowan and Where to Find Them
If your student has a documented disability, sending them to college without an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) may feel downright scary. Lisa Wilner, parent of a College of Education graduate student in the Higher Education program, wants to flip the script. “[Parents] need to understand that universities are not abandoning the IEP resources that your […]
Alumni Success: Julia Lechner, From NJ to LA
Julia Lechner is a Journalism graduate of the 2009 class from Pitman, NJ (Gloucester County). She reported for the Courier Post while she was still an undergraduate along with DJing for Rowan Radio and being the school mascot, Whoo RU. She worked for E! News after she graduated and is currently a senior writer with […]
Being a Part of the ASCEND Community
Glassboro, NJ (Gloucester County) native Dyone Payne, a junior public relations major with minors in journalism and strategic communication, shares her experience with the ASCEND program. Transitioning from high school to college isn’t always as easy as everyone thinks it is. Thankfully, entering Rowan through the ASCEND program provided me the confidence say goodbye to […]
#PROFspective: Writing Arts Major Kaitlyn Gaffney
Today, we speak with Kaitlyn Gaffney, a junior writing arts major from Denville (Morris County), NJ, who lives on campus in the Whitney Center. Kaitlyn will share her #PROFspective with us on what it’s like to be a Rowan University student and how she’s getting the most out of her college experience as a Rowan […]
Welcome Back! How to Spend Your First Week of Spring Semester the Right Way
Well Rowan students, it is time to get back into the groove of things. Hopefully you’re well rested from the long (yet so short) winter break, and ready to dive head first into that daily routine of classes, work, hanging with college friends and enjoying all Rowan has to offer. Getting back on schedule is […]
#PROFspective: Business Management and Entrepreneurship Major Alexia Thorpe
Today, we speak with Alexia Thorpe, a freshman business management and entrepreneurship major from Lawrence (Mercer County), NJ, who lives on campus in Mimosa Hall. Alexia will share her #PROFspective with us on what it’s like to be a Rowan University student and how she’s getting the most out of her college experience as a […]
Rowan Community Dishes About the Tutoring Center
In my previous post “Tutoring Center Helps Students Boost GPA” I talked about the benefits of using tutoring services. But this time, I decided to investigate deeper, and ask the Rowan community to share their thoughts about the tutoring center. Here is what they have to say: Sean Hendricks, Director of the Office of Academic […]
