Name: Shanice Branch
Current Profession/ Job Title: Development and Communications Manager
Current Place of Residence (City or Borough): Brooklyn, NY
Hometown or Place of Origin (prior to Rutgers): Brooklyn, NY
Class Year: 2014
Campus Affiliation: Camden
Rutgers School or College Affiliation(s): School of Business
Rutgers Degree(s)/Major(s): B.A. Business Management and Marketing
Favorite Place to eat on campus: FRIENDS cafe
Give us one word to describe your Rutgers experience?: Enlightening
What is one thing you learned at Rutgers that has helped prepare you post-graduation professionally or personally?: Internships and learning to ask for help when you need is something I learned at RU.
What is a part of your identity that you discovered while at RU (passion for something, political beliefs, etc)?: I learned who I am as person, a stronger belief in my values morals and traditions I learned to be more confident in my self and those beliefs. I also learned the positive impact my friends and family had on my life.
How has your Rutgers education or network help get you where you are today?: I would say the connections I made and what I learned in the courses I took really helped prepare me for the real world.
If you could share one piece of advice with a current freshman, what would it be?: Don’t rush to finish school, enjoy your time in college it will be one of the best experiences of your life. Once you graduate the real world sucks.
Final thoughts or reflections?: “To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” – Theodore Roosevelt