2024 Winter Commencement

Born and raised in a rural village in India, Rowan College at Burlington County student Bhagyasree Barman had few life paths to choose from. 

Would she become a school teacher, where her salary topped off at $40 a month, or settle down with a husband and grow a family?

As a kid, Paul dreamed of building stadiums big enough for the National Football League. He enrolled at RCBC as a construction management major, pivoting to engineering later. 

A semester in, it dawned on him that this experience would pale compared to high school.

Criminal justice has always been his passion - influenced heavily by his mother, a lawyer. Late in his high school career, it was time for Alexander to pursue that passion for real. 

However, he wasn’t sure if university was what he wanted to do. Following his father, he took online classes at RCBC. One stood out for him in particular.