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Musician finds light in the dark through d/Deaf culture education at RCBC

As a seasoned pianist and music educator, the very last thing Kristy Whilden expected was to lose her hearing. Whilden was a music and piano teacher for ten years before receiving a shocking prognosis in 2014, which informed her that she was beginning to develop progressive sensorineural hearing loss.

Since piano had been her primary outlet for self-expression for the majority of her life, the musician spiraled into fear that she was about to lose her love and outlet in music forever. 

RCBC students can get RECWELL at new fitness center

As the end of spring semester approaches and deadlines and exams naturally cause a spike in daily tension, students wanting to burn off some of their stress can make use of RCBC’s new RECWELL Center opening later this month in the Student Success Center on the Mount Laurel, New Jersey campus. 

The brand-new recreation and wellness room will soon become a hub for circuit training sessions, including a variety of group instruction classes led by RCBC’s student wellness coordinator, Shannon Violetti.

RCBC Student Earns Civility Award for Community Activism

New Jersey native and Rowan College at Burlington County student, Boaz Matlack, earned the Civility Award for his honorable work as an activist fighting for equal rights among all individuals. 

At the age of four, Boaz Matlack was adopted into an Irish Catholic family from Medford and was raised in a family that demonstrated liberal beliefs. Unfortunately, growing up in a neighborhood that lacked diversity made schooling difficult at times. It was in middle school where he first became aware of academic discrimination being taught in class. 

Bashful no more, 2023 President’s Award winner finds the courage within

As a youngster, Riverside native, and RCBC nursing student, Taylor Fritz recalls the common after-work chatter between her parents, both EMTs at the time, and now, the everyday conversations with her sister center around her job as a patient care technician. It was almost prescribed that she too would enter into a career in healthcare. 

RCBC graduate makes great strides in science, business and life

If ever there was a Renaissance student graduating from Rowan College at Burlington County, Sarah Heil encapsulates that role in stride. Heil is a member of several honors societies on campus, pursues personal scientific research and even beekeeping, all while balancing an art business and a full-time job as a classroom behavioral analyst and aide. Not only that, but she’s also maintained a perfect 4.0 throughout her academic career at the college, which earned her recognition as a 2023 President’s Award winner.

RCBC student, veteran and entrepreneur uses positivity to overcome discrimination

Anthony Jones has been all over the world and even out on the street. He’s been in literal wars and uses positivity to overcome the discrimination he’s faced as a Black man and veteran who transitioned to civilian life. With the help of his girlfriend, Shavone Warren (who introduces herself as his No. 1 fan), Anthony, or  A.J., has found his place at Rowan College at Burlington County as a serial entrepreneur and an older student who challenges his instructors and mentors the younger students in his class. In each role, A.J.