Erica Franklin
Erica Franklin
Experiential Learning Manager
(856) 242-5294
efranklin@rcbc.edu
Diana Boggs

Diana Boggs

Diana Boggs is currently a freshman at RCBC and majors in psychology. She is in the 3+1 program with hopes of earning her associate’s and bachelor’s degrees. After leaving RCBC,  Diana will attend Rowan University where she will be awarded a master’s degree. With these degrees, Diana would like to become a family therapist, with the hope to bring families back together. Diana knows the ups and downs of being in a family since her biological parents have been fostering and adopting children since she was eight years old. Diana wants to use her experience from service learning to continue to help others, gain more knowledge about communication, and learn more about various computer programs that she might need in the future.

Aislynn Fait

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Aislynn is currently in her freshman year at RCBC, where she majors in Liberal Arts. She is currently looking to achieve an Associate degree. Currently, she has no dream job but has experience in fashion and writing. A large part of her job in the Service Learning program is designing posters and helping others through volunteering. Aislynn enjoys helping others and making a difference in the world by working in the Food Pantry and helping with charity events around campus. Through the Service learning program, she has been able to reach a lot of students and people in need. She is incredibly passionate about helping animals as well, and hopes to host a charity event to help out a local animal shelter. The Service Learning program has given her the opportunity to do so much more than she had thought possible. She looks forward to continuing her work at RCBC and looks forward to the rest of her school life.

Rebekah Feinberg

Rebekah Feinberg

Rebekah is currently a junior at RCBC and a member of the 3 + 1 program. She has been a part of the Service-Learning Scholars program for 3 years. Since joining, she has accumulated over 300 hours of community service. In 2021, she graduated with an Associate’s in Science and was chosen for the President’s Award due to her 4.0 GPA as well as her community involvement. Rebekah was also awarded the prestigious Vincent J. Sollimo Foundation Scholarship for her undergraduate research regarding sanitation on Mars. This year, she is serving as our Alumni Trustee on RCBC’s Board of Trustees as well as our STEM student worker. After undergraduate, she plans to attend medical school, hopefully Cooper Med, in order to accomplish her dream of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon. The Service-Learning program has aided Rebekah in helping others and building lasting relationships in her community.

Marissa Hopkins

Marissa Hopkins

Marissa is a second-year student at RCBC who majors in Inclusive Education, part of RCBC's 3+1 program. After receiving her associate degree in Education and bachelor's degrees in Inclusive Education and Graphic design, she plans to pursue a master's in Social Work and Spanish. Marissa is passionate about serving the people and the community at large. She joined service learning in the fall 2021 semester, intending to help develop literacy initiatives for kids and families at RCBC and the community. She participates in their service-learning scholarship program. Through this program, she has had the opportunity to develop family bags at the RCBC food pantry to serve RCBC parents and families. Her time in service-learning has provided her many opportunities to plan community events, promote the importance of literacy, and participate in service projects on campus. Marissa is grateful for the chance to help make a difference in the community and enjoys her time in service-learning and working with her peers. Her scholarship program is constantly helping to challenge her, allows her to grow, and has taught her the importance of making a difference right where you are. 

Noah Lepek

Noah Lepek

Noah is currently in his last semester here at Rowan College at Burlington County and will be awarded an Associates degree in Political Science. Upon graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, he plans to attend law school to become a nationally accredited defense attorney. He has complete trust in the “equal justice under law” ideology and the basic anatomy and physiology of American jurisprudence. Participating in RCBC Service Learning will allow him to develop master communication skills, acquire collaboration opportunities, and make friendly connections with new, friendly faces. His ultimate goal in life is to make a difference in society and thereby improve the quality of life for others.

Karen Liu

Karen is part of the 3+1 Inclusive Education Program. She has a younger sister and a younger brother who she likes to annoy during her free time. Karen is a free soul and likes to go with the flow and never knew what to do in college. Her brother is her biggest supporter and the main reason why she decides to pursue a career in Education. Education has changed so much over the years and still, there is so much to improve on. Being an educator means you play a big role in a student's life and what you do can impact them in their ability to grow and learn as a student. Karen wants to better herself as a student, educator, and sister to help her brother reach his fullest potential. While on campus Karen is at the Food Pantry in the hope of better servicing the students who use this amazing resource. Being part of the team has led me to meet many amazing people and take part in events she didn't know about.

Mellany Martinatti

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Mellany is a freshman at RCBC with a major in Criminal Justice. She plans on transferring to a University and majoring in criminal justice with a minor in psychology. Mellany has a passion for learning and understanding different behaviors and helping those around her. She plans on pursuing a career where she can incorporate both criminal justice and psychology. In the beginning of her first semester at RCBC she became familiar with service learning and ever since Mellany was able to thrive and do what she is most passionate about through service learning.

Grace McGowan

Grace McGowan

Grace McGowan is currently a freshman at RCBC studying Chemistry. Grace became interested in service-learning when she was looking into opportunities for working and volunteering at RCBC. Since starting at the food pantry, Grace has found a love for helping those around campus and keeping the pantry organized and cleaned. Grace plans to continue her education at Rowan University and minor in Biology. From there she plans to explore any career in the STEM area involving Chemistry or Biology.

Nazur Taylor

Nazur Taylor

Nazur Taylor is a Freshman at RCBC and is now in his second semester. He is a communications major and is aiming for an Associates Degree. Although he currently doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future, his strong suits are talking to people and fixing technology. His main roles in the Service Learning Program are tabling and promoting. He knows exactly what to say to get people to take distribution bags, which is a plus. He is also constantly introducing new people to the food pantry every week. Nazur left a strong first impression on everyone his first week of Service Learning by participating in the Food Pantry commercial, which turned out to be a major success. Nazur’s Service Learning Project combines one of his favorite hobbies, which is football, with the benefit of planting a tree for every touchdown scored.

Sean Tencer

Sean is a senior currently enrolled in RCBC’s 3+1 program. After seeing more about the initiative, he had decided to join as a Service-Learning Scholar after hearing about the opportunities it provided for students to be able to contribute to their college community. Sean is a Psychology major interested in becoming a research psychologist, but he also practices illustration and enjoys dabbling in philosophy. Through his interest in both psychology and the creative arts, Sean was able to learn more about the importance of self-expression and see how the perspectives of oneself and others can conjointly lead to a better understanding of the world around us. In psychology, he aligns more on the humanistic theory, believing in the notion that all people have an innate potential to improve themselves and can have a positive influence on the lives of others. Sean believes that service-learning can enable a student to do just that, and has personally found that it has made a positive impact on his own experience as well.

Nazim Tijani

Nazim Tijani

Nazim Tijani is working on his prerequisites to enter a Physical Therapy Assistant Program at Rowan College of South Jersey. He graduated in 2021 with a Liberal Arts and Sciences degree. In his free time, Nazim likes to watch anime, read books (especially by Malcolm Gladwell), and exercise. In his freshman year (2019), he joined the Service Learning program with interest in helping his community and being able to give to whoever is in need. Throughout his span with Service Learning, he has accumulated over 600 hours of volunteer hours and played a vital role in the Food Pantry. This semester he will continue to donate his time to the pantry as a leader and will guide the staff to provide more resources and food to whoever requests it. Service Learning has allowed him to get out of his comfort zone and make connections with students and faculty that he will be able to utilize in the future.

Kieran Vaswani

Kieran Vaswani is currently a sophomore at RCBC. Kieran not only graduated high school a year early but he was able to enter college as a sophomore due to his outstanding GPA and CAP courses. He plans to graduate this year with an Associate’s in Physics. In addition to this program, he works as a Computer Lab tech and the secondary STEM student worker for RCBC. This year, he is working with Professor Christopher Mance on undergraduate research regarding creating an elective Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) Course at RCBC utilizing equipment donated by Lockheed Martin. After undergraduate, Kieran plans to attend medical school in order to become a radiologist. From this program, Kieran has been able to strengthen ties with his community and has been given the opportunity to help uplift his peers.