Rutgers University Business for Youth

Rutgers University Business for Youth We are a student-run mentorship organization at Rutgers Business School. There is a resource that we are not tapping.

That resource is the high-quality, motivated student who attends school but lacks supplementary guidance and support. It is not that these students are being ignored. The teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators in the schools these students attend are aware of the talent within their schools. The issue is that these students do not have adequate exposure, beyond their school environment,

to the opportunities available to them and the incentives required to make these opportunities work. They do not have access to many of the resources they need to become successful such as interaction with college students, college environment, business (corporate) settings, knowledge of business education, etc. Dean Marty Markowitz's experience teaching for eleven years at a Junior High School in the South Bronx indicates that the parents of these students are generally unaware of the “pathway” to college and have limited knowledge of how to direct their children to good careers in the business professions. Most of the parents of Dean Markowitz's students simply told their children to “study” which is a difficult task in the midst of a social environment that, in general, does not encourage such behaviors. The purpose of the Rutgers University Business for Youth (RUBY) project is to expand the horizons of youth to include business, so that they will be able to identify pathways to careers in business and perceive these pathways and careers as viable options for themselves to pursue. When students who are college bound, who have not had such exposure, are asked what their future careers will be, they almost invariably answer “doctor” or “lawyer.” These answers are prolific because that is all they know. These are the only ambitious professions to which they have had exposure. We at RUBY believe that Rutgers, as the State University of New Jersey, has a responsibility to support these students, encourage them to learn about business, and (ideally) come to the Rutgers Business School so that we can continue to help them grow and become productive members/citizens of New Jersey. The current program allows students to gain a better understanding of business and prepares them for college through talks and discussions with faculty/Rutgers Business School students/and business executives, field trips to major corporations, seminars on contemporary business topics, an activity involving the development of a Business Plan, and a SAT preparation class.

We are halfway through this semester of RUBY, and the Elizabeth high school students are blowing us away with their busi...
04/08/2016

We are halfway through this semester of RUBY, and the Elizabeth high school students are blowing us away with their business ideas. So excited for this year's Business Plan competition!

Had a fun afternoon at Carteret's Disability Awareness day ☺️
03/05/2016

Had a fun afternoon at Carteret's Disability Awareness day ☺️

This morning, we had our mentor orientation for this semester! We cannot wait to begin our business plan classes with th...
03/02/2016

This morning, we had our mentor orientation for this semester! We cannot wait to begin our business plan classes with the RUBY sophomore high school students next week

We went over the elevator pitch, interview skills, and building a resume over pizza!
12/09/2015

We went over the elevator pitch, interview skills, and building a resume over pizza!

We are proud that we were able to help put together such a great networking event last night. Over 45 professionals from...
12/05/2015

We are proud that we were able to help put together such a great networking event last night. Over 45 professionals from companies such as Deloitte, Bank of America, Bloomberg, and Target were in attendance, and there were over 200 Rutgers students! Thank you to PBL and all of the other co-sponsoring organizations for making this event a HUGE success.

This past Friday, Rutgers PBL hosted it's most successful networking event where students were able to network with professionals from many companies like Bank of America, Barclays, Johnson & Johnson, and many more!

11/30/15 College Prep Day with RUBY Juniors from Elizabeth, NJ. Had a blast!
12/01/2015

11/30/15 College Prep Day with RUBY Juniors from Elizabeth, NJ. Had a blast!

Had a great time with our RUBY seniors from Elizabeth, NJ yesterday with a fun college essay tips class with Rutgers st...
11/24/2015

Had a great time with our RUBY seniors from Elizabeth, NJ yesterday with a fun college essay tips class with Rutgers student mentors and RUBY E-board. It was great seeing so many familiar faces!

We also had the pleasure to speak about business careers yesterday to New Brunswick elementary school students.Thank you...
11/07/2015

We also had the pleasure to speak about business careers yesterday to New Brunswick elementary school students.Thank you to Rutgers PilotMe for hosting such a great event! :)

Yesterday we had the opportunity to host a panel, tour, and lunch for 30 high school students from Washington DC at Rutg...
11/07/2015

Yesterday we had the opportunity to host a panel, tour, and lunch for 30 high school students from Washington DC at Rutgers. A huge thank you to BUILD for this great opportunity and to Dean Markowitz and all of our great panelists!

Thank you Nordstrom for hosting a great tour and info session for our high school seniors. We had such a great time and ...
10/29/2015

Thank you Nordstrom for hosting a great tour and info session for our high school seniors. We had such a great time and learned so much.

10/28/2015

Tomorrow morning, Rutgers University Business for Youth is going on a trip to the Freehold Raceway Mall, to get a personal tour of Nordstrom and learn about the retail business and career opportunities available there. We are leaving at 8 am from Rutgers and we will leave Nordstrom around 11 am. There will be ~15 RUBY high school students who are also attending the trip, so this will be a great opportunity to give back by inspiring students that are younger than you. Please message us if you are interested in going with us.

10/17/2015

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