Rutgers University Business for Youth

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.

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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!

03/05/2016

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

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

12/09/2015

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

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!

12/01/2015

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

"Do's" and "Don'ts" of the College Essay

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!

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! :)

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!

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

Walking for education!

10/12/2015

Had our mentor orientation today! Excited to meet the mentees next week 😄

10/08/2015

Last day to apply!

RUBY Mentor Application Part of the Rutgers University Business for Youth Program is designed to bring in and educate high school students in the Elizabeth township area about careers in business and life at the Rutgers Business School. Our sophomores spend their semester working in teams to create business plans, and they…

09/28/2015

Hello everyone! Just a friendly reminder that we will be having our information session TODAY in brr room 5105. Come to meet RUBY's current executive board and learn about opportunities to get involved as a mentor, volunteer, or executive board shadower.

09/25/2015

On 9/21, President of RUBY Melissa Diep and RBS' Office of Career Management Director Gino Gentile had the pleasure to visit Democracy Prep Congress Heights (DPCH). Melissa and Gino attended the 2nd grade "Rutgers" class, taught by Rutgers' graduate Jessica Butler, and they presented the scholars with Rutgers SWAG and "knighted" them. The DPCH scholars countered with their own cheer based on the RU cheer and sang it, in honor of Rutgers. Lyrics are below!

Leader 1: Who R U?
All: RU!
Leader 2: Who R U?
All: Rutgers!

Leaders: Sound off! (hands over mouth like mega-phone)
All: R, U (fist bump left then right)
L: Sound off! (hands over mouth like mega-phone)
A: Rah, Rah (both hands fist bump twice)
L: Sound off! (hands over mouth like mega-phone)
A: R, U, Rah, Rah, R, U, Hoo-Rah! (fist bump left, right, both, left, right, both)

L: We don’t know what you’ve been told. (Point both hands to self then to other)
A: We don’t know what you’ve been told. (Point both hands to self then to others)

L: Scarlet Knights will break the mold.
A: Scarlet Knights will break the mold.

L: We are here to GROW, GROW, GROW! (hands moving up)
A: We are here to GROW, GROW, GROW! (hands moving up)

L: No excuses - NO, NO, NO (arms waving no across body)
A: No excuses - NO, NO, NO (arms waving no across body)

L: We study daily, act wise and bold (open hands as book)
A: We study daily, act wise and bold (open hands as book)

L: Try our best and never fold. (shake head yes then head no)
A: Try our best and never fold. (shake head yes then head no)

L: Working hard to go to college. (Show off muscles and then point to sky)
A: Working hard to go to college. (Show off muscles and then point to sky)

L: And shooww off all of our knowledge. (Use both hands to point to brain)
A: And shooooww off all our knowledge. (Use both hands to point to brain)

L: Then we’ll use what we have learned. (Both hands pulling away from brain)
A: Then we’ll use what we have learned. (Both hands pulling away from brain)

L: To do good and change the world! (Two thumbs up then a circle)
A: To do good and change the world! (Two thumbs up then a circle)

L: Sound off! (hands over mouth like mega-phone)
A: R, U (fist bump left then right)
L: Sound off! (hands over mouth like mega-phone)
A: Rah, Rah (both hands fist bump twice)
L: Sound off! (hands over mouth like mega-phone)
A: R, U, Rah, Rah, R, U, Hoo-Rah! (fist bump left, right, both, left, right, both)
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DPCH is a K-6 public charter school in Washington DC that is part of the Democracy Prep network of charter schools (http://democracyprep.org/). The mission of DPCH is to prepare all of their scholars to work hard, go to college, and then change the world- a mission that goes hand-in-hand with RUBY's. This mission is especially daunting because DPCH serves predominantly low-income students from Southeast DC. Serving scholars from a historically under-served and marginalized community, the goal at Democracy Prep is not just to close the achievement gap; they also aim to equip their scholars with the personal characteristics that will prepare them for success in life.
Each class is named after a college, to help the scholars put a face to college.

09/24/2015

Our first information session will be on Monday 9/28 from 5-6:30 pm in BRR, room 5105. See you all there!

11/25/2014

Come out and support the sophomores as they present their finalized business plan competitions to their family, friends, and judges. Saturday, December 6 at noon in RBS 1071. See you there!

10/28/2014

10/08/2014

Displayed are photos taken from RUBY's first set of classes of the fall 2014 semester.

05/08/2014

05/06/2014

Thank you to all the students who did an outstanding job and everyone else who has supported this organization throughout the year.

05/06/2014

Today, Rutgers University Business for Youth took home a Rutgers Scarlets Award for having the most Outstanding Community Service Outreach Program, which is our bi-annual Business Plan Competition! We are so excited for next year and hope to take home many more awards in the future!

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