In summer 2024, twelve RCBC students became student models. In 2025, six more Barons joined, appearing in campus marketing materials.
Each student also took the time to sit down and tell their story. Where they came from, their life at RCBC, and where they’re going after, they divulged it all. Read on to learn more about each student in this Q&A format.
Soshyl Narvaez
What do you aspire to be when you get your degree?
“I want to become a child psychologist. I'm hoping to go to Rowan University from here. I'm in the 3+1 Program, and hopefully I can start my own practice or work at a hospital.”
What is it about psychology that is fulfilling?
“So, I just started up with a psychologist myself, and it's just having somebody to talk to and somebody to help me understand why I'm feeling the way I am. I really want to help children with this, because I feel like I never had the support as I needed when I was a child. I really want to be there for children, especially now that it's so hectic.”
You took a break the first time you came here. How long did it last, and what prompted you to take it?
“About a year. I was studying fashion at first. I went through the whole program. I loved it, but then I was just like, ‘I can't do this as a career for myself.’ It's more of a hobby for me.”
What were your initial thoughts about RCBC when you came here?
“I just love how flexible the school is with scheduling. I was like, ‘Yes, this works for me.’ The affordability is great. And then just students, everyone was super nice, so sweet. I love the staff. So I was like, ‘Yeah, this is the school for me.’ I love it here.”
If you were to talk to a student who is considering attending RCBC and is undecided, what would you tell them about RCBC?
“I had this exact conversation with my sister. I was like, ‘You have to come to the school. It's great.’ First of all, the flexibility. I love it. If you want to work from home, they offer that, or from school, you can do a couple classes here and there. I love that. The affordability, the payment plans, how they offer all of that, it's amazing. I don't even have to use any loans, which I love. And just, the student support. The teachers, they're amazing. They want us to succeed. They always want to help us. So I was like, ‘This is the school for you.’”
Do you have a faculty member or two that you want to shout out?
“Lisa Steinberg from the fashion program, she's amazing. I love her so much… I just started talking with Kristi D'Amico, the Personalities psychology teacher. And she's amazing, too. She's so sweet.”
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Michael Caulder
What made you pick business administration?
“I really like marketing. I didn't know what I wanted to do. I was a transfer student from another university and I was doing physical therapy at that time. I thought I enjoyed that, but I didn't. So, I wanted to do something more creative because I do have a really creative side, so I think marketing lets me be creative and lets me be myself a little bit.”
What are your future career aspirations in marketing?
“I really like social media management, marketing management. I like that kind of stuff. I've done the research. I've talked to people in the field. One of my professors used to work for Church & Dwight, like Procter & Gamble, so he worked on a bunch of behind the scenes stuff. I like being behind the scenes. I like being in front of the camera sometimes, but I'm more of a behind the scenes kind of guy, like how it gets made. So, I like doing all the research into why the bottle is the color blue and stuff like that and what makes the product the product. I think that really interests me.”
Besides marketing, what other classes do you feel strongly about?
“One that I didn't think I was going to like because I heard stories about it, was accounting. Management was a cool one, it gave me a different perspective because at the pizza restaurant [he worked at], I was a manager, but I didn't know what went behind the management role and stuff like that. All the thought process. So, management was cool. Business law to me isn't something of interest, but I found myself really liking the class more behind-the-scenes stuff. So, all my business courses I've really, really loved.”
You’re a peer mentor here. How did that come about and what kinds of things do you do in that role?
“My pizza shop that I used to work at closed. So, I wanted to be more involved in the community and I never have been involved in a community, so I was looking on Handshake and it was pointed out to me… The big one is helping students. We're like the eyes and ears of the SSC, I like to say. Just guiding people in the right direction. Whether they need to see advising, registration. They may think they need to see one thing, but they're completely wrong. They need to see the other. Just making sure I get students in the right direction no matter how I can do it. That's a big thing to me.”
How do you feel about the quality of the education you’re getting here?
“More hands-on learning and people that actually care about the profession, as opposed to what I experienced at my previous college. It's probably the best decision I've ever made. I always tell people that and, I would say, it's the best decision I've ever made to come here.”
Do you utilize any student services?
“I hate calculus right now. Can't do math. But tutoring's my best friend. I know most of the people in tutoring by name because I'm in there so frequently.”
