RCBC Grad Inducted Into Education Diversity Program

Amiel Holliday, 20, was one of nine Rowan University students to be inducted into the Increasing Male Practitioners and Classroom Teachers (IMPACT) program, a program dedicated to diversifying the education field, Rowan College at Burlington County announced. Holliday, of Burlington Township, graduated from Rowan College at Burlington County with high honors last May.

“You are set up to have a large support system of people who are just waiting to talk to you and help you out with whatever you need,” Holliday said about the program.

IMPACT supports education students through mentorship, professional development and experiential learning opportunities, according to the college. This year’s group is the second in the history of the program. Holliday will be mentored by other members, as well as Richard Jones, Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students at Rowan University.

“Mr. Jones helped me with a problem I was having at school on the spot, and even took time out of his very busy day just to talk to me to make sure everything else was going good,” Holliday said. “He encouraged me to push myself the extra mile and to never settle.”

Holliday describes his major as a five-year fast track to a master’s degree. During his participation in IMPACT, he will earn a bachelor’s degree in history, and then a master’s degree in education the following year. Even after he graduates, though, he won’t be done with IMPACT.

“I plan to participate in IMPACT until I graduate, but to me, graduating doesn’t mean I will be done with all the great gentlemen who are mentoring me through my college years,” Holliday said. “There are so many students who would love to be in the situation that I was blessed to be put in, so I plan to give back to IMPACT in whatever way I can after I graduate.”

The attached image of Amiel Holliday was provided by Rowan College at Burlington County