Student Spotlight: Rachel Roche, '23

Student Spotlight

Meet Rachel Roche, Class of 2023

"I’m from Mantua, NJ a town very close to Rowan University Main Campus. I am 20 years old and currently a Junior pursuing Math Education. I am enrolled in the 5+1 CADP Program at Rowan University, where I will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Masters in STEM Education by 2024. I am also pursuing a minor in Business Administration and a Bantivoglio Honors Concentration. I am heavily involved in student life at Rowan. I’m a part of different organizations on campus like Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Reformed University Fellowship as well as the Ballroom Dancing Club.  I come from a family of 5 where I am the first member to attend a university. My main career goal after graduation is to pursue a career in Math Education. I plan on teaching high school or even college level math.  I also plan on being very involved in the school system and would love to even pursue math curriculum writing or a career in administration. This is exactly why my college education at Rowan is so important to me. Receiving the John Sooy scholarship is such an honor to me and I am so grateful for it. This is the first scholarship outside of the Rowan Scholars that I have ever received, so it really does mean a lot to me. To me, it feels like a reward for all of the hard work I have done so far in my education, but more so a reminder and a push to continue to work hard and to do well in my studies."