Beth Fand Incollingo: freelance content marketing writer

University Articles

Rutgers Today •

Rutgers Launches New Weeklong Celebration of First-Generation Students

Samantha Vintimilla’s parents came to the United States from Ecuador with nothing and worked hard to create a good life for her and her brother.

“The one thing they asked was that I be the first in our family to go to college,” said Vintimilla, who dreams of becoming a surgeon.

But when it was time to apply, Vintimilla struggled without an experienced parent to guide her. And when she arrived at Rutgers, she found that her classmates knew more than she did about campus resources and events.

M...
Rutgers Today •

At White Coat Ceremony, Students Launch Their Medical Careers

Jake Gluckman was headed for a career in the theater. In addition to having five callbacks for the lead role in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway, he wrote a musical about his brother, Sam, who has autism.

But delving into his brother’s experiences left him wanting to know and do more about autism and other neurodivergences. After shadowing some physicians during his senior year at Yale, he chose medicine as his path.
Kean University •

Kean Graduate, a School Principal, Boosts Student Performance

Tomeeko Hunt ’04 M.A. has a dynamic philosophy as principal of Leonard V. Moore Middle School in Roselle: think innovatively, decide boldly and act quickly.

The career educator, who earned a master’s in educational administration from Kean in 2004, believes that’s the best way to meet the ever-changing needs of students — and to seize life’s opportunities.

“As a new principal here two years ago, I told teachers I would never ask them to do anything I hadn’t tried or wasn’t willing to do with t...
Rutgers University •

These Rutgers Grads Are Completing Their Journey With Two New Titles: Doctor and Mom

Even before Nnenna Ukenna-Izuwa began her studies at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), she knew she wanted to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN).

Her cousin’s death from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy in Nigeria, where gynecologic care is not widely available, had inspired Ukenna-Izuwa to make a difference for women.

What she didn’t expect was to gain empathy for her patients after having a daughter, Ifunanya, in October 2022 and experiencing preeclampsia and postpartum d
Rutgers University •

Match Day Brings Celebration as Medical Students Glimpse Their Futures

Along with thousands of peers across the United States, Rutgers medical school students open envelopes to learn where they will complete their residencies

Esther Jang had often thought about becoming a doctor, but her passion for healing grew after she survived a deadly plane crash.

Then 14 or 15, Jang was with her parents and two younger siblings on an Asiana Airlines flight from South Korea when it crash-landed on a San Francisco runway. Three passengers were killed in the 2013 crash of the
Rutgers University •

Meet the Sports Psychologist Who Helps Scarlet Knight Student-Athletes Excel On and Off the Field

Tough on the field, vulnerable on the sidelines: According to sports psychologist Peter Economou, that’s the secret to athletic success.

Economou is doing his part to support that dynamic as leader of a behavioral health and wellness program embedded within Rutgers University Athletics in Piscataway. In partnership with RWJBarnabas Health, Economou and his team of eight mental health professionals are helping student-athletes weather a host of challenges – from the pressure of playing Big Ten g
Rutgers University •

For Director of Child Health Institute, Training Tomorrow’s Scientists Is a Family Tradition

From the earliest days of his childhood, Arnold B. Rabson’s fate as a physician-scientist was sealed.

His parents were pre-eminent pathologists whose studies in virology changed the course of medicine. Alan S. Rabson advanced cancer research while Ruth L. Kirschstein developed a safety test for the polio vaccine and was a vigorous supporter of early work that led to the development of HIV treatments. Both held top roles within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Their love for their work

Higher Education Leaders Discuss the Future of College Admissions

As admissions offices across higher education drop test score requirements, their applicant pools are not only growing but becoming more diverse.

It’s an exciting yet challenging time for admissions professionals, who must find alternate ways to gauge college readiness — a task complicated by the question of how thoroughly high school students were educated during periods of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drexel University explored those issues May 17 in its Summit on the Future