Student Success
Stories
Rutgers University–Camden is proud to announce the 2026 cohort of the Chancellor’s Mayoral Internship Program. This year’s cohort—the largest in the program’s history—includes six students from across the university's undergraduate, graduate, law, and dual-degree programs who will spend the summer working alongside city leaders, exploring careers in public service, and strengthening their connection to the Camden community.
What began in 2016 with two students seeking guidance on competitive national awards has grown into a nationally recognized model for scholarship advising at Rutgers University–Camden. Their work was highlighted this past spring when the office hosted a national workshop for Gilman Scholarship advisors.
Khamani Wade RSBC’26 has steadily transformed a lifelong passion for sports into a budding career in the industry, taking advantage of professional opportunities and building early experience in both basketball and the sports business. That trajectory led him last fall to the FIFA Rising Stars Academy, where he gained firsthand exposure to the global sports industry ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Philadelphia.