Kevin Lyons, an associate professor of Supply Chain Management at Rutgers Business School who was instrumental in setting up the curriculum and teaching the Business and Entrepreneurship Institute, also echoed Bernstein’s sentiments about this year’s group, saying the cohort complimented and supported each other well. “You are part of the Rutgers family now,” she said.
She added that she wants each and every fellow to realize that of all the networks formed in the U.S., the fellows represent the best resource for one another and at Rutgers, the university remains open for any resource needed. “You guys have formed your own group and you take care of each other, which happened to a certain extent in the other groups before, but you all really seem to like to be together, it’s a beautiful thing to see,” she said. The fellowship at Rutgers University would not have been as wonderful without the people committed to the program for both Business and Entrepreneurship and Civic Leadership, including Johanna Bernstein who is the administrative director for the Business and Entrepreneurship Institute and a woman most fellows found a friend and a mother figure. He urged the fellows to return to Rutgers University, saying the door is always open for study opportunities “We hope you will stay connected not only with us but among yourselves as alumni,” he said. “I really hope you take some of the ideas back home and put them to practical use, and we hope to hear these testimonies soon,” he said. Garfunkel said he hopes the fellows take the knowledge they’ve gained in the course work and use it to make meaningful contributions in their home countries. Speaking at a recent farewell dinner hosted by the university for the 50 fellows from across Africa who were placed at the university in the Business and Entrepreneurship (BE) and Civic Leadership (CL) institutes for six weeks, the vice president said Rutgers has always welcomed the fellows with open arms. New Brunswick - Rutgers University Vice President for Global Affairs Eric Garfunkel said hosting the Mandela Washington Fellows over the years has been a pleasure and this year was no different. He wrote these articles about the fellowship. He was among 50 young African professionals who participated as a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship at Rutgers University, which included programs and events at Rutgers Business School.
Matheus Hamutenya is a journalist at New Era Newspaper where he reports on news in the Hardap and Kharas regions of Namibia.
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