News Transcript News Briefs, May 5
News Transcript News Briefs, May 5
Brookdale Community College student Elisa Masiero of Manalapan has been named a 2021 New Century Workforce Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship sponsored by the Coca-Cola Foundation and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
New Century Workforce Scholars are selected based on their academic accomplishments, leadership, activities and how they extend their intellectual talents beyond the classroom, according to a press release from the college.
More than 2,000 students were nominated from more than 1,200 college campuses across the United States. Only one New Century Workforce Scholar was selected from each state.
A native of Brazil, Masiero graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting before moving to the United States through a cultural exchange program.