North Jersey Media Group Foundation/The Record Scholarship (CA)

For Communication Arts/Journalism students
For 25 years North Jersey Media Group staff worked closely with Ramapo College faculty member Helen Burchell to implement The Record Debate Classic. Each year debate team members from high schools throughout Bergen County competed in this prestigious event to hone their debating skills and build awareness of a timely public policy issue. Life-long learning, increasing the quality of public education and the ability to convey oneself effectively in the spoken and written word were very important to Helen Burchell. She was a member of Ramapo College’s founding faculty in teacher education and also served as director of academic outreach and grants advisor. At Dr. Burchell’s death in 2005, the North Jersey Media Group Foundation made a generous commitment to the College in Helen’s memory.
Eligibility:
Communication Arts majors with a concentration in Journalism
GPA of 2.70 or higher
Financial need preferred