AlumKnights Magazine
May 2019
For The Love of a Hometown Journalism and Media Studies Alumnus writes and produces an award winning sci-fi rock Musical, inspired by his love for his hometown, New Brunswick. By Amber Atabansi
Chisa Egbelu at the Georgia Institute of Technology Credit: Kayla Jackson
different from other sites is that they provide transparency and security by sending the funds students raise directly to their institution. Egbelu’s growth and development with the company has been a gradual process. However, it has not gone unnoticed by his peers. “I think what he’s trying to do is great. I always thought it was a wonderful idea and being a former college student I could relate,” said Rutgers alumni and friend of Egbelu, Jacinta Hall.
“I’m very proud of Chisa. I think it’s amazing he’s done something no one has done before. He put in a lot of work that some people can’t handle.”
“I’m very proud of Chisa. I think it’s amazing he’s done something no one has done before. He put in a lot of work that some people can’t handle,” Collegiate 100 member and friend, Seyvona Forrester commends Egbelu for his accomplishments. “I think PeduL is gonna be the biggest name out there and that’s gonna be how students are able to go to college.” Egbelu believes he is still developing as an individual
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and is learning more about himself everyday. He wants to be being able to spark the potential in anyone he meets and make an impact by contributing to his home state. As he closes out deals with investors, Egbelu plans to make sure that they are building a company that is ethically and morally correct. By this, Egbelu means making sure that they don’t screw over people over in route to what they have decided is success. Throughout the company’s progression they have encountered people who are not trustworthy and don’t fit the company’s M.O. Egbelu wants to maintain a moral fortitude and not succumb to their level, so that they can serve PeduL to the best of their abilities. “Excellence Without Compromise,” is a saying Egbelu and his employees like to say. By following this slogan and doing all of the above, Egbelu believes he will be able to achieve his goal of making PeduL the scholarship platform.
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David Seamon at Hidden Grounds in New Brunswick Credit: Amber Atabansi
It’s very surreal bringing a show into New York especially when it’s hyper specific to New Brunswick. A lot of people have asked me, why aren’t you doing this show in New Brunswick? And the answer is, ‘Why not put it up in New York.’ We can put it up, see if we can get a name for ourselves and get some positive press and buzz about the show and then come back to New Brunswick with a bit of a resume from the city.”
Rutgers Journalism and Media Studies Alumnus David Seamon graduated in 2011 and has been excelling ever since. From working at the New Jersey State Theater to creating his own award-winning Broadway show, Seamon has never stopped pushing to share his talents with the world. Over the past year, Seamon created a Broadway musical titled, The Eleventh Hour! The play is about the end of the world by way of blackhole. It takes place in New Brunswick with a set of very colorful characters. Back in 2015, Seamon participated in CoLAB Arts’ 48 hour Musical Challenge, where playwrights, directors and musicians are given a theme or question to center their musical around. Seamon, along with his randomly selected partners, Annie Rutherford Lutz, who is still the
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