They Told Her She'd Never Be A Vet. Wait 'Til You See Her Now.

The path to a dream is rarely a straight line. For Alena Brown, a first-year student at the brand-new Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine at Rowan University, it was more of a “bumpy road” filled with detours and unexpected climbs. But as she settles into her anatomy lectures and lab work, she knows every twist and turn—every cleaned cage, every rejected application, every moment of doubt—was preparation for this exact moment: becoming a foundational piece of veterinary education history.