Thursday, April 25, 2024
Since 1995, Ramapo students have been offered an opportunity to do an alternative break over winter and spring breaks. During the 2024 spring break, students were once again offered this opportunity. The previous Assistant Director of Civic Engagement Karen Booth started the program in the fall of 1995. Booth founded […]
When professor Ira Spar saw an advertisement in the New York Times in the spring of 1973 for an ancient historian position at an unnamed college, he decided to take a chance and apply. With his last-minute oversized wool suit jacket, he flew to Mahwah for the interview and was […]
Tammy Murphy, wife of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, has been the first lady since 2018. Murphy, no stranger to elections, began her own campaign for the U.S. Senate this year but decided to drop out last weekend. Murphy made the statement about her dropping out on March 24 in […]
OLU hosts Indigenous Clay Creations The Organization of Latino Unity (OLU) hosted the Indigenous Clay Creations event on Monday. People attending had the opportunity to learn more about the traditional art form as well as make their own creations using Play-Doh. The event started with a PowerPoint presentation discussing the […]
A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Earthquake shakes Taiwan The morning of April 3 saw a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan, killing nine people and injuring more than 900. The island is used to earthquakes, being […]
Communication arts students, an alum and Dr. Satarupa Dasgupta, associate professor of applied communication, traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts during spring break for the 115th annual Eastern Communication Association (ECA) Convention. Four students, senior Melissa Glasson, senior Sara Hosbach, junior William Jackson and junior Joseph Santana, shared posters about their research […]
Ramapo’s Women’s Center hosted its Women’s Herstory Month Garden Party on Thursday, March 28, the final and closing event for the college’s Women’s Herstory Month celebrations. Students and faculty gathered in an elegantly decorated Friends Hall to participate in the momentous event. The event offered an array of tea desserts, […]
The Office of the President hosted I Think, I Feel: A Student-Centered Forum on March 14 as part of a larger effort to provide students with the opportunity for emotional support and validation. Dr. Michael Middleton, provost and vice president for teaching, learning and growth, has had the wellness of […]
Hidden Gems Pop-up Shop Ramapo’s Women’s Center hosted a Hidden Gems Pop-up Shop in Trustees Pavilion on March 12. There were up to 15 local, women-owned businesses featured, each selling unique items that ranged from art, apparel, jewelry, accessories and much more. “I like how it’s bringing so many people […]
The Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) hosted their yearly tabling, Her Story Her Strength, on March 13. Set up in the Fishbowl, students were able to pass by the table and learn information about domestic violence and abuse. The tabling lasted for an hour, allowing students to ask questions and […]
