Allie Shapiro is the newest member of the Center for Community Engagement (CCEC) after starting early this past December as the Coordinator for Community Engagement. CCEC is an office at Ramapo College that aims to combine awareness education and action to help students become civically engaged and “architects and agents […]
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In Other News: Week of Sept. 27 on campus
Safety Fair On Sept. 28, the Office of Public Safety hosted a safety fair in the Grove. At this event, organizations including the Office of Residence Life, Ramapo College EMS, the Office of Title IX and the Office of Violence Prevention all set up tables to educate the Ramapo community […]
In Other News: Week of Sept. 20 on campus
Hillel Rosh Hashanah Dinner Ramapo’s chapter of Hillel, an international Jewish student organization, hosted a dinner party in honor of Rosh Hashanah in the Alumni Lounges on Sept. 20. Upbeat music played as attendees enjoyed kosher food from Ma’adan Catering, including veggie cutlets, fingerling potatoes, hummus and chicken marsala. “Rosh […]
Fresh Food Initiative provides food-insecure students with produce
The Fresh Food Initiative is the newest addition to the Center for Civic and Community Engagement Center’s (CCEC) We Care Program. As an extension of the services the food pantry offers, the Fresh Food Initiative provides fresh fruits and vegetables to students facing food insecurity. In an interview with The […]
CCEC turns J. Lee’s into Election Night Watch Party
In anticipation of the results of the 2022 midterm elections, the Civic and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) hosted its Election Night Watch Party. The event takes place each year, whether elections are national or local for New Jersey. Although students from all sides of the political spectrum were gathered in […]
Karen Booth boosts civic leadership on campus
Karen Booth is a unique member of Ramapo College. She joined the college in September 1991, and for nearly 30 years, she worked at the Civic and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) as the Assistant Director for Civic Engagement. In January 2021, Booth retired, briefly. Booth returned to the CCEC this […]
CCEC celebrates National Voter Registration Day
Public institutions across the country recognized National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 20, seven weeks before Election Day. The holiday originated in 2012 “to create broad awareness of voter registration opportunities.” Ramapo College’s Civic & Community Engagement Center (CCEC) participated by providing free food, games and resources aimed at helping […]
Ramapo responds to LGBTQIA+ youth homelessness crisis
Photo courtesy of Civic & Community Engagement Center During the week of Nov. 15, Ramapo dedicated their time and resources to 2020’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (HHAW), a movement set to end hunger and homelessness. Since 1975, the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against […]
Ramapo aids students in the voter registration process
Photo by Danielle DeAngelis Ramapo’s Civic and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) recruited students with a row of tables and posters on Laurel Hall’s basketball courts. The mission? Getting as many college students on campus to register to vote on National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 24. The voting registration event, annually held by […]
Ramapo students gather to view State of the Union
Photo by Jordan Elstad President Trump delivered the 96th annual State of the Union address Tuesday night, and Ramapo students gathered at Padvano Commons to watch and discuss. The event was low-key, offering food for students and screening the address on two separate networks in order to maintain a sense […]