Thursday, April 25, 2024
OVP hosts Yoga in the Yard The Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) hosted their yearly Yoga in the Yard event on April 17. Counseling Services joined OVP in hosting this event to honor Sexual Assault Awareness Month. OVP student peers, as well as members of Counseling Services, gathered in the […]
The Civic Community Engagement Center (CCEC) hosted the 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer Installation in the Alumni Lounges on April 16. The installation was an interactive exhibit highlighting the history of the 1964 voter rights campaign in Mississippi. The Installation was put together by senior psychology major Sydney Mattea and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
