Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Ramapo’s Civic & Community Engagement Center (CCEC) collected food and clothing donations on Monday, marking the third annual Donation Day. Blood donations were accepted through the American Red Cross in the Alumni Lounges. Donation Day began thanks to the efforts of nursing student Avery Cangro during her time as a […]
Dionne Irving Literature Reading Writer Dionne Irving visited campus on Oct. 19, concluding the fall portion of the Readings at Ramapo series. Professor of creative writing Hugh Sheehy introduced Irving by praising her sensibility as a writer. Irving shared the story, “An American Idea of Fun” from her collection “The […]
The Civic and Community Engagement Center’s (CCEC) We Care Program held its first open house of the year on Nov. 16, showcasing its resources for students in need. Dylan Heffernan, the assistant director for the We Care Program and Community Service, led the presentation alongside social work interns. The We […]
The Civic and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) celebrated Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (HHAW) at Ramapo Nov. 13-19. HHAW is a national event sponsored by the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, and it has been held the week before Thanksgiving since […]
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 […]
Photo by Tori D'Amico Ramapo prides itself on diversity in many ways, and student faith coordinator of the Civic and Community Engagement Center Niara Rowe is working to bring students of different religious groups together. Rowe, 20 and a junior at Ramapo, shared how faith has played a major role […]
Photo courtesy of wikimedia commons, Wikipedia With the state elections rapidly approaching, the Civic and Community Engagement Center wants to remind everyone to exercise their right to vote! In November, New Jersey will be having its bi-yearly re-election of the state assembly, and one special election is occurring for the […]
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 […]
Photo by Hope Patti On March 10, the LAWS Convening Group, the Civic and Community Engagement Center and law professor Dennis Ng hosted a SCOTUS discussion on the Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl case, which took place in 2013. The case entailed the conflict over the custody of a child […]
Photo by Pauline Park The first Supreme Court of the United States, also known as SCOTUS, Discussion Series of the semester was held on Monday. The topic was the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association et. al case, focusing on labor, unions and the First Amendment. The SCOTUS Discussion Series holds […]
