Ramapo’s Office of Specialized Services (OSS) hosted its inaugural OSS Arts Expo last Wednesday in celebration of Disability Awareness Month. The exposition took place in the Berrie Center at what used to be Curtain Call Café, but is now a free space for everything from live performances to pop-up art […]
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In Other News: Week of Oct. 11 on campus
Student Panel for Disability Awareness Month On Oct. 11, Ramapo’s Office of Specialized Services (OSS) held a panel discussion where students were able to speak about their experiences with disabilities. Organized by Abbe Benowitz, a disability counselor with OSS, the panel serves as a part of OSS’s events to honor and […]
Opening proclamation honors queer, trans and disabled students
The Ramapo community came together to honor Queer and Trans History Month and Disability Awareness Month in front of the Arch on Monday. The Women’s Center and LGBTQ Services partnered with the Office of Specialized Services (OSS) to host the Opening Proclamation event. The event started with an introduction from […]
Student disability panel validates visible and invisible conditions
As part of Disability Awareness Month, the Office of Specialized Services (OSS) hosted its yearly student disability panel last Wednesday, which was titled “See Us, Hear Us, Know Us.” The panel was a student-led discussion featuring students with both visible and invisible disabilities, which included an audience Q&A at the […]
Ramapo honors Queer & Trans History and Disability Awareness
Students and faculty gathered together in the Alumni Lounges for the opening proclamation of Queer and Trans History Month and Disability Awareness Month on Monday. President Cindy Jebb, as well as staff from the Women’s Center and the Office of Specialized Services (OSS), delivered their remarks about what these two […]
Silent Disco, a new and accessible way to party
Photo courtesy of Kristina Hollosi. A silent disco was hosted in celebration of Disability Awareness Month on Friday, Oct. 8. It was a program hosted by the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC), co-sponsored by the Office of Specialized Services, led by Associate Director of EDIC Rachel Sawyer. […]
Diversity Day highlights history and importance of minority visibility
Photo courtesy of Paolo Miyashiro. October is, among many things, both Queer and Trans History Month, and Disability Awareness Month. This year’s annual Diversity Day honored the beginning of both, as well as the continually growing diversity at Ramapo College. Introduced by Chief Equity and Diversity Officer Nicole Morgan Agard, President […]
Students share experiences with autism via Zoom
Photo courtesy of MissLunaRose12, Wikipedia To honor Disability Awareness Month, Ramapo College held a panel on Oct. 21 where four students spoke about their experiences with autism. The event was hosted by Suzanne Calgi, the coordinator of the ENHANCE program that supports students on the spectrum. Once Collin Schumacher, Dylan Klain […]
Ramapo holds annual Student Panel on Disability online
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College of New Jersey Ramapo’s annual Student Panel on Disability occurred virtually for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Students with physical and mental disabilities shared their stories to a full WebEx room, and they answered questions about being a student with a disability on […]
Ramapo hosts panel to bring mental health awareness
Photo by Esther Gonzales In celebration of Diversity Day and Disability Awareness Month Ramapo hosted a panel led by Ramona Kopacz, a Learning Disabilities Specialist. Four students, Daniel Gurniad, Julian Wechsler, Breeanna Douglas, and Kaitlin Spreen, gathered to share their personal stories and raise awareness to help break down the […]