Photo courtesy of Jarrod Garcia On August 31, Ramapo welcomed three students from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy: Carolina Ruffino, Chiara Rimo and Natalia Pantaleoni. Since then, they have been adjusting to life on campus, sightseeing along the East Coast and getting used to some local Mahwah […]
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Immersion Abroad Business Course Offered in Peru
Photo courtesy of Nuru Mugsit Many know Peru as the home of Machu Picchu, the centuries old Incan citadel located high in the Andes Mountains. Today, in addition to its vibrant culture and rich history, Peru sits at the apex of a fast growing business environment in Latin America. Over […]
Librarians Begin Roukema Center Affiliated Book Club
Photo courtesy of David Clarke, Wikipedia As Ramapo continues to celebrate its year of Sub-Saharan Africa, a newly founded book club has made several selections to give students the opportunity to learn about the area. Katie Cohen and Sam Wittenberg, both librarians in the Potter Library and members of the […]
Professor Inspires Action Against Climate Change
Photo courtesy of Ayka Asgarova “Sometimes we don’t know our direction in life, and then we find it,” said Professor Aytakin Asgarova, who teaches Environmental Sociology at Ramapo. Asgarova, known as “Ayka,” began her career in medicine, training as a radiologist. She eventually came to realize that she was not […]
Junior Haley Swedberg Continues Her Studies in Rome
Photo courtesy of Haley Swedberg Haley Swedberg, junior, loves traveling and always wanted to expand her knowledge of different cultures, but had never been outside of the U.S. When she had a chance to study abroad in Italy for the fall semester, she jumped at the opportunity. Swedberg is currently […]
“Music in Africa” comes to Ramapo next semester
Photo courtesy of U.S. AID Africa Bureau, Wikipedia Next semester, Ramapo is offering a new course entitled “Music in Africa,” which will introduce students to a selection of musical traditions from the African continent. The course will cover a diverse range of performers, from amateurs and community musicians, to specialists […]
Ramapo Offers Summer Study Abroad Program to Ghana
Photo courtesy of Amanda VanLoenen Next summer, Ramapo will be sponsoring a study abroad program in Sub-Saharan Africa entitled “Ghana: Public Health in West Africa” in partnership with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, or KNUST, in Kumasi, Ghana. The program will run from May 14 to May 29. Open […]
Roukema Center Offers Language Happy Hour
Photo courtesy of Joomlatools, Flickr This semester, the Roukema Center for International Education continues to host its Language Happy Hour: one-hour sessions devoted to raising awareness about a specific language and culture. The languages currently offered are German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Hindi and Polish, with French soon to be scheduled. […]
Upcoming Cuba Program Hosted by the Roukema Center
Photo courtesy of Stewart Cutler, Flickr Travel writer Pico Iyer once said, “For centuries, Cuba’s greatest resource has been its people.” With diplomatic and travel restrictions easing between Cuba and the United States since 2015, many have been heading south – the IMF estimates ten million Americans will visit each […]
Studying Abroad Extends Learning Outside the Classroom
Photo courtesy of Strebe, Wikipedia St. Augustine once said, “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Today many college students have an interest in studying and interning abroad, but they don’t know the full range of benefits that come with an international […]