Friday, September 13, 2024
Photo by Danielle Bongiovanni A Global Day of Action was held on March 31 to encourage leaders, from the president of a college to the president of the United States, to #BreakFreeFromPlastic. In honor of this day, the Student Government Association’s Sustainability Committee screened “The Story of Plastic,” a documentary […]
Photo by Danielle Bongiovanni On March 9, Amanda Nesheiwat was invited by Ramapo’s Sustainability Committee to present "What It Takes to Be a Sustainability Professional." She graduated from Ramapo College in 2012, teaches Environmental Studies as an adjunct professor, and has over a decade of experience working in the field. […]
Photo by SGA Sustainability Committee On Feb. 25, the Sustainability Committee of the Student Government Association invited Dr. Chuck Stead to present "On an Inside History of the Ramapough Lunaape Peoples." Stead grew up surrounded by the influence of Indigenous Americans, and throughout his life, he has worked to defend their […]
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College, Flickr On Oct. 6, the Student Government Association’s Sustainability Committee hosted a conversation open to all on “Indigineous Peoples & Environmental Destruction.” Zoë Tucker-Borrut, the chair of the committee, moderated the event. The guest speaker, Owl of the Munsee Tribe, began with a meditative prayer […]
Photo courtesy of NASA/Apollo 17 crew, Wikipedia Ramapo’s sustainability committee did not allow social distancing to dim Earth Day on its 50th anniversary. Instead, they hosted an “Earth Hour” event with presenters from the committee to help students learn more about the climate crisis and how they can help. Secretary of […]
